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Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time
by Doris Pilkington  Publisher Comments The remarkable true story of three young girls who cross the harsh Australian desert on foot to return to their home. Following an Australian government edict in 1931, black aboriginal children and children of mixed marriages were gathered up by...
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
by J. Maarten Troost 
Powells.com Staff Pick When Troost followed his wife to a small island nation he expected Bali Hai. Instead he found an isolated, polluted, boiling hot hellhole. His wonderful tale is both hilarious and thrilling. This original adventure offers enjoyment and also allows...
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Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu
by J. Maarten Troost Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals, the laugh-out-loud true story of his years on the islands of Vanuatu and Fiji, among cannibals, volcanoes...and the world's best narcotics. With The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Maarten Troost...
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In a Sunburned Country
by Bill Bryson
From Powells.com "Everything, it seems, is interesting to Bill Bryson. The marvel is that he can make it all interesting to us. Three billion year old fossilized organisms off the western coast; a giant lobster on the side of a highway; empty, forbidding spaces... In a...
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The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific
by Paul Theroux Publisher Comments "Possibly his best travel book...an observant and frequently hilarious account of a trip that took him to 51 Pacific Islands." TIME Renowned travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux has been many places in his life and tried almost everything. But this...
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Throwim Way Leg: Tree-Kangaroos, Possums, and Penis Gourds
by Tim Flannery
Publisher Comments Tim Flannery is a scientist of international standing, a world expert on the fauna of New Guinea with twenty new species and seven books to his credit. In Throwim Way Leg, he takes us into the field and on an unforgettable journey into the heart of this...
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Kon Tiki ((Rev)84 Edition)
by Thor Heyerdahl Publisher Comments Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race...
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Resnick Library of Worldwide Adventure #04: White Shadows in the South Seas
by Frederick Obrien Publisher Comments The very first feature film ever to be filmed on location in Tahiti? The silent, 1927, adaptation of White Shadows in the South Seas ? and it won the Oscar for Best Cinematography. Now, it?s back in print!...
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Discovery: The Quest for the Great South Land
by Miriam Estensen Publisher Comments Six centuries before the birth of Christ, people began to imagine an immense land at the bottom of the world, a land of marvels, of enormous wealth and mystery. Discovery is the story of the quest which compelled men in small ships to traverse unknown...
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Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island (Lisa Drew Books)
by Jo Anne Van Tilburg Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-332) and index....
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Serpent in Paradise
by Dea Birkett Publisher Comments Lost in the surf of the South Pacific lies a speck of volcanic rock. Home to thirty-eight islanders — descendants of the Bounty mutineers — Pitcairn has no cars, no crime, no doctor, and no regular contact with the outside world. For two...
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Billy Connolly's Australia
by Billy Connolly Synopsis Billy Connolly, one of Britain's best-loved comedians, now triumphs Down Under with a witty and perceptive view of Australia. Billy is a veteran of many visits to Oz. He loves Australia and Australlians and the feeling is reciprocated... his concert...
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In the South Seas (Penguin Classics)
by Robert Lo Stevenson Synopsis In the South Seas records Stevenson's travels with his wife, Fanny, and their family in the Marquesas, the Paumotus, and the Gilbert Islands during 1888-89. Originally drafted in journal form while Stevenson traveled, it was then ambitiously rewritten to...
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Lonely Planet Going Bush: Adventures Across Indigenous Australia
by Monique Choy Publisher Comments Roll up your swag, pack your sense of adventure and hit the road with this celebratory tour of outback and indigenous Australia. Inspired by the road trip of real-life friends, Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman and leading Australian actor Deborah...
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Lonely Planet Kiwi Tracks: A New Zealand Journey (Lonely Planet Journeys)
by Lonely Planet Synopsis The world of low-budget travel can be summed up with one image: the backpacker. This is the tale of Andrew Stevenson's hitchhike around New Zealand. It captures the life of the backpacker, from spending time in a Maori settlement to being caught in a...
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One for the Road
by Tony Horwitz Publisher Comments Swept off to live in Sydney by his Australian bride, American writer Tony Horwitz longs to explore the exotic reaches of his adopted land. So one day, armed only with a backpack and fantasies of the open road, he hitchhikes off into the awesome emptiness...
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Discovery: The Quest for the Great South Land
by Miriam Estensen Publisher Comments Six centuries before the birth of Christ, people began to imagine an immense land at the bottom of the world, a land of marvels, enormous wealth, and mystery. The story begins among Greek philosophers on the shores of the Mediterranean. It ends two...
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Thirty Days in Sydney
by Peter Carey Synopsis Discover and rediscover the real world of Bondi Beach, The Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and the Blue Mountains through the eyes of writer Peter Carey and his friends....
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Straying from the Flock: Travels in New Zealand
by Alexander Elder Publisher Comments Straying from the Flock is a personal travel guide to one of the most beautiful countries in the southern hemisphere. In this book our very own Dr. Alexander Elder describes a fun and interesting journey through New Zealand, including...
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The Shark God: Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in the South Pacific
by Charles Montgomery Publisher Comments < div> < div> When Charles Montgomery was ten years old, he stumbled upon the memoirs of his great-grandfather, a seafaring missionary in the South Pacific. Twenty years later and a century after that journey, entranced by the world of black...
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