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Fodor's Exploring Australia •  Michael Ivory
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 288 PAGES
This excellent, up-to-date guide will take you Down Under with ease -- and style. With maps, illustrations and unusually solid information on features of cultural, historical and natural interest. (AUS29, $22.00)

Eyewitness Guide New Zealand •   Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • 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)

In a Sunburned Country •  Bill Bryson
TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2001 • PAPER • 307 PAGES • FAVORITE
Nothing seems to deter the intrepid, ever-resourceful Bill Bryson -- and all the better for his many readers. Here he revels in Australia's eccentric characters, dangerous flora and fauna, and other oddities. As has become his custom, he also effortlessly imparts much history in this wildly funny book. Included at the end is a short bibliography. (AUS83, $14.95)

Australia Map •   ITMB
2007 • MAP
A large, double-sided map of Australia, at an excellent scale of 1:3,600,000. National parks, reserves and roads are all clearly marked. With some topographic relief and city plans of major urban centers. (AUS23, $11.95)

New Zealand Map •   World Mapping Project
2006 • MAP
A map of New Zealand, at a scale of 1:1,000,000, featuring topographical detail. (NZL09, $9.99)

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A Personal Kiwi-Yankee Dictionary •  Louis Leland • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • Take this book with you on your trip to help you untangle the sometimes perplexing and colorful local idioms. (NZL13, $7.95)

Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide •  Hannah Robinson • GUIDEBOOK • A handbook and guide to wildlife, habitats and travel in Australia with 400 color photographs and excellent descriptive information on birds, mammals and other creatures. (AUS128, $23.95)

Fodor's Sydney's 25 Best •   Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • This shirt-pocket guide includes a map. (AUS166, $11.95)

Lonely Planet Melbourne •   Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A travel guide to Melbourne and surroundings with excellent maps and plenty of practical information. (AUS73, $19.99)

A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands •  John Chambers • HISTORY • Organized chronologically, this concise overview includes line drawings, maps and ample coverage of the South Pacific. (NZL60, $14.95)

Cultural Atlas of Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific •  Richard Nile •  Christian Clerk • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This handsome volume weaves together history, geography, archaeology, and the arts, covering the Australasian region from prehistory up to the founding of the modern nations. Features hundreds of illustrations. (AUS09, $50.00)

The Fatal Shore •  Robert Hughes • HISTORY • FAVORITE • In this celebrated social history, both scholarly and entertaining, Hughes traces the fate of those who were transported to the penal colonies of Australia between 1787 and 1868. It's an engaging popular account, drawn from the experiences of the colonists themselves. (AUS04, $18.95)

The Songlines •  Bruce Chatwin • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • FAVORITE • Chatwin transforms a journey through the outback into an exhilarating, semi-fictional meditation on our place in the world. (AUS01, $15.00)

Aboriginal Art •  Wally Caruana • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This well illustrated survey focuses on the spiritual and geographic sources of art and ritual traditions in Australia. With 187 well produced black-and-white and color illustrations. (AUS14, $14.95)

Kiwi Tracks, A New Zealand Journey •  Andrew Stevenson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An account of a four-month solo trek through New Zealand, drawing on the author's background in biology and anthropology. Stevenson begins amidst the snow and cold on the mountains of New Zealand's South Island and slowly ventures northward to the tropics. (NZL30, $12.95)

My Place •  Sally Morgan • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A deeply moving autobiography of three generations in Australia, which artfully evokes aboriginal culture. Morgan, who spent her childhood in Perth, didn't discover her Aboriginal background until she was in her teens. (AUS19, $19.95)

The Road from Coorain •  Jill Ker Conway • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An absorbing account of a young rural girl's coming of age in post-war Sydney. Conway paints a vivid picture of isolation and beauty -- and of the challenges of a bright, ambitious woman growing up Australian. (AUS03, $12.95)

Stories •  Katherine Mansfield • LITERATURE • This collection includes three marvelous, long pieces which together constitute the beginnings of an unfinished novel based on Mansfield's childhood in Wellington, New Zealand in the 1890s. (NZL55, $14.95)

The Bone is Pointed •  Arthur Upfield • MYSTERY • This Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte mystery finds the half-Aborigine detective in the place he knows best, the Australian outback, where he is investigating the disappearance of a local scoundrel. (AUS171, $14.95)

The Bone People •  Keri Hulme • LITERATURE • Set in modern day South Island, this lyrical novel brings together three troubled individuals who represent New Zealand's varied Maori and European traditions. Winner of the Booker Prize. (NZL02, $15.00)

The Nutmeg of Consolation •  Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • This 14th installment in the Aubrey/Maturin Series finds Captain Aubrey and his crew shipwrecked and finding their way to the penal colony at Botany Bay, the notorious first European settlement in Australia. (AUS17, $13.95)

Travelers' Tales Australia, True Stories of Life Down Under •  Larry Habegger •  Amy G. Carlson • LITERATURE • An excellent introduction to the people, culture and traditions of Australia as seen through the eyes of mostly contemporary writers. Organized thematically, it includes articles and excerpts on the Great Barrier Reef, the outback, the Nullarbor Plateau and Bondi Beach. (AUS86, $18.95)

Whale Rider •  Witi Ihimaera • LITERATURE • A magical, mythical novella about a young Maori girl and her attempts to honor the traditions of her ancestors. Based loosely on Ihimaera's youth in a Maori village. (NZL64, $8.00)

Australia, Land Beyond Time •  Rex Morrison • NATURAL HISTORY • An illustrated overview of Australia, its geology, evolution, culture and wildlife. With an informative text, timeline, maps and 300 color photographs by author and Sydney-resident Rex Morrison. A companion book to the IMAX film of the same name. (AUS163, $37.95)

Australia: The East, Travellers' Wildlife Guides •  Les Beletsky • FIELD GUIDE • Featuring 650 full-color illustrations of common fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and birds of Australia, and an overview of parks and preserves including the Great Barrier Reef. (AUS167, $29.95)

Australian Birds •   Pocket Naturalist • FIELD GUIDE • A laminated card featuring commonly encountered Australian birds. (AUS99, $5.95)

Australian Wildlife •  Raymond Leung •  James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This illustrated fold-out guide features almost 150 species of Australian animals. Laminated and pocket-sized. (AUS111, $5.95)

The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand •  Derek Onley •  Barrie Heather •  Hugh Robertson • FIELD GUIDE • A field guide featuring 74 color plates. Brief descriptions, range maps and illustrations are integrated on facing pages for easy reference. (NZL05, $59.95)

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	Fodor's Exploring Australia • Michael Ivory GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 288 PAGES This excellent, up-to-date guide will take you Down Under with ease -- and style. With maps, illustrations and unusually solid information on features of cultural, historical and natural interest. (AUS29, $22.00)
	Eyewitness Guide New Zealand • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • 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)
	In a Sunburned Country • Bill Bryson TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2001 • PAPER • 307 PAGES • FAVORITE Nothing seems to deter the intrepid, ever-resourceful Bill Bryson -- and all the better for his many readers. Here he revels in Australia's eccentric characters, dangerous flora and fauna, and other oddities. As has become his custom, he also effortlessly imparts much history in this wildly funny book. Included at the end is a short bibliography. (AUS83, $14.95)
	Australia Map • ITMB 2007 • MAP A large, double-sided map of Australia, at an excellent scale of 1:3,600,000. National parks, reserves and roads are all clearly marked. With some topographic relief and city plans of major urban centers. (AUS23, $11.95)
	New Zealand Map • World Mapping Project 2006 • MAP A map of New Zealand, at a scale of 1:1,000,000, featuring topographical detail. (NZL09, $9.99)

	A Personal Kiwi-Yankee Dictionary • Louis Leland • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • Take this book with you on your trip to help you untangle the sometimes perplexing and colorful local idioms. (NZL13, $7.95)
	Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide • Hannah Robinson • GUIDEBOOK • A handbook and guide to wildlife, habitats and travel in Australia with 400 color photographs and excellent descriptive information on birds, mammals and other creatures. (AUS128, $23.95)
	Fodor's Sydney's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • This shirt-pocket guide includes a map. (AUS166, $11.95)
	Lonely Planet Melbourne • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A travel guide to Melbourne and surroundings with excellent maps and plenty of practical information. (AUS73, $19.99)
	A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands • John Chambers • HISTORY • Organized chronologically, this concise overview includes line drawings, maps and ample coverage of the South Pacific. (NZL60, $14.95)
	Cultural Atlas of Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific • Richard Nile • Christian Clerk • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This handsome volume weaves together history, geography, archaeology, and the arts, covering the Australasian region from prehistory up to the founding of the modern nations. Features hundreds of illustrations. (AUS09, $50.00)
	The Fatal Shore • Robert Hughes • HISTORY • FAVORITE • In this celebrated social history, both scholarly and entertaining, Hughes traces the fate of those who were transported to the penal colonies of Australia between 1787 and 1868. It's an engaging popular account, drawn from the experiences of the colonists themselves. (AUS04, $18.95)
	The Songlines • Bruce Chatwin • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • FAVORITE • Chatwin transforms a journey through the outback into an exhilarating, semi-fictional meditation on our place in the world. (AUS01, $15.00)
	Aboriginal Art • Wally Caruana • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This well illustrated survey focuses on the spiritual and geographic sources of art and ritual traditions in Australia. With 187 well produced black-and-white and color illustrations. (AUS14, $14.95)
	Kiwi Tracks, A New Zealand Journey • Andrew Stevenson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An account of a four-month solo trek through New Zealand, drawing on the author's background in biology and anthropology. Stevenson begins amidst the snow and cold on the mountains of New Zealand's South Island and slowly ventures northward to the tropics. (NZL30, $12.95)
	My Place • Sally Morgan • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A deeply moving autobiography of three generations in Australia, which artfully evokes aboriginal culture. Morgan, who spent her childhood in Perth, didn't discover her Aboriginal background until she was in her teens. (AUS19, $19.95)
	The Road from Coorain • Jill Ker Conway • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An absorbing account of a young rural girl's coming of age in post-war Sydney. Conway paints a vivid picture of isolation and beauty -- and of the challenges of a bright, ambitious woman growing up Australian. (AUS03, $12.95)
	Stories • Katherine Mansfield • LITERATURE • This collection includes three marvelous, long pieces which together constitute the beginnings of an unfinished novel based on Mansfield's childhood in Wellington, New Zealand in the 1890s. (NZL55, $14.95)
	The Bone is Pointed • Arthur Upfield • MYSTERY • This Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte mystery finds the half-Aborigine detective in the place he knows best, the Australian outback, where he is investigating the disappearance of a local scoundrel. (AUS171, $14.95)
	The Bone People • Keri Hulme • LITERATURE • Set in modern day South Island, this lyrical novel brings together three troubled individuals who represent New Zealand's varied Maori and European traditions. Winner of the Booker Prize. (NZL02, $15.00)
	The Nutmeg of Consolation • Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • This 14th installment in the Aubrey/Maturin Series finds Captain Aubrey and his crew shipwrecked and finding their way to the penal colony at Botany Bay, the notorious first European settlement in Australia. (AUS17, $13.95)
	Travelers' Tales Australia, True Stories of Life Down Under • Larry Habegger • Amy G. Carlson • LITERATURE • An excellent introduction to the people, culture and traditions of Australia as seen through the eyes of mostly contemporary writers. Organized thematically, it includes articles and excerpts on the Great Barrier Reef, the outback, the Nullarbor Plateau and Bondi Beach. (AUS86, $18.95)
	Whale Rider • Witi Ihimaera • LITERATURE • A magical, mythical novella about a young Maori girl and her attempts to honor the traditions of her ancestors. Based loosely on Ihimaera's youth in a Maori village. (NZL64, $8.00)
	Australia, Land Beyond Time • Rex Morrison • NATURAL HISTORY • An illustrated overview of Australia, its geology, evolution, culture and wildlife. With an informative text, timeline, maps and 300 color photographs by author and Sydney-resident Rex Morrison. A companion book to the IMAX film of the same name. (AUS163, $37.95)
	Australia: The East, Travellers' Wildlife Guides • Les Beletsky • FIELD GUIDE • Featuring 650 full-color illustrations of common fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and birds of Australia, and an overview of parks and preserves including the Great Barrier Reef. (AUS167, $29.95)
	Australian Birds • Pocket Naturalist • FIELD GUIDE • A laminated card featuring commonly encountered Australian birds. (AUS99, $5.95)
	Australian Wildlife • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This illustrated fold-out guide features almost 150 species of Australian animals. Laminated and pocket-sized. (AUS111, $5.95)
	The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand • Derek Onley • Barrie Heather • Hugh Robertson • FIELD GUIDE • A field guide featuring 74 color plates. Brief descriptions, range maps and illustrations are integrated on facing pages for easy reference. (NZL05, $59.95)