| Description |
246 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Melbourne : Text Pub., 2011. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index. |
| Contents |
In the realm of the Sunbird. Woodlark, the wandering isle -- Arrival of the Snake Man -- Alcester, the lonely isle -- Goodenough not near enough -- Island of Lepers -- Bismarck's Isles. Manus -- New Ireland, and travelling in time -- Solomon Islands. Guadalcanal : emperor, king, and Little Pig -- Probing towards the summit -- Makira's mysterious rat -- Malaita -- Face never seen -- Poncelet's Giant and the last great forest -- Fiji and New Caledonia. Bats at the limit -- Fiji's Garden Isle -- Nouvelle Calédonie -- Mystery of Mont Panié. |
| Summary |
A scientist credited with discovering more species than Darwin recounts the first major trips of his career, several expeditions to often remote Pacific islands where he found amazing animals, harsh weather, strange local taboos, and dense jungle. |
| Subject |
Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- -- Travel -- Islands of the Pacific.
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Islands of the Pacific -- Description and travel.
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Zoology -- Islands of the Pacific.
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Animals -- Islands of the Pacific.
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Adventure and adventurers -- Islands of the Pacific -- Biography.
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| Cover Title |
Among the islands : adventures in the Pacific |
| ISBN |
9780802120403: $25.00 |
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0802120407 |
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