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Escape From Hermit IslandEscape From Hermit Island
Best Price: $12.34
Out of five stars, "Escape from Hermit Island" deserves a six! Not only is it a...
To the Great Southern SeaTo the Great Southern Sea
This compelling story invites us to the mighty ocean seas and the faraway places that lie beyond...
Throwim Way Leg Adventures In the JungleThrowim Way Leg Adventures In the Jungle
Best Price: $24.00
Reaching the Summit: Edmund Hillary's Life of Adventure (DK Biography)Reaching the Summit: Edmund Hillary's Life of Adventure (DK Biography)
Best Price: $19.79
This lavishly illustrated, fully authorized biography follows the life of legendary explorer Sir...
One Hundred Days:  The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group CommanderOne Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander
Best Price: $78.21
Woodward had done a masterful job, with his writing assistant, of describing the issues of...


BLOODY SHAMBLES VOLUME TWO: The Complete Account of the Air War in the Far East, from the Defence of Sumatra to the Fall of Burma, 1942BLOODY SHAMBLES VOLUME TWO: The Complete Account of the Air War in the Far East, from the Defence of Sumatra to the Fall of Burma, 1942
Best Price: $42.02
An outstanding book! This series has been a wonderful source of information concerning the more...
Hunters and Trackers of the Australian DesertHunters and Trackers of the Australian Desert
Best Price: $26.96
Australia's Aborigines are legendary hunters and trackers, but few outside of Australia have any...
Tom Crean: Unsung Hero of the Scott and Shackleton Antarctic ExpeditionsTom Crean: Unsung Hero of the Scott and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions
Best Price: $299.99
One night last week I watched "Scott of the Antarctic." Being very impressed with the...
Tarara: Croats and Maori in New Zealand: Memory, Belonging, IdentityTarara: Croats and Maori in New Zealand: Memory, Belonging, Identity
Best Price: $44.96
Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia, 1942 (Instructions for Servicemen)Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia, 1942 (Instructions for Servicemen)
Best Price: $5.32
Over a million Americans passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945, and the U.S. military...


Owen Dixon: A Biography (Miegunyah Volumes)Owen Dixon: A Biography (Miegunyah Volumes)
Best Price: $42.46
Considered the greatest proponent of common law in the 20th century, Sir Owen Dixon stood on the...
The Hawaiian MonarchyThe Hawaiian Monarchy
This book is reading material- appears to be a workbook, maybe a companion book to a text...
Treading Lightly: The Hidden Wisdom of the World's Oldest PeopleTreading Lightly: The Hidden Wisdom of the World's Oldest People
Best Price: $28.21
For a long time we thought that the Australian Aboriginals almost vanished because of their...
Guadalcanal: Starvation IslandGuadalcanal: Starvation Island
Best Price: $25.00
Very detailed and informative. I have purchased and read many of Hammel's books. Whether it be...
Australian Protocol and ProceduresAustralian Protocol and Procedures
Best Price: $114.68
This book has long been regarded as the ultimate on protocol and procedures in Australia. Sir...

The Cartographic Eye: How Explorers Saw AustraliaThe Cartographic Eye: How Explorers Saw Australia
Best Price: $22.12
This book is about the mythologies of land exploration, and about space and the colonial...
Nation and Commemoration: Creating National Identities in the United States and Australia (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies)Nation and Commemoration: Creating National Identities in the United States and Australia (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies)
Best Price: $18.71
What do people think when they imagine themselves as part of a nation? What are the experiences...
South of the West: Postcolonialism and the Narrative Construction of Australia (Arts and Politics of the Everyday)South of the West: Postcolonialism and the Narrative Construction of Australia (Arts and Politics of the Everyday)
Best Price: $35.00
Eyewitness Travel Guide to Hawaii (Eyewitness Travel Guides)Eyewitness Travel Guide to Hawaii (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Best Price: $3.00
This book is easy to read, concise and to the point. Seems to contain all of the sites a first...
Early Mapping of the Pacific: The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers and Cartographers Who Mapped the Earth's Greatest OceanEarly Mapping of the Pacific: The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers and Cartographers Who Mapped the Earth's Greatest Ocean
Best Price: $29.01
"The European mapping of the Pacific was at times a mapping of the European psyche,"...

Wild AustraliaWild AustraliaOperation 'Potshot'--Exmouth Gulf 1942-44.: An article from: SabretacheOperation 'Potshot'--Exmouth Gulf 1942-44.: An article from: Sabretache
Best Price: $5.95
This digital document is an article from Sabretache, published by Military Historical Society of...
Reel Tracks: Australian Feature Film Music And Cultural IdentitiesReel Tracks: Australian Feature Film Music And Cultural Identities
Best Price: $24.21
Over the last decade popular cinema has employed a variety of music forms, including traditional...
The Strength of a Nation: Six Years of Australians Fighting For the Nation and Defending the Homefront in World War IIThe Strength of a Nation: Six Years of Australians Fighting For the Nation and Defending the Homefront in World War II
Best Price: $29.94
This comprehensive history of Australia’s often overlooked but important role in World...
Why Weren't We Told?Why Weren't We Told?
Best Price: $61.36

Australian Dreaming: 40,000 Years of Aboriginal HistoryAustralian Dreaming: 40,000 Years of Aboriginal History
Best Price: $25.28
an excellent book that integrates the art, culture and ethos of the indigenous cultures of...
National Geographic Traveler: Hawaii (National Geographic Traveler)National Geographic Traveler: Hawaii (National Geographic Traveler)
Best Price: $0.89
After using the very thorough NG traveler guides for Boston and New York, I found this one to be...
European Impact and Pacific Influence: British and German Policy in the Pacific Islands and the Indigenous Response (International Library of Historical Studies)European Impact and Pacific Influence: British and German Policy in the Pacific Islands and the Indigenous Response (International Library of Historical Studies)
Best Price: $44.24
British and German ambitions have clashed in the Pacific at many times in the last two...
A Short History of AustraliaA Short History of AustraliaRapa Nui: the Easter Island Legend on FilmRapa Nui: the Easter Island Legend on Film
But did they have to follow a rotten movie with a book? Without respect for the culture (just...

Nature, Culture, and History: The "Knowing" of OceaniaNature, Culture, and History: The "Knowing" of Oceania
Best Price: $39.00
Robert Ballard's GuadalcanalRobert Ballard's Guadalcanal
Best Price: $11.53
This is a great coffee table book. It provides a good overview of the individual battles (from...
Visions of a Rainforest: A Year in Australia's Tropical RainforestVisions of a Rainforest: A Year in Australia's Tropical Rainforest
Best Price: $18.98
The Archaeology of Australia's HistoryThe Archaeology of Australia's History
Best Price: $36.75
The material world of European settlement in Australia has been uncovered not only by historians...
Navigating Boundaries: The Asian Diaspora in Torres StraitNavigating Boundaries: The Asian Diaspora in Torres Strait
Best Price: $50.00

In Shackleton's WakeIn Shackleton's Wake
Best Price: $7.45
people feel the urge to risk their lives in endeavors like this one! I had to wonder about the...
Yesterday in Hawai'i: A Voyage Through TimeYesterday in Hawai'i: A Voyage Through Time
Best Price: $15.95
Yesterday in Hawaii: A Voyage Through Time is a descriptive account of Hawaii's long and...
Understanding Deleuze (Australian Cultural Studies.)Understanding Deleuze (Australian Cultural Studies.)
Best Price: $23.74
An accessible introduction to the work of this influential and challenging French thinker.
The Silent Gods: Mysteries of Easter Island (New Horizons)The Silent Gods: Mysteries of Easter Island (New Horizons)
A history of Easter Island, which has been a source of speculation since its discovery by Dutch...
Hawaiian Street Names: The Complete Guide to Oahu Street NamesHawaiian Street Names: The Complete Guide to Oahu Street Names
Best Price: $5.27
This is a good reference book, it is even endorsed by Samuel H. Elbert and he wrote the forward....

History of Australian Street RoddingHistory of Australian Street Rodding
Best Price: $25.01
The book forms the basis of a feature on the history of Australian Street Rodding which is to...
Spies Like Us (Uqp Paperbacks Memoir)Spies Like Us (Uqp Paperbacks Memoir)Inventing 'Easter Island'Inventing 'Easter Island'
Best Price: $80.35
Accessible scholarship! This book explores the paradox of a small island that is well known to...
A Walk through Old Honolulu: An Illustrated GuideA Walk through Old Honolulu: An Illustrated GuideNo Place for a Nervous Lady (Uqp)No Place for a Nervous Lady (Uqp)
Best Price: $17.75
The harshness of the Australian frontier is brought into vivid detail with this collection of...

The Faraway War: Personal Diaries of the Second World War in Asia and The PacificThe Faraway War: Personal Diaries of the Second World War in Asia and The Pacific
Best Price: $5.99
Now in paperback, Aldrich’s second fascinating volume of diaries originally published...
In the Ring of Fire: A Pacific Basin JourneyIn the Ring of Fire: A Pacific Basin Journey
Best Price: $2.95
This is a wonderful book. I have re-read it several times. I lived in Santa Cruz, California for...
Shackleton & Antarctic ExplShackleton & Antarctic Expl
Best Price: $4.02
The story of Ernest Shackleton, A British explorer who with 28 men attempted to cross the...
Macarthur's New Guinea Campaign (Great Campaigns)Macarthur's New Guinea Campaign (Great Campaigns)
Best Price: $22.00
This is a three star book if you are looking for exciting action in heraldic William Manchester...
Asbestos House: The Secret History of James Hardie IndustriesAsbestos House: The Secret History of James Hardie Industries
Best Price: $16.47
Reconstructed from hundreds of hours of interviews and thousands of pages of documentation, this...

Australia Activity Book (Hands-On Heritage)Australia Activity Book (Hands-On Heritage)
Best Price: $6.70
The forgotten valley: History of the Macdonald Valley and St. Albans, N.S.WThe forgotten valley: History of the Macdonald Valley and St. Albans, N.S.WToward Magnetic North: The Oberholtzer-Magee 1912 Canoe Journey to Hudson BayToward Magnetic North: The Oberholtzer-Magee 1912 Canoe Journey to Hudson Bay
Best Price: $32.98
A stunning collection of conservationist and explorer Oberholtzer's photographs and journal...
Making Majorities: Constituting the Nation in Japan, Korea, China, Malaysia, Fiji, Turkey, and the United States (Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific)Making Majorities: Constituting the Nation in Japan, Korea, China, Malaysia, Fiji, Turkey, and the United States (Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific)
Best Price: $27.92
Majorities are made, not born. This book argues that there are no pure majorities in the...
The Floating BrothelThe Floating Brothel
Best Price: $10.21
Love, adventure and seafaring around the world. A little known but very real story of ordinary...

Haunted Alaska: Ghost Stories from the Far NorthHaunted Alaska: Ghost Stories from the Far North
Best Price: $3.99
I liked the book because it was one of the first books that I encountered that talked about the...
Historical Atlas of the ArcticHistorical Atlas of the Arctic
Best Price: $44.19
The vast empty spaces of the Poles were the last frontier to be assailed by explorers intent on...
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