Book prizes

Each month we give a way a free environment or natural resources book to a subscribe selected at random from the NRMjobs email list.

We have been giving away books since. 1999 - more than 150 books so far, valued at more than $5,500. Below is a list of all the book prizes we have given away so far.

Number Book title, author & publisher & recommended retail price $value
3 copies 'Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years', Jared Diamond (Vintage, $19.95) $59.85
5 copies 'Battling the Land: 200 Years of Rural Australia', Rob Linn, (Allen & Unwin, $24.95). $124.75
1 copy 'Listen to the People, Listen to the Land' by Jim Sinatra and Phin Murphy (Melbourne University Press, $29.95). $29.95
1 copy 'Living on Floodplains', David Mussared (Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, $25). $25
1 copy 'Prehistory of Australia' by John Mulvaney & Johan Kamminga (Allen & Unwin, $39.95). $39.95
1 copy 'Saving Our Natural Heritage: the Role of Science in Managing Australia's Ecosystems', edited by Craig Copeland and Damian Lewis (Halstead Press). $22
3 copies 'Feral Future: The Untold Story of Australia's Exotic Invaders' by Tim Low (Viking, Penguin Books Australia, $24.95) $74.85
2 copies 'The Pure State of Nature' by David Horton (Allen & Unwin, $19.95). $39.90
2 copies 'Resetting the Compass: Australia's Journey Towards Sustainability' by David Yencken and Debra Wilkinson (CSIRO Publishing, $39.95) $79.90
4 copies 'The Echidna: Australia's Enigma' by Dr Peggy Rismiller Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, $24.95). $99.80
2 copies 'Australian Weed Management Systems', edited by Brian Sindel (RG and FJ Richardson/CRC Weed Management Systems, $32.90) $65.80
1 copy 'Tooth and Nail: The Story of the Rabbit in Australia', by Brian Coman (Text Publishing, $24.95) $24.95
4 copies 'Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity is Money in the Bank' by Andrew Beattie & Paul Ehrlich (Melbourne University Press, $49.95) $199.80
1 copy 'Rivers as Ecological Systems - the Murray-Darling Basin', edited by WJ Young (CSIRO Land and Water, $60) $60
1 copy 'Weeds: An Illustrated Botanical Guide to the Weeds of Australia' (by BA Auld & RW Medd, Inkata Press, $104.50) $104.50
1 copy 'A Gap In Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals', by Tim Flannery & Peter Schouten (Text Publishing, $50) $50
2 copies 'Watershed: Deciding Our Water Future' by Ticky Fullerton (ABC Books, $27.95) $55.90
1 copy 'King: The Story of a River' by Patsy Crawford (Montpelier Press, $25) $25
2 copies 'The New Nature: Winners and Losers in Wild Australia' by Tim Low (Viking, $29.95) $59.90
3 copies 'The Murray - A River and Its People' by Paul Sinclair (Melbourne University Press, $32.95) $98.95
10 copies 'The Waterbug Book: A Guide to the Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Temperate Australia' by John Gooderham & Edward Tsyrlin (CSIRO Publishing, $44.95) $449.50
1 copy 'Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution' by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins & Hunter Lovins (Earthscan Publications, $42.95) $42.95
1 copy 'CY O'Connor: His Life and Legacy' by AG Evans (University of WA Press, $29.95) $29.95
1copy 'Gum: The Story of Eucalypts and Their Champions' by Ashley Hay (Duffy & Snellgrove, $25) $25
3 copies 'Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia' by GR Allen, SH Midgley & M Allen (CSIRO Publishing, $45) $135
1 copy 'Greeniology: How to Live Well, Be Green and Make a Difference' by Tanya Ha (Allen & Unwin, $29.95) $29.95
1 copy 'Waterwise House & Garden: A Guide for Sustainable Living' by Allan Windust (Landlinks Press, $29.95) $29.95
4 copies 'Environmental Weeds: A Field Guide for SE Australia' by Kate Blood (CRC Weed Management Systems, $39.95) $159.80
1 copy 'Uncharted Waters' edited by Daniel O'Connell (Murray Darling Basin Commission, $49.95) $49.95
1 copy 'What Seed is That?: A Field Guide to the Identification, Collection, Germination and Establishment of Native Plant Species for Central Southern Australian Landscapes' by eville Bonney & Anne Miles (Revised 2003, $68.50) $68.50
2 copies 'The Colonial Earth' by Tim Bonyhady (Melbourne University Press, $39.95) 79.90
1 copy 'A Place On Earth: An Anthology of Nature Writing' edited by Mark Tredinnick (UNSW Press, $29.95) $29.95
1 copy 'Managing Australia's Environment' edited by Stephen Dovers & Su Wild River (Federation Press, $70) $70
3 copies 'Old Land, New Landscapes: A Story of Farmers, Conservation and the Landcare Movement' by Chris Williams (Melbourne University Press, $34.95) $104.85
1 copy 'Beyond Drought: People,Policy and Perspectives', edited by Linda Courtenay Botterill & Melanie Fisher (CSIRO Publishing, $39.95) $39.95
1 copy ‘A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Australian Waters' by Diana Jones & Gary Morgan (WA Museum/Reed New Holland, $39.95) $39.95
3 copies ‘Going Native: Living in the Australian Environment' by Michael Archer & Bob Beale (Hodder, $35) $105
3 copies ‘Collapse - How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive' by Jared Diamond (Penguin, $32.95) $98.95
2 copies ‘Living in the Hothouse: How Global Warming Affects Australia' by Ian Lowe (Scribe Publications, $26.95) $53.90
1 copy ‘Reclaiming Lost Provinces: A Century of Weed Biological Control in Queensland' by Craig Walton (Qld Dept of Natural Resources & Mines, $36.85) $36.85
4 copies ‘The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change' by Tim Flannery (Text Publishing, $32.95) $131.80
1 copy ‘A Field Guide to Australian Fungi' by Bruce Fuhrer (Bloomings Books, $49.95) $49.95
1 copy ‘Heartland: The Regeneration of Rural Place' by George Main (UNSW Press, $39.95) $39.95
1 copy ‘Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger' by Margaret Mittlebach & Michael Crewdson (Text Publishing, $29.95). $29.95
2 copies ‘Woodlands: A Disappearing Landscape' by David Lindenmayer et al (CSIRO Publishing, $39.95) $79.80
2 copies ‘Adelaide: Nature of a City - the Ecology of a Dynamic City from 1836-2036', edited by Christopher Daniels & Catherine Tait (BioCity, $117.90) $235.80
3 copies 'Tracks, Scats and Other Traces - A Field Guide to Australian Mammals (Revised Edition)' by Barbara Triggs (Oxford University Press, $39.95) $119.85
1 copy 'Wild Neighbours: the Humane Approach to Living with Wildlife' by Ian Temby (Citrus Press, $35.95) $35.95
1 copy ‘Drought: The Red Marauder' by Michael McKernan (Allen & Unwin, $26.95) $26.95
1 copy 'A Field Guide to Insects in Australia' by Paul Zborowski & Ross Storey (2nd Edition, Reed New Holland, $32.95). $32.95
1 copy 'The Green Gardener: Sustainable Gardening in Your Own Backyard' by Josh Byrne (Viking, $29.95) $29.95
1 copy 'Australian Seeds: A Guide to their Collection, Identification and Biology' edited by Luke Sweedman and David Merritt (CSIRO Publishing, hardback edition, $99.95) $99.95
3 copies 'Australia's Mammal Extinctions: A 50,000 Year History' by Chris Johnson (Cambridge University Press, $49.95) $149.85
1 copy 'Australia's Quarter Acre: The Story of the Ordinary Suburban Garden' by Peter Timms (The Miegunya Press, $39.95) $39.95
2 copies
'Burn: The Epic Story of Bushfire in Australia' by Paul Collins (Allen & Unwin, $35) $70
1 copy 'Grasses of South Australia: An Illustrated Guide to the Native and Naturalised Species' by John Jessop, Gilbert Dashorst & Fiona James (Wakefield Press, $49.95) $49.95
3 copies 'Shorebirds of Australia' by Andrew Geering, Lindsay Agnew & Sandra Harding (CSIRO Publishing, $49.95) $149.85
1 copy 'The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization' by Brian Fagan (Granta Books, $29.95) $29.95
1 copy 'Tasmanian Devil: A Unique & Threatened Animal' by David Owen & David Pemberton (Allen & Unwin, $35) $35
2 copies 'Climate Change: Turning Up the Heat' by Barrie Pittock (CSIRO Publishing, $39.95). $79.90
2 copies 'Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action' by David Spratt & Philip Sutton (Scribe Publicatons, $27.95) $55.90
1 copy 'The Revenge of Gaia' by James Lovelock (Penguin, $24.95) $24.95
1 copy 'Explore Fraser Island' by David & Julie Hinchliffe (Great Sandy Publications, $29.95) $29.95
1 copy 'Melbourne's Wildlife: A Field Guide to the Fauna of Greater Melbourne' (Museum Victoria/CSIRO Publishing, $39.95) $39.95
1 copy 'Thirsty Country: Options for Australia' by Asa Wahlquist (Jacana Books / Allen & Unwin, $27.95) $27.95
1 copy 'Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country' by Chris Tzaros (CSIRO Publishing, $39.95) $39.95
1 copy 'Easy Organic Gardening and Moon Planting' by Lyn Bagnall (Scribe Publications, $49.95) $49.95
1 copy 'Australia's Water Resources: From Use to Management' by John Pigram (CSIRO Publishing, $59.95) $59.95
1 copy 'Back from the Brink: How Australia's Landscape Can Be Saved' by Peter Andrews (ABC Books, $29.95) $29.95
1 copy 'Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change from the Amazon to the Arctic' by Stephen Faris (Scribe, $29.95) $29.95
1 copy 'Water Politics in the Murray-Darling Basin' by Daniel Connell (The Federation Press, $49.95) $49.95
2 copies
'Edible Water Gardens - Growing Water-Plants for Food and Profit' by Nick Romanowski (Hyland House, $49.95) $99.90
1 copy 'A Blueprint for a Safer Planet - How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity' by Nicholas Stern (Bodley Head / Random House, $34.95) $34.95
1 copy 'Ten Commitments - Reshaping the Lucky Country', edited by David Lindenmayer, Stephen Dovers, Molly Harriss Olson & Steve Morton (CSIRO Publishing, $39.95) $39.95
1 copy 'Mangroves to Mallee - The Complete Guide to the Vegetation of Temperate South Australia' by Todd Berkinshaw (Greening Australia, $79.95). $79.95
1 copy 'Spineless - Dealing with Pests and Pals in your Home and Backyard' by Bronwen Scott (Jacana Books, $19.99) $19.99
1 copy ‘The Clean Industrial Revolution - Growing Australian Prosperity in a Greenhouse Age’ by Ben McNeil (Allen & Unwin, $26.99) $26.99
1 copy 'Field Guide to Insects in Australia' by Paul Zborowski & Ross Storey (New Holland, $35) $35
1 copy ‘Managing & Conserving Grassy Woodlands’ edited by S McIntyre, JG McIvor & KM Heard (CSIRO Publishing, $39.95) $39.95
1 copy ‘CSIRO Perfidy’ by Geoff Russell (Vivid Publishing, $32.95) $32.95
1 copy ‘Climate Change: The Science, Impacts & Solutions’ by A Barrie Pittock (2nd Edition, CSIRO Publishing, $49.95) $49.95
1 copy ‘The Untrained Environmentalist - How an Australian Grazier Brought his Barren Property Back to Life’ by John Fenton (Allen & Unwin, $35) $35
1 copy ‘Spiders: Learning to Love Them’ by Lynne Kelly (Allen & Unwin, $29.95) $29.95
1 copy ‘Crunch Time - Using and Abusing Keynes to Fight the Twin Crises of Our Era’ by Tony Kevin (Scribe, $32.95) $32.95
1 copy ‘Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of the Clarence, Richmond & Tweed Catchments’ by Jason Coughlan (Natureview Publishing, $28) $28
2 copies ‘Grow Your Own Bushfoods’ by Keith and Irene Smith (New Holland Publishers, $24.95) $24.95
1 copy ‘The Still-Burning Bush’ by Stephen Pyne (Scribe, $22) $22
1 copy ‘The Water Dreamers - The Remarkable History of Our Dry Continent’ by Michael Cathcart (Text Publishing, $34.95) $34.95