{"product_id":"new-guinea-by-tim-laman-9780691180304","title":"New Guinea","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling exploration of the biologically richest island on Earth, featuring more than 200 spectacular colour images by award-winning \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e photographer Tim Laman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this beautiful book, Bruce Beehler, a renowned author and expert on New Guinea, and award-winning \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e photographer Tim Laman take the reader on an unforgettable journey through the natural and cultural wonders of the world's grandest island. Skillfully combining a wealth of information, a descriptive and story-filled narrative, and more than 200 stunning colour photographs, the book unlocks New Guinea's remarkable secrets like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLying between the Equator and Australia's north coast, and surrounded by the richest coral reefs on Earth, New Guinea is the world's largest, highest, and most environmentally complex tropical island - home to rainforests with showy rhododendrons, strange and colourful orchids, tree-kangaroos, spiny anteaters, ingenious bowerbirds, and spectacular birds of paradise. New Guinea is also home to more than a thousand traditional human societies, each with its own language and lifestyle, and many of these tribes still live in isolated villages and serve as stewards of the rainforests they inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccessible and authoritative, \u003ci\u003eNew Guinea\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to the island's environment, animals, plants, and traditional rainforest cultures. Individual chapters cover the island's history of exploration; geology; climate and weather; biogeography; plantlife; insects, spiders, and other invertebrates; freshwater fishes; snakes, lizards, and frogs; birdlife; mammals; paleontology; paleoanthropology; cultural and linguistic diversity; surrounding islands and reefs; the pristine forest of the Foja Mountains; village life; and future sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComplete with informative illustrations and a large, detailed map, \u003ci\u003eNew Guinea\u003c\/i\u003e offers an enchanting account of the island's unequalled natural and cultural treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854708101356,"sku":"9780691180304","price":103.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f6400fda8ea8622255ba7fb2e9311fe2.jpg?v=1759266091","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/new-guinea-by-tim-laman-9780691180304","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}