books about: zealanders

books about: zealanders

books:

Zealanders

Luca Antara
Martin Edmond

Oldcastle Books, 2008

Combining memoir, travelogue, history, and detective story, Luca Antara is a rich tapestry of history and the present. It parallels the life of the author, an émigré to Sydney; and the life of an historical figure, António da Nova, the servant of a Portuguese explorer who in the 1600s sent da Nova to find out more about Luca Antara?now ...

The Castaway (New Zealanders)
Aaron Fletcher

Dell Publishing Company, 1984

Going to Live in New Zealand, 2nd Edition: Written by New Zealanders to Give You the Insider Information You ...
Mathew Collins, Mary Neilson

How to Books, 2008

This book is written by professionals, expert in assisting those wanting to emigrate to New Zealand. Originally from that country, Mathew Collins is Managing Partner of the International Visa Consultancy, Ambler Collins, based in London. He has many years' experience assisting individuals, families and companies in preparing and processing ...

Paradise Reforged: A History of the New Zealanders from the 1880's to the Year 2000

James Belich

University of Hawaii Press, 2002

Seminal Duo
The concluding volume of distinguished New Zealand historian James Belich's general history of New Zealand is an engaging, tightly bound look at the 20th century. It certainly lives up to the expectations generated by the first academic history of the country by a ...

Living in the Maniototo

Janet Frame

George Braziller, 1980

Postmodern masterpiece
In this highly inventive novel, Janet Frame weaves reality, fiction and dreams into an ornate and profound novel . Mavis Halleton, the heroine, is a woman of some fortitude and no small independence who manages to survive writer's block and widowhood as she makes her ...

Making Peoples: A History of the New Zealanders, from Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth ...

James Belich

University of Hawaii Press, 2002

The best introduction to early NZ history
James Belich is probably now the definitive New Zealand historian, with a strong grasp of both Mäori and pakeha (New Zealand decendants of Europeans) perspectives. This account of New Zealand's history up to the mid-to late 19th century is both informative and ...

Allies and Mates: An American Soldier with the Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam, 1966-67

Gordon L. Steinbrook

University of Nebraska Press, 1995

Review by named individual in book
As an American participant in the association with the Australians and New Zealanders, and being a named individual in this book, I can attest to the accuracy and authentic descriptions of the events described by Steinbrook. The professional relationships established ...

Daylight

Elizabeth Knox

Ballantine Books, 2003

Complex Vampire Mystery
I detest vampire fiction and stopped reading "Interview with a Vampire" because I was so freaked out by the evilness of the characters. So why did I buy this book? The setting and the writing. My family has visited Menton, France, where much of the action takes ...

Auto da Fay: A Memoir

Fay Weldon

Grove Press, 2003

An Utterly Delightful Autobiography
Fay Weldon is the author of twenty-four novels, five short story collections, two children's books, four works of nonfiction, several plays, and now AUTO DA FAY, a memoir. This delightful autobiography is imbued with the same audaciousness and perspicacity as is her ...

New Zealanders at Home: A Cultural History of Domestic Interiors 1814-1914
Anna K. C. Petersen

University of Otago Press, 2002

Featuring photographs, drawings, and paintings, this volume offers a visual history of New Zealand interiors. The homes presented represent the living-spaces of the Maori, of missionaries and settlers, and of the suburban middle-class. Architecture, construction, design, decoration, and use are all discussed.

Uncle's Story (Contemporary Pacific Literature)

Witi Tame Ihimaera

University of Hawaii Press, 2002

Brilliant & Captivating... Equal or Better than Whale Rider!
The opening pages of Uncle's Story suggest a twist that the reader may guess.. but after the first few pages, all bets are off... as Witi Ihimaera takes the reader on a wild and action-packed ride of plot twists and character development. Similar to Whale Rider, in ...

The Book of the Film of the Story of My Life

William Brandt

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

The best book in a long, long time
This is an incredible book. It's funny, irreverent, brilliant, amazing. This author has the kind of natural voice that makes other writers want to chuck their pens. I couldn't read the book fast enough, yet I didn't want it to end so I had to pace myself, allowing ...