Australasia Books

Land of the kangaroo: a continent between jungle, outback and metropolis. -The perfect introduction to the spectacular "red continent". -Original panorama photography and expert texts by Australia specialists. -Historic photographs and maps provide a visually-rich history of the smallest continent. Australia, the island continent "down under," is unlike any other ...more

Stories and magnificent images trace the routes of the first navigators among the wonders of the Southern Seas. Visit blue lagoons, volcanic islands covered with steaming jungles, strips of white sand nestled between banks of coral. Investigate the Maori culture from Hawaii to Tahiti, by way of Easter Island, Tonga, ...more

More than 80 percent of Australia's population is clustered in and around cities on the coastal fringe, and yet the lives of Australians on the land still capture our collective imagination. For over 200 years the pioneering spirit of Australia's ruralpeople has enabled them to meet the challenges presented by ...more

Rediscover through Sylvains photographs, the spell binding natural sensuality of the Tahiti women and their beautiful enchanting island. Reminiscent of those who appeared beside Marlon Brando in 'Mutiny on the Bounty'. - 'Tahiti' follows in the footsteps of Madagascar, Tahiti, Tattoos and Equator. - This photographic work presented for the ...more

Accompanying a BBC2 series, this book tells the story of the Polynesians, a tenacious, voyaging people who sailed across the Pacific Ocean and discovered the paradise islands of the South Seas. Using the power of the wind and navigating by the stars, they crossed thousands of miles of open ocean ...more

Australia is a vigorous young nation astride an ancient continent. This vast, parched land -- the flattest and driest continent -- is revealed here in 200 splendid colour photographs, including panoramic gatefolds by some of the most distinguished photographers working in the country today. State by state, the images here ...more

A land in which nature's creative forces are still awesomely at work, New Zealand can be described as one of the world's last unspoiled countries. Presented in this collection of photographs and descriptive text is the sheer spectacle of the North Island's active volcanoes, boiling mud and steaming geysers as ...more