Oceania Books

North Island on one side, South Island on the other, this map is in scale 1:1,000,000. Elevations are color coded and roads are clearly indicated as highway, major road or expressway. I haven't used it yet as our trip will be later this year. However, I have inspected it and it appears to have everything that I consider important in a map.

This book is full of wonderful and beautiful pictures. The book captures the true beauty that NZ has to offer on all the islands. I like how the book is divided into subjects like forests, mountains and lakes, farmlands and coasts. Fabulous book to see things as they really are and to appreciate the beauty the country has to offer.

This book covers every aspect of travel in New Zealand. Especially helpful for the first time traveler are the maps of the north and south islands at the beginning of the book which list the pages where information on the major tourist attractions can be found. Powell tells you what he likes and what he doesn't like and alerts you to the typical tourist traps that all serious travelers wish to avoid.

Julian Thompson is described as the "man of the match"by Jenkins and Hastings.This was so true,as commander of 3 commando brigade he was the tactician that made the british victory happen,this book is a must read for all soldiers everywhere.Get the details of the amazing feat that was the greatest air/sea battle since WW2.

Even if you're not headed down under except via easy chair, you can pick up Aussie slang here, and amusing yarns as well. As the Vietnam War winds down, a Yank ("Tin Tank Hank") heads for the Australian outback where he finds a different sort of life altogether. A combination "fish out of water" and "finding self" story, there's plenty here to keep you traveling along with Hank (reading with map of Australia handy enhances the trip) as he discovers, among other things, how to keep one's head in a "shout," the different degrees of bastardy and the dangers of marrying a crop duster's ex.

We have been to Norway 8 times and never had seen your book. We found many places that we didn't know about. We will find it very helpful on our next trip this summer. Written well and you can find any area of the country that you want.

Adolphus P. Elkin, in advance for his times, studied the native medicine of Australian aborigenes, and was very appreciated by them as a great shaman: he really tried to merge the two cultures!

Douglas Oliver's OCEANIA should be the foundation work for any collection on the South Seas. Forget the various short versions of Oliver's work (they have different titles so there is no problem with getting one of them by mistake). You wouldn't want a condensed version of WAR AND PEACE, and you won't want a shortened version of Oliver. This two volume work is the standard ethnography for Oceania. It is thorough, reliable, and has great illustrations. Like all highly inclusive works, it will not satisfy the specialist. If your interest is solely in the Maori, then you will need special works on the Maori. This work is where the collection starts, whether the collection is to be specialized or fairly general. Whether your interest is in Oceania itself, in Pohnpei alone, in ocean cultures anywhere, or in world history or anthropology, this work deserves shelf space. Does that make it sound difficult or boring? It's interesting to the general reader as well.

The book gives an excellent overview of the art in the Oceanic region with special emphasis on New Guinea.

The contributions are organised geographically and then by tribes. The book not only depicts extraordinary and seldom documented works of art from museums and private collections but also provides valuable information on the ethnological and social context of the works displayed.

Photographs and layout are outstanding and the printing is of the highest quality.

It is a must for all those interested in the art of the region or in tribal art in general.

I wrote this book so I might be a little partial.

It received a very good review in two local publications, one being the Staten Island Advance. Also, I received many compliments, one being that it should be required reading for ever young person in America. An exaggeration maybe, but still nice to hear.