Tells the story of aluminium in Australia, from the first discoveries of bauxite in WA's Darling Range to an historic coming together of US and Australian mining and manufacturing interests.
Geography
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Author:BLAINEY, GeoffreySummary: - Author:Cunningham, FrancineSummary:
A whimsical and lyrical celebration of imagination and exploration if we simply asked, “What if . . .” Follow two siblings through their day as they let their imaginations run wild in this joyful story about all the possibilities a...
- Author:JUNGER, SebastianSummary:
It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high - a tempest created by such a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm".
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Author:Guitard, NicholasSummary:For more than 50 years, William Francis Ganong explored the wilderness of New Brunswick to document its natural history. The importance of his work is well understood by academics studying natural history or cartography, but for the...
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Manitoba is more than one of Canada’s three prairie provinces. Encompassing 649,950 square kilometres, its territory ranges from Canadian Shield to grassland, parkland, and subarctic tundra. Its physical geography has been shaped by ice...
- Author:Shamsi-Basha, KarimSummary:
The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War courageously offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats.
Aleppo's city center no longer echoes with the rich, exciting...
- Author:KELLY, KieranSummary:
Australia's Tanami Desert is a waterless hell of dense scrub and spinifex-infested sand ridges, and in mid-2002 Kieran Kelly and Andrew Harper set out to cross the Tanami on foot. Without a support crew they pitted themselves and...
- Author:Walcott, RinaldoSummary:
Queer Returns returns us to the scene of multiculturalism, diaspora and queer through the lens of black expression, identity and the political. The essays question what it means to live in a multicultural society, how diaspora impacts...
- Author:Winchester, SimonSummary:
Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship...
- Author:Gutman, DanSummary:
Mr. Cooper invites to class Mrs. Barr, who has visited two hundred countries. But why does she carry a suitcase everywhere? A. J. and his friends suspect she's hiding something.
- Author:Owen, CatherineSummary:
From award-winning poet Catherine Owen, a collection of poems about one woman's journey from BC to a new life in Alberta, where she buys an old house and creates a new meaning of home.In search of stability and rootedness, in 2018...
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Author:Heatwole, Charles A.Summary:Geography is more than just trivia, it can help you understand why we import or export certain products, predict climate change and even show you where to place fire and police stations when planning a city. If you’re curious about the...
- Author:Sedgman, SamSummary:
From Adventures on Trains author and British Book Award 2021 winner Sam Sedgman comes a beautiful and fact-filled book encapsulating the excitement and wonder of adventure and travel - all seen through the world's most epic train...
- Author:Davis, Kenneth C.Summary:
From often amusing perceptions people have had through the ages about the world and the universe to the changing map of today, Davis shows how geography is really a great crossroad of many fields: biology, meteorology, astronomy,...
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Author:Christie, JackSummary:The best views, biking, beaches, and outings for kids--they're all here in an updated edition of the Lower Mainland’s favourite guidebook for day-trippers, described in the clear, upbeat, observant prose that is Jack's trademark. From...
