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Wiremu Pere (Wi Pere) lived from 1837 to 1915, leading his tribes of Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga a Mahaki through some of the most turbulent chapters of New Zealand history. He stood resolute against colonialism and entered parliament to stand up for his East Coast people, yet was astute in his bus...

Overflowing with intelligence and good common sense, this comprehensive guide provides clear explanations and useful guidelines on everything a parent might want to know about the second and third years of their child's life. On a month-by-month basis, WHAT TO EXPECT THE TODDLER YEARS explains what ...

This is the story of how ten of New Zealand's finest companies became world-class competitors. It is a significant story: New Zealanders look to business enterprises for wealth, jobs and the products and services to live and to trade. In exploring the behaviour of ten carefully chosen firms the book...

Before the smash hit movie "Serenity" came "Firefly", the cult TV series which started it all and became a DVD phenomenon, selling almost half a million copies. Set 500 years in the future, "Firefly" centres around Mal Reynolds, captain of the ship-for-hire Serenity and...

The best advice from 20 of Australia and New Zealand's leading specialists in business and professional development - including: Terry Hawkins, Keith Abraham, Gihan Perera, Maria Carlton, Ann Andrews, Andrew Darbyshire, Trevor (Kingy) King, Sally Webb and foreword by Ian Berry. The Year 2020 is n...

She hunts the realm's most dangerous game.Her fees are exorbitant.She's worth every coin she receives.Or is she? Magiere has earned a reputation as the most formidable vampire slayer in the land. Villagers far and wide welcome her with both awe and disdain--grateful to her for ridding their towns of...

Nowhere else can so many cultures be found in such a tight space you can wake up on the Mediterranean coast, have lunch in Paris and see a show that night in London. Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the place...

"Wise old man, won't you help me, please? My house is a squash and squeeze." What can you do if your house is too small? The wise old man knows: bring in a flappy, scratchy, noisy crowd of farmyard animals. When you push them all out again, you'll be amazed at how big your house feels! This brillian...

This book is brimming with activities for making all kinds of crafty things. Each activity is explained simply, with clear step-by-step illustrations and a picture or photo of the finished project to aspire to. Using different art and craft techniques, such as drawing, painting, collage, printing, c...

This is a new paperback version of Usborne's bestselling English Dictionary. It is a comprehensive dictionary with over a thousand colour illustrations, straightforward definitions with part of speech indicators, example sentences and pronunciation guides for tricky words. It also contains informati...

When Christopher Thomas, a curator at San Francisco's Museum of Fine Arts, is murdered and his decaying body is found in an iron maiden in Berlin, his wife Rosemary Thomas is the prime suspect. Long suffering under Christopher's unfaithful ways, Rosemary is tried, convicted and executed. Ten years l...

Staggeringly diverse in every way, Europes flip side remains a through-the-looking glass experience after the certainties of the West. Surreal, exciting and dramatic, head to Eastern Europe for a guaranteed adventure. Tom Masters, Lonely Planet Write

Europe is a patchwork of more than 40 compulsively individualistic countries and is a dazzling and spectacular place to explore. Jump in almost anywhere and join the party. Tom Masters, Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the pla...

A poignant and well-researched history of Green Lane's cardio-thoracic unit: of interest to those who worked at, or have links to, Green Lane Hospital; personal stories, recollections and photographs are included; covers societal issues and the development of New Zealand's health services; describes...

A variety of experienced church leaders, missioners and other practitioners share simple and effective ideas for enhancing the life, worship and witness of every local church. Their 101 ideas cover vision, strategy, communication, preaching, leading and managing others, managing yourself, growing th...

The news that the Reflections series was to be cease publication prompted an unprecedented outpouring of support from readers and retailers alike. This new annual edition overcomes the risks associated with publications with a very limited shelf life. Readers will be able to save money and enjoy the...

Covers the principles of financial accounting, management accounting and financial management. It is written for students taking their first course in accounting, and emphasises the practical applications and interpretation of accounting information for real-world decision making.

All the short stories in "Crimespotting" are brand new and specially commissioned. The brief was deceptively simple - each story must be set in Edinburgh and feature a crime. The results range from hard-boiled police procedural to historical whodunit and from the wildly comic to the spooki...

Stories featured on this wonderful collection include: "Old Cornille's Secret" by Alphonse Daudet read by Stephen Fry; "The Violet Car" by E.E. Nesbitt read by Harriet Walter; "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe read by Edward Hardwicke; "The Clock that Went Backward" by Edward Page Mitchell r...

Unorthodox scientists Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler decided to go into business, forming a company specialising in paranormal investigations. Now, along with Winston Zeddemore and their "pet" ghost Slimer, they protect the world from the realm of the supernatural - as the Ghostbusters!...

Lonely Planet Scotland Scare yourself silly ghost-hunting in Edinburgh's spooky underworldLaugh at the antics of the puffins on Unst, Britain's most northerly inhabited islandFind your inner Scot and enjoy a traditional "ceilidh" at Scotland's remotest pubChallenge your tastebuds and tuck into some ...

Lonely Planet Los Angeles & Southern California Hang onto your Mickey hat while careening down Space MountainTry on Pamela Anderson's tank top or designer shoes from "Alias"Dangle your sandy feet over a concrete wall and watch a surfer-skater-dog paradeSwirl, sip, savor and spit your pinot on a sust...

"A Gift Of Love" captures holiday magic as it transports us...to New York City, where a schoolteacher slips an antique gold ring on her finger and travels back in time to a man who desperately needs her love...to a village in Victorian England, where an embittered earl seeks a governess for a lovely...

A book of traditional, contemporary and unusual leadlight designs aimed at helping you find the designs you have always wanted and inspiring you to create your own.

Presents a revolutionary, effective approach to overcoming dyslexia and other learning disabilities-including ADD/ADHD, dyscalculia and acalculia, and dysgraphia and agraphia-that uses a combination of mental and physical exercises called "Orientation Counseling" and learning tools called "Symbol

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John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert, Thomas Carew and Henry Vaughan: these were some of the 17th-century writers who devised a new form of poetry full of wit, intellect and grace, which we now call Metaphysical poetry. They wrote about their deepest religious feelings and their carnal pleasur...

After the publication of A Cancer Battle Plan, Anne Frahm's riveting account of her successful fight against cancer, thousands of people wrote asking for more help in knowing what to do to avoid degenerative diseases. HEALTHY HABITS, an easy-to- follow guide to taking personal responsibility for you...

Flames Of War is the WWII miniature game. You command a company level force in Europe or North Africa, re-creating actual battles, or fighting missions verses other Flames of War armies. There is always a new challenge behind the next hedgerow!

This title explores the provocative and acclaimed work of Liu Wei, one of China's most innovative contemporary artists. Liu Wei, considered one of the most progressive artists working in China today, explores his ideas in a multitude of media that includes performance, sculpture, photography, video,...

This is a superbly illustrated look at one of Canada's most prolific, readily accessible, and compellingly complex artists. Although best-known as a painter of innocence and childhood memories whose scenes hearken back to a simpler and timeless past, William Kurelek (1927-1977) was also a chronicler...

2012 sees the internationally renowned Swiss mountain sports company, Mammut celebrate its 150th anniversary, which makes it one of the most tradition-rich companies in its field. The 150 contributions in this anniversary publication highlight the history of mountain sports with illuminating portrai...

As part of the celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, which took place in 1957, a series of historical booklets was commissioned to shed light on the early history of the European colonists in Virginia. Here we have brought together four of these short works, focusing o...

The best-selling Cool Camping Cookbook, gets a complete update for 2012, showcasing a selection of personal, rustic, delicious campfire recipes. Illustrated with hundreds of refreshingly candid photos and printed on organically-textured wood-free paper, it dishes up fresh ideas for campers, walkers,...

This book is aimed at those training for ministry, those in ministry and lay people wishing to reflect upon their work. It seeks to enable those in pastoral ministry to reflect upon their institutional encounters and to enable lay people who work in institutions as professionals or managers to refle...

Following on Well Played 1.0 and 2.0, this book will also be full of in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game. Contributors will analyze sequences in a game in detail in order to illustrate and interpret how the variou...