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Even though more and more information can be found on the internet for free these days, I firmly believe (as the above photo of a section of my bookcase containing books on Maluku and Papua might attest) that much of the best and most detailed information, be it on travel, culture or history, is still printed on paper. Getting some good books to read up on your planned destination can make your experience a lot more interesting: all those places you see will be filled with the history behind them, you will know what makes the culture of the people you meet unique, what kind of elusive wildlife to keep an eye out for, and of course, guidebooks will provide you with some ever-changing practical details that you are unlikely to find as neatly compiled elsewhere.
There are plenty of good books to choose from, and I have long put together thematic lists of recommended reading on Amazon. Instead of repeating it here, I suggest you consult those lists matching your interest:
INDONESIA
Guidebooks to Indonesia
Fauna & Ecology of Indonesia
Tribal Art of Indonesia
History & Politics of Indonesia
MALUKU
Selected Books About Maluku
History of Maluku
Peoples & Culture of Maluku
Fauna & Ecology of Maluku
PAPUA
Travel in Papua
History & Politics of Papua
Peoples & Culture of Papua
Fauna & Ecology of Papua
Missionaries in Papua
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