Among The Islands

A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2012 Twenty-five years ago, a young Australian museum curator named Tim Flannery set out to research the fauna of the Pacific Islands. Starting with a survey of one of the most inaccessible islands in Melanesia, the young scientist found himself ghost whispering, snake wrestling and quadoi hunting, all the while in search of a small bat that turned out not to be earth-shatteringly interesting. With accounts of discovering, naming and sometimes eating new mammal species; being thwarted or aided by local customs; and undertaking historic scientific expeditions, Flannery, now one of the world's top environmentalists, takes us on an enthralling journey through some of the most diverse and spectacular places on earth.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Flannery
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.2013
• EAN: 9781443413572
• ISBN: 978-1-4434-1357-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subject: 2012;2013;2014