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Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia.
His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest,...
His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest,...
Series
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Touring Australia brings home some of the world's greatest natural wonders, and most dynamic cosmopolitan cities. You'll visit Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth and Adelaide. Touring New Zealand is like a dream come true, visiting more than 100 sites on the North and South Islands.
Publisher
Image Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (255 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Journey to the world's most unforgettable places in this dazzling series based on the bestselling books. Newlyweds Albin and Melanie soak up all the world has to offer on a dream honeymoon, experiencing Brazil, Austraila, and more.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
258 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Description
The acclaimed naturalist celebrates his native Australia and one of its most extraordinary creatures as he examines how the kangaroo both shapes and is shaped by its environment, looks at Australia's natural history, and traces the evolution of the kangaroo.
Series
Publisher
Reader's Digest Association
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 170 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three programs on the natural wonders of Australia, covering the Great Barrier Reef, the Australian Alps, Daintree, Lord Howe Island, Shark Bay, King's Canyon, Flinders Ranges, Lake Eyres, Kakadu, the Blue Mountains, and Lamington's primeval rainforest. From ancient, misty forests to canyons that conceal secrets from the age of dinosaurs, from pristine lakes to majestic peaks, and from sophisticated cities to some of the world's greatest wilderness...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sound, stereo, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a landscape so ancient that, in parts, it predates life on the planet, are animals superbly adapted to the harsh and beautiful extremes of Outback Australia. Over the course of a year, journey with the people and animals of Australia's Kimberley region in northwest Australia: a vast, rugged and remote wilderness, bursting with character.
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