Australia & Oceania 5

From ABC Books' Australiana range comes GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLOOD STORIES, stories of humour, survival and courage in the face of one of our country's most powerful natural forces: flood. 'I tried to f……続きを見る

Guam is a special place for a number of reasons. At 212 square miles, it's the largest island in Micronesia, and its status as a territory of the U.S. makes it our most westerly possession. It is 6,……続きを見る

Despite sickness in the final years of his life, Dos Passos presses on for adventure. He and his wife journey to Easter Island, where they explore the history behind the famous statuesーcalled maois……続きを見る

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand and the main port of entry for international visitors. It is a sprawling, modern, busy city but not nearly so densely populated as other global cities of ……続きを見る

The author, a native Australian, covers everything you might want to know about Australia - guaranteed! The places to stay, from budget to luxury, rentals to B&Bs, the restaurants, from fast food to……続きを見る

A pictorial guide for travelling the South Island of New Zealand. This book is a collection of captioned images to whet the appetite and provide a sample of the beautiful scenery and places of inter……続きを見る

Following are a few quotes from this inspiring and astonishingly detailed guide. The print edition (not yet published) will be close to 1,000 pages. The author, a native Australian, covers everythin……続きを見る

Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has been writing about the Australian outback and its people for many years. But as well as being a writer and storyteller he is a collector of rich outback characters - and Jack……続きを見る

The inspiring bestselling story of Northern Territory cattleman Rob Cook's journey back to life after a catastrophic helicopter accident that left him paralysed. When third generation Northern terri……続きを見る

A real-life 'The Farmer Wants a Wife'; the true story of how a city girl found love and a whole new life in the outback. What really happens when a city girl becomes a farmer's wife? If you're a fan……続きを見る

Master storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh travels our wide brown land collecting yarns and memories from the authentic voices of rural Australia. the people you will meet in these stories will touch yo……続きを見る

Master storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh travels our wide brown land collecting yarns and memories from the authentic voices of rural Australia. the people you will meet in these stories will touch yo……続きを見る

Denis Gregory takes us on an unforgettable and hilarious journey through the history of Australia and what it means to be an Australian. Full of quirky observations and little-known facts, this book……続きを見る

A reprint of classic hunting adventures from Philip Holden, recounting his adventures as a deer culler with the New Zealand Government Forest Service. PACK AND RIFLE is the book that has inspired ge……続きを見る

the Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique icon of Australian culture. Since its beginnings with the Reverend John Flynn in 1928, the RFDS has helped build a nation. Its many pilots, doctors, nurse……続きを見る

THE JACARANDA TRAIL A Journey of Discovery Down Under Would you just sell everything, ditch your plans And buy a ticket to the other side of the world? In her twenties, the author did just that – An……続きを見る

An illustrated guide for tourists to some of the attractions around the Snowy Mountains town of Jindabyne in New South Wales, Australia. 続きを見る

Mein Australien-Tagebuch Unser Leben in Down Under Mit 40 Jahren das Leben noch einmal völlig umkrempeln? Diese Frage haben wir uns wohl tausend Mal gestellt. Doch gewisse Umstände erleichterten uns……続きを見る

Mein Australien-Tagebuch Unser Leben in Down Under Mit 40 Jahren das Leben noch einmal völlig umkrempeln? Diese Frage haben wir uns wohl zig-tausendmal gestellt. Doch gewisse Umstände erleichterten ……続きを見る

Practical, portable and easy to use, these fully illustrated regional field guides are the ideal companion for all experienced and beginner birdwatchers in Australia. the Pizzey & Knight regional bi……続きを見る

A book of humorous stories with a distinctive Kiwi flavour, both true and definitely not true, compiled through Radio Pacific, a leading radio talkback station based in Auckland. A book of humorous ……続きを見る

Renowned and much-loved travel writer Jan Morris turns her eye to Sydney: 'not the best of the cities the British Empire created ... but the most hyperbolic, the youngest at heart, the shiniest.' Sy……続きを見る

For the first time, Bill Marsh's terrific collection of outback yarns centred on the Royal Flying Doctor Service are available in one bumper volume. the Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique icon ……続きを見る

A fantastic account of an exploratory expedition to Australia, including the exploration of the Gould, Garden and Hinchbrook Islands, and the Macalister and Mackay rivers. 続きを見る

Each time I see a new place I privately play the game of, "Would I be happy living here permanently?" My reactions for Fiji, mostly happy ones, aren't based entirely on Fiji's miles of white beaches……続きを見る

It has always been my dream to live on a tropical island and after spending years in dull gray county buildings, I decided to take off and live my dream. So now, I sit on the sand leaning against a ……続きを見る

The author, a native Australian, covers everything you might want to know about Australia - guaranteed! The places to stay, from budget to luxury, rentals to B&Bs, the restaurants, from fast food to……続きを見る

Papua New Guinea, the eastern half of the second-largest island in the world, includes a cluster of islands off its northeast coast New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville, Manus, the Trobriands, an……続きを見る

A well researched and endearing non-fiction account of an amazing Airedale who captured public imagination throughout New Zealand during the Great Depression, and who is today honoured in Wellington……続きを見る

A selection of stories from shearers in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.In late 1999, Bill 'Swampy' Marsh began to collect shearing stories. When he was interviewed by ABC Radio broa……続きを見る