Feral Future. The Untold Story of Australia's Exotic Invaders
There is good cross-referencing from one entry to another which makes it easier to get to information through different paths of entry into the dictionary. This work will be of long lasting value because it contains many entries that are not defined in any standard dictionary. The author states “To compile a dictionary, one must surely have extraordinary good reasons for engaging all in such an arduous labour, since this requires industry, meticulous care and expenditure of many hours of precious time.” Many people will be grateful and make use of the “arduous labour” of George Hocking. He has produced a truly useful work of reference that fills a major gap. It would now be nice to see this work on an interactive CD-ROM which would make the information it contains even more accessible.