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Adventuring in New Zealand, The Sierra Club Travel Guide to the Pearl of the Pacific  •  Margaret Jefferies   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An overview of the culture, geography and especially the natural history of New Zealand, suitable for anyone with an interest in the outdoors. Includes 25 maps and 15 illustrations. (NZL11, $20.00)
 
 
Albatrosses  •  W. L. N. Tickell   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A complete and illustrated account of the albatross by British biologist naturalist W.L.N. Tickell. Organized geographically, he covers the biology and natural history of all 13 species of Diomedeidae, the most oceanic of birds. (FG49, $75.00)
 
 
Auckland Map  •   Periplus Maps   • REFERENCE  •  A city map of Auckland. (NZL27, $8.95)
 
 
Best, A New Zealand Compendium  •  Ella Griffiths   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This excellent guide to the region is both useful and stylish. It offers up-to-date travel information, a succinct overview of the country and its sights, and good maps. (NZL80, $19.95)
 
 
Between Worlds, Early Exchanges Between Maori and Europeans, 1773-1815  •  Anne Salmond   • HISTORY  •  The second volume in Salmond's academic study of early encounters between Europeans and New Zealand's Maoris. (NZL37, $40.00)
 
 
Captain James Cook  •  Richard Hough   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A vividly written narrative of the life and three great voyages of Captain Cook. This fine book includes a gripping account of his discoveries throughout the Pacific. (PAC24, $50.00)
 
 
A Concise History of New Zealand  •  Philippa Mein Smith   • HISTORY  •  This well-written pocket history covers the history and development of New Zealand from its beginnings to the 21st century. (NZL79, $24.99)
 
 
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)
 
 
Culture Smart! New Zealand  •  Peter Oettli   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (NZL75, $9.95)
 
 
Dogside Story  •  Patricia Grace   • LITERATURE  •  Grace writes with ease and style about a man struggling for custody of his daughter in a Maori community on New Zealand's east cape. (NZL98, $13.95)
 
 
Erewhon  •  Samuel Butler  •  Peter Mudford   • LITERATURE  •  Butler's classic Victorian novel inspired by his experiences in 1860s New Zealand. A satirical account of a journey to an upside-down country at the end of the world, where sick people are thrown in jail and murderers are taken to the hospital. (NZL65, $14.00)
 
 
Fiordland Underwater, New Zealand's Hidden Wilderness  •  Paddy Ryan  •  Chris Paulin   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  (NZL58, $34.95)
 
 
Fodor's Exploring New Zealand  •   Fodor's Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Italy and its attractions for visitors. Featuring separate sections on suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (NZL90, $22.00)
 
 
Fodor's New Zealand  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide featuring suggested itineraries, restaurants, shops and hotels. (NZL56, $22.95)
 
 
Frommer's New Zealand  •  Adrienne Rewi   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (NZL85, $21.99)
 
 
The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People  •  Tim F. Flannery   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An engaging ecological history of Australasia, focusing on human impact on local environments and animal populations in the recent geologic past. (AUS48, $16.00)
 
 
Gap in Nature, Discovering the World's Extinct Animals  •  Tim F. Flannery  •  Peter Schouten   • SCIENCE  •  An illustrated, informative tribute to 103 species that have perished in the last 500 years. (SCI55, $34.95)
 
 
The Garden Party and Other Stories  •  Katherine Mansfield   • LITERATURE  •  This collection of short stories, the last in a distinguished career, features many tales set in Wellington, where Mansfield lived before moving to England in 1909. (NZL23, $14.00)
 
 
Great Southern Landings, An Anthology of Antipodean Travel  •  Jan Bassett   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Ranging from travel accounts to flights of fantastic adventure, these tales provide a cultural portrait of Australia and New Zealand over the last four centuries. (AUS63, $45.00)
 
 
The Happy Isles of Oceania, Paddling the Pacific  •  Paul Theroux   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  Here's Theroux at his wickedly funny and open-minded best. The peripatetic author flies off to Australia and New Zealand with a kayak and ends up exploring much of Melanesia and Polynesia, including Tonga, Fiji and the Marquesas. (PAC03, $15.95)
 
 
The History of New Zealand  •  Tom Brooking   • HISTORY  •  A compact, authoritative history of New Zeland geared for university students. The author is a professor of history at the University of Otago. (NZL73, $49.95)
 
 
How to Gaze at the Southern Stars  •  Richard Hall   • SCIENCE  •  From the Southern Cross to the mysterious dark companions of the Dog Stars, the constellations in this guide will help readers see the night sky in a whole new way, allowing them to enjoy the vast beauty of the solar system. (NZL81, $14.95)
 
 
Insight Guide New Zealand  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A profusely illustrated overview of New Zealand, featuring concise essays by well-regarded authors on natural history, politics, and culture. It also includes hundreds of photos and maps, along with some limited practical information. (NZL17, $22.95)
 
 
Joseph Banks, A Life  •  Patrick O'Brian   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A biography of naturalist and explorer Joseph Banks. (AUS47, $18.00)
 
 
Kiwis Might Fly  •  Polly Evans   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The author of Fried Eggs With Chopsticks (CHN362) motorcycles through the island in search of the roots of New Zealand culture -- and New Zealand men. (NZL77, $13.00)
 
 
Let's Go New Zealand  •   Let's Go   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A volume in the popular series of budget travel guides. (NZL83, $21.99)
 
 
Lonely Planet New Zealand  •   Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The most comprehensive guide to New Zealand, this hefty book includes maps, a new color section on flora and fauna, and an extensive overview of the culture, history and nature of the archipelago. (NZL21, $25.99)
 
 
Making Peoples, A History of the New Zealanders from Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century  •  James Belich   • HISTORY  •  A social history of the Maori from pre-contact to the late 19th century. With its wide, yet detailed focus, this book gives the reader a glimpse into the social forces that have formed the Maori, including the tremendous impact of colonization. (NZL07, $20.00)
 
 
Miles from Nowhere, A Round the World Bicycle Adventure  •  Barbara Savage   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A beginning cyclist covers 23,000 miles and 25 countries in two years. (BCY02, $16.95)
 
 
Moon Handbook New Zealand  •  Jane King   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An up-to-date, practical guide to destinations in New Zealand, packed with dozens of maps and focusing on the outdoors. (NZL01, $19.95)
 
 
National Geographic Traveler New Zealand  •  Peter Turner  •  Colin Monteath   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN FEBRUARY  •  A compact guide featuring National Geographic's usual attention to maps and color photography. (NZL99, $25.95)
 
 
New Zealand  •  Colin Monteath   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An introduction to culture and natural history of New Zealand through hundreds of color photographs. (NZL78, $9.95)
 
 
New Zealand Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A laminated, double-sided traveler's map at a scale of 1: 3,000,000. (NZL88, $10.95)
 
 
North Island New Zealand Map  •   HEMA Maps    •  A reference map of New Zealand's North Island at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (NZL74, $10.95)
 
 
Odyssey Guide New Zealand  •  Elisabeth Booz   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An illustrated, literate guide to New Zealand and its attractions for the visitor, much enhanced by color photography and maps. Compact, but includes background on culture and natural history. (NZL20, $21.95)
 
 
The Oxford Illustrated History of New Zealand  •  Keith Sinclair   • HISTORY  •  An illustrated history of New Zealand up through the 1990s. (NZL40, $65.00)
 
 
Paradise Reforged: A History of the New Zealanders From the 1880s to the Year 2000  •  James Belich   • HISTORY  •  The continuation of Belich's Making People (NZL07), a lively, provocative history of New Zealand and its people, Maori and European. Organized chronologically, he addresses both economic and social history, looking at ties with Britain, reliance on sheep, the environment and other topics. (NZL59, $40.00)
 
 
Penguins  •  Lloyd Spencer David  •  Martin Renner   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A concise, comprehensive overview of the penguins, their evolution, ecology and behavior. (ANT207, $45.00)
 
 
The Reservoir, Stories and Sketches  •  Janet Frame   • LITERATURE  •  A collection of various writing from New Zealand's Janet Frame. (NZL41, $10.95)
 
 
Rough Guides New Zealand 25 Ultimate Experiences  •   Rough Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Subtitled Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, these colorful pocket guides, 25 in all, published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rough Guides, celebrate remarkable, not-to-be-missed things to do and places to go, certain to inspire. (NZL82, $5.99)
 
 
The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean  •  Paddy Ryan  •  Peter Atkinson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The best-selling, take-along guide to coral reefs, coral reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific. With 200 color photographs. (DIV18, $19.95)
 
 
South Island Map  •   HEMA Maps    •  A map of New Zealand's South Island at the scale of 1:1,000,000. (NZL24, $10.95)
 
 
Southern Exposure  •  Chris Duff   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Subtitled "A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand's South Island." (NZL63, $17.95)
 
 
Southern Land, Southern People  •  Neville Peat   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A short, illustrated overview of the people, geology, fossil record, climate, and the flora and fauna of southern New Zealand with a focus on the Otago Region. (NZL66, $14.95)
 
 
Southern Night Sky  •   Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A glow in the dark laminated card showing the most conspicuous stars, constellations and celestial objects of the Southern Hemisphere. (SCI30, $5.95)
 
 
The Southern Sky Guide  •  David Ellyard   • SCIENCE  •  A primer of the southern sky for the amateur astronomer. With 24 outstanding charts by Wil Tirion and an introductory chapter on skywatching. (SCI05, $16.99)
 
 
Spinners  •  Antony McCarten   • LITERATURE  •  A striking and imaginative debut novel from New Zealand playwright Antony McCarten. (NZL35, $13.95)
 
 
Straying from the Flock, Travels in New Zealand  •  Alexander Elder   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A personable account of travels in New Zealand, Australia and the Cook islands, organized into 50 chapters, each describing a single day. (NZL71, $14.95)
 
 
Trailblazer New Zealand, Great Walks  •  Alexander Stewart   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to recommended walks and treks with 50 trail maps, plenty of practical information and an overview of the nature and history of New Zealand. (NZL68, $19.95)
 
 
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog, The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas  •  Anne Salmond   • HISTORY  •  An intriguing history of the voyages of Captain Cook with a focus on the relationship between the Pacific islanders and seafaring Englishmen. (PAC138, $30.00)
 
 
Two Wheels Around New Zealand  •  Scott Bischke   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An amiable account of a New Zealand bicycle journey. (NZL18, $12.95)
 
 
Voyage of the Beagle  •  Charles Darwin   • EXPLORATION • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE  •  The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America. (GPS02, $12.95)
 
 
Wake of the Invercauld, Shipwrecked in the Sub-Antarctic: A Great-Granddaughter's Pilgrimage  •  Madelene Ferguson Allen   • EXPLORATION  •  Great-granddaughter of one of the three survivors of the wreck of the Invercauld, Allen interweaves her own research and travels to the Auklands with excerpts from Holding's 19th-century diary of the shipwreck. With modern and archival photographs. (NZL31, $60.00)
 
 
Whale Rider  •  Niki Caro    •  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)
 
 
Wild Central, A Natural History of Central Otago  •  Brian Patrick  •  Neville Peat   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An illustrated natural history of the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. (NZL44, $39.95)
 
 
Wild Dunedin, Enjoying the Natural History of New Zealand's Wildlife Capital  •  Neville Peat  •  Brian Patrick   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A comprehensive, illustrated overview of the natural history of Dunedin, a coastal city on New Zealand's South Island. With good maps, lively essays and plenty of color photographs. (NZL29, $39.95)
 
 
 




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