Reddit mentions of Burning Bush: A Fire History of Australia (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

That's really cool! So are you in the Australian mining industry? (I've a cousin at a mine near Alice Springs)

I did a quick look, and found this:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Burning-Bush-Australia-Weyerhaeuser-Environmental/dp/0295976772/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1373302801&sr=8-5&keywords=stephen+pyne+fire

I guess you guys don't have amazon down there, but at least you can identify the book this way. I didn't know Pyne had written a book specific to Australia, since in my courses we were assigned his Fire: A Brief History, which is sort of thematic world history of fire. I've also got his Vestal Fire, about the role of fire in the long-run of the European colonial encounter with the rest of the world. But, the guy wrote about this his whole career and he was quite prolific, so I guess it's no surprise that he's got something Australia-specific. I recall him being quite readable, so don't worry about it being full of jargon or anything.

And, lastly, it's great to have earth scientists around these parts, there's so much interesting stuff in those fields. If I hadn't gone into history (or one or two other things) I think I might have liked some kind of earth science.

Cheers