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Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 2006
ISBN 10: 0713999241ISBN 13: 9780713999242
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Yellowed paper. Owner's name half title page.; We are the most fortunate generation that has ever lived. And we are the most fortunate generation that ever will. --George Monbiot What George Monbiot means by this is that our civilization has leveraged the awesome power of fossil energy to create a world that only a short time ago would have been nearly unimaginable. Our health, our wealth, our leisure, our freedom from tyranny and struggle, are all benefits bestowed upon us by harnessed energy of oil and coal. But the price of these gifts has been a growing environmental crisis. Our atmosphere is filling up with carbon dioxide, which is released by the burning of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide traps the sun's heat, causing the temperature of our planet to rise. The reason why future generations are unlikely to be as fortunate as us is that fossil energy is just too good to be true. We cant go on enjoying the benefits of this dirty energy. We must either address the problem, which will be a tough challenge involving many sacrifices, or igre it, with unthinkable consequences. George Monbiot's Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning marks an important moment in our civilization's thinking about global warming. The question is longer whether climate change is actually happening. The question is what to do about it. Monbiot offers an ambitious and far-reaching program to cut our carbon dioxide emissions to the point where the environmental scales start tipping away from catastrophe. (But t before he devotes a chapter tounmasking the vested interests that have spent fortunes funding the specious science of the climate change deniers. ) He does t pretend it will be easy. The threshold for disaster, he argues, is a rise of two degrees centigrade above pre-industrial levels. Past two degrees, science tells us, the ability to control climate change passes out of our hands. At that point, the world's forests will fall into decline, changing cloud formation patterns and releasing the billions of tons of carbon the trees store. Past two degrees, the permafrost begins to thaw, releasing billions of tons of methane, a greenhouse gas far more destructive than CO2. At the same point, the polar ice begins to melt, affecting ocean currents and water levels. This is called a positive feedback loop, and it means that once we've passed two degrees, thing can be done to stop it rising to three. And once we hit three, four will follow. Two degrees is also the point at which the globe slides towards increasing water scarcity and, eventually, food deficit. And the fact is, we're already seeing the consequences of climate change around the globe: collapsing ice shelves, the failure of the cyclical rains in Eastern Africa, drought in Australia, the spread of tropical diseases into new territory as temperatures rise, pollution of aquifers with salt water in Bangladesh. Global temperatures have already risen 0.6 of a degree, causing huge damage to the natural environment and inflicting suffering on vast numbers of people. The only way to avoid further devastation, and forestall the catastropheof positive feedback, Monbiot argues, is a 90% cut in CO2 emissions in the rich nations of the world by 2030. In other words, our response will have to be immediate, and it will have to be decisive. But where to start? Monbiot starts at home, where we have most control. Though he draws his examples from the UK, and commends Canadians for our superior building standards, he makes a damning case that the buildings we live and work in squander energy. Since our heat and electricity produce CO2, nearly every bit of heat and power we waste (like nearly every bit of heat and power we use) commits us to greenhouse gas emissions. Monbiot finds ways for us to build, and live, so much better that we can cut emissions at home by the required 90%. 380gms weight; 8.43 X 5.28 X 0.94 inches; 284 pages.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 1983
ISBN 10: 0140065989ISBN 13: 9780140065985
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Yellowed paper.; 250gms weight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 282 pages.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 2000
ISBN 10: 0140283803ISBN 13: 9780140283808
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Looks unread. 300gms weight; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 294 pages.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd., Melbourne, 1983., 1983
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
8vo (19.8x13cm), paperback, 110pp + publisher's adverts. Good condition. Light wear, bumped, light creasing. Presentation copy, signed at title page.
Published by Puffin Books Australia Ltd., Penguin Books, Melbourne, etc., 1986. Reprint., 1986
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
12mo (17.5x13.5cm), stapled wrapper, unpaginated (around 56pp). Good condition. Light wear, a bit grubby at upper right rear, tear to upper spine along fold (possible silverfishing). Binding sound. Pictures available on request.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 1992
ISBN 10: 0140173323ISBN 13: 9780140173321
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Yellowed paper. Darkened inside cover. No creases; 218p of letters from the people of Cicely, explore their innermost thoughts and dreams of the whole 'Northern Exposure' gang. 250gms weight; Remainder; 8vo ; 220 pages.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 1993
ISBN 10: 0140149759ISBN 13: 9780140149753
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Yellowed paper; First Penguin Books Australia edition. 250gms weight; Australian War Classics; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 268 pages.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd., Melbourne, 1985
ISBN 10: 0140073590ISBN 13: 9780140073591
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No creases, pages yellowing.; Index, appendices. Who controls the food we eat? ; 7.60 X 4.70 X 0.80 inches; 300 pages.
Published by Kestrel Books, published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd., Melbourne, 1983., 1983
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
4to (27x21.2cm), hardback, unpaginated (around 30pp). Very good condition in very good dustwrapper (mild wear only). Mild wear. Presentation copy, signed at title page. Pictures available on request.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 1991
ISBN 10: 0140087435ISBN 13: 9780140087437
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tanned margins , foxing side edge. No creases.; Appendices. 180gms weight; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 162 pages.
Published by Greenhouse (Penguin Books Australia Ltd), Melbourne, 1994
ISBN 10: 086436427XISBN 13: 9780864364272
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. First.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 1994
ISBN 10: 0670831468ISBN 13: 9780670831463
Seller: Global Village Books, Bundall, QLD, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint. viii, 124pp, glossary. Illus. with Sally's colourful pics. Vg in chipped dj, now repaired and protected Size: 4to.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Limited, Melbourne, 2003
ISBN 10: 0143001876ISBN 13: 9780143001874
Seller: Great Southern Books, King River, WA, Australia
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First impression. Size: 12mo Small. 306 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. A fine unread copy. The book is available and ready to ship. This book is a memoir of one man's experiences in both the pre-war years and the war from 1915. While much of the book is devoted to the pre-war years and life in country Victoria, the book presents a unique insight into a soldier's experiences and memories written in later life. Roy Kyle began writing the notes for this book when he was 89, and then died before he had completed it. Bryce Courtney worked on the introduction and provides a chapter called "Background to the War Years". Courtney's notes provide useful background information that sets the context for Kyle's memories, without which Kyle would be hard to understand in some places unless the reader were Australian or had previous knowledge of Gallipoli. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; 1900-1920; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0143001876. ISBN/EAN: 9780143001874. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002345.
Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 1992
ISBN 10: 0140147063ISBN 13: 9780140147063
Seller: Great Southern Books, King River, WA, Australia
Book First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 287 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. Edges browned slightly. The book has been read and it may have some creases but is sound overall. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. The author, Osmar White, was a New Zealand-born, Australian journalist with The Herald and Weekly Times during the Japanese invasion of Papua New Guinea in 1942, and became a war correspondent and embedded journalist with the Australian forces there. Together with famed Australian war photographer, Damien Parer, and famed war correspondent, Chester Wilmot, he covered the Kokoda Track Campaign, detailing the trials and triumphs of allied troops during that time. Later White was seriously wounded during the New Georgia campaign, and while recovering in Australia from his injuries, he wrote this book, Green Armour, which described in detail the harsh conditions of the Kokoda Track Campaign. It was the combined writings and testimony of White, Wilmot, and Parer that led to the Allies adopting mottled green camouflage uniforms for troops engaging in jungle warfare. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australia; 1940s; History. ISBN: 0140147063. ISBN/EAN: 9780140147063. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10385.
Published by Viking O`Neil/Penguin Books Australia Ltd, South Yarra (Melbourne), 1988
ISBN 10: 0670900753ISBN 13: 9780670900756
Seller: A Small Bookshop, ELMHURST, VIC, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. Illustrated.
Published by Viking/Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 2001
ISBN 10: 0670911933ISBN 13: 9780670911936
Seller: Great Southern Books, King River, WA, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First impression. Size: Folio (over 12 inches tall). 134 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. All my books are available and are shipped from our Australian address. A retrospective of the work of the late Jean-Paul Ferrero, this work offers visions of natural Australia: close encounters with crocodiles, an inside view of the dingo's den, Uluru as you have never seen it before, and an aerial view of migrating whales. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Photography; ISBN: 0670911933. ISBN/EAN: 9780670911936. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3302.