82 Results: New & Used in Other Books in Loganholme 4129, QLD

'Mammals' - Identification: Habit: Behaviour: Diet: Conservation Status by Steve Parish & Karin Cox from the Wild Australia Guide series in excellent condition. The blurb:- Australia is the only country in the world where representatives of the three major mammal types [placentals, marsupials and monotremes] are found... Enhanced by beautiful photography, this Wild Australia Guide traces the history of Australia's mammalian evolution, profies key species from the major orders, and includes up

'Key Guide to Australian Mammals' by Leonard Cronin and illustrated by Marion Westmacott in very good condition. It's a First Edition as per photo 2. It's a field guide, so very much like a bird book, this starts off with the key pages [Monotremes and Sea Mammals, Small Mammals, Large Mammals, and Bats] which present a few pages of visual clues to identification directing you to the relevant pages. The bulk of the book is the Colour Plates and Description section which provides a beautifull i

Neville W Cayley's 'What Mammal Is That?' with text by Ronald Strahan and additional illustrations by Peter Schouten in very good condition. This large format hardback is a First Edition as per photo 2. The flap blurb:- This magnificent volume is not only an informative reference giving up-to-date information about Australia's unique mammals, but also a celebration of the art of Neville W Cayley. Neville Cayley was the illustrator of two of the most widely used reference books in the history

The Australian Museum's 'Complete Book of Australian Mammals' - The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife edited by [the late] Ronald Strahan in good condition. The blurb:- This historic publication has been compiled by The Australian Museum from its National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. The result of many years' intensive research, it is a magnificent, full-colour photographic record of Australia's mammals, with authoritative, readable text edited by Ronald Strahan.

'Encyclopedia of Australian Wildlife' by Reader's Digest in very good condition. It's the 2005 fully revised and updated hardback edition. The blurb:- This comprehensive, informative and entertaining book is about our unique and fascinating wildlife and covers all the major animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates. It also includes - - Over 1000 individual entries, most with full colour photographs - General introductions to the major animal groups and subg

'Gould's Australia' - Selections from Mammals of Australia, Volumes I, II and III by John Gould with modern commentaries by Joan M Dixon in good condition. As per photos 2, this is a First Edition large format hardback. From the Intro:- The name of John Gould is usually linked with works on ornithology, nevertheless he also makes a great mark on mammalology. His monumental 'Mammals of Australia' is a convincing tribute to his excellence in this field. The publication of this magnificent trilo

'Antarctica - The Blue Continent' - The last great wilderness on earth by David McGonigal and Dr Lynn Woodworth in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- From above, Antarctica looks like a land of endless white. However, this book reveals the true, complex story of the southern continent as we know it to date. Fascinating and informative text written by a team of experts in science, history and exploration. Up-to-the-minute coverage of Antarctica and

'The Complete Illustrated Thorburn's Mammals' by Archibald Thorburn in very good condition. The blurb:- After his famous work on birds, which first reached the public between 1915 and 1918 in four volumes, Archibald Thorburn, no doubt encouraged by the success of that venture, published 'Mammals', in two volumes, in 1920 and 1921. And again his Fellowship of the Zoological Society and his genius as an illustrator ensured a vision of the animal kingdom which was at once technically precise and

'The Hunters' - A unique pictorial dossier on the animals that kill: How they are built, how they work, how they live by Philip Whitfield with drawings by Richard Orr and an introduction by Desmond Morris in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 3 [top left]. The blurb:- ...This book is an enthralling investigation of the way the hunters work. It begins with a close look at their design, examining the diverse ways in which they have adapted to their different environm

'The Secret Language of Animals' - A Guide to Remarkable Behaviour by Janine M Benyus and illustrated by Juan Carlos Barberis in excellent condition. The blurb:- A watcher's guide to the world's most fascinating creatures. Discover what makes whales whistle, cranes dance, pandas turn somersaults, and crocodiles roar. ...biologist Janine Benyus takes us inside the animal kingdom and explains the whys and hows behind the behaviour of creatures great and small in their natural environment. Divid

'Extreme Animals' - Tallest; Smallest; Fastest; Heaviest; Highest by Dominic Couzens in excellent condition. It's a First Edition First Imprint hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- Prepare to be amazed by the most astounding feats in the natural world. Did you know that the mantis shrimp can punch its way through a sheet of glass, that the Bar-tailed Godwit can migrate non-stop for a quarter of the circumference of the Earth from Alaska to New Zealand, or that up to 40 million Mexican Free-tai

'Camouflaged Wildlife' - How Creatures Hide in Order to Survive by Joe McDonald with photos by Joe and Mary Ann McDonald in excellent condition. It's a First Edition First Imprint hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- This beautifully illustrated book on camouflaged animals includes some of nature's greatest designs and is one of the most remarkable compilations of pictures on the subject ever published. From foxes to frogfish and owls to octopuses, some of the images have to be seen to be beli

'Animal' - The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife from Dorling Kindersley with David Burnie as Editor-in-Chief in very good condition. This is the revised edition, large format hardback with the furry feeling front cover. The blurb:- The world's best selling animal encyclopedia. Fully revised and updated, 'Animal' is a new edition of the definitive visual guide to the world's wildlife. Unrivalled in its breadth, 'Animal' illustrates and explains the incredible range of creatures

'Rolling with The Stones' by Bill Wyman [with Richard Havers] in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 2. The blurb:- ...Courting adversity, taking risks and generating more media hysteria than any other group...the Rolling Stones are rock 'n' roll. It has been said that if you can remember the Sixties you weren't really there. Well you can if you kept a diary - something Bill Wyman has done since childhood. Drawing on the author's enormous personal archive, this is

'Gus & Me' - The Story of My Grandad & My First Guitar by Keith Richards with art by Theodora Richards [Keef's daughter] including CD featuring Keith Richards in excellent condition. The blurb - Keith Richards is a musical legend. But long before there was a band, there was a boy and his grandad Gus. Gus could play the piano and pluck the violin. But most important, he could strum the guitar. 'Gus & Me' celebrates the magical moment when Gus gives Keith his very first guitar, beginning a life

'Life' by Keith Richards in very good condition. [Please excuse the odd photos in this one. It's a thick paperback and difficult to hold open with just the pegs] The blurb - With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world. Over four decades he lived the original rock-and-roll life; taking the chances he wanted, speaking his mind and making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done. Now, at last, the man himself tells us

'Ronnie' - Ronnie Wood's autobiography in excellent condition. Obviously there's a lot about The Stones, his mates, the tensions, excesses, etc, but it's his whole autobiography so starts with being born into a family of water gypsies and moves on to include his stints with The Birds, Creation, The Jeff Beck Group, The Faces, and references a huge number of the major players in the music business of the time. It's a great read [more enjoyable than Keef's imho] written in an easy style with man

'The Rolling Stones in Comics' from nbm Graphic Novels/nbm Comics Biographies in very good condition. Appears to be a First Edition First Imprint of the English translation hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- When the Rolling Stones hit the scene in the 60's, it was to play Rhythm & Blues, nothing more. They are far from imagining that they are not just going to change music but also become the mouthpiece of a changing world. Sticking their tongue out at the establishment with their brilliant

'Sticky Fingers' - The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine by Joe Hagan in very good condition. The blurb:- An unforgettable biography of one of the most significant cultural forces of our time. ....is the story of how one man's ego and ambition captured the 1960's youth culture of rock and roll and turned it into a hothouse of fame, power, politics, and riches that would last for fifty years. Drawn from dozens of hours of interviews with Wenner, who granted Joe Hagan ex

'Who I Am' by Pete Townshend in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- Songwriter, composer, lead guitarist and creative powerhouse behind the legendary Who - at their peak the most exciting live rock band in the world - Pete Townshend is a pre-eminent influence on rock. Spearheading sixties rock, smashing guitars in auto-destructive performances and writing songs that challenged the function of popular music, Tonwshend created the power chord and broke

'Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loitering' with photography by Kevin Cummins in excellent condition. It's a First Edition First Imprint hardback as per photo 10. The blurb:- Taken by renowned photographer Kevin Cummins, the images in this book chronicle Morrissey's world as he emerged from The Smiths and established himself as a solo artist. Hundreds of previousy unseen photographs cover chaotic live performances and intimate portrait sessions, as well as snatched moments backstage and on tour o

'From the Ground Up: U2360º Tour Official Photobook' with words by Dylan Jones and featuring pictures by Ralph Larmann in good condition. It's a First Edition First Imprint hardback as per photo 3. Please see condition report further down... The blurb:- For a number of years, U2 had been thinking about how to design a set that would create an 'in the round, 360-degree experience for outdoor shows' which would be spectacular but which would also be transportable enough to tour. In the summer o

'Porcelain' - A Memoir by Moby in good condition. It's a First Edition as per photo 3. The blurb:- From one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time, a piercingly tender, funny and harrowing acount of the path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor and unlikely success out of the New York City club scene of the late 1980s and '90s. There were many reasons Moby was never going to make it as a DJ and musician... But it was perhaps the last good time fo

'The American Night' - The Writings of Jim Morrison in good condition. The blurb:- Exploring the genius of the prolific songwriter and lead singer of the sixties band the Doors, 'The American Night' is the second volume of Jim Morrison's poetry and writings. Here, culled from the journals, notebooks and typescripts left in the care of his wife Pamela at the time of his death in Paris in 1971, are writings that reflect the kaleidoscopic hopes and dreams, excitement and fears that captured the