Australia (Odyssey Guides Australia) [Paperback]

Carl Robinson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Odyssey Guides Australia | Publication Date: August 2002

The newly revised fifth edition includes 368 pages, 100 illustrations, 13 maps, cultural sites and practical information.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Opens up a wide spectrum of all there is to enjoy in Australia....Highly recommended. -- Christopher J. Koch, author of The Year of Living Dangerously

About the Author

Carl Robinson is an American-born journalist who has lived in Australia since 1977. He holds a BA (cum laude) degree in International Relations from University of Redlands, California and speaks French, Vietnamese and Swahili. He joined Associated Press (AP) in 1968, covering the war in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia until 1975. Posted to Sydney, he later resigned to live permanently in Australia and became Special Correspondent for Newsweek magazine. He has traveled widely throughout Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific and is now semi-retired, living on his farm in New South Wales.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Odyssey Pubns; 5 edition (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9622176992
• ISBN-13: 978-9622176997
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,808,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highlights of Nature Down Under, May 23, 2007

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Biology teacher (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Australia: An Ecotraveler's Guide (Paperback)

This is an odd little hybrid, but quite useful. With beautiful photos, like a coffee table book, but small in size; with many maps, but none detailed enough to really use; with travel suggestions, but little "getting there" or "where to stay" information, it is a little bit of this and a little bit of that. What it does, more than say "Watching Wildlife," is put the flora and fauna in an ecological and evolutionary context, explaining why a particular species or area is unusual, and worth seeing. There are many sidebars with interesting natural history, and references to recent scientific studies along this line. But it is also a guide to the highlights of where to see nature in Australia.
Bottom line is, you will need other guides to fully plan an ecotourist trip to Oz, but you will get a lot more out of the trip if you read this book first.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars eco australia, October 12, 2009

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Robby "Rob" (Houston Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Australia: An Ecotraveler's Guide (Paperback)

A nice book, although a bit out of date. Really needs a new edition. That said, it has some remarkably interesting stuff in it. The author takes a look at why some of the animals are as odd as they are. Evolution has shaped the marsupials to fit just about every available ecological niche, even in the face of a very adverse climate. The Koala for example has a tiny brain and very slow metabolism, as an adaptation to a very low, toxic diet of Eucalyptus leaves. Robby

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review, December 30, 2007

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Hannah Robinson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Australia: An Ecotraveler's Guide (Paperback)

"The best guidebook [about Lord Howe island] is Australia: An Ecotraveller's Guide by Hannah Robinson," Mark Rowe, Travel Overseas, November 2005.