{"product_id":"numunwari-by-grahame-webb-9781911454373","title":"Numunwari","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNumunwari\u003c\/em\u003e is a gigantic salt-water crocodile – sacred to the Aboriginal community, and the keeper of the secrets of their ancient customs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt lives in Arnhem Land in a remote part of northern Australia. But when it moves downstream, terror breaks out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the most exciting, fast-paced, and challenging novel of wildlife and cultural conflict which you will ever read. It will cause you to reflect deeply on the fate of Aboriginal cultures, and on the contemporary plight of ancient animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an acclaimed fiction based on fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an adventure tale set amidst the mystery of Aboriginal Dreamtime. The crocodile is a symbol of the Aboriginal people's timeless culture threatened with destruction by the white man's ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor reasons which the novel reveals, \u003cem\u003eNumunwari\u003c\/em\u003e leaves its remote domain and swims downstream, asserting its authority in its domain, and transforming the coastal City of Darwin into one of terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe challenge this represents opens out disturbing and fundamental questions about our relationships with wildlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is full of the rough, tough characters, ruthless criminals, and opportunist politicians of Northern Australia. It also features the Aboriginal Oondabund, the creature’s hereditary guardian. The events are set in the ancient and tropical ‘feel’ of a mysterious landscape. The novel offers many insights into culture and conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author is the leading global expert and scientist of crocodile life. He is a globally-recognised and award-winning leader of the conservation and management of wildlife resources, notably on the concept of conserving wildlife through sustainable use programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47768923799788,"sku":"9781911454373","price":48.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781911454373-numunwari.jpg?v=1782084698","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/numunwari-by-grahame-webb-9781911454373","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}