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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

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Eyewitness Guide Hawaii

Eyewitness Guide Hawaii

by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An on-the-ground guide to the Hawaiian Islands -- handsome, comprehensive and superb. (HWI46, $23.00)

Travelers' Tales Hawai'i True Stories

Travelers' Tales Hawai'i True Stories

by Rick Carroll

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

This terrific anthology includes contributions on the history, culture and nature of Hawaii by an impressive group of writers, including Paul Theroux, John McPhee and Maxine Hong Kingston. (HWI91, $18.95)

Hawaiian Marine Invertebrates, Shells of Hawaii

Hawaiian Marine Invertebrates, Shells of Hawaii

by I. Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1987
  • PLASTIC CARD

A convenient laminated double-sided card featuring full color illustrations of cowries, cones and other shells, crabs, corals and other invertebrates. (HWI54, $7.50)

Hawaiian Islands Map

Hawaiian Islands Map

by Nelles

  • MAP

A map of all the individual Hawaiian Islands, including maps of O'ahu, Kaua'i, Maui, Moloka'i and Lana'i at 1:150,000 and of Hawai'i at 1:330,000. Includes an inset map of Waikiki. (HWI42, $13.95)

 
National Geographic Hawaii

National Geographic Hawaii


by

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

This practical guide, published by National Geographic in their attractive, visual style, is filled with photographs, maps and information on history, nature, culture and travel. (HWI87, $22.95)

Pearl Harbor Ghosts, The Legacy of December 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor Ghosts, The Legacy of December 7, 1941


by Thurston Clarke

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A well-researched and evocative look at the bombing of Pearl Harbor by a veteran travel writer. Clarke compares and contrasts the social life and culture of Hawaii on the day of the bombing and sixty years later, enumerating the changes wrought by WWII. (HWI68, $19.00)

Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands

Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands


by Gavan Daws

  • HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 494 PAGES

A vivid, scholarly history of Hawaii, from Cook's first visit to the islands in 1778 through statehood. A classic, well-told history, first published in 1968. (HWI02, $20.99)

Born in Paradise


by Armine von Tempski

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

The autobiographical tale of childhood on a Maui ranch in the early part of this century. A classic account of old Hawaii, warm-spirited and evocative. (HWI21, $14.95)

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen


by Liliuokalani

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 410 PAGES

In this important history and poignant plea for sovereignty, Queen Liliuokalani herself, deposed by the United States in 1893, tells the story of her islands. (HWI20, $8.95)

Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii

Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii


by Mark Twain

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES

These observant and often wildly hilarious letters from an 1866 trip display Twain's famous wit. (HWI170, $17.99)

Travels in Hawaii

Travels in Hawaii


by Robert Louis Stevenson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

The famous writer brings his wonderful gift for storytelling to bear in this account of the islands. There is real emotion in these essays, which were written during a particularly romantic period in the author's life. (HWI171, $20.00)

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity


by James Jones

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 954 PAGES

One of the finest books on the army and World War II, this powerful tale is set among the soldiers at the US Army base at Diamond Head in 1941. While the army is the primary subject of the book, it's also a vivid portrait of Hawaii just before Pearl Harbor. (HWI16, $17.00)

Hawaii

Hawaii


by James A. Michener

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 937 PAGES

A romantic, fictional overview of the islands' history, people and culture from prehistoric times to statehood in 1959. (HWI17, $17.00)

House of Many Gods

House of Many Gods


by Kiana Davenport

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Davenport's third novel, a rich evocation of life in Hawaii, follows a young woman trying to escape poverty and the Russian filmmaker who captures her heart. (HWI196, $15.00)

Shark Dialogues

Shark Dialogues


by Kiana Davenport

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 490 PAGES

Riveting and rich in local imagery, this acclaimed novel follows the lives and loves of seven generations of Hawaiian women. (HWI03, $18.00)

Sleeping Beauties

Sleeping Beauties


by Susanna Moore

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 231 PAGES

A fine novel featuring some beautifully rendered passages on the islands. It's the story of a young runaway, her eccentric aunt (an expert on local lore), and an opportunity to escape island life. (HWI18, $13.00)

Tales of the Pacific

Tales of the Pacific


by Jack London

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

Jack London spent the last year and a half of his life in and around the Hawaiian Islands. This collection of tales, skirting the line between fiction and non-fiction, is some of his last and best writing, richly evoking the islands. (PAC02, $12.00)

Chasing Lava, A Geologist's Adventures at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Chasing Lava, A Geologist's Adventures at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory


by Wendell A. Duffield

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

An abundantly illustrated and lively overview of volcanoes, volcanism, plate tectonics, hot spots and field work from a geologist at Kilauea. (HWI184, $16.00)

A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific

A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific


by H. Douglas Pratt

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 409 PAGES

This landmark field guide with chapters on the islands and habitats features superb color plates by Pratt and a checklist of birds. (HWI32, $45.00)

Hawaii Fishwatcher's Field Guide

Hawaii Fishwatcher's Field Guide


by I. Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1983
  • PLASTIC CARD

A handy, laminated card featuring full color illustrations of 60 common and spectacular denizens of Hawaiian coral reefs. (HWI53, $7.50)

Hawaii, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

Hawaii, Travellers' Wildlife Guides


by Les Beletsky

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

This all-around field guide features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish. (HWI50, $27.95)

Shore Fishes of Hawaii


by John Randall

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A pocket field guide to all the reef fishes that a casual snorkeler or diver is likely to see. (HWI55, $19.99)

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