{"product_id":"chasing-kangaroos-a-continent-a-scientist-and-a-search-for-the-worlds-most-extraordinary-creature-paperback","title":"Chasing Kangaroos: A Continent, a Scientist, and a Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Creature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Flannery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Weather Makers\u003c\/i\u003e crafts a love letter to his native land and one of its most unique inhabitants: the kangaroo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on three decades of travel, research, and field work, Tim Flannery shows us how the destiny of the extraordinary kangaroo is inseparable from the environment that created it. Along the way he uses encounters with ancient aboriginal cultures, eccentric fossil hunters, farmers, scientists, kangaroo advocates, and kangaroo hunters, to explore how Australia's deserts and rain forests have shaped human responses to the continent--and how kangaroos have evolved to handle the resulting challenges. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eChasing Kangaroos\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating blend of memoir, travel, natural history, and evolutionary science--and further proof of Flannery's \"offhand interdisciplinary brilliance\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Absorbing, funny, and wonderfully learned.\" --Bill Bryson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Flannery\u003c\/b\u003e is a scientist, explorer, and conservationist. He has published more than 130 scientific papers and several books, including the #1 international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Weather Makers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThrowim Way Leg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmong the Islands\u003c\/i\u003e. He was named Australian of the Year in 2007, and from 2001 to 2013, he was Australia's Climate Commissioner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.22 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48621107544313,"sku":"9780802143716","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dIjMAJRzwT9780802143716.webp?v=1782984349","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/chasing-kangaroos-a-continent-a-scientist-and-a-search-for-the-worlds-most-extraordinary-creature-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}