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30 Days in Sydney, A Wildly Distorted Account
Peter Carey
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An impressionistic account of Carey's native city, the result of his return visit (with a tape recorder) after an absence of 17 years.
(AUS123, $16.95) |
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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) |
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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, $70.00) |
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Art in Australia, From Colonization to Postmodernism
Christopher Allen
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An illustrated survey in the "World of Art" series, seeking to find the common thread binding Australian art over the past two centuries.
(AUS143, $14.95) |
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At Home in Australia
Peter Conrad
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Showcasing 200 photographs from the National Gallery of Australia, this erudite book, organized htematically, documents the social history of a nation. With 205 illustrations, 29 in color.
(AUS147, $40.00) |
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Auckland Map
Periplus Maps
REFERENCE
A city map of Auckland.
(NZL27, $8.95) |
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Australasia Map
Bartholomew Maps
A colorful map of the region from Australia to Samoa, including Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and many Pacific Islands. At a scale of 1:8.5 million.
(AUS61, $13.95) |
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Australia By Rail
Colin Taylor
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive, practical guide in the British series. This fifth revised edition features an expanded section of maps and city guides
(AUS146, $21.95) |
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Australia Wall Map
National Geographic
A laminated political wall map (23 x 30) of Australia at a scale of 1:6,400,000, published by National Geographic. Our price includes separate shipping by U.S. mail in a sturdy tube.
(AUS131, $19.99) |
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Australia, A New History of the Great Southern Land
Frank Welsh
HISTORY
In this authoritative, balanced history Frank Welsh focuses on the political development of Australia from the European discovery of the continent through the period of colonization.
(AUS165, $37.50) |
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Australia, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Robert Ross
ANTHOLOGY
Arranged geographically, this collection of mostly local writers, including Patrick White, Peter Carey and other luminaries, introduces the cultures, geography and mindset of Australia.
(AUS38, $13.95) |
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Batavia's Graveyard, The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
Mike Dash
HISTORY
A chilling account of a 17th-century shipwreck and mutiny not for the squeamish.
(PAC132, $15.95) |
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Beginner's Maori
K. T. Harawira
T. R. Buxton
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
OUT OF PRINT
A guide to the Maori language, written for the traveler looking for an introductory foundation to the language, culture and traditions of the Maori people.
(NZL36, $8.95) |
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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) |
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The Birth of Sydney
Tim F. Flannery
HISTORY
Flannery's engaging portrait of Sydney from its initial settlement to the present day, incorporating observations by early visitors including Mark Twain, Charles Darwin and Captain Cook.
(AUS100, $14.00) |
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Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
Tony Horwitz
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A vivid tale of modern adventure, history and fun in the wake of Captain Cook. Horwitz paints a broad picture of the explorer and his time, capturing the places and personalities Cook encountered in his daring voyages around the world.
(EXP31, $16.00) |
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Captain Cook, A Legacy Under Fire
Vanessa Collingridge
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This eloquent, persuasive book resurrects the long forgotten George Collingridge and his evidence that not the venerable Captain Cook but Portuguese navigators got to Australia first.
(PAC125, $14.95) |
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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) |
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Carnivorous Nights, On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger
Margaret Mittelbach
Michael Crewdson
Alexis Rockman
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
In this comic adventure, two Brooklyn naturalists and an artist friend head to Tasmania in search of the probably long-extinct Tasmanian Tiger. It's an entertaining travelogue, interweaving Tasmania's history, landscapes, fauna and people.
(AUS164, $14.95) |
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Thomas Keneally
LITERATURE
A classic story set in the Australian outback of one man against an unjust, racist society.
(AUS30, $13.95) |
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Claiming a Continent: A New History of Australia
David Day
HISTORY
OUT OF PRINT
Written for a popular audience, this is an outstanding revisionist history of the country. Day tackles Australia's racial divisions, and the recent embrace of Aboriginal culture by white Australians.
(AUS18, $17.95) |
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Continent of Hunter-Gatherers, New Perspectives in Australian Prehistory
Harry Lourandos
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A well-considered, scholarly survey of Aboriginal Australia that challenges older views.
(AUS129, $45.00) |
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Daisy Bates in the Desert: A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines
Julia Blackburn
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
In this wonderfully original biography, Blackburn recreates the life of Daisy Bates (1861-1951), who abandoned her comfortable surroundings in 1913 to live for 30 years in the wilderness. It opens memorably "There was once a woman who lived in the desert."
(AUS37, $13.00) |
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Death of a River Guide, A Novel
Richard Flanagan
LITERATURE
A haunting first novel evoking the tangled 19th-century history of Tasmania as a penal colony, narrated by the title's "river guide" in the last moments of his life at the bottom of a river.
(AUS125, $13.00) |
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Dirt Music, A Novel
Tim Winton
LITERATURE
An alcoholic mother and a down-on-his luck poacher anchor this haunting novel, set in the dramatic landscape of Western Australia
(AUS151, $15.00) |
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Discover the Northern Territory
Jocelyn Burt
NATURAL HISTORY
This photobook book captures the landscapes, people and wildlife of the Northern Territory.
(AUS57, $19.95) |
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The Discovery of Slowness
Sten Nadolny
Ralph Freedman
LITERATURE
An inventive fictional biography of the 19th century polar explorer Sir John Franklin (also governor of Tasmania), who disappeared on a voyage to the Canadian Arctic.
(ARC59, $14.95) |
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Discovery, The Quest for the Great South Land
Miriam Estensen
EXPLORATION
In this engaging narrative history Estensen traces the idea and discovery of Australia from Greek philosophers to Captain James Cook's voyage of 1755. With black-and-white illustrations throughout.
(AUS82, $14.95) |
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Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Len Zell
FIELD GUIDE
A practical, illustrated guide to diving and snorkeling sites surrounding the Great Barrier Reef, with a short overview of the marine setting, ecology, coral reefs and inhabitants for each.
(AUS27, $24.99) |
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English Passengers
Matthew Kneale
LITERATURE
An accomplished novel, funny yet wrenchingly serious, of cultural collision and rebellion in Tasmania in the 19th century.
(AUS109, $14.95) |
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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) |
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The Explorers
Tim F. Flannery
ANTHOLOGY
Through 67 personal accounts selected and introduced by Tim Flannery, this collection reveals the human experience of exploring and settling Australia.
(AUS89, $14.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Australia
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Featuring hundreds of innovative maps, color photographs and choice recommendations.
(AUS101, $30.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Sydney
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
This superb guide to Sydney features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions.
(AUS25, $23.00) |
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Farther Than Any Man, The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook
Martin Dugard
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A fast-paced account of the discoveries of the 18th-century navigator.
(PAC127, $14.00) |
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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
Ken Simpson
Nicholas Day
FIELD GUIDE
A handbook and field guide to Australia's birds with 2,000 vivid color illustrations, each accompanied by a brief description and revised range map.
(AUS06, $39.50) |
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Fiordland Underwater, New Zealand's Hidden Wilderness
Paddy Ryan
Chris Paulin
NATURAL HISTORY
(NZL58, $34.95) |
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Fishwatcher's Field Guide, Great Barrier Reef
Idaz Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE
A double-sided, laminated card.
(DIV41, $7.50) |
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The Floating Brothel, The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts
Sian Rees
HISTORY
A richly detailed account of Australia's founding mothers, the more than 240 women deported from England for petty crimes in 1790. Sailing on the Lady Julian, these women were to ensure the future of the then-struggling colony.
(AUS124, $13.95) |
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Fodor's Australia
Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK
A popular, practical guide.
(AUS138, $23.95) |
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Fodor's New Zealand
Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide featuring suggested itineraries, restaurants, shops and hotels.
(NZL56, $22.95) |
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Fodor's See It Australia
Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK
Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Australia.
(AUS161, $24.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Gould's Book of Fish, A Novel in Twelve Fish
Richard Flanagan
LITERATURE
This wildly inventive novel steeped in the 19th-century history of Tasmania and its brutal colonial prison. Flanagan keeps the reader guessing with a dizzying mix of history, fantasy and word play.
(AUS126, $14.00) |
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Great Barrier Reef
David Doubilet
NATURAL HISTORY
OUT OF PRINT
Underwater master of color and light, Doubilet captures the beauty and diversity of the Great Barrier Reef in 125 stunning photographs.
(AUS118, $40.00) |
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The Great Barrier Reef, Australia's Tropical Paradise
Alison Cates
NATURAL HISTORY
OUT OF PRINT
A handsomely illustrated overview of the nature and attractions of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef. Divided geographically, it includes chapters on the Far North, Cairns, Townsville, Central and South regions.
(AUS71, $49.95) |
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The Great Barrier Reef: History, Science, Heritage
Margarita Bowen
James Bowen
HISTORY
A serious-minded and comprehensive history of the Great Barrier Reef, its exploration, natural history and conservation.
(AUS160, $58.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Indigenous Australian Voices: A Reader
Jennifer Sabbioni
ANTHOLOGY
OUT OF PRINT
An anthology of stories, poems, novel excerpts and artwork by 36 contemporary Aborigine artists.
(AUS45, $25.00) |
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Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide
Gerald Allen
Roger Steene
FIELD GUIDE
OUT OF PRINT
This comprehensive identification guide to coral reef fishes and invertebrates from Hawaii to the Red Sea features 1,800 color photographs.
(DIV48, $40.00) |
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Insight Guide Australia
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A Photo-packed background guide to Australia
(AUS67, $24.95) |
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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) |
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Janet Frame, An Autobiography: To the Island, An Angel at My Table, The Envoy from Mirror City
Janet Frame
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
OUT OF PRINT
The three-volume memoir of one of New Zealand's most original writers. From her impoverished upbringing to her misdiagnosis with mental illness to her transformation into a distinguished novelist/poet, Frame's is a story of courage and creativity.
(NZL25, $19.95) |
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Joseph Banks, A Life
Patrick O'Brian
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A biography of naturalist and explorer Joseph Banks.
(AUS47, $18.00) |
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Kakadu National Park Map
HEMA Maps
A map of Australia's Kakadu National Park, at a scale of 1:400,000.
(AUS97, $10.95) |
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Kimberley Map
HEMA Maps
A large scale (1:1,250,000) map of the Kimberley region, including the nothern coast of Western Australia. The reverse side features brief descriptions of major sites and national parks.
(AUS16, $10.95) |
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Lonely Planet Australia
denis O'Byrne
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide to Australia by Melbourne-based Lonely Planet, featuring maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and nuts-and-bolts travel details.
(AUS92, $29.99) |
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Lonely Planet East Coast Australia
Verity Campbell
GUIDEBOOK
A practical, comprehensive guide in the popular series.
(AUS148, $22.99) |
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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) |
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Lonely Planet Northern Territory
Susannah Farfor
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide in the popular series.
(AUS150, $22.99) |
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Lonely Planet Perth & Western Australia
Sally Webb
Ilsa Colson
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guidebook to Western Australia with plenty of information on where to go and what to do, as well as background on history, culture and nature. .
(AUS140, $19.99) |
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Lonely Planet Queensland & The Great Barrier Reef
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
A practical, comprehensive guide to the rain forests, reefs, off-shore islands and other attractions of Queensland with a focus on adventure and outdoor activities.
(AUS107, $21.99) |
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Lonely Planet Sydney
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
A practical travel guide with excellent maps and color photography.
(AUS68, $19.99) |
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Lonely Planet Sydney & New South Wales
Lonely Planet Publications
GUIDEBOOK
A practical, comprehensive guide to the Australian province of New South Wales, including Sydney, the Blue Mountains and over 60 national parks. It has a focus on adventure and outdoor activities.s.
(AUS145, $23.99) |
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Lonely Planet Tasmania
Lyn McGuar
John Chapman
Monica Chapman
GUIDEBOOK
An excellent practical guide to Tasmania, geared for independent travelers and packed with much nuts-and-bolts info on excursions and sightseeing.
(AUS81, $23.99) |
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MacOnockie's Gentlemen, The Story of Norfolk Island & the Roots of Modern Prison Reform
Norval Morris
HISTORY
A narrative history of prison reform on Norfolk Island, told through four fictionalized voices.
(PAC119, $19.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Monster of God: The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind
David Quammen
NATURAL HISTORY
In search of lions in India's Gir forest, Australia's formidable saltwater crocodiles, Romania's brown bears and tigers in the Russian Far East.
(BST84, $15.95) |
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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) |
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Motoring Atlas of Australia
UBD
A sturdy, spiral-bound atlas and motoriing guide.
(AUS120, $21.95) |
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Mutant Message Down Under
Marlo Morgan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The best-selling account of a spiritual journey in the Australian outback by a 50-year-old Kansan woman.
(AUS54, $13.00) |
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National Geographic Traveler Australia
Roff Smith
GUIDEBOOK
A thoroughly illustrated travel guide by National Geographic expert and adventurer, Roff Smith, who has written extensively about his travels in Australia.
(AUS132, $27.95) |
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National Geographic Traveler Sydney
Evan McHugh
GUIDEBOOK
A traveler's guide to the history, nature, culture, and attractions of Sydney, thoroughly illustrated in dependable National Geographic style.
(AUS133, $22.95) |
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New South Wales Map
Universal Press
A detailed map on New South Wales, imported from Australia.
(AUS59, $8.95) |
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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) |
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North Queensland Map
HEMA Maps
A colorful map of northern Queensland.
(AUS103, $10.95) |
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Northern Territory Australia Map
Universal Press
A colorful, detailed map of the Northern Territory, imported from Australia.
(AUS62, $8.95) |
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Northern Territory Map
HEMA Maps
(AUS36, $10.95) |
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Nutmeg of Consolation
Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE
Further adventures of Captain Aubrey & Co., shipwrecked in the Dutch East Indies, and finding their way to the penal colony at Botany Bay in the early 19th Century.
(AUS69, $24.00) |
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Odyssey Guide Australia
Carl Robbinson
GUIDEBOOK
Maps, essays, photographs and travel advice on Australia.
(AUS94, $21.95) |
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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) |
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On Dialogue, Contemporary Australian Art
Anne Marie Freybourg
Les Murray
Juliana Engberg
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A study of art in Australia over the last 40 years.
(AUS144, $39.95) |
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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, $12.95) |
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One For the Road, An Outback Adventure
Tony Horwitz
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A classic travel adventure by favorite author Tony Horwitz. This time he's set loose among the Aborigines, exiled desert rats and other odd characters in the outback.
(AUS79, $13.00) |
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The Oxford Illustrated History of New Zealand
Keith Sinclair
HISTORY
An illustrated history of New Zealand up through the 1990s.
(NZL40, $65.00) |
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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) |
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Penguins
Lloyd Spencer David
Martin Renner
NATURAL HISTORY
A concise, comprehensive overview of the penguins, their evolution, ecology and behavior.
(ANT207, $42.00) |
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Picnic at Hanging Rock
Peter Weir
Peter Weir's thriller about a group of girls and a teacher at a boarding school in Victoria who go missing after a Valentine's Day picnic.
(AUS158, $29.95) |
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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind, The Life of William Dampier
Michael Preston
Diana Preston
EXPLORATION
A marvelously well researched, absorbing biography of the 17th century English explorer, sea captain naturalist and buccaneer. Long our favorite pirate, it's a pleasure to see the accomplishments of the swashbuckler laid out so effectively.
(GBR436, $27.00) |
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Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates
Paul Dallman
NATURAL HISTORY
Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates.
(MED21, $35.95) |
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Queensland Central Map
HEMA Maps
A detailed map of central Queensland at a scale of 1:1,000,000.
(AUS33, $8.95) |
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Queensland Map
HEMA Maps
A colorful, detailed map of Queensland, imported from Australia. Scale 1:2,500,000.
(AUS58, $10.95) |
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Queensland North Map
HEMA Maps
Adetailed map of North Queensland, imported from Australia.
(AUS34, $10.95) |
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Queensland South East
HEMA Maps
A locally produced, detailed map of southeast Queensland, scale 1:500,000.
(AUS80, $10.95) |
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Queensland's Outback Map
HEMA Maps
A detailed map of Outback Queensland, imported from Australia, at a scale 1:2,000,000.
(AUS35, $10.95) |
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Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific
Paul Humann
Ned Deloach
Gerald Allen
Roger Steene
FIELD GUIDE
Featuring 2,500 color photographs.
(DIV49, $45.00) |
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Reefscape, Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef
Rosaleen Love
NATURAL HISTORY
An ecology and history of the Great Barrier Reef, including its human inhabitants (who run the gamut from pirates to naturalists). Rosaleen Love employs science, anthropology and purple prose in this meditative account.
(AUS98, $24.95) |
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The Remarkable Baobab
Thomas Pakenham
NATURAL HISTORY
A celebration of the tremendous, twisted baobabs of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. The 60 large-format color photographs show that the Baobab is indeed remarkable.
(NAT71, $19.95) |
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Reptiles of Australia
Gerry Swan
Steve Wilson
FIELD GUIDE
A compact, user-friendly guide to the reptiles of Australia featuring 930 full color photographs.
(AUS152, $35.00) |
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The Reservoir, Stories and Sketches
Janet Frame
LITERATURE
A collection of various writing from New Zealand's Janet Frame.
(NZL41, $10.95) |
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Seabirds of the World, A Photographic Guide
Peter Harrison
FIELD GUIDE
OUT OF PRINT
A definitive, compact guide to all the world's seabirds, featuring 740 photographs.
(FG16, $29.95) |
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The Singing Line, Tracking the Australian Adventures of My Intrepid Victorian Ancestors
Alice Thomson
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The story of Charles and Alice Todd, who left Victorian England for South Australia as told by their great-great-granddaughter.
(AUS88, $19.00) |
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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.
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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) |
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Richard Flanagan
LITERATURE
A lyrical, award-winning novel from Tasmania about blue-collar Slovenian immigrants in the mid-20th century from Mr. Flanagan, Tasmanian man of letters.
(AUS84, $12.00) |
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South Island Map
HEMA Maps
A map of New Zealand's South Island at the scale of 1:1,000,000.
(NZL24, $10.95) |
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Southern Exposure
Chris Duff
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Subtitled "A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand's South Island."
(NZL63, $17.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Spinners
Antony McCarten
LITERATURE
A striking and imaginative debut novel from New Zealand playwright Antony McCarten.
(NZL35, $13.95) |
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Stinging Trees and Wait-A-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist
William Laurance
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A scientist's memoir from the 1980s at Millaa Millaa in the tropics of Queensland, detailing the rigors of field research and the joys of discovery.
(AUS90, $25.00) |
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Story-Wallah, Short Fiction from South Asian Writers
Shyam Selvadurai
ANTHOLOGY
This fine anthology samples short fiction from South Asian authors like Salman Rushdie, Michael Ondaatje and Jhumpa Lahiri. The settings range from Australia to colonial Trinidad and Sri Lanka.
(ASA43, $14.00) |
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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) |
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Surfer's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Surfing
Doug Werner
SPORT
An introduction to surfing for beginners with a focus on basic technique and safety. It also includes information on gear, etiquette and the history of the sport.
(GEN329, $11.95) |
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Sydney Map
Borch Maps
A laminated map of the center of Sydney at a scale of 1:12,000.
(AUS104, $8.95) |
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Tasmania Map
HEMA Maps
A colorful, detailed map of Tasmania at a scale of 1:650,000. Published in Australia.
(AUS40, $10.95) |
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The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
LITERATURE
A best-selling classic about life in the Australian Outback. This absorbing saga spans three generations, detailing all of the tragedies and dramas that the resilient members of the Cleary family face.
(AUS66, $7.99) |
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To Touch a Wild Dolphin
Rachel Smolker
SCIENCE
A study of wild dolphins
(NAT48, $26.00) |
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Tracks, A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Robyn Davidson
EXPLORATION
The true-life story of a woman's trek across the Australian outback -- an adventurous tale shot through with a feel for the landscape and empathy for the Aborigines she meets along the way.
(AUS15, $14.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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A Traveller's History of Australia
John H. Chambers
HISTORY
A brief history of Australia from the arrival of the Aborigines to the first European settlement and the development of the modern nation state.
(AUS64, $14.95) |
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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) |
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True History of the Kelly Gang
Peter Carey
LITERATURE
A powerful, daring novel, steeped in the colonial history of late 19th-century Australia. Outlaw, folk hero, thief and patriot, the Irish immigrant Ned Kelly and his clan figure large in the Australian mindset.
(AUS119, $14.95) |
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The Turning, New Stories
Tim Winton
LITERATURE
These 17 overlapping stories, steeped in everyday life on western Australia, follow the fates of a handful of characters in a small coastal town outside Perth. Winton, short-listed twice so far for the Booker Prize, has published a string of memorable novels, children's books and stories, all richly set in the working class milieu of the sparsely populated coastal desert.
(AUS169, $15.00) |
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Tutira, The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station
Herbert Guthrie-Smith
William Cronon
NATURAL HISTORY
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
OUT OF PRINT
First published in 1921, this loving account of the ecology of New Zealand focuses on Guthrie-Smith's 40,000-sheep shearing station on the shores of Lake Tutira.
(NZL26, $24.95) |
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Two Wheels Around New Zealand
Scott Bischke
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An amiable account of a New Zealand bicycle journey.
(NZL18, $12.95) |
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Venus in Transit, Australian Women Travellers 1788-1930
Douglas Sellick
ANTHOLOGY
A collection of women's writing about Australia and Australian travel from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
(AUS157, $24.95) |
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Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth
Maurice Krafft
NATURAL HISTORY
OUT OF PRINT
This illustrated pocket encyclopedia in the Discoveries series, featuring hundreds of full color paintings, traces the study of volcanoes from early myth and legend to modern science. By the great French volcanologist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1992).
(GEO06, $12.95) |
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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.
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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) |
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Western Australia Map
HEMA Maps
A detailed, homegrown map of Western Australia, with roads and topography, at a scale of 1:2,500,000.
(AUS127, $10.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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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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) |
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William Dampier's Voyages
Gerald Norris
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This nicely edited collection of writing by buccaneer, explorer and gentleman William Dampier includes selections from "A New Voyage Around the World" and "A Voyage New Holland."
(WLD53, $29.95) |
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Wise Women of the Dreamtime, Aboriginal Tales of the Ancestral Powers
K. Langloh Parker
Joanna Lambert
LITERATURE
A collection of 14 traditional Aboriginal stories.
(AUS156, $14.95) |
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World Upside Down Map
HEMA Maps
A souvenir map showing Australia at the center of the world.
(ANT142, $10.95) |
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