Australia, New Zealand & Oceania

Late in the night of April 14, 1912, the mighty Titanic, a passenger liner traveling from Southampton, England, to New York City....

The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.

A thrilling, intellectual detective story that looks deep into the past to uncover who first settled the islands of the remote Pacific, where they came from, how they got there, and how we know....

The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....

The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated....

The World Until Yesterday provides a mesmerizing firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years....

Dive into the captivating realm of The Legends and Myths of Hawaii, where the mystical allure of the Pacific islands comes alive through the mesmerizing fables and folk-lore shared by none other than the esteemed King David Kalakaua....

We are the people our parents warned us about" is the motto of the Bandidos, one of the world's most feared outlaw motorcycle gangs....

A thrilling true tale of power, obsession, and betrayal at the edge of the world....

On May 13, 1945, 24 American servicemen and WACs boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over “Shangri-La"....

There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway....

Spanning several centuries of history in the Pacific, The Legends and Myths of Hawaiʻi: Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People is a collection of Hawaiian stories that were preserved through the ages by oral tradition and documented for posterity by King David Kalākaua in 1887....

The iconic Australian exploration story - brought to life by Peter FitzSimons, Australia's storyteller....

Shocking real-life stories of murderous women who used rat poison to rid themselves of husbands and other inconvenient family members....

A completely accessible, compelling and riveting account of pre-invasion Aboriginal agricultural systems....

This best-selling book, the triumphant fruit of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand....

Geoffrey Blainey is well-placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events which have created the Australian identity....

The New York Times best-selling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye presents the harrowing story of a pathbreaking naval expedition that set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean, dwarfing Lewis and Clark with its discoveries....

Although many denied it, a giant ocean liner was dying....

Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia.... In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia's past....

David Marr was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier. Killing for Country is the result – a soul-searching Australian history.

The dramatic, untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943 and engage in the longest dogfight in history....

The monumental statues of Easter Island have been the source of great mystery ever since the island was first discovered in 1722....

This is the story of these unsung heroes who risked their lives—and sometimes lost them—in the service of their country....

Soon after Billy Griffiths joins his first archaeological dig as camp manager and cook, he is hooked. Equipped with a historian’s inquiring mind, he embarks on a journey through time, seeking to understand the extraordinary deep history of the Australian continent....

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Waiheke Island. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Step into the captivating oceanic realm with "Shores of the Pacific," an eBook that dives deep into the riveting narrative of the Pacific, unfolding the stories erased by the sands of time and those that shape today's world. Unfold the mesmerizing geographical overview brought in the first chapter, setting the stage for an engrossing journey into ancient civilizations. A riveting prehistoric recollection arms you with the necessary context to navigate the transformative European colonization, shaping the histories and lives of New Zealand and Australia. Watch history shift gear with the ...

Dutch explorers discovered for Europe many of the major island groups in the Pacific, while meting out immense brutality and privation. Some set out as pirates and privateers, others as traders seeking a new route to the Spice Islands. The voyagers left men in Hawai`i and the Tuamotus, and described for the first time the appearance and habits of many of the cultures of Polynesian islands as well those near Australia. They were the first Europeans to visit Australia, Easter Island, Fiji, Hawai`i, New Zealand, Samoa Tasmania, Tonga and many other islands.

This audiobook is your guide to using te reo Māori in everyday situations, from introductions to conversations, online and in person. Learn the essentials and develop confidence.

This is a richly detailed saga of politics and power in the colonial world – of land seized, fortunes made and lost, and the violence let loose as squatters and their allies fought for possession of the country – a war still unresolved in today's Australia.