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COUNTRY WALKERS
New Zealand: South Island
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/IE7744. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 4 items are available
for $74, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXNZL109) |
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National Geographic New Zealand
• Peter Turner
• Colin Monteath
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
This compact, abundantly illustrated guide introduces the history, culture and nature of New Zealand with excellent essays, maps and color photography.
(NZL99, $25.95) |
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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, $16.00) |
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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) |
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New Zealand Map
• National Geographic
2011 •
MAP
This handy, double-sided map (1:1,100,000), printed on water- and tear-resistant paper, includes inset maps of the Sub-Antarctic islands and an index. Published in conjunction with Reise Know-How and the World Mapping Project, this is one of a growing series of National Geographic Adventure Maps. One Side. 39x27 inches.
(NZL09, $11.95) |
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Also Recommended
Christchurch Map
• HEMA Maps
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Including a regional map on the reverse at a scale of 1:350,000.
(NZL84, $10.95)
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A Personal Kiwi-Yankee Dictionary
• Louis Leland
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Take this book with you on your trip to help you untangle the sometimes perplexing and colorful local idioms.
(NZL13, $7.95)
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Culture Smart! New Zealand
• Peter Oettli
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(NZL75, $9.95)
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Eyewitness Guide New Zealand
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This superb illustrated guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region overview of attractions.
(NZL45, $25.00)
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Tramping in New Zealand
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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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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Walking
• Henry David Thoreau
• REFERENCE
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Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration.
(WLK04, $9.99)
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A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands
• John Chambers
• HISTORY
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A brisk portrait of New Zealand, and its culture, economy and society, this concise history also covers the settlement of the Pacific Islands.
(NZL60, $16.95)
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Presenting New Zealand, An Illustrated History
• Philip Temple
• HISTORY
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Organized from North to South, 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)
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Whale Rider
• Niki Caro
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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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Maori Tattooing
• H.G. Robley
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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, $14.95)
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Slipping Into Paradise, Why I Live in New Zealand
• Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Once Were Warriors
• Alan Duff
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Stories
• Katherine Mansfield
• LITERATURE
• COMING IN JUNE
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The three marvelous, long stories in this collection constitute the beginnings of a novel based on Mansfield's childhood in Wellington.
(NZL55, $16.95)
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The Bone People
• Keri Hulme
• LITERATURE
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Set on the South Island, this powerful novel brings together three troubled individuals who represent Maori and European traditions in contemporary New Zealand.
(NZL02, $16.00)
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New Zealand, A Natural History
• Tui De Roy
• Mark Jones
• NATURAL HISTORY
• COMING IN
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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)
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Wild Fiordland
• Neville Peat
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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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The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand
• Barrie Heather
• FIELD GUIDE
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The revised compact edition of the classic field guide, featuring 74 color plates by Derek Onley.
(NZL05, $70.00)
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