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SMITHSONIAN JOURNEYS
New Zealand
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/O41034. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 5 items are available
for $89, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXNZL88) |
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Eyewitness Guide New Zealand
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
This superb illustrated guide to New Zealand from the Eyewitness series features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(NZL45, $25.00) |
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A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands
• John Chambers
HISTORY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
A concise, generous overview of the region, organized chronologically, and including line drawings and maps. While a great deal of the book focuses on New Zealand, there is also ample coverage of the South Pacific.
(NZL60, $16.95) |
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Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All
• Christina Thompson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2009 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
In this endearing, offbeat memoir, Christina Thompson effortlessly alternates tales of mostly disastrous early encounters with the Maori (she's an anthropologist) and the story of the love of her life, Seven, the Maori she married. Her title is taken from what "Darwin said that Cook said the Maori's said at that interesting moment when Europeans first appeared." What probably actually transpired on that fateful day in 1769 at the Bay of Isles was more complex.
(NZL96, $16.00) |
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New Zealand Wildlife
• Julian Fitter
FIELD GUIDE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
• NEW
Julian Fitter's splendid introduction to the nature and wildlife of New Zealand features succinct chapters on geography and geology, history, habitats and wildlife, along with hundreds of color photographs. Fitter (Wildlife of the Galapagos) and Tui de Roy, who contributed many of the photographs, also collaborated on Albatross, Their World, Their Ways.
(NZL97, $25.99) |
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New Zealand Map
• National Geographic
2011 •
MAP
• BEST SELLER
This handy, double-sided map (1:1,100,000), printed on water- and tear-resistant paper, includes inset maps of the Sub-Antarctic islands and an index. Published in conjunction with Reise Know-How and the World Mapping Project, this is one of a growing series of National Geographic Adventure Maps. One Side. 39x27 inches.
(NZL09, $11.95) |
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Also Recommended
A Personal Kiwi-Yankee Dictionary
• Louis Leland
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Take this book with you on your trip to help you untangle the sometimes perplexing and colorful local idioms.
(NZL13, $7.95)
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Culture Smart! New Zealand
• Peter Oettli
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(NZL75, $9.95)
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National Geographic New Zealand
• Peter Turner
• Colin Monteath
• GUIDEBOOK
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This compact, abundantly illustrated guide introduces the history, culture and nature of New Zealand with excellent essays, maps and color photography.
(NZL99, $25.95)
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Presenting New Zealand, An Illustrated History
• Philip Temple
• HISTORY
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Organized from North to South, this oversized paperback, featuring large, full-color archival illustrations on every page, is a profile of the island nation, its history, people and nature.
(NZL106, $39.99)
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Whale Rider
• Niki Caro
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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The acclaimed screen adaptation of the novel by Witi Ihimaera about a girl in a New Zealand village and her relationship with a whale.
(NZL70, $26.95)
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Maori Tattooing
• H.G. Robley
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A new unabridged edition of the classic, illustrated sourcebook on Maori tattooing (moko), first published in 1896. The author pays scrupulous attention to the intricate patterns, design and cultural meaning of traditional Maori tattoos.
(NZL67, $12.95)
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Slipping Into Paradise, Why I Live in New Zealand
• Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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In this far-ranging travelogue, Masson (who wrote a series of books on the emotional lives of animals) combines his travels and tales with history, riffs on the kiwis, nature and society.
(NZL69, $14.95)
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Stories
• Katherine Mansfield
• LITERATURE
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The three marvelous, long stories in this collection constitute the beginnings of a novel based on Mansfield's childhood in Wellington.
(NZL55, $14.95)
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The Bone People
• Keri Hulme
• LITERATURE
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Set on the South Island, this powerful novel brings together three troubled individuals who represent Maori and European traditions in contemporary New Zealand.
(NZL02, $16.00)
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Wild Fiordland
• Neville Peat
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This comprehensive overview of the natural history of New Zealand's Fiordland features maps, lively essays and 200 color photographs.
(NZL06, $39.95)
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Field Guide to the Wildlife of New Zealand
• Julian Fitter
• FIELD GUIDE
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Geared for the field, this compact photographic guide covers the flora and fauna the traveler is most likely to encounter in succinct detail.
(NZL114, $32.95)
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The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand
• Barrie Heather
• FIELD GUIDE
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The revised compact edition of the classic field guide, featuring 74 color plates by Derek Onley.
(NZL05, $70.00)
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