Stuff We Like
Stuff We Like
Saving the Samoan Rainforest
Paul Alan Cox, ethnobotanist and director of the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, has written a fascinating book about his quest for a cure for cancer—inspired by the death of his own mother to that disease. Nafanua: Saving the Samoan Rain Forest is a book about his quest. Available for $23.95 for W.H. Freeman & Co., New York. Available on most on-line book vendors.
Tuvalu for the Coffee Table
Lonely Planet Publications has published a remarkable book of photos of Tuvalu by photographer Peter Bennetts, with text by Tony Wheeler. (An image from this stunning book adorn this issue’s cover and Gerard Finin’s Tuvalu story on page 11.) Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu, is a large, beautifully produced work, and is available for US$34.99 from most booksellers.
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Queen of the Marshalls
Last February, the Republic of the Marshall Islands put out some new stamps. One of the most popular has been their 80 cent Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee stamp. It’s very patriotic, if you’re British and very pink if you’re a critic. A Souvenir Sheet is available for only US$1.14 (stock number 464-1138). For information about all the Marshall Islands stamp issues, contact the Stamps and Philatelic Center of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, One Unicover Center, Cheyenne, WY 82008-0021. Or you can order on line at: http://www.mistamps.com.
A Fiji Transition
We did a profile of him in our June issue—Hawai‘i-based contemporary music headliner George Veikoso, also known as Fiji. He’s got a new album out called Transition. It’s available for US$15.99 from his producer, Ricochet Records and at most on-line book and CD vendors.
