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Title Among the islands / Tim Flannery.
Author Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-
Publication Info. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2012], c2011.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  919.04 FLA    Check Shelves
 Southwest  919.04 FLA    Check Shelves
Description 246 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note Originally published: Melbourne : Text Pub., 2011.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238) and index.
Summary A scientist credited with discovering more species than Darwin recounts the first major trips of his career, several expeditions to often remote Pacific islands where he found amazing animals, harsh weather, strange local taboos, and dense jungle.
Subject Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- -- Travel -- Islands of the Pacific.
Islands of the Pacific -- Description and travel.
Zoology -- Islands of the Pacific.
Animals -- Islands of the Pacific.
Adventure and adventurers -- Islands of the Pacific -- Biography.
ISBN 0802120407 : $25.00
9780802120403