{"product_id":"the-last-snow-gum-loving-and-saving-the-most-precious-tree-on-earth-and-ourselves-9780733654848","title":"The Last Snow Gum: Loving and saving the most precious tree on Earth, and ourselves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSnow gums are the most beautiful trees on Earth. But they're vanishing quickly. In this stunning new book, bestselling author Anthony Sharwood and climate activist Anna Langford help us view Australia's unique high country with fresh eyes, show us what's being lost, what can be saved - and how we might just save ourselves in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Anthony Sharwood, the bestselling author of From \u003ci\u003eSnow to Ash\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKosciuszko\u003c\/i\u003e, and Anna Langford, an exciting new voice in nature writing, comes the detailed and fascinating story of snow gums and the people trying to save them. This is an Australian story - and it's also a global story. Because snow gums are the canary in the global climate coalmine.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the fate of this one exquisite mountain tree species which exists in a small corner of the flattest, driest inhabited continent on Earth, we gain a terrifying snapshot of the future of biodiversity across the world.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet this is also a story of hope and inspiration - and phenomenal, unearthly, impossible beauty. This highly readable and compelling book shows why snow gums must be saved at all costs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause if we save snow gums, we might just save ourselves too.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780733654848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 29 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Sydney, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 300\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Sharwood (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anthony Sharwood is a bestselling author and Walkley Award-winning journalist. In 2020, he released the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eFrom Snow to Ash\u003c\/i\u003e, a love letter to the Australian High Country written after walking the Australian Alps Walking Track. In 2021, he explored the passionate environmental and cultural battle over Australia's wild horses in \u003ci\u003eThe Brumby Wars\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2025, \u003ci\u003eKosciuszko\u003c\/i\u003e won third place in the Polish Government's inaugural Best History Book competition.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Langford (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anna Langford is a climate and social justice campaigner. She has been part of Friends of the Earth Melbourne since she was 16, when she joined the campaign to ban fracking in Victoria. Anna is also active in Earthworker Cooperative and has been involved in the union movement since 2018, when she helped secure an early victory in the campaign against wage theft. When she clocks off she enjoys backcountry skiing, hiking, writing, cooking, and maintaining a partially successful veggie garden.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Anthony Sharwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574456946905,"sku":"9780733654848","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780733654848.jpg?v=1790775025","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-last-snow-gum-loving-and-saving-the-most-precious-tree-on-earth-and-ourselves-9780733654848","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}