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Hawaii Literature
     From a distinguished list of world renowned authors, an almost forgotten literature now returns. Adventure, exotic Polynesian rituals, true tales of South Sea voyages . . . history and secret lore of Oceania. Fiction and essays by famed storytellers. Reprints and new titles.


Luzon
By Malcolm Champlin and Steven Goldsberry

This smashing novel of love and combat in the war-torn Philippines is based on a true story. Authors Malcolm Champlin (who fought in many of these battles) and Steven Goldsberry bring a rare mix of authenticity and glorious writing to his nearly forgotten and utterly harrowing chapter of World War II. “...Luzon is an epic tale of courage, endurance, love, and glory.”-W.E.B. Griffin
ISBN 1-56647-190-7; Softcover


A Tidy Universe of IslandsA Tidy Universe of Islands
By W.M. Peck

In this very human, personal account of Pacific history, Dr. William Peck, a nuclear researcher, writes of his 30-year experience living in the Pacific Islands, including witnessing atomic bombings, commuting to work across Chuuk Lagoon in a small boat, surviving a super typhoon on Guam, and watching the rise of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
6" x 9", 192 pp, over 30 black and white photos; ISBN 1-56647-117-6; Softcover


Stories of Hawaii Stories of Hawaii
By Jack London

Thirteen yarns drawn from the famous author’s love affair with Hawai`i Nei. London and his wife Charmain spent five months traveling in the Islands while on a two-year cruise of the South Seas. “London was at the peak of his powers when he wrote them.” (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner). Foreword by A. Grove Day.
4-1/4" x 7", 282 pp; ISBN 0-935180-08-7; Mass market


True Tales of Hawaii and the South Seas
Edited by A. Grove Day and Carl Stroven

Yarns from the real Pacific by twenty-one master storytellers, including Mark Twain, W. Somerset Maugham, Robert Louis Stevenson, and James A. Michener. This anthology comprises some of the best nonfiction writing about the South Pacific.
4-1/4" x 7", 342 pp; ISBN 0-935180-22-2; Mass market


Rape in ParadiseRape in Paradise
by Theon Wright

The sensational “Massie Case” of the 1930s shattered the tranquil image that mainland U.S.A. had of Hawai`i. One woman shouted “Rape!” and the island erupted with such turmoil that for twenty years it was deemed unprepared for statehood. A fascinating case study of race relations and military-civilian relations. Introduction by Glen Grant.
4-1/4" x 7", 320 pp; ISBN 0-935180-88-5; Mass market


Hawaiian Reader (14k gif, links to 45k gif)A Hawaiian Reader
edited by A. Grove Day and Carl Stroven

Thirty-seven selections from the literature of the past hundred years including such writers as Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson and James Jones.
4-1/4" x 7", 380 pp; ISBN 0-935180-07-9; Mass market


Mark Twain in HawaiiMark Twain in Hawaii:
Roughing It in the Sandwich Islands

The noted humorist’s account of his 1866 trip to Hawai`i at a time when the islands were more for the native than the tourists.
4-1/4" x 7", 144 pp; ISBN 0-935180-93-1; Mass market



The Legends and Myths of Hawaii
by David Kalakaua

A rich collection of Hawaiian lore by Hawai`i’s “merrie monarch.”
4-1/4" x 7", 576 pp; ISBN 0-935180-86-9; Mass market


Myths and Legends of HawaiiMyths and Legends of Hawai`i
by Dr. W.D. Westervelt

A broadly inclusive collection of folklore by a leading authority.
4-1/4" x 7", 266 pp; ISBN 0-935180-43-5; Mass market

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