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  • The Treaty of Waitangi: How New Zealand Became a British Colony

    by Thomas Lindsay Buick ...
    The Islands of New Zealand have long been resorted to by British Subjects on account of the valuable articles of commerce which they produce, and by reason of the peculiar advantages which they offer to whale-ships requiring repair. But the nearness of these Islands to the British settlements of New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land has also led to their being resorted to as an asylum for fugitive ... Read more

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  • An Old New Zealander

    by Thomas Lindsay Buick ...
    Probably no portion of the globe is so pregnant with the romance of unsolved problem as the Pacific Ocean. For thousands of years before Vasco de Balboa, the friend of Columbus, stood upon the heights of Panama and enriched mankind by his glorious geographical discovery, this great ocean and the islands which its blue waters encircle had remained a world in themselves, undisturbed by the rise and ... Read more

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  • An Old New Zealander; or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South

    by Thomas Lindsay Buick ...
    In "An Old New Zealander; or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South," Thomas Lindsay Buick presents a compelling narrative that intricately weaves the biography of Te Rauparaha, a paramount chief of the Ngāti Toa iwi, with the rich tapestry of New Zealand's colonial history. Buick employs a vivid literary style that blends historical critique with storytelling, allowing readers to grasp both the ... Read more

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  • An Old New Zealander; or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South

    The Maori Chief Who Rivaled Napoleon in the Southern Hemisphere

    by Thomas Lindsay Buick ...
    In "An Old New Zealander; or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South," Thomas Lindsay Buick presents a compelling narrative that entwines history and biography, vividly depicting the life of Te Rauparaha, a prominent Māori chief and military leader. Buick's literary style is marked by meticulous research and vibrant storytelling, capturing the complex interplay between Māori culture and ... Read more

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  • The Treaty of Waitangi; or, how New Zealand became a British Colony

    Unraveling the Legacy of Colonialism in New Zealand

    by Thomas Lindsay Buick ...
    In "The Treaty of Waitangi; or, how New Zealand became a British Colony," Thomas Lindsay Buick meticulously examines the pivotal moment when New Zealand transitioned from a collection of Māori tribes to a formal British colony. Buick employs a clear and engaging narrative style, weaving together historical facts, legal analyses, and the social repercussions of the 1840 treaty. As he navigates the ... Read more

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  • Terrace V: Penitent's Gold

    by Robert Bose, Sarah L. Pratt, Chris Marrs, Taija Morgan, Shane Kroetsch, Lindsay Thomas, Chris Patrick Carolan ...
    Series Book 3 - Purgatorio
    Welcome to the Fifth Terrace in the famed Purgatorio, where you will atone for your incorrigible greed with your fellow Penitents, languishing in sight of gold forever out of reach.In this collection of dark needful tales, an unusual door grants riches for an unexpected price, bikini clad thieves make the score of a lifetime at ravenous cost, an expensive mistress gets what’s coming to her, it’s ... Read more

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  • Training for Catastrophe

    Fictions of National Security after 9/11

    by Lindsay Thomas ...
    A timely, politically savvy examination of how impossible disasters shape the very real possibilities of our worldWhy would the normally buttoned-down national security state imagine lurid future scenarios like a zombie apocalypse? In Training for Catastrophe, author Lindsay Thomas shows how our security regime reimagines plausibility to focus on unlikely and even unreal events rather than ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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    Training for Catastrophe

    Fictions of National Security after 9/11

    by Lindsay Thomas ...
    Narrated by Karen Peakes ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 12 min

    Why would the normally buttoned-down national security state imagine lurid future scenarios like a zombie apocalypse? In Training for Catastrophe, author Lindsay Thomas shows how our security regime reimagines plausibility to focus on unlikely and even unreal events rather than probable ones. With an in-depth focus on preparedness (a pivotal, emergent national security paradigm since 9/11) she ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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  • The Last of the Tasmanians: Or, The Black War of Van Diemen's Land

    by James Bonwick ...
    "The worst days of the Conquistadors lack the dastardly and disgraceful cruelty which renders those of the 'Black War' horrible and humiliating to the reader." - Contemporary Review, 1870"Every one must recognise the immense service Bonwick has done in preserving so much that would otherwise have been irretrievably lost." - Royal Society of Tasmania, 1902Having lived in Tasmania for 8 years as a ... Read more

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  • The Last of the Tasmanians

    Enriched edition. A poignant account of cultural extinction and historical reflection

    by James Bonwick, Savannah Clarke ...
    In "The Last of the Tasmanians," James Bonwick presents a poignant chronicle of the vanishing Tasmanian Aboriginal culture during the mid-19th century. Written in a compelling narrative style, the book intertwines first-hand accounts and meticulous observations, offering a unique ethnographic perspective that captures the spirit and struggles of the Indigenous people against colonial encroachment. ... Read more

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  • A Century of Wrong

    by F. W. Reitz ...
    At the advent of the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War), F.W. Reitz, in his capacity of State Secretary of the South African Republic, published an overview of Anglo-Boer relations in the nineteenth century in Dutch, under the title Eene eeuw van onrecht. The book was an important propaganda instrument against the British. ... Read more

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  • The Taking of Jake Livingston

    by Ryan Douglass ...
    An Instant New York Times Bestseller!Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not a guarantee.Sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St. Clair Prep. Both ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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