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Among the Wasps Silence: Twelve Dozen Haiku by a Portuguese Bum    by Eduardo Ribeiro
Price: $2.99 USD. 2680 words. Published on March 29, 2010. .

Among The Wasps Silence is the first haiku collection by Eduardo Ribeiro. Here are gathered, within Zen threads, twelve dozen haiku of classic inspiration in homage to a tradition ranging from Basho to Santoka. However, haiku, as poetry, as Zen, are alive so don“t be surprised to find cars and plastic amidst flowers and cuckoos or a, sometimes dark, sense of humour twisting nature contemplation.
Before Maori - NZ's First Inhabitants    by Ross Bodle
Price: $9.99 USD. 27580 words. Published by Heather Mackay  on December 20, 2011. .

This book explores a variety of evidence pointing to a long-term pre-Maori inhabitation of New Zealand. It covers the movement of people from Africa, across Asia and down through the Pacific, tracing their route by demonstrating striking similarities of language and culture. Far from being divisive, the book encourages all native-born New Zealanders to think of themselves as one people.