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Adventuring in New Zealand, The Sierra Club Travel Guide to the Pearl of the Pacific

Adventuring in New Zealand, The Sierra Club Travel Guide to the Pearl of the Pacific


by Margaret Jefferies

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 542 PAGES

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

Albatrosses


by W. L. N. Tickell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 480 PAGES

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

Auckland Map


by Periplus Maps

  • REFERENCE
  • 2006
  • MAP

A city map of Auckland. (NZL27, $9.00)

Australia and New Zealand Map

Australia and New Zealand Map


by Reise & Verkehrsverlag

  • 2001
  • MAP

A map of Australia and New Zealand at a good scale of 1:5,000,000. (AUS77, $15.95)

Best, A New Zealand Compendium


by Ella Griffiths

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

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)

Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook


by Richard Hough

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 398 PAGES

This fine, vividly written narrative includes a gripping account of Cook's discoveries throughout the Pacific. (PAC24, $18.95)

A Concise History of New Zealand

A Concise History of New Zealand


by Philippa Mein Smith

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This well-written pocket history covers the history and development of New Zealand from its beginnings to the 21st century. (NZL79, $27.00)

Culture Smart! New Zealand

Culture Smart! New Zealand


by Peter Oettli

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (NZL75, $9.95)

Erewhon

Erewhon


by Samuel Butler | Peter Mudford

  • LITERATURE
  • 1970
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

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


by Paddy Ryan | Chris Paulin

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

With 200 photographs of the marine organisms and submerged world of New Zealand's largest national park, this is the first comprehensive resource on this unusual underwater ecosystem. (NZL58, $34.95)

Fodor's New Zealand

Fodor's New Zealand


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 656 PAGES

This regularly revised practical guide is now in full-color and with a pullout map. (NZL56, $24.99)

The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People

The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People


by Tim F. Flannery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

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

Gap in Nature, Discovering the World's Extinct Animals


by Tim F. Flannery | Peter Schouten

  • SCIENCE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 184 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated, informative tribute to 103 species that have perished in the last 500 years. (SCI55, $34.95)

The Garden Party and Other Stories

The Garden Party and Other Stories


by Katherine Mansfield

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

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)

The Happy Isles of Oceania

The Happy Isles of Oceania


by Paul Theroux

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

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 in this wickedly funny, wide-ranging tale. (PAC03, $15.95)

The History of New Zealand


by Tom Brooking

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 250 PAGES

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


by Richard Hall

  • SCIENCE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

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 Guide New Zealand


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

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, $24.99)

Joseph Banks, A Life


by Patrick O'Brian

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

A biography of naturalist and explorer Joseph Banks. (AUS47, $20.00)

Kiwis Might Fly

Kiwis Might Fly


by Polly Evans

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

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 New Zealand


by Let's Go

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

A volume in the popular series of budget travel guides. (NZL83, $21.99)

Lonely Planet New Zealand

Lonely Planet New Zealand


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 756 PAGES

This hefty, comprehensive guide includes maps, a new color section on flora and fauna, and an extensive overview of the culture, history and nature of the archipelago. (NZL21, $26.99)

Making Peoples, A History of the New Zealanders from Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century

Making Peoples, A History of the New Zealanders from Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century


by James Belich

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 497 PAGES

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


by Barbara Savage

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

The funny, poignant account of the husban-and-wife duo's 23,000-mile, 25-country, two-year bicycle odyssey. (BCY02, $18.95)

Moon Handbook New Zealand

Moon Handbook New Zealand


by Jane King

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 540 PAGES

An up-to-date, practical guide to destinations in New Zealand, packed with dozens of maps and focusing on the outdoors. (NZL01, $23.95)

New Zealand


by Colin Monteath

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES

An introduction to culture and natural history of New Zealand through hundreds of color photographs. (NZL78, $9.95)

North Island New Zealand Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A reference map of New Zealand's North Island at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (NZL74, $10.95)

Odyssey Guide New Zealand

Odyssey Guide New Zealand


by Elisabeth Booz

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

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

The Oxford Illustrated History of New Zealand


by Keith Sinclair

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES

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

Paradise Reforged: A History of the New Zealanders From the 1880s to the Year 2000


by James Belich

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 606 PAGES

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, $42.00)

Penguins

Penguins


by Lloyd Spencer David | Martin Renner

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 232 PAGES

A concise, comprehensive overview of the penguins, their evolution, ecology and behavior. (ANT207, $45.00)

The Reservoir, Stories and Sketches


by Janet Frame

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER

A collection of various writing from New Zealand's Janet Frame. (NZL41, $10.95)

The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean

The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean


by Paddy Ryan

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

The best-selling, take-along guide to coral reefs, coral-reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific. With 200 color photographs. (DIV18, $21.99)

South Island Map

South Island Map


by HEMA Maps

  • 2009
  • MAP

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

Southern Exposure


by Chris Duff

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

Subtitled "A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand's South Island." (NZL63, $17.95)

Southern Land, Southern People

Southern Land, Southern People


by Neville Peat

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES

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

Southern Night Sky


by Pocket Naturalist

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

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

The Southern Sky Guide


by David Ellyard

  • SCIENCE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 104 PAGES

A primer of the southern sky for the amateur astronomer. With 24 outstanding charts by Wil Tirion and an introductory chapter on skywatching. (SCI05, $26.00)

Spinners


by Antony McCarten

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A striking and imaginative debut novel from New Zealand playwright Antony McCarten. (NZL35, $13.95)

Straying from the Flock, Travels in New Zealand


by Alexander Elder

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

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

Trailblazer New Zealand, Great Walks


by Alexander Stewart

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

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, $22.95)

The Trial of the Cannibal Dog

The Trial of the Cannibal Dog


by Anne Salmond

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 536 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

The remarkable story of Captain Cook's encounters in the South Seas, told with authority and verve by a leading historian. (PAC138, $25.00)

Two Wheels Around New Zealand

Two Wheels Around New Zealand


by Scott Bischke

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 286 PAGES

An amiable account of a New Zealand bicycle journey. (NZL18, $12.95)

Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth

Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth


by Maurice Krafft

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

By the great French volcanologist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1992), this pocket guide features hundreds of full-color paintings, traces the study of volcanoes from early myth and legend to modern science. (GEO06, $15.95)

Voyage of the Beagle

Voyage of the Beagle


by Charles Darwin

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 468 PAGES
  • 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


by Madelene Ferguson Allen

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

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, $85.00)

Whale Rider

Whale Rider


by Niki Caro

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • DVD

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


by Brian Patrick | Neville Peat

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

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

Wild Dunedin, Enjoying the Natural History of New Zealand's Wildlife Capital


by Neville Peat | Brian Patrick

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

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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