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1	Mister Pip more books like this by Lloyd Jones An inventive and original novel from this multi-award-winning author. Lloyd Jones' new novel is set mainly in a small village on Bougainville, a country torn apart by civil war. Mathilda attends the school set up by Mr Watts, the only white man on the island. By his own admission he's not much of a teacher and proceeds to educate the children by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Patterns of Culture more books like this by Ruth Benedict For more than a generation, this pioneering book has been an indispensable introduction to the field of anthropology. Here, in her study of three sharply contrasting cultures, Benedict puts forward her famous thesis that a people's culture is an integrated whole, a "personality writ large". Includes a preface from Margaret Mead. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The White Mary more books like this by Kira Salak A young woman journeys deep into the untamed jungle, wrestling with love and loss, trauma and healing, faith and redemption, in this sweeping debut novel. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $7.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Headhunting in the Solomon islands around the Coral sea more books like this by Caroline Mytinger Carolyn Mytiner, an artist and amateur anthropologist, set off in the late 1930s with her friend to paint indigenous people in the Solomon Islands. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea--The Forgotten War of the South Pacific more books like this by James Campbell This harrowing portrait of the terrifying Battle for New Guinea--the forgotten war of the South Pacific--is part war diary, part extreme adventure tale, and part biography of a group of men who fought to survive in an environment every bit as fierce as the enemy they faced. see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea more books like this by Annette B Weiner A re-examination of the Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea, the people described in Malinowski's classic ethnographic work of the early 20th century. Provides a balanced view of the society from a male and female perspective, including new discoveries about the importance of women's work and wealth in the society. see all copies from $3.31! new only from $27.71! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Elixir more books like this by Gary Braver When biologist Chris Bacon headed for the unspoiled rainforests of Papua New Guinea in search of medicinal plants, he had no idea that he would bring home a rare flower rumored by a tribal shaman to prevent human aging. Driven by fountain-of-youth dreams, he plans to turn the flower into an elixir of youth and health. But as Chris begins ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Grand Valley Dani: Peaceful Warriors more books like this by Karl G Heider This case study examines an isolated tribe in Indonesia, West New Guinea from 1961 when it was still using stone axes, bows, arrows and spears up to present (1995). The author's long engagement with the Dani results in a wide range of engaging topics as well as the ethical dilemma he faced as an anthropologist. One immediately acquires a sense of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.39! \| first editions \| SVS
9	In Search of the Source: A First Encounter with God's Word more books like this by Neil T Anderson, Hyatt Moore, Larry R Libby (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99!
10	Sex and temperament in three primitive societies more books like this by Margaret Mead This precursor to Mead's illuminating work, Male & Female, Sex & Temperament lays the groundwork for her lifelong study of gender differences. Focusing on three distinctly different tribes from New Guinea, Mead advances the theory that many so-called masculine and feminine characteristics are not based on fundamental sex differences, but reflect ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Four Corners: One Woman's Solo Journey: Into the Heart of New Guinea more books like this by Kira Salak A story of extraordinary danger and adventure follows a very young woman who attempts, alone, a trip across Papua, New Guinea, as she follows in the footsteps of British explorer Ivan Champion. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $10.09! \| first editions \| SVS
12	High Valley more books like this by Kenneth E Read -- Hobart M. Van Deusen, "Natural History" see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Throwim Way Leg: Tree-Kangaroos, Possums, and Penis Gourds more books like this by Tim Flannery Published to great acclaim and tremendous success on three continents, Throwim Way Leg is a thrilling blend of scientific discovery and high adventure. It takes you into the wilds with internationally renowned mammalogist Tim Flannery, who Redmond O'Hanlon has called "one of the world's greatest zoologists . . . who's probably discovered more new ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	MacArthur's Jungle War: The 1944 New Guinea Campaign more books like this by Stephen R Taaffe When General Douglas MacArthur led Allied troops into the jungles of New Guinea in World War II, he was already looking ahead. By successfully leapfrogging Japanese forces on that island, he placed his armies in a position to fulfill his personal promise to liberate the Philippines. The New Guinea campaign has gone down in history as one of ... see all copies from $3.69! new only from $17.96! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The King of America more books like this by Samantha Gillison Stephen Hesse, a privileged young man alienated from his fabulously wealthy but negligent father, goes on an anthropology expedition to New Guinea. Suffering from the loss of his true love and unable to forget his father's ill-usage, Stephen feels at home in the tropics as he never has anywhere else. But his insistence on taking out a boat with a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Cannibal Adventure more books like this by Price One of Willard Price's adventure stories featuring Hal and Roger Hunt. The boys are exploring the world's wildest and most dangerous island, Papua New Guinea, where they meet man-eating crocodiles, cannibals, and even a dragon. They are also pursued by their old enemy Kaggs, who's after revenge. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Argonauts of the Western Pacific more books like this by Bronislaw Malinowski see all copies from $7.50! new only from $30.50! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Primal Shadows: A Dark Thriller of Papua New Guinea more books like this by Alan Dean Foster "They're all dead now--except me, of course . . . ." Thus begins Bohannon's story. His wallet stolen by a one-night-stand, Bohannon still believes her to be the girl of his dreams. This weary world traveler decides as a matter of honor that he must pursue her. Recruiting a scout from the roughneck Caucasian castoffs of the New Guinea port he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Under the Mountain Wall more books like this by Peter Matthiessen This book is a portrait of the Kurelu tribe in New Guinea. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20	The White Man Will Eat You!: An Anthropologist Among the Imbonggu of New Guinea more books like this by William E Wormsley, Louise S Spindler (Editor), George D Spindler (Editor) After spending years as an integral part of the Imbonggu community, Wormsley provides a special insight into these people. In this fascinating narrative, readers learn about the Imbonggu's social structure, political process, leadership, social and economic exchange and obligations, bridewealth, religion and magic - as well as what it is like to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.95! \| signed copies
21 view cover	Beat Not the Bones more books like this by Charlotte Jay Following the suicide of her anthropologist husband, a young woman searches for the reasons behind his desperate act. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.82! \| first editions
22 view cover	To Remember the Faces of the Dead: The Plenitude of Memory in Southwestern New Britain more books like this by Thomas Maschio As he challenges classical semiological accounts of cultural representation in this ethnography of Melanesian religious phenomenology, Maschio aims to show that ritual and poetic performance are about the enactment, expression and invention of the self. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.72! \| first editions \| SVS
23	Cousteau's Papua New Guinea Journey more books like this by Jean-Michel Cousteau, Mose Richards see all copies from $4.50! first editions
24 view cover	The Sambia: Ritual and Gender in New Guinea more books like this by Gilbert H Herdt This is a cultural and psychological case study of gender identity and sexual development in a New Guinea Highlands society. The text shows the development of Sambia male heterosexual identity emerging from prolonged ritualised homosexuality. The author draws on initiation rites and socialisation studies and contrasts the Sambia with other ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00!
25 view cover	The Gebusi: Lives Transformed in a Rainforest World more books like this by Bruce Knauft, Knauft Bruce What is it like for a native people of the rainforest to confront features of a modern world? In 1980-82, the Gebusi of Papua New Guinea held elaborate ritual dances and spirit seances, practiced alternative sexual customs, and endured a very high rate of violence. By 1998, however, most Gebusi had been willingly transformed by Christian ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $24.00! \| first editions

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