This latest edition of Lonely Planet's Experience New Zealand travel guide reveals exciting new ways to explore this iconic country with all the tools you need to create your own unique trip.

Discover amazing local experiences from exploring Auckland's Māori history atop its maunga (ancestral mountains); to discovering the stellar bird life of Ulva Island's protected sanctuary; and sea kayaking across the quieter bays of the northern part of Abel Tasman National Park.

Build a one-of-a-kind trip with Lonely Planet's Experience New Zealand travel guide:

Our Experience guidebook format is led by local experts who provide in-the-know tips so you can plan the ultimate 1-2 week adventure Easy-to-use regional and activity-based itineraries help you get off the beaten track and tailor a trip to your interests Insider scoop on the best festivals, secret hangouts, hidden locations, tantalising local food scene and photo-worthy views Vibrant photography and maps including a pull-out map of New Zealand Connect with local traditions and trends through fun insights from exploring Māori history around Auckland's volcanic field; to learning about Napier: the art-deco city which rose from the ashes; and getting to know Coromandel's gold-mining heritage Practical information on money, getting around, unique places to stay and responsible travel, plus handy seasonal calendars on where to go, when to travel and what to pack QR codes unlock extra digital content, know-how and travel secrets Covers: Auckland Region, Northland, Central North Island, Lower North Island, Wellington, Nelson & Marlborough, Central South Island, The Deep South.

Create your own dream travel itinerary and get away from the everyday with Lonely Planet's Experience New Zealand.

Your guide to the people, places and events that made Gainesville the thriving city and educational center it is today. Gainesville, Florida, was established in the early 1850s in an area of Alachua County known for cotton farming, cattle and citrus. It soon became known for education, with many fine private schools. The arrival of the railroads made it a crossroads town that grew to be the state's fourth-largest city. The arrival in 1906 of what became the University of Florida gave Gainesville the major state-supported institution of higher education, and thereafter the city and the university were inextricably entwined. The city has grown to be a comfortable place to live, and the university is now one of the largest in the nation, with an international reputation for academics and sports.Local historian and UF Law School graduate Steve Rajtar leads you through the decades with words and pictures. An A-to-Z street guide is included to help you explore the historic homes, churches and other sites of historic Gainesville on your own.

Exploring why professional team sport clubs are almost always able to survive despite financial mismanagement, inflated player salaries and persistent deficits, this book provides new evidence on how to explain this phenomenon. It looks at the context in which many clubs operate - the soft budget constraint - and how the clubs in this respect resemble state-owned enterprises in socialist countries or big banks in financial crises. Chapters discuss the challenge of hardening the budget constraint, including UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulation. They include new data about the soft budget constraint phenomenon, including evidence from Central and Eastern Europe. Leading scholars in the field develop the theoretical approach to the topic using institutional theory, dialogue with critics and discussions on the merits and limits of soft budgets. The book also investigates key case studies of bailouts and liquidation of professional sports teams. This will be an invigorating read for scholars and students of sports economics and sports management. It will also be helpful to managers and directors in professional sports clubs looking for a better understanding of the soft budget constraint.

An hilarious canine compendium, essential for new and experienced dog owners alike. As all dog owners know, man's best friend is a complex bundle of appetites, instincts, and winsome wiles. Few first-time owners will realize, however, just what a responsibility they are taking on. So Norman Thelwell kindly provided them with this invaluable handbook full of advice on choosing, training, feeding, exercising, and caring for our four-legged friends. It also emphasizes the importance of protecting one's own interests - not to mention those of one's neighbours - for an ill-trained hound will soon develop a healthy disrespect for law and order. Here is a superb cartoon collection designed to give every dog owner a new leash of life in the canine world. From the business of choosing a puppy and the troubles of training to the foibles of different breeds, TOP DOG is an indispensable companion for all fans of man's best friend.

Create stunning, unique pieces of art to wow and delight friends and family with this on-trend kit. Neon Painted Rocks contains 4 large, porous rocks that are perfect for this type of art, 3 neon paints, 2 black and white paints, 2 high quality paint brushes, 5 dotting tools of varying thickness, and a 24-page book containing a step-by-step instructions and photography on how to create a range of stunning pieces!

This compact, pocket-sized Sicily travel guidebook is perfect for travellers on shorter trips looking to explore the highlights without the hassle of planning. Written by Rough Guides' experts, it features ready-made walking and driving itineraries with detailed directions, allowing you to explore effortlessly. Whether you're discovering iconic landmarks or hidden gems, this guide helps you make the most of your time. Complete with a handy pull-out map, it's the ideal companion for exploring with ease.

One breed, three colors, countless personalities! Twelve vivid full color photographs typify all the charm, cheerfulness and athleticism of the magnificent Labrador Retriever. Printed with soy-based inks on FSC certified paper, this 12" x 12" wall calendar features large monthly grids that offer ample room for jotting notes, along with six bonus months of July through December of 2022. Also includes moon phases (CST), standard U.S. and international holidays.

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is guaranteed to amaze and entertain children and adults alike with its unique blend of weird but true stories and jaw-dropping facts gathered from all over the world.

This year... Marvel at the ice caves of Alaska. Find out what very unusual food Icelanders eat at their traditional mid-winter feast. Discover why Lucas the penguin has to wear rubber boots. Hear about the woman who sailed down the Missouri River in a giant hollowed-out pumpkin. And take the 'Funny Bones' test to see whether you can match photographs of skeletons to their animal owners.

No Christmas is complete without Ripley's!

Since at least 1939, when daily-strip caveman Alley Oop time-traveled to the Trojan War, comics have been drawing (on) material from Greek and Roman myth, literature and history. At times the connection is cosmetic-as perhaps with Wonder Woman's Amazonian heritage-and at times it is almost irrelevant-as with Hercules' starfaring adventures in the 1982 Marvel miniseries. But all of these make implicit or explicit claims about the place of classics in modern literary culture.
Classics and Comics is the first book to explore the engagement of classics with the epitome of modern popular literature, the comic book. This volume collects sixteen articles, all specially commissioned for this volume, that look at how classical content is deployed in comics and reconfigured for a modern audience. It opens with a detailed historical introduction surveying the role of classical material in comics since the 1930s. Subsequent chapters cover a broad range of topics, including the incorporation of modern theories of myth into the creation and interpretation of comic books, the appropriation of characters from classical literature and myth, and the reconfiguration of motif into a modern literary medium. Among the well-known comics considered in the collection are Frank Miller's 300 and Sin City, DC Comics' Wonder Woman, Jack Kirby's The Eternals, Neil Gaiman's Sandman, and examples of Japanese manga. The volume also includes an original 12-page "comics-essay," drawn and written by Eisner Award-winning Eric Shanower, creator of the graphic novel series Age of Bronze.

This guide is packed with practical, interpretative information on the most commonly encountered animals and plants of the Lowveld - information that is usually only available if you have a game ranger or field guide by your side in the bush! It teaches people how to observe, identify and interpret what they see in the bush in a meaningful way, without having to wade through the reams of technical information found in most other field guides. The reader-friendly mind-map layout of the book, with pictures linked to brief but informative text boxes, makes pertinent information accessible at a glance. Other features include colour-coded chapters for ease of reference, while blocked information and icons in the mammals and trees sections provide technical details in a concise form. Hundreds of stunning interpretative images, highlighted keywords and a flowchart structure to each spread direct the eye to the different topics on each featured species, allowing the reader to pick out whatever is of interest to him or her. Game Ranger in your Backpack is an essential companion for amateur naturalists of all descriptions including first-time international visitors to South Africa's bushveld, annual local holidaymakers or aspiring 'game rangers'.

Why do cats purr? How much can you learn about a cat’s mood from the direction it flicks its tail? How do cats show trust with their eyes? Why do cats rub against their owners’ legs? Arranged in chapters covering physical characteristics, senses, lifecycle and behaviour, Cats features a huge range of breeds from all around the world. From Siamese to Russian Blue, Manx to American Bobtail, Burmese to Bombay, the book expertly explores and celebrates this most beloved pet. With fascinating captions on every page, even cat lovers will learn something new. Cats is a brilliant examination in 150 outstanding colour photographs.

Farming – whether domestic crops, forestry, fish or livestock – is one of the pillars of human civilization, dating back to the early settlements of Neolithic times. Today, approximately one billion people work the land, providing food and other products for our ever-increasing human population. Arranged geographically, Farming explores the many types of farm and farming that exist today. See how farmers in Malaysia extract milky latex from the bark of rubber trees, used to make everything from protective gloves to vehicle tires; be amazed at the gorgeous stepped rice fields of Bali, where the traditional subak irrigation system is created around ‘water temples’ and managed by Hindu priests; marvel at the vast corn and soya bean fields of Ontario, much of it used for animal feed to support Canada’s beef industry; learn about nomadic pastoralism in low rainfall areas such as Somalia, where herders move camels, cattle, sheep and goats in search of grazing; explore the wineries and vineyards in Bordeaux, where more than 700 million bottles of wine are produced each year by more than 8,500 châteaux; and see how freshwater prawns are harvested for export in the watery deltas of Bangladesh. Presented in a landscape format and with more than 180 outstanding photographs of farming from every part of the planet, Farming offers a pictorial celebration of mankind’s deep connection with the land that sustains us.

Includes a new section on clicker training.

On June 27, 1835, New Hampshire chartered the Boston & Maine Railroad, and a juggernaut was born. By 1900, the B&M operated some 2,300 miles of track in northern New England, having taken over an astonishing forty-seven different railroads since its inception. The B&M loomed particularly large in the Granite State, where it controlled 96 percent of all tracks and was the primary conveyance through the rugged heart of New England s most formidable mountain range.

From the gravity-defying Mount Washington Cog Railway to logging transport trains to the famous Depression-era Snow Train, "A History of the Boston & Maine Railroad" traces the fascinating history of New England's most renowned railway.

200 New Difficult Puzzles -- They Are Not Going to Be Easy But You Are Ready

Su Doku, "the crossword without words," comes with a warning: it is seriously addictive. You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve these puzzles; it is simply a question of logic and a little patience.

Wild Earth - from the publishers of Rough Guides - captures the breathtaking splendour of the world's wildest places in this first-edition hardback coffee-table book. This inspirational title is a substantial and beautiful tribute to the Earth's most extraordinary landscapes.

- This coffee-table book showcases a unique selection of national parks and protected areas around the world - Extraordinary photography is at the heart of this book, which is packed full of breathtaking images of some of the most remote and fascinating landscapes on our planet - Rough Guides' mindful travel ethos shines through this compendium, with each page taking you on a visual journey through the grandeur and beauty of nature, and raising awareness of the earth's remaining wilderness - From south to north, east to west, the wide variety of destinations featured in the book range from glittering glacier ice to yawning savannahs, lonely valleys to dense jungles - Wild Earth also shines a spotlight on the world's 170 most significant nature reserves, with expert information about the destinations and moving animal portraits - Packed with hundreds of stunning images, this heavyweight coffee-table book makes a wonderful gift and is the perfect source of inspiration and appreciation for the planet.

Features of Wild Earth - Lavish, hardback coffee-table book, with exceptional illustrations for all 170 places mentioned - Informative and inspirational, the perfect gift for all travel and nature-lovers - Original, authoritative text from the makers of Rough Guides