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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)

Presenting New Zealand, An Illustrated History •  Philip Temple
HISTORY • 2009 • PAPER • 160 PAGES
Organized from North to South , not Stone Age to now, 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)

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, $15.00)

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)

New Zealand Map •   HEMA Maps
2006 • MAP
This handy, double-sided map (1:1,600,000) includes city maps of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin. One Side. 39x27 inches. (NZL09, $10.95)

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Christchurch Map •   HEMA Maps • Including a regional map on the reverse at a scale of 1:350,000. (NZL84, $10.95)

South Island Map •   HEMA Maps • A map of New Zealand's South Island at the scale of 1:1,000,000. (NZL24, $10.95)

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)

Culture Smart! New Zealand •  Peter Oettli • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (NZL75, $13.55)

Lonely Planet Cycling New Zealand •   Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • This practical, cycle-themed guide offers the usual excellent Lonely Planet detail on where to stay and eat -- plus 40 spectacular coastal, mountain and ranch rides all the way from the North to the South. (NZL111, $24.99)

National Geographic New Zealand •  Peter Turner •  Colin Monteath • GUIDEBOOK • This compact, abundantly illustrated guide introduces the history, culture and nature of New Zealand with excellent essays, maps and color photography. (NZL99, $25.95)

Tramping in New Zealand •   Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A thorough guide to hiking in New Zealand, featuring descriptions of 50 multi-day treks, dozens of two-color topographic maps, and good information on getting the most out of your adventures. (NZL10, $21.99)

Wallpaper City Guide Auckland •   Wallpaper Magazine • GUIDEBOOK • Auckland is the latest city to join the series of stylish guides to shops, restaurants and lodging. (NZL86, $8.95)

A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands •  John Chambers • HISTORY • A brisk portrait of New Zealand, and its culture, economy and society, this concise history also covers the settlement of the Pacific Islands. (NZL60, $14.95)

Whale Rider •  Niki Caro • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)

Maori Tattooing •  H.G. Robley • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)

Kiwi Tracks •  Andrew Stevenson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Stevenson begins amidst the snow and cold on the mountains of New Zealand's South Island and slowly ventures northward to the tropics in this personal account of a four-month solo trek. (NZL30, $12.95)

Slipping Into Paradise, Why I Live in New Zealand •  Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)

Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance •  Lloyd Jones • LITERATURE • Dancing between New Zealand and Buenos Aires and ranging over decades, tango is the leitmotif of this earlier novel by Lloyd Jones, published here for the first time, author of Mister Pip. Like Mr. Pip, this compact, seductive novel concerns the power of storytelling. (NZL101, $12.00)

Once Were Warriors •  Alan Duff • LITERATURE • This controversial best-selling novel follows the fate of a Maori woman in what appears to be modern-day Auckland, an insightful look at social problems of the Maori in contemporary New Zealand. (NZL19, $14.00)

Stories •  Katherine Mansfield • LITERATURE • The three marvelous, long stories in this collection constitute the beginnings of a novel based on Mansfield's childhood in Wellington. (NZL55, $14.95)

The Bone People •  Keri Hulme • LITERATURE • Set in modern day South Island, this Booker Prize-winning novel brings together three troubled individuals who represent New Zealand's Maori and European traditions. (NZL02, $16.00)

New Zealand, A Natural History •  Tui De Roy •  Mark Jones • NATURAL HISTORY • Having relocated many years ago to the beaches of Golden Bay on the North Island, Tui and Mark present the wildlife, habitats and splendor of their homeland in this photographic celebration. (NZL76, $40.00)

Wild Fiordland •  Neville Peat • NATURAL HISTORY • This comprehensive overview of the natural history of New Zealand's Fiordland features maps, lively essays and 200 color photographs. (NZL06, $39.95)

Field Guide to the Wildlife of New Zealand •  Julian Fitter • FIELD GUIDE • 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)

The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand •  Barrie Heather • FIELD GUIDE • The revised compact edition of the classic field guide, featuring 74 color plates by Derek Onley. (NZL05, $70.00)

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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)
	Presenting New Zealand, An Illustrated History • Philip Temple HISTORY • 2009 • PAPER • 160 PAGES Organized from North to South , not Stone Age to now, 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)
	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, $15.00)
	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)
	New Zealand Map • HEMA Maps 2006 • MAP This handy, double-sided map (1:1,600,000) includes city maps of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin. One Side. 39x27 inches. (NZL09, $10.95)

	Christchurch Map • HEMA Maps • Including a regional map on the reverse at a scale of 1:350,000. (NZL84, $10.95)
	South Island Map • HEMA Maps • A map of New Zealand's South Island at the scale of 1:1,000,000. (NZL24, $10.95)
	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)
	Culture Smart! New Zealand • Peter Oettli • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (NZL75, $13.55)
	Lonely Planet Cycling New Zealand • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • This practical, cycle-themed guide offers the usual excellent Lonely Planet detail on where to stay and eat -- plus 40 spectacular coastal, mountain and ranch rides all the way from the North to the South. (NZL111, $24.99)
	National Geographic New Zealand • Peter Turner • Colin Monteath • GUIDEBOOK • This compact, abundantly illustrated guide introduces the history, culture and nature of New Zealand with excellent essays, maps and color photography. (NZL99, $25.95)
	Tramping in New Zealand • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A thorough guide to hiking in New Zealand, featuring descriptions of 50 multi-day treks, dozens of two-color topographic maps, and good information on getting the most out of your adventures. (NZL10, $21.99)
	Wallpaper City Guide Auckland • Wallpaper Magazine • GUIDEBOOK • Auckland is the latest city to join the series of stylish guides to shops, restaurants and lodging. (NZL86, $8.95)
	A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands • John Chambers • HISTORY • A brisk portrait of New Zealand, and its culture, economy and society, this concise history also covers the settlement of the Pacific Islands. (NZL60, $14.95)
	Whale Rider • Niki Caro • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)
	Maori Tattooing • H.G. Robley • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)
	Kiwi Tracks • Andrew Stevenson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Stevenson begins amidst the snow and cold on the mountains of New Zealand's South Island and slowly ventures northward to the tropics in this personal account of a four-month solo trek. (NZL30, $12.95)
	Slipping Into Paradise, Why I Live in New Zealand • Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
	Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance • Lloyd Jones • LITERATURE • Dancing between New Zealand and Buenos Aires and ranging over decades, tango is the leitmotif of this earlier novel by Lloyd Jones, published here for the first time, author of Mister Pip. Like Mr. Pip, this compact, seductive novel concerns the power of storytelling. (NZL101, $12.00)
	Once Were Warriors • Alan Duff • LITERATURE • This controversial best-selling novel follows the fate of a Maori woman in what appears to be modern-day Auckland, an insightful look at social problems of the Maori in contemporary New Zealand. (NZL19, $14.00)
	Stories • Katherine Mansfield • LITERATURE • The three marvelous, long stories in this collection constitute the beginnings of a novel based on Mansfield's childhood in Wellington. (NZL55, $14.95)
	The Bone People • Keri Hulme • LITERATURE • Set in modern day South Island, this Booker Prize-winning novel brings together three troubled individuals who represent New Zealand's Maori and European traditions. (NZL02, $16.00)
	New Zealand, A Natural History • Tui De Roy • Mark Jones • NATURAL HISTORY • Having relocated many years ago to the beaches of Golden Bay on the North Island, Tui and Mark present the wildlife, habitats and splendor of their homeland in this photographic celebration. (NZL76, $40.00)
	Wild Fiordland • Neville Peat • NATURAL HISTORY • This comprehensive overview of the natural history of New Zealand's Fiordland features maps, lively essays and 200 color photographs. (NZL06, $39.95)
	Field Guide to the Wildlife of New Zealand • Julian Fitter • FIELD GUIDE • 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)
	The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand • Barrie Heather • FIELD GUIDE • The revised compact edition of the classic field guide, featuring 74 color plates by Derek Onley. (NZL05, $70.00)