August 2012 Release
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List of titles published from 26 July to 25 August 2012.
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For centuries it was suspected that there must be an undiscovered continent in the southern hemisphere. But explorers failed to find one. On his second voyage to the Pacific, Captain James Cook sailed further south than any of his rivals but still failed to sight land. However, t ...
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Between 1960 and 1990, Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the USA decided to leave most of the islands they'd ruled for a hundred years. As they prepared to go, a handful of brave Pacific people - teachers, doctors, priests, chiefs, trade unionists - had to overcome exploitation ...
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This book collects six of the late Futa Helus essays about Tongan poetry. These essays make a good introduction to traditional Tongan poetry and an equally fine introduction to Futa Helus intellectual methods. He guides the reader through the different periods and genres of Tonga ...
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Traditional knowledge systems are also innovation systems. This book analyses the relationship between intellectual property and indigenous innovation. The contributors come from different disciplinary backgrounds including law, ethnobotany and science. Drawing on examples from A ...
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Australian aviators Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928 in an aircraft constructed largely of timber and fabric, the Southern Cross. With Americans Jim Warner as radio operator and Harry Lyon as navigator, they made the trip from Oa ...
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Who and where is the missing King? And what of his people - how will they reclaim their past in a world that is layered and wrapped in the history of others? Moetai Brotherson's sweeping and witty novel addresses these weighty matters through the voices of two very different h ...
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Hawai'i resident Bree Kessler covers the best sights and adventures that the Big Island has to offer, from soaking up the sun on Kona's iconic white sand beaches to sampling local delicacies at Hilo's popular farmer's market. Kessler also offers one-of-a-kind trip ideas, includin ...
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