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Synopsis
In this combination travelogue and natural history, a research scientist chronicles his trip to New Guinea where, searching for new species, he gets to know the land and the people.
| Size | | Length: | 326 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 22.4 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "In New Guinea Pidgin, THROWIM WAY LEG means to go on a journey. It describes the action of thrusting out your leg to take the first step of what can be a long march."
Industry Reviews
"Tim Flannery is in the league of the all-time great explorers like Dr. David Livingstone."
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"This book combines an irresistible author with an irresistible subject: Tim Flannery, a great zoologist and writer about science, relating his explorations of New Guinea, a vivid tropical universe....The result is a dangerous book that you pick up at your peril, because it is so hard to put down."
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"Australia has found its own Stephen Jay Gould."
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