Snorkeling the Raja Ampat Archipelago   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $61, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXNGA3)		  
Where the Spirits Dwell  •  Tobias Schneebaum
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1988 •  PAPER  • 209 PAGES
A lyrical account of four years among the headhunters of Asmat, a classic, highly personal portrait of a people. Schneebaum, a Brooklyn-born painter, threw himself into the culture -- and this beautiful, haunting book was the result. (INS23, $15.95)		   Where the Spirits Dwell
Throwim Way Leg  •  Tim F. Flannery
EXPLORATION •  2000 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES
Subtitled "Tree-Kangaroos, Possums and Penis Gourds, On the Track of Unknown Mammals in Wildest New Guinea," this witty account of a scientific expedition to New Guinea combines natural history, adventure and insightful commentary on local communities. A wonderful writer and top-notch scientist, Flannery returned from the expedition with 20 new species of mammals -- including a tree kangaroo and bat thought extinct since the Pleistocene. With sketch maps and photographs (including shots of the handsome ground-living tree kangaroo that Flannery discovered in the high mountains of Irian Jaya in 1994). "Throwim way leg" in the local idiom means to go on a journey. (NGA18, $14.00)		   Throwim Way Leg
The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean  •  Paddy Ryan
NATURAL HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 184 PAGES
An illustrated overview of coral reefs, coral-reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, this compact book is an excellent resource for anyone thinking of exploring the underwater world. Beginners will appreciate the chapters on learning to snorkel, reef etiquette, photography hints and first aid. With 200 color photographs. (DIV18, $21.99)		   The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean
New Guinea Map  •  ITMB
2010 •  MAP
A clear color map with index of Papua New Guinea at a scale of 1:2,000,000 with West Papua (Indonesia) on the reverse at a scale of 1,650,000. One Side. 22x32 inches. (NGA05, $12.95)		   New Guinea Map



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