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This volume is the third in the trilogy that provides a review and inventory of New Zealand's entire living and fossil biodiversity - an international effort involving more than 220 New Zealand and overseas specialists and the most comprehensive of its kind in the world. Together, the three volumes list every one of almost 55,000 known species of New Zealand's animals, plants, and micro-organisms. These volumes are affiliated with Species 2000, and international scientific project with the long-term goal of enumerating all describe... read more

Now in its second edition, Whitewater Kayaking has become the established, definitive guide on the sport. Drawing on the combined 30+ years of experience of world-renowned paddlers and instructors Ken Whiting and Kevin Varette, this comprehensive guide covers everything from the most basic skills and concepts to the most advanced, cutting-edge paddling techniques. Whatever you need, you'll find it in this essential whitewater kayaking reference.

The roll is one of the most important paddling techniques for kayakers. As long as you don't mind getting your head wet, you can learn to do it! "Rolling a Kayak" is Ken Whiting's sixth book on kayaking technique and the most comprehensive, clear and concise guide to learning and perfecting the roll. Written for both whitewater and sea kayakers, this book provides novice kayakers with foundation skills and step-by-step instruction for the standard rolls, such as the C-to-C, Sweep and Pawlata rolls. Experienced paddlers can take ad... read more

A great starter for new family history researchers plus valuable advice and information for people who want to move to the next stage: writing and publishing their family's story. Expanded from lectures given by John MacGibbon at the National Library of New Zealand.

Written by a professional dog trainer with more than 25 years experience, this book provides excellent basic training, obedience, nutrition, and maintenance advice with easy to follow directions for dog training. Both owner and dog will benefit from the wisdom Pat Oliver shares in this guidebook.

The pub quiz has become a fixture in the social life of the nation, but the prospective quizmaster is faced with a perennial quandary: make the questions too hard and you guarantee a long and painful evening; too easy and you have a multiple tie for first place. David Rothwell (author of "The A to Z of English Literature" and "The Dictionary of Homonyms") has come up with an elegant solution. The first letter of the answers in all of the 240 quizzes in this book create a sentence, giving the contestants just that little extra inspi... read more

A useful encyclopedia for anyone interested in Maori language. The 830 pages are broken into parts: Topically indexed dictionary, Grammar keywords, Syllable interpretation, New linguistic terms, plus many others.

Following the evolution of a revolutionary martial-arts discipline, this definitive reference covers the entire spectrum of ju-jitsu and offers all practitioners insight into how champions have employed the moves to beat the competition. Detailed picture sequences and comprehensive commentary accompany interviews with Brazilian ju-jitsu fighters, showcasing the best techniques for this seemingly unstoppable art. With a new unorthodox interpretation of traditional ju-jitsu, this step-by-step guide to the carefully cultivated art hel... read more

Only one sport has reinforced elbow smashes to the head, flying knees, and liver kicks. From mixed martial arts' controversial inception to its mainstream acceptance, from the iconic legacy of Rickson Gracie and the freakish knockout power of Chuck Liddell, to the unstoppable determination of Randy Couture and the emergence of tomorrow's champions, Black Belt has covered the sport's inception and evolution. A compilation of instructional articles and interviews with the industry's greatest champions, this guide is the definitive re... read more

A fresh look at Muhammad Asad's classic English translation and explanation of the Qur'an is offered in this redesigned and updated edition of his work. A new typeset and index is complimented with a prologue by the distinguished British Muslim Gai Eaton and original artwork by internationally renowned artist and scholar Dr. Ahmed Moustafa. Asad's translation is widely considered to be the foremost in conveying the meaning and sensibility of the original Arabic text, making this edition a must-have for English readers with a buddin... read more

This new, retitled and expanded New Zealand edition is a substantially revised edition of the Historical Dictionary of New Zealand published in the United States in 2005. It describes the many changes of the past decade while building on the solid foundations of the earlier editions that examined the country's long and lively history. It covers a wide range of topics from relations between the Pakeha and the Maori to the country's recent economic changes and environmental policies. The introduction provides a good starting point, ... read more

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DoP November 2008 Welcome to Driving Test Success. This book will show you what to focus on during the test so that you will be confident and relaxed on the big day. There are 15 lessons in this book and they are designed to help you avoid the faults commonly committed in driving tests and to assist you to meet the standard required to pass the New Zealand practical driving test for the following classes of licence: 1R, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6R, 6. If you are about to sit a practical test for one of the above classes of driver licence it... read more

Eric Wilson's extensive experience in worm farming makes him well equipped to discuss varities, numbers, bed sizes, manure types, tools - in short, all that is needed to farm worms - right through to mass production possiblities. WORM FARM MANAGEMENT contains advice on feeding regimes, performance indicators, harvesting, temprature requirements and castings. There is information on intriguing behaviours such as the gut shot syndrome, worm walkout and breeder burnout. Whether you are interested in running a worm farm purely for... read more

This title is revised by Martin Manser and Stephen Curtis. Compiled from G.L. Apperson's original and painstaking research of nearly three thousand works dating as far back as the twelfth century and earlier, and built upon the foundations of the great "Oxford English Dictionary", the "Dictionary of Proverbs" traces the origins and history of English proverbs and proverbial phrases. The original author has avoided the purely aphoristic and moral, which have little claim to proverbial use, and has codified this notoriously verbal ra... read more

The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations is an essential work of reference for every writer, journalist and speech-maker, as well as being a treasure trove for the browser and the simply curious. There is a wide diversity of sayings to add spice to our conversation and enrich our daily lives. The book is alphabetically arranged by author and indexed by keyword for ease of use.

"The Little Green Book: 365 Ways to Love the Planet "is a "green" guidebook for anyone who want to improve the quality of their life and the life of the planet. Consisting of a year's worth of short tips, tasks, and facts, the book is designed to lead readers to a more healthy, environmentally friendly lifestyle. The information is nontechnical in nature and designed to appeal to the average reader. The book will cover a wide range of topics, including gardening, saving natural resources, saving the environment, going "green" at wo... read more

Highly acclaimed for its competitive edge on other editions of its kind, the "Wordsworth Concise English Dictionary" is an authorative, user friendly and up-to-date lexicon of the world's most widely used language. It reflects the usage not just of the UK and the USA but also of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and all those parts of the world where English is the first language. The perfect reference book for everyday use, it provides definitions written in clear, jargon-free language readily accessible to every level ... read more

Originally entitled 'The Cynic's Word Book', this justly infamous volume was re-titled 'The Devil's Dictionary' in 1911 and addressed to "enlightened souls who prefer dry wines to sweet, sense to sentiment, wit to humour, and clean English to slang". Bierce's ironic definitions ring as true today as when they were first coined.

A general-purpose dictionary suitable for a great variety of both English and Spanish speakers at all levels of proficiency, this volume contains over 100,000 entries - common and technical words and phrases, slang and idioms - with examples of usage that include many especially chosen to help users express themselves in a natural and fluent style. All headwords - both English and Spanish - have phonetic transcriptions to assit with pronunciation.