'The Curve of the Hook' by Yosi Sinoto: 'Unearthing the Polynesian Past; Explorations and Adventures of an Island Archaeologist' by Patrick V. Kirch

I do not think all autobiographical writing is essentially an act of betrayal [but] in my experience it does nearly always make someone feel betrayed. It doesn't have to be "brutal" to do so - all it has to do is offer the record of one person's consciousness, one person's interpretation of events that involved others, which is precisely what it cannot help but do. - Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts