Zeitouni
Zeitouni asked:

Is this a book I should read if I want to know how Polynesians started discovering and populating the Pacific islands? Or are there better books regarding that subject? Very curious about their seamanship!

Judith Read James Michenar's book, "Hawaii" for that. It's a novel, but he always did thorough research, plus he tells a good story.
Brooke There is a chapter in here that realtes to the people of the pacific islands. Keep in mind it's focus is on the culture of those people and WHY they do what they do and WHY x, y, z is important to their culture. So less about say how to navigate by starts and more about the cultural backgroun. Personally I think this particular book (as I feel about a few of wade davis' works) is required reading for all humans who care about the future of our plant - so I'm biased :-)
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