Throwim Way Leg

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Throwim Way Leg
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First edition
Author Tim Flannery
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
Publisher Text Publishing
Publication date
1998
Publication place Australia
Pages326
ISBN 1876485191

Throwim Way Leg is a 1998 book written by Australian scientist Tim Flannery. It documents Flannery's experiences conducting scientific research in the highlands of Papua New Guinea and Indonesian Western New Guinea. The book describes the flora and fauna of the island and the cultures of its various peoples. The title is an anglicised spelling of the New Guinean Pidgin "Tromoi Lek," to go on a journey. [1]

Flannery recounts his 15 trips to New Guinea beginning in 1981, when he was aged 26. He identifies at least 17 previously undescribed species during this period. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Flannery, Tim (1998). Throwim Way Leg: An Adventure (trade paperback, index, colour photographs, 326 pp.). Melbourne: Text Publishing. ISBN   1876485191.
  2. ↑ Bruckner, D. J. R. (7 March 1999). "There Goes the Neighborhood". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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