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	Birds & Mammals of the Antarctic, Subantarctic & Falkland Islands  •  Frank Todd FIELD GUIDE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 138 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE Polar pioneer, penguinologist and popular lecturer Frank Todd covers all the marine mammals and birds of the Southern Ocean in this gorgeously illustrated compact field guide. Each species gets several color photographs, dramatically presented, alongside key features and distribution notes. Frank Todd's experience -- and collection of photographs -- is legendary (though even he admits sorting out all those prions, diving-petrels and other tubenoses is nearly impossible). This terrific book will give you a fighting chance. (ANT213, $29.95)
	Antarctic Oasis, Under the Spell of South Georgia  •  Pauline Carr  •  Tim Carr NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES An oversized, photographic portrait of South Georgia by yachtsmen Tim and Pauline Carr, who have made this extraordinary island their homeport. Rich in tales of the history and wildlife, the book features 100 stunning color photographs. Anyone who has visited South Georgia in recent years will remember the Carrs from the whaling museum. (ANT44, $40.00)
	The Crystal Desert  •  David Campbell NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 308 PAGES A splendid, prize-winning portrait of Antarctica, the land and its history and especially its marine life. Written with authority and love, Campbell's vivid essays on fossils, glaciers, history and wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula are an excellent introduction to the area. (ANT01, $14.95)
	Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage  •  Alfred Lansing EXPLORATION •  1998 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES • FAVORITE An extraordinary tale of survival that reads like a good novel. It's the gripping day-by-day story of Shackleton's legendary perseverance: losing his ship in the ice, drifting helplessly across the Weddell Sea, and finally reaching Elephant Island, from where he sailed 800 miles to South Georgia to get help for his stranded men. With maps and a 8-page selection of Frank Hurley photographs. (ANT03, $14.95)
	Antarctic Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer 2000 •  MAP • BEST SELLER • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A full color map of the Antarctic Peninsula at a scale of 1:2,750,000, designed for the shipboard traveler by veteran expedition leader Nigel Sitwell. It covers the range of most Antarctic voyages from Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Peninsula south to Marguerite Bay. It also includes detailed insets of South Georgia and the complex channels and islands of the Palmer Archipelago including Paradise Bay, the Lemaire and Neumeyer channels. The reverse shows the entire continent with photographs and mini-biographies of 30 polar explorers. (ANT128, $11.95)

	Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea Map  •   British Antarctic Survey   • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This is the map Antarctic-bound travelers have been waiting for: an authoritative, beautifully colored chart, covering the South Shetland Islands and northern Antarctic Peninsula at the very good scale of 1:1,000,000. With a map of the entire Peninsula on the reverse. (ANT129, $24.95)
	Anvers Island and Brabant Island Map  •   BAS    •  Illustrating the heart of the Antarctic cruising area at a scale of 1:250,000, covering the Gerlache, Paradise Harbor and Port Lockroy. We also carry the BAS map of S. Georgia (ANT221, $24.95) at a scale of 1:200,000. (ANT228, $24.95)
	Falkland Islands Explorer Map  •   Ocean Explorer Maps    •  Not just a full color map, this double-sided beauty features a detailed map of the Falkland Islands at scale of 1:250,000 along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration. (ANT180, $11.95)
	Satellite Image Map of Antarctica  •   USGS    •  A beautiful, full-color photo poster of the Antarctic, created from composite satellite imagery. 40" X 56". (ANT82, $14.95)
	South Georgia Explorer Map  •   Ocean Explorer Maps    •  Not just a full color map, this double-sided beauty features a detailed map of South Georgia at scale of 1:250,000, along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration. (ANT179, $11.95)
	A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia  •  Sally Poncet  •  Kim Crosbie   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A convenient, comprehensive and full-color guide to exploring South Georgia by a dynamic duo who know the region intimately. With detailed maps of visitor sites and outstanding color photographs. (ANT236, $35.00)
	A Visitor's Guide to the Falkland Islands  •  Debbie Summers   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Published in conjunction with Falklands Conservation, this guide to exploring the Falkland Islands features full-color photographs and outstanding maps of visitor sites. (ANT235, $23.00)
	Antarctica Cruising Guide  •  Peter Carey  •  Craig Franklin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Superbly illustrated, this compact guide by two Antarctic veterans features an inviting roundup of favorite landing spots and scenic cruising grounds and an overview of Antarctic penguins, seabirds, seals and whales. It has hundreds of color photographs and just about everything you need to know. (ANT249, $25.95)
	Lonely Planet Antarctica  •  Jeff Rubin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, surprisingly handy guide to Antarctica, featuring good information on planning a trip and a concise overview of history and nature. With an overview of popular visitor sites and expert chapters on Antartcic science, conservation and wildlife. (ANT139, $24.99)
	Lonely Planet Falklands & South Georgia Island  •  Tony Wheeler   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to these South Atlantic islands, compiled by Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler. Most of the book is devoted to exploring the Falkland Islands. The guide includes a brief overview of the place and some limited practical information. (ANT223, $27.99)
	The Oceanites Site Guide to the Antarctic Peninsula  •  Ron Naveen   • GUIDEBOOK • BEST SELLER • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  With its descriptions, maps and wonderful aerial photographs of visitor sites in the Antarctic Peninsula, this is the one book to carry on your voyage south. (ANT37, $29.95)
	Antarctica, An Adventure of a Different Nature  •   IMAX   • EXPLORATION  •  A breathtakingly beautiful IMAX documentary of Antarctic wildlife, research and exploration featuring innovative aerial and underwater photography. 38 minutes. (ANT199, $19.99)
	Beyond Cape Horn, Travels in the Antarctic  •  Charles Neider   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Neider combines his own experiences with three remarkable interviews and a look at the scientists, explorers, sealers and whalers who came before in this marvelous account. (ANT184, $17.95)
	End of the Earth, Voyaging to Antarctica  •  Peter Matthiessen   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this fine book, the result of two voyages, Matthiessen captures the magic of polar landscapes and wildlife, along with the camaraderie of a ship-based polar expedition. (ANT190, $15.00)
	Scott of the Antarctic, A Life of Courage and Tragedy  •  David Crane   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • NEW  •  In this balanced and dramatic biography, Crane looks at Robert Falcon Scott afresh in the context of Edwardian exploration and empire, showing him to a be flawed hero but a hero nonetheless. (ANT233, $16.95)
	Shackleton's Way, Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer  •  Margot Morrell  •  Stephanie Capparell   • EXPLORATION  •  The authors of this volume use the Shackleton story to illustrate principles of leadership, including the importance of hiring an outstanding crew, creating camaraderie and leading effectively in a crisis. (ANT140, $15.00)
	The Last Place on Earth, Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole  •  Roland Huntford  •  Paul Theroux   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  Huntford's absorbing dual biography is a rousing tale. Clearly an admirer of Amundsen, Huntford interweaves the story of the two expeditions, contrasting Amundsen's well-planned campaign with Scott's many follies. (ANT100, $15.95)
	The Race to the White Continent, Voyages to the Antarctic  •  Alan Gurney   • EXPLORATION  •  Gurney captures the fanfare, ego and discovery of 19th-century polar exploration in this compelling narrative of the 1837-1842 Antarctic voyages of Dumont d'Urville, James Clark Ross and Charles Wilkes. (ANT136, $15.95)
	The Worst Journey in the World  •  Apsley Cherry-Garrard   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  One of the great tales of exploration, originally published in 1922. Cherry-Garrard's epic midwinter journey to an emperor penguin rookery is just a warm-up for the main event: his vivid account of Scott's doomed last expedition. (ANT23, $18.00)
	Through the First Antarctic Night  •  Frederick A. Cook   • EXPLORATION  •  Cook's account of the voyage of the Belgica, under the command of Adrian Gerlache, who explored and named many of the features along the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. (ANT102, $19.95)
	Unclaimed Coast  •  Mark Jones  •  Graham Charles  •  Marcus Waters   • EXPLORATION  •  The thrilling, generously illustrated account of circumnavigating South Georgia by kayak. (ANT265, $35.00)
	Antarctica, Life on the Ice  •  Susan Fox Rogers   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Susan Fox Rogers offers a choice anthology of first-person accounts of living, working and visiting Antarctica in this entertaining look at life at the bottom of the world. (ANT252, $17.95)
	Escape from the Antarctic  •  Ernest Shackleton   • LITERATURE  •  Shacketon's own account of his extraordinary 800-mile voyage to South Georgia. From South, The Endurance Expedition, published in 1919. (ANT256, $10.00)
	Antarctic Wildlife Adventure  •   National Geographic Society   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  National Geographic photographers trail Jerome and Sally Poncet and their young sons on a voyage around the Antarctic Peninsula for this documentary, an excellent overview of places and experiences on an Antarctic voyage. (ANT248, $19.98)
	Antarctica, Secrets of the Southern Continent  •  David McGonigal   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN OCTOBER  •  An oversize, illustrated survey of Antarctic history, exploration, wildlife, science and conservation, featuring 600 color photographs and maps. (ANT167, $59.95)
	Antarctica, The Global Warning  •  Sebastian Copeland  •  Mikhail Gorbachev  •  Leonardo di Caprio   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Copeland's atmospheric, full-page photographs of ice, mountains and sea are glorious -- and his argument that Antarctica is a barometer of climatic change is timely. (ANT255, $55.00)
	Antarctica: Beyond the Southern Ocean  •  Colin Monteath   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This marvelous collection of photographs, organized thematically, shows the wildlife and landscapes of Antarctica and the subantarctic islands in full color. The section on human activity, from historic explorations to modern-day tourism, is particularly welcome. (ANT32, $39.95)
	Life in the Freezer  •  David Attenborough  •  Ben Osbourne   • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This informative, stirring BBC documentary with David Attenborough, set largely along the Antarctic Peninsula, features amazing footage of the marine environment, penguins, birds and people of the Antarctic. (ANT88, $14.98)
	Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World  •  Kevin Schafer   • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A collection of stunning penguin photographs and essays by veteran expedition leader Kevin Schafer, recording his many voyages all around the Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic islands, Galapagos and South Africa, including a memorable section on his favorite place of all, Enderby Island in the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic. (ANT131, $49.95)
	Penguins  •  Brutus Ostling  •  Susanne Akesson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This handsome book by the well-traveled Swedish team combines dazzling color photographs of the world's 17 species of penguin with insightful text on ecology, distribution and conservation. (ANT254, $29.95)
	Penguins of the World  •  Wayne Lynch   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Photographer, naturalist and expedition leader Wayne Lynch weaves delightful tales of penguins, their habitats and habits, with hundreds of glorious full-color photographs. (ANT62, $24.95)
	The Falkland Islands, Between the Wind & Sea  •  Kevin Schafer   • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  Schafer's tribute and celebration of these South Atlantic islands combines dozens of superb color photographs and an extended personal essay by the veteran naturalist on the history, wildlife and future of the Falklands. (ANT208, $24.95)
	The Ferocious Summer, Palmer's Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica  •  Meredith Hooper   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Meredith Hooper brings to life the thrill, perils, and complexity of Antarctic fieldwork, documenting in vivid detail Bill Fraser's decades-long work on the Adelie penguins in the vicinity of Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula. (ANT262, $26.95)
	Waiting to Fly, My Escapades with the Penguins of Antarctica  •  Ron Naveen   • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  The life and times of penguins -- and those who study and appreciate them -- by Ron Naveen, who is head-over-heels in love with the Antarctic and its most famous inhabitants. (ANT69, $16.95)
	What We Know About Climate Change  •  Kerry Emanuel   • SCIENCE  •  With the power of a polished lecturer, Emanuel brilliantly lays out the issues, causes and concern about the fate of our climate in plain language in this illuminating essay, as balanced as it is lucid. This is the book to read. (GEO46, $14.95)
	Antarctica, A Guide to the Wildlife  •  Tony Soper  •  Dafila Scott   • FIELD GUIDE • BEST SELLER  •  Designed for the field, this compact handbook features all the species of birds, seals and whales the traveler is likely to encounter on a voyage to the Antarctic. Each animal gets a double-page spread, with concise essays on each species, range maps and masterful color drawings by Dafila Scott, the granddaughter of Captain Scott. (ANT30, $21.95)
	Birds and Mammals of the Falkland Islands  •  Robin and Anne Woods   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive photographic guide to the wildlife of the Falkland Islands and surrounding waters, featuring 43 color plates. Published in conjunction with Falklands Conservation. (ANT237, $35.00)
	Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica  •  Martin D. la Pena  •  Maurice Rumboll   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact regional guide with color plates, range maps and brief descriptions. (SAM12, $29.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to Marine Mammals of the World  •  Randall Reeves  •  Pieter Folkens   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  A handsome, comprehensive guide to 120 species of whales, dolphins, seals, walruses, sirenians, polar bears and their kin worldwide. Each species gets a four-page spread with color photographs and an overview of range, habitat, behavior, status and conservation. (FG58, $26.95)
	Plants of the Falkland Islands  •  Ali Liddle   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A handy photographic guide to 56 of the most common and interesting plants of the Falklands (including 11 delicious recipes for diddledee berries, rhubarb and other traditional local ingredients). (ANT275, $24.95)
	The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife  •  Hadoram Shirihai  •  Brett Jarrett   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This splendidly illustrated essential guide features color plates by Brett Jarrett of all the birds and marine mammals found south of 40 degrees. Includes 900 color photographs, range maps and notes on visitor sites, weather conditions and conservation. Second edition. (ANT178, $55.00)

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