After ten years in New Zealand Joe Bennett asked himself what on earth he was doing there. Other than his dogs what was it about these two small islands on the edge of the world that had kept him
- an otherwise restless traveller
- for really much longer than they seemed to deserve? Bennett thought he'd better pack his bag & find out. Hitching around both the intriguingly named North & South Islands with an eye for oddity & a taste for conversation Bennett began to remind himself of the reasons New Zealand is quietly seducing the rest of the world.

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The 65th anniversary of Land Rover will be marked in 2013. The original Series 1 Land Rover was unveiled in 1948 & its descendant models are still instantly recognisable all over the world. This beautifully produced book is both an expansion & a thorough reworking of the author's Land Rover: 60 years of adventure published by Haynes in 2008. It tells the full story of all Land Rover models through the author's stunning colour photography
- much of it previously unpublished
- & covers the important developments of the past five years which have been some of the most exciting in the history of this truly extraordinary marque.

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Specially taken step-by-step photographs cover bodywork repairs mechanical restoration interiors electrics & more! Detailed captions & text explain everything from body removal gearbox troubleshooting & welding tears to brakes & suspension steering joint replacements & re-covering seats in your Land Rover Defender. All dismantling overhauling & reassembly procedures are detailed step by step. ...

This is an updated version of the successful You & Your Land Rover Ninety One Ten & Defender" by the same author. Covering history buying owning & modifying this edition has been updated & extended to cover the TD5 & Puma engines as well as other developments. New material new pictures & a fresh design make this a fine addition to the " Haynes Enthusiast Guide Series" & an invaluable reference for Land Rover owners & prospective owners alike." ...

The legendary classic Land Rover
- the mainstay of the four-wheel-drive market world-wide for over 60 years
- was rebranded

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The L&-Rover was the first British four-wheel-drive vehicle of its type. Having enjoyed world-wide success with numerous models variants & modifications this book takes the reader through the acquisition & restoration of a typical L&-Rover with detailed descriptions & illustrations of the processes needed to thoroughly renovate & improve the vehicle. The book

Includes:: tips on what to look for when buying this type of vehicle how to renovate bodywork & chassis how to strip out & replace interiors & how to overhaul engine electrical components & suspension systems.

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The Series II [1958-61] & Series IIA [1961-71] Land Rovers defined the iconic shape of the vehicle which is still instantly recognizable in todays utility models from Land Rover. Compiled over nearly thirty years with the aid of reference material produced by Land Rover & many dedicated enthusiasts this comprehensive guide to the specifications of the Series II & IIA vehicles looks not only at Land Rovers as they were when they left the assembly lines but also at dozens of options & approved special conversions
- & some which did not receive factory approval too.
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In 1948 on the Isle of Anglesey the first prototype Land Rover was put through its paces. It was a utilitarian four wheel-drive vehicle designed for farmers who could use it for a multitude of purposes. The vehicle made to be simple & rugged had an aluminium alloy body with a steel chassis. Intended as a simple stopgap for Rover while post-war car production restarted the Land Rover has proved to be an enduring British icon advertised as the best 4x 4 x far. Infinitely flexible Land Rovers have appeared in short medium & long wheelbase variants with a host of body styles & conversions to everything from six-wheeled fire engines to motor homes. Over sixty years after the prototype was built the Land Rover of today still resembles the original
- although creature comforts may be more evident on the current Defender. Whatever form it takes the Land Rover is still one of the few vehicles that can be found on every continent of the world & well over 50 per cent of all Land Rovers made are still in daily use. From the Outback to the Sahara from the plains of America to the mountains of Norway from the savanna of Africa to the jungles of Borneo Land Rovers are still the best 4x 4 x far.
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'A required book for anyone who wishes to understand the Argentine situation before & after the Falklands War' GRAHAM GREENE Jimmy Burns was the only full-time British foreign correspondent to remain in Argentina covering the Falklands War. In The Land that Lost Its Heroes he gives a detailed account of the military planning of the invasion exposing not only the hidden motives & nature of Argentina's military regime but also the pitifully inadequate reactions of both British diplomacy & intelligence. Burns exposes the duplicity of other Western nations & the international banking community & gives a vivid first-hand account of the end of the regime the debt crisis & the return to democracy under Raul Alfonsin. ...

On childhood holidays to the western coast Tim Wintons days followed a joyous rhythm. In the mornings the sun & surf kept him outside in the water. In the afternoons as the horizon wobbled with mirages & the wind came in from the ocean he was driven inside to books. In the simple peculiar shack that his family borrowed each year there was a small library: a room with four walls of books a world unto itself. In this beautifully delicate memoir Winton writes about his obsession with what happens where the water meets the shore about diving dunes beachcombing & the sense of being on the precarious wondrous edge of things that haunts his novels. It is a book about the ebb & flow that became a way of life & that shaped one of our finest writers. Both a serial romantic & a truly gifted novelist Mariella Frostrup Mail on Sunday ...