Oceania in Time-Lapse: Mapping the Story of Life Down Under

It's the thrill of discovering new landscapes; the exhilaration of understanding them; the marvels under every overturned stone, from the least conspicuous bryophyte to the most elusive bird to the grandest glacier... Drawing on adventures and research in New Zealand, Australia and Polynesia, the author celebrates how enriching an intellectual engagement with the land beneath our feet can be. Once we reach a certain intimacy with a place, its story and our part in it flows together in marvelous coherence; this is the adventure of learning. Wander begets wonder, and vice versa. Both fuel each other. Interspersed with stories, histories, and photographs, "Oceania in Time-Lapse" is not only for those captivated by life Down Under, but for everyone who finds sustaining nourishment in the fruits of nature, travel, and adventure.