The Transit of Venus has fascinated astronomers for centuries. In 1769 Captain James Cook sailed to the Pacific with a group of scientists to observe the Transit in Tahiti – but Cook had also received secret orders to voyage onwards in search of the fabled ‘Unknown Southern Continent’. It was on this voyage that he made landfall at Tolaga Bay, met the local Maori and initiated the first positive encounter between Europe and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Nearly 250 years later three German poets flew to the Pacific to join with three New Zealand poets in observing another Transit of Venus. They came together at a gathering hosted by the Tolaga Bay Uawa community that used the focus of this historically significant event to consider how science might make a difference to New Zealand’s future. In poems presented in both English and German, these six remarkable voices present a fresh series of encounters between Europe and New Zealand and record a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The next Transit of Venus will not be seen until 2117.

Transit of Venus: Venustransit

Literature & Fiction

Price, Chris

Colquhoun, Glenn

Kolbe, Uwe

Baker, Hinemoana

Almut Sandig, Urike

Oleschinski, Brigitte

Poetry

Victoria University Press

Step inside the beguiling world of the Curiosity Shoppe! Welcome to the weird, wonderful world of the Curiosity Shoppe, where every drawer, shelf, and display offers a new discovery. It's unlike anything you've ever seen--let alone colored--as the pages provide an escape to a bygone era. In The Curiosity Shoppe Coloring Book, you can explore a bric-a-brac store and bring life to its many oddities through your color choices and combinations. The Curiosity Shoppe Coloring Book is a treat for your eyes and your imagination!

The Curiosity Shoppe Coloring Book: A Magical and Mad Exploration of a Most Amusing and Unexpected Assemblage of Novelties and Oddities (Stoner Coloring Books Series)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Adams Media

Step inside the winsome world of the Sweet Shoppe! Welcome to the charming, whimsical world of the Sweet Shoppe, where every jar, bowl, and shelf offers a sweet new discovery. It's unlike anything you've ever seen--let alone colored--as the pages provide an escape to a bygone era. In The Sweet Shoppe Coloring Book, you can explore an old-fashioned candy and pastry store and bring life to its many delights through your color choices and combinations. The Sweet Shoppe Coloring Book is a treat for your eyes and your imagination!

The Sweet Shoppe Coloring Book: A Fantastical and Splendid Display of Divine Confectionary Creation and Exquisite Candied Delights (Stoner Coloring Books Series)

A thoughtful reflection on evil, suffering and finding hope beyond band-aid solutions.

Suffering With God: A thoughtful reflection on evil, suffering and finding hope beyond band-aid solutions

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The apostle Paul wrote almost two thousand years ago, “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.”  The Christian message through the ages has never been good advice. Christianity has always been good news about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.   The resurrection is the root of the Christian faith. Hope is the fruit.   Followers of Jesus have often wondered whether our belief in the resurrection can withstand intellectual scrutiny, and choruses of seekers and sceptics have been curious as to how otherwise reasonable friends and family, neighbours and co-workers, can believe that Jesus rose from the grave.      In the book, Radical Hope, Chris invites both the believer and the non-believer to investigate compelling historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the hook on which the entire Christian hope hangs. This is a radical hope that matters, a hope that, if true, will satisfy hearts and minds.   A hope that promises to change everything.

Radical Hope: Resurrection Hope in a Hurting World

Religion & Spirituality

A tale of friendship tested to the limit, noble myths, love lost and found, perfect lyrics, and good times as two friends drive across the U.S. to pay homage to the roots of Rock and Roll One autumn, radio producers Chris and Joe drive across America, roof down, stereo up, and discover the roots of the sounds they love. They sell their souls to the devil on the same crossroads as Robert Johnson, buy booze from the same store as Jim Morrison, hang out with the spirit of Johnny Cash in his own front room, and sit on a jetty by an alligator infested lake to sing 'Happy Birthday' to country-rock musician Gram Parsons. But first they must learn the ukulele, grow moustaches, fail to get into the Chateau Marmont, get very drunk with rising popstar Terra Naomi—and that's just day one.

Live Fast Die Young: Misadventures in Rock'n'Roll America

Biographies & Memoirs

Harland, Joe

Professionals & Academics

Summersdale

This book addresses the issue of the best way to build effective knowledge-based systems for handling different types of diagnostic problems. It presents examples of different solutions to building effective diagnostic systems, and helps the reader to decide on an appropriate strategy for building a system. The book makes the material easy to understand and goes through the different options for constructing diagnostic systems.

Computer-Based Diagnostic Systems (Practitioner Series)

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

Springer

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