Judith Binney teaches history at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and has written a brilliant and monumental biography of Te Kooti, a Maori guerilla leader and (above all) prophet who lived in nineteenth-century New Zealand. American readers will probably have little awareness of the complexity and fascination of nineteenth century New Zealand history and may find the world the book describes bewildering and unfamiliar at first.

Te Kooti came from the East Coast of the North Island and was wrongfully exiled to a penal colony for a crime he didn't commit. Later he escaped from the island, returned home and led a force of Maori _whakarau_ (exiles) into the heart of the North Island. The government forces never succeeded in capturing him. Te Kooti had many enemies, Maori and Pakeha, and the complexity of the Maori world at this time is brilliantly conveyed. The book is very strong on Te Kooti as a religious leader and prophet and is methodologically extremely interesting as well. I don't agree with every detail of the story, but that is only to be expected in a work of such richness and scope. American readers and scholars interested in the interaction between colonial empires and indigenous peoples will gain most from this book, which compares in many ways with Noel Mostert's _Frontiers_ or Roger Milliss' _Waterloo Creek_.

This book takes you on journey into the Australian Outback in search of the world's most beautiful opals. With full color pictures and intriguing stories from the mines, you will be amazed with this book. Not only does it contain complete information on the exquisite gem, it also describes in great detail, the geographic layout and conditions of the areas and the mines. This book is everything an opal lover or gem enthusiast would love and would make a great addition to your gem book library. This is by far the most illustrated, informative and comprehensive book on opals I have read.

This map covers an area of the world that is not well represented in most world atlases. Excellent index. Fifty-one detailed inset maps.

The relationship between federal goverment and state govermen

Winkler was one of the first in the helping professions to question the status quo, insofar as what relinquishing mothers experienced, especially long-term. His study validated what others had conveniently chosen to ignore for most of the last century.

In this book, Turnbull explores the options for Australian Republicanism and draws a compelling portrait of the political and historical imperative for an Australian republic. The determination and Passion that Turnbull has for his country having its own head of state shines through in this book. To those who voted Yes in the failed republican referendum, this is your handbook to keep up the fight. Fot those who voted NO, get this book to dispell the lies you were told during the campain. Viva Republic!

I have found this book useful in my field studies on butterflies in Eastern Australia. It contains accurate plotted maps showing the distribution of each species. There are temporal flight charts for various regions of Australia. It also contains review of current literture upto 1991, providing a handy source for this information. There are no illustrations but these can be found in Common and Waterhouse "Butterflies of Australia", and also more recently in Braby's text 2000. I would say the book's major contribution are the maps, which seem the most accurate of any contempory texts.

An extraordinary and comprehensive study of the Rhone valley and its wonderful wines, plus a section on Rhone-style wines from around the world.
Employing a similar approach, Mr. Norman (at least IMHO) has even surpassed here his previous achievement with the 'Great Domaines of Burgundy'! Focusing on each of the different Rhone appellations, the book gives a superb account of the climate, geography, history, grape varieties, winemaking methods, vintage assessment and a multitude of tasting notes. All that as a background to the beautiful in-depth coverage of every important grower and winemaker.
A great book!

I read this book before deciding to emigrate to Australia. I found both extremely helpful and factual, as well as being entertaining. I am trying to procure a copy of it for myself - the one that I read was borrowed from a library

areas of intrest are social,economic,government,geographical point,places of interest,languages,clothing and traditions.