$119.00 (Hardcover book / Johns Hopkins / ISBN:9780801886799)
The Rise Of Animals: Evolution And Diversification Of The Kingdom Animalia
Among the major events in evolutionary history, few rival in importance the appearance of animals. The Rise of Animals—a significant reference providing a comprehensive synthesis of the early radiation of the animal kingdom—fully captures this moment in geologic time.
Five of the world's leading paleontologists take us on a journey to the most important fossil sites that serve as unique windows to the earliest animal life—including the Ediacara Hills of Australia, the Russian taiga and tundra, the deserts of southwest Africa, and the rugged coasts of Newfoundland. Each of these places holds a rich fossil record that reveals how the animal form came into existence and why some groups succeeded while others failed. The authors describe the diversification of the Kingdom Animalia into the familiar body plans of today: from simple animals such as sponges to complex groups like mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, and chordates that appear explosively in the Cambrian.
This exquisitely illustrated book reveals the early moments of an evolutionary process that eventually resulted in our own species. An essential resource for paleontologists, biologists, geologists, and teachers, The Rise of Animals is the best single reference on one of earth’s most significant events.
Victorian Premier's Literary Award Winners 2009
The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
$32.95 (Trade paperback / Hamish Hamilton )
"...Chloe Hooper has more than done justice to a worthy story. She has produced an Australian classic." Robert Drewe, The Age
This is the story of Palm Island, the tropical paradise where one morning Cameron Doomadgee sw... More »
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The Golden Bird: New And Selected Poems
$27.95 (Paperback book / Black Inc )
Winner of the 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary C.J. Dennis Prize for Poetry
The Golden Bird brings together the best of Adamson’s work from the last four decades, and many superb new poems. An accessible introduction to... More »
Something In The World Called Love
$19.95 (Paperback book / Penguin Books )
Winner of the 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Prize for Young Adult Fiction
It's true, there's something in the world called love. Esma felt it when she moved into the house with the blue stairs. There was Kara beside ... More »
Death In The Mountains: The True Story Of A Tuscan Murder
$32.99 (Trade paperback / Macmillan )
"This is the true story of the murder of Artemio Bruni, a peasant farmer in the mountains of Casentino, north-eastern Tuscany, in the winter of 1907. Artemio was my husband's great-grandfather.
"For reasons not understoo... More »
The Rise Of Animals: Evolution And Diversification Of The Kingdom Animalia
$119.00 (Hardcover book / Johns Hopkins )
Among the major events in evolutionary history, few rival in importance the appearance of animals. The Rise of Animals—a significant reference providing a comprehensive synthesis of the early radiation of the animal king... More »
The Prize for Science Writing
The Rise Of Animals: Evolution And Diversification Of The Kingdom Animalia
$119.00 (Hardcover book / Johns Hopkins )
Among the major events in evolutionary history, few rival in importance the appearance of animals. The Rise of Animals—a significant reference providing a comprehensive synthesis of the early radiation of the animal king... More »
Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action
$27.95 (Paperback book / Scribe Publications )
In this meticulously documented call-to-action, David Spratt and Philip Sutton reveal extensive scientific evidence that the global warming crisis is far worse than official reports and national governments have indicate... More »
Pasteur's Gambit: Louis Pasteur The Australasian Rabbit Plagueand A Ten Million Dollar Prize
$34.95 (Trade paperback / Vintage )
In 1887, the desperate NSW Government of Sir Henry Parkes advertised an international competition for a biological cure for the rabbit plague then ravaging the farms of Australia and New Zealand. The competition, with a ... More »