Charming marsupials . . . ancient trees . . . spectacular landscapes. What forces of nature conspired to make Australia unique among continents? Scientists, tourists, and residents alike marvel at its surprises. Australia is Earth's time capsule, harboring geologic and biological relicts, including some of the oldest signs of life on the planet.A companion to the large-screen film of the same name, Australia: Land Beyond Time explores the continent's antiquity with more than 300 stunning color photographs of the continent and its breathtaking landforms, plants, and animals. Reg Morrison draws on the expertise of earth scientists and biologists to make sense of Australia's long history. Seventeen chapters, accompanied by timelines and maps as well as Morrison's excellent photographs, lead the reader effortlessly through Australia's four-billion-year journey. A clear presentation of the complex evolutionary processes at work on the island continent is enriched by discussions of its geography and ecology.
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"Traverse 4.6 billion years of Australia's creation via this detailed, readable book illustrated with over 500 full-color photos. Unique landscape and life forms found only on this continent create a picture of life's complex diversity and resilience."-Jeri Lynn Crippen, Arizona Senior World, June 2003
"This lavishly illustrated 'coffee table' book will be enjoyed by anyone who is interested in the prehistory of Australia. . . . This is a great book, and we would recommend it to anyone who is interested in Australia, fossils, or the evolution of plants and animals that live in Australia."-Allison and Lynne Clos, Fossil News, October 2003
"This lavishly illustrated 'coffee table' book will be enjoyed by anyone who is interested in the prehistory of Australia. . . . This is a great book, and we would recommend it to anyone who is interested in Australia, fossils, or the evolution of plants and animals that live in Australia."-Allison and Lynne Clos, Fossil News, October 2003
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Reg Morrison was born in England in 1934, and lived in Sri Lanka until 1944 when his family fled to Australia as war refugees. He became interested in photography as a 13-year-old Melbourne schoolboy, and finished his formal education at Mill Hill in London. After 15 years on the staff of two West Australian Newspapers he moved to Sydney and switched to book illustration. He has worked on assignments in India, south-east Asia, Hawaii and America, and
for the past 30 years he has specialized in evolutionary and environmental matters in Australia. During the 1980s he compiled a major coffee-table book that outlined the geological and biological evolution of this ancient continent and has subsequently distilled that research into two High School science resources. His last general-market book, 'The Spirit in the Gene' (Cornell University Press, 1999), summarized the impact that humans have had on the biosphere and explored the genetic origins of the behaviour that produced this impact. He continues to expand on this work via his website at www.regmorrison.id.au.
for the past 30 years he has specialized in evolutionary and environmental matters in Australia. During the 1980s he compiled a major coffee-table book that outlined the geological and biological evolution of this ancient continent and has subsequently distilled that research into two High School science resources. His last general-market book, 'The Spirit in the Gene' (Cornell University Press, 1999), summarized the impact that humans have had on the biosphere and explored the genetic origins of the behaviour that produced this impact. He continues to expand on this work via his website at www.regmorrison.id.au.
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The inquiring eye of photographer Reg Morrison is recorded here in over 300 pages of nearly perfect color photos. That would make it a picture book except for the text by the author that tells stories of the geology (including the oldest known fragments of the Earth's crust), ecology (unique on Earth) and cultures (Aboriginal) that evolved as part of the Australian landscape and seascape. This is more than photojournalism. It is as the author sets forth "a comprehensive diary of Australia's evolution." Great gift for friends and fans down under.
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