Straying from the Flock: Travels in New Zealand
ISBN: 9780471718635 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An illuminating road trip through the history, life, and attractions of one of the most beautiful countries in the southern hemisphere
The beauty and grandeur of New Zealand has captured the imagination of movie-goers over the past couple of years, and the country is a dream destination for many around the world. Straying from the Flock is an intimate and personal account of one passionate traveler's visit to this incredible country, its mountains and beaches, fjords, rainforests, vineyards, and hidden eateries. Each of the fifty chapters describes one day in his travels-fishing,... An illuminating road trip through the history, life, and attractions of one of the most beautiful countries in the southern hemisphere
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71,34 zł |
Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
ISBN: 9780520065642 / Angielski / Miękka / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific and political motives set out to map the remaining unknown parts of the globe. Focusing on the voyages of the preeminent explorer, Captain James Cook, who commanded three round-the-world expeditions between 1768 and 1780, Lynne Withey illuminates the Pacific islanders' views of their "discoverers" as well.
Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific...
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200,74 zł |
Tahiti with Love: A Love Affair with the "Island of Love"
ISBN: 9780595205813 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,98 zł |
Tahiti Report 2003: An Intimate Tour Around Tahiti and Moorea
ISBN: 9780595268351 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,64 zł |
Gone Walkabout in Henn Boo Too
ISBN: 9780595269655 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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78,03 zł |
Papa Mike's Palau Islands Handbook
ISBN: 9780595376070 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Republic of Palau is the westernmost archipelago in Oceania; it is renowned for it's pristine lagoons and immense marine diversity. Palau's marine community features over 800 varieties of hard and soft corals, over 1,500 fish species and over 100 varieties of sponges. Its waters feature two species of endangered turtle the green and hawksbill turtles as well as the most endangered marine mammal, the dugong. There are over 800 islands within its territory with over 50 marine lakes within those islands, each supporting its own diverse marine microclimate. The skies above Palau teem with...
The Republic of Palau is the westernmost archipelago in Oceania; it is renowned for it's pristine lagoons and immense marine diversity. Palau's marine...
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64,98 zł |
The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific
ISBN: 9780618658985 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In one of his most exotic and breathtaking journeys, the intrepid traveler Paul Theroux ventures to the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by collapsible kayak. Beginning in New Zealand's rain forests and ultimately coming to shore thousands of miles away in Hawaii, Theroux paddles alone over isolated atolls, through dirty harbors and shark-filled waters, and along treacherous coastlines. This exhilarating tropical epic is full of disarming observations and high adventure.
In one of his most exotic and breathtaking journeys, the intrepid traveler Paul Theroux ventures to the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by ...
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112,98 zł |
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
ISBN: 9780767915304 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost--who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp jobs--decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to Tarawa, a remote South Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati. He was restless and lacked direction, and the idea of dropping everything and moving to the ends of the earth was irresistibly romantic. He should have known better. The Sex Lives of Cannibals tells the hilarious story of what happens when Troost discovers that Tarawa is not the...
At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost--who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees and...
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86,94 zł |
Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger
ISBN: 9780812967692 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Packing an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson, along with renowned artist Alexis Rockman, take off on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. Tragically, this mysterious, striped predator was hunted into extinction in the early part of the twentieth century. Or was it?
Journeying first to the Australian mainland and then south to the wild island of Tasmania, these young naturalists brave a series of bizarre misadventures and uproarious wildlife encounters in their obsessive search for the... Packing an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson, along with renowned artist Alexis Rockman, t...
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104,33 zł |
New Zealand By Motorhome
ISBN: 9780882897165 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Motorhome travelers are always searching for new and uncrowded places to visit. This book steers the traveler far from the beaten track indeed: to the lush forests, pristine beaches, and majestic volcanoes of New Zealand, the island nation on the other side of the world. New Zealand abounds in recreational opportunities and scenic beauty, while the excellent roads and friendly inhabitants make travel by motorhome the ideal way to view the country's splendors. New Zealand by Motorhome is bursting with practical advice on renting or buying a motorhome in New Zealand, driving and... Motorhome travelers are always searching for new and uncrowded places to visit. This book steers the traveler far from the beaten track indeed: to ... |
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86,50 zł |
Australia in the Raw: An Eclectic Collection of Meandering Musings
ISBN: 9781412021760 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a factual yet humorous account of life and travel in Australia. Ideal as a gift, and required reading for anyone wishing to know more about Australia.
This book is a factual yet humorous account of life and travel in Australia. Ideal as a gift, and required reading for anyone wishing to know more abo...
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106,50 zł |
Tell Australia Goodbye? You've Got to Be Kidding!
ISBN: 9781553069997 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thirty-seven-year-old Bill Moore, retiring from his Naval career during the turmoil of the '60s, turns to Australia as a haven for his six children. Will they adapt to being foreigners in a strange land, he wonders. Will his wife, accustomed to American conveniences, be able to cope with a 1930 lifestyle? Join the family on their sea voyage to the land "down under." Camp with them as they trek across the continent to Western Australia. Race with them through uncharted Aboriginal territory. Stay with them on their return to the east coast. Explore the delights of tropical Queensland. Climb on...
Thirty-seven-year-old Bill Moore, retiring from his Naval career during the turmoil of the '60s, turns to Australia as a haven for his six children. W...
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72,79 zł |
El Aroma de Vanuatu -Cuatro Años de aventuras en los Mares del Sur
ISBN: 9781906393069 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vanuatu es un pais formado por 83 islas en el Pacifico Sur, situadas entre Australia y Fiji. Su historia es milenaria y es de los pocos lugares del mundo que ha preservado tradiciones pasadas de generacion en generacion por miles de anos. En este libro la autora nos describe no solo sus experiencias y la gente que conocio durante los cuatro anos que vivio en Vanuatu, sino que escribe acerca de una cultura y unas tradiciones que persisten desde hace mas de tres mil anos. Volcanes activos, saltos con lianas de origen milenario que preceden al salto bunji, danzas y rituales de otra epoca,...
Vanuatu es un pais formado por 83 islas en el Pacifico Sur, situadas entre Australia y Fiji. Su historia es milenaria y es de los pocos lugares del mu...
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58,42 zł |
Beyond the Coral Sea: Travels in the Old Empires of the South-West Pacific
ISBN: 9780006552352 / Angielski / Miękka / 410 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. East of Java, west of Tahiti and north of the Cape York peninsula of Australia lie the unknown paradise islands of the Coral, Solomon and Bismarck Seas. They were perhaps the last inhabited place on earth to be explored by Europeans, and even today many remain largely unspoilt, despite the former presence of German, British and even Australian colonial rulers. Michael Moran, a veteran traveller, begins his journey on the island of Samarai, historic gateway to the old British Protectorate, as the guest of the benign grandson of a cannibal. He explores the former capitals of German New... East of Java, west of Tahiti and north of the Cape York peninsula of Australia lie the unknown paradise islands of the Coral, Solomon and Bismarck ... |
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65,16 zł |
Where The Hell Is Tuvalu? : How I became the law man of the world's fourth-smallest country
ISBN: 9780753511305 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How does a young City lawyer end up as the People's Lawyer of the fourth-smallest country in the world, 12,000 kilometres from home? Philip Ells dreamed of turquoise seas, sandy beaches and palm trees, and he found these in the tiny Pacific island state of
How does a young City lawyer end up as the People's Lawyer of the fourth-smallest country in the world, 12,000 kilometres from home? Philip Ells dream...
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87,81 zł |
Sydney, Borch Map: Sydney, Inner Sydney, Sydney CBD, Sydney & Region, Homebush Bay, Olympic Park, Airport Sydney
ISBN: 9783866093133 / Angielski / Mapa, składana / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,93 zł |
Aboriginal Australia
ISBN: 9780855754976 / Angielski / Folded / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Derived from the award-winning The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia, the map attempts to represent all the language groups of Australia's Indiginous people. This attractive and useful map is an ideal educational tool for use in classrooms and libraries.
Derived from the award-winning The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia, the map attempts to represent all the language groups of Australia's Indigino...
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52,12 zł |
New Zealand, Neuseeland, Borch Map: North Island, SouthIsland, Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Christchurch, Nelson, Queenstown, Dunedin
ISBN: 9783866093706 / Angielski / Mapa, składana / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Scale = 1/1,3M edition = 2008.
Scale = 1/1,3M edition = 2008.
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45,53 zł |
East Is a Big Bird: Navigation and Logic on Puluwat Atoll
ISBN: 9780674224261 / Angielski / Miękka / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Puluwat Atoll in Micronesia, with a population of only a few hundred proud seafaring people, can fulfill anyone's romantic daydream of the South Seas. Thomas Gladwin has written a beautiful and perceptive book which describes the complex navigational systems of the Puluwat natives, yet has done so principally to provide new insights into the effects of poverty in Western cultures. The cognitive system which enables the Puluwatans to sail their canoes without instruments over trackless expanses of the Pacific Ocean is sophisticated and complex, yet the Puluwat native would score low... Puluwat Atoll in Micronesia, with a population of only a few hundred proud seafaring people, can fulfill anyone's romantic daydream of the South Se... |
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191,93 zł |
Alone Near Alice: Australia's Outback
ISBN: 9780595533862 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On their second trip to Australia, Ruth and Harold met a couple during a Great Barrier Reef cruise. They and their children eventually became great friends. Lynette and Rob had lived in Washington, DC and had traveled all over the world, but they had never been to the Outback. So when the opportunity to explore it under the sponsorship of the highly respected National Trust appeared, they seized the chance and invited the Harbaughs along.
The almost three week journey involved one widely traveled American couple, 14 reserved Aussies, and a driver named Dave. Together they explored deserted... On their second trip to Australia, Ruth and Harold met a couple during a Great Barrier Reef cruise. They and their children eventually became great fr...
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78,03 zł |