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By Brian Carroll. 1982
An outline of the growth of Australian railways, from 1836 to the twentieth century. The author writes of the convict-powered…
Tasmanian Peninsula line, horse-drawn trains, and the development of the steam engine. He also relates the difficulties caused by mixed track gauges, treacherous terrain, and multiple railways ownership.By Sophia A Yin. 2010
Although you may not be aware of it, every interaction you have with your dog is a training session -…
with each pat on the head, cluck of disapproval, or offer of a treat, your dog is learning something. Whether he is learning something you want him to learn is another matter. If you want a well-behaved dog, you're going to have to modify your own behavior in order to modify his. The best way to achieve this is to understand how dogs think and learn. Dr. Sophia Yin, a respected animal behaviorist, provides an in-depth approach to not only understanding dogs, but also understanding how to effectively communicate with them. As you read about the practical aspects of learning theory, you will realize what motivates your dog, then apply Dr. Yin's scientifically-based training methods to get the results you want. Exercises for training and problem solving are broken down into short, easy-to-read sections, and friendly, instructional illustrations enhance the techniques. The positive approach to correcting and training your dog's behaviors will help you see the world from your dog's perspective and provide the necessary training tools to effect amazing behavioral changes.By Total Environment Centre Staff. 1996
Alphabetical directory of the household products and chemicals commonly found around the home. Each entry describes the product or chemical,…
its health and environment effects, and gives less environmentally damaging alternatives wherever possible.By J. E Lovelock. 1987
An intimate account of a journey through time and space in search of evidence with which to support a new…
model of earth: one where the life of earth functions as a single organism which actually defines and maintains conditions necessary for its survival.By David T Suzuki. 2003
Drawing from David Suzuki's published and unpublished writings, this collection reveals the underlying passions and philosophies that have informed his…
work over a lifetime. In these incisive and provocative essays, Suzuki explores the limits of knowledge and the connectedness of all things he looks unflinchingly at the destructive forces of globalisation, political short-sightedness, and greed and cautions against blind faith in science, technology, politics, and economics. Here too are examples of how and where to make those changes that will matter to all of us and to future generations. David offers a vision of hope based on our love of children and nature, with inspiring stories about the people who are making positive environmental and social contributions to our world. Here is an important reminder of how we are all connected and of what really matters.By Debi Marshall. 2012
From an early age Gina Rinehart knew she was heir to one of Australia's largest fortunes. Her father, Lang Hancock,…
loved her dearly and groomed her to take over the company. Then along came Rose, the Filipina housekeeper Lang married in 1984, and the obsessively private House of Hancock was changed forever. Hancock's death in 1992 opened floodgates of seemingly endless litigation, with Rose and Gina fixtures in the courts fighting it out for their share of Lang's mining assets. The Pilbara Princess has now become the Queen of Litigation, taking on her children and anyone else who dares to challenge her through protracted court battles. Hancock's extraordinary iron ore discovery and his subsequent royalty agreement with Rio Tinto ensured the wealth of the family for generations to come. But when Gina Rinehart inherited the company in 1992 it was mired in debt. Since then, the resources boom and a demonic approach to growing the business has magnified the wealth of the Rinehart and Hancock estates many times over and given Rinehart - thought to be much tougher than her father - a loud voice in Australian domestic and foreign policy. Always distrustful of the media, Rinehart is now extending her power and acquiring broadcast and print media interests. Informed by sources close to the Hancock family and other business associates, and including exclusive materials never before seen Debi Marshall asks what next for the woman who has more wealth than the Queen, but appears to have no sustainable relationships in her life?By David T Suzuki. 2006
This is the story of one man's passion for the planet. A passion that for several decades he has brought…
to the world through his research, his writings, his broadcasting and above all through his life and the way he lives it. One of the first and strongest influences on David Suzuki was the racism he encountered when he and his family were detained in an internment camp in Canada during World War II. His early experiences as an outsider informed his understanding and empathy with minority groups, and particularly with first nation and indigenous people around the world. As David Suzuki details his teenage years in Canada, his college and post-graduate experiences in the US and his career as a geneticist, we trace his developing interest in the environment and its myriad constituent parts. He writes of the environmental crises, challenges and opportunities he has seen throughout the world in his travels as writer and broadcaster. Several chapters of the book are devoted to his work to help save the way of life of tribes in the Amazon, and with that the vital ecosystem of the Amazon basin. His meeting and his friendship with Kaiapo chief Paiakan makes compelling reading, as do his numerous meetings with world leaders from Nelson Mandela to the Dalai Lama. In 2006 David Suzuki celebrates his seventieth birthday, but with no signs of slowing down. His life can fairly be termed a work in progress.By Clare Alice Wright. 2013
The Eureka Stockade. The story is one of Australia’s foundation legends, but until now it has been told as though…
only half the participants were there. What if the hot-tempered, free-wheeling gold miners we learnt about in school were actually husbands and fathers, brothers and sons? And what if there were women and children inside the Eureka Stockade, defending their rights while defending themselves against a barrage of bullets? As Clare Wright reveals, there were thousands of women on the goldfields and many of them were active in pivotal roles. The stories of how they arrived there, why they came and how they sustained themselves make for fascinating reading in their own right. But it is in the rebellion itself that the unbiddable women of Ballarat come into their own.By Noel Gough. 1998
This book is a recollection of memorable insights into the living and working conditions of the Snowy Mountain Scheme, written…
by one of the employees. It is an interesting and lively account of the early days of the scheme.By Ross Garnaut. 2019
'The fog of Australian politics on climate change has obscured a fateful reality- Australia has the potential to be an…
economic superpower of the future post-carbon world.'- Ross Garnaut. We have unparalleled renewable energy resources. We also have the necessary scientific skills. Australia could be the natural home for an increasing proportion of global industry. But how do we make this happen? In this crisp, compelling book, Australia's leading thinker about climate and energy policy offers a road map for progress, covering energy, transport, agriculture, the international scene and more. Rich in ideas and practical optimism, Superpower is a crucial, timely contribution to this country's future.By David T Suzuki. 1990
By Tim F Flannery. 2007
A selection of Tim Flannery's essays and articles written over a period of twenty-five years. In them we see his…
evolution from the young scientist doing fieldwork in remote locations to the major thinker who has changed the way Australians think about climate and the threat that global warming presents to our planet. Flannery writes about his journeys in the jungles of New Guinea and Irian Jaya, about the extraordinary people he met and the species he discovered. He writes about population, water and the stresses we have put on our environment. He writes about how we can try to predict our own future by learning about the profound history of life on Earth, and the threads that bind us all together as Australians. Flannery also writes about the challenges which face us, his fellow citizens, in dealing with the climate crisis that is now upon us. This book includes a new essay in which he updates his thinking since the publication of The Weather Makers in 2005.By Sophie Cunningham. 2011
Sophie Cunningham writes a year in the city's life, a year that takes us from the heatwave that culminated on…
Black Saturday when temperatures soared to 47 degrees to the destructive deluge of a hailstorm. She walks through Melbournes oldest suburb to its largest market, she goes to the footy and to the comedy festival, she talks publishing and learns how to use a letterpress. Along the way she journeys deep into her own recollections of the city she grew up in, and tells stories from its history: the theft of Picasso's Weeping Woman, the Hoddle Street massacre, William Barak's trek from Healesville, the Westgate Bridge Disaster, the high drama of the 1970 and 2009 AFL grand finals and the Market Murders of the sixties. She strolls by Melbourne's rivers and creeks while considering the history of the wetlands and river that sit at Melbourne's heart. She clambers through the drains that lie beneath. For it is water the corralling of it, the excess of it, the squandering of it, the lack of it that defines Melbourne's history, its present and its future.By Frank Joseph. 2015
By Toby Walsh. 2022
Artificial intelligence is an essential part of our lives -- for better or worse. AI can be used to influence…
what we buy, who gets shortlisted for a job and even how we vote. Without it, medical technology wouldn't have come so far, we'd still be getting lost on backroads in our GPS-free cars, and smartphones wouldn't be so, well, smart. But as we continue to build more intelligent and autonomous machines, what impact will this have on humanity and the planet? Professor Toby Walsh, a world-leading researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, explores the ethical considerations and unexpected consequences AI poses: Is Alexa racist? Can robots have rights? What happens if a self-driving car kills someone? What limitations should we put on the use of facial recognition?