New Guinea: An Island Apart
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Book Overview
Accompanying a 2 x 50 minute BBC TV series, this book covers the general natural history of the entire island of New Guinea. It tells the story of how and why this one island has evolved a diversity of unusual and unique life. It looks at how man has used and adapted to the natural world.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0563361611
ISBN13:9780563361619
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:BBC Books
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.8" x 10.0"
Customer Reviews
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Gorgeous Photos & Informative Text
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Combining exceptionally beautiful photographs with well-written essays on natural history, this book is one of the best introductions to this amazing island.Of particular interest is "Chapter Eleven: The End of Isolation" which considers chances of survival of New Guinea's unique biodiversity, taking into account the very different political and economical conditions that prevail in West Papua and Papua New Guinea.
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