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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, $24.95)
	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 • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE 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 2009 •  MAP • 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 Scotia Sea Map  •   British Antarctic Survey   • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This authoritative, beautifully colored chart shows contours, bathymetry, elevation, ice shelves, coastline and geologic features of the Peninsula south to the Ellsworth Mountains (1:1:000,000). The reverse shows the Drake Passage and the entire Scotia Arc, including Tierra del Fuego, the Peninsula, Falklands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. We also carry BAS maps of the South Shetland Islands (ANT300, $24.95) and Brabant to the Argentine Islands (ANT228, $24.95), heart of the Antarctic cruising area. (ANT299, $24.95)
	Brabant Island to the Argentine Islands  •   British Antarctic Survey    •  Illustrating the heart of the Antarctic cruising area at a scale of 1:250,000, this detailed map covers the Gerlache, Paradise Harbor, Neumeyer and Lemaire, south to Grandidier Channel. (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  •  This convenient, comprehensive and full-color guide includes detailed maps of visitor sites. (ANT236, $35.00)
	A Visitor's Guide to the Falkland Islands  •  Debbie Summers   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Published in conjunction with Falklands Conservation, this spiral-bound guide features color photographs and outstanding maps. (ANT235, $23.00)
	Antarctica Cruising Guide  •  Peter Carey  •  Craig Franklin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This second edition of expedition leader Peter Carey's parka-pocket guide includes a handy roundup of Antarctic visitor sites and a color wildlife guide with hundreds of photographs of penguins, seabirds, seals and whales. With chapters on the Falklands and South Georgia. (ANT249, $25.95)
	Lonely Planet Antarctica  •  Jeff Rubin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The enterprising Rubin reeled in friends and contributors for this compact, surprisingly handy guide to Antarctica, including expert chapters on Antarctic science, conservation and wildlife along with well-considered detail of what to expect on a voyage south. This new edition includes expanded coverage of Ushuaia, the Falkands and South Georgia. (ANT139, $27.99)
	The Oceanites Site Guide to the Antarctic Peninsula  •  Ron Naveen   • GUIDEBOOK • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  With descriptions, full-page maps and stunning aerial photographs of visitor sites. (ANT37, $29.95)
	Alone, The Classic Polar Adventure  •  Richard E. Byrd  •  Kieran Mulvaney   • EXPLORATION  •  The classic journal kept by Byrd through the long Antarctic night. (ANT74, $21.95)
	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)
	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)
	Escape from the Antarctic  •  Ernest Shackleton   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Shacketon's own account of his extraordinary 800-mile voyage to South Georgia. From South, The Endurance Expedition, published in 1919. (ANT256, $10.00)
	Scott of the Antarctic, A Life of Courage and Tragedy  •  David Crane   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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 Antarctic Adventure  •  George Butler   • EXPLORATION  •  A stunning film of Shackleton's 1914 trans-Antarctic expedition, originally presented in IMAX theaters in glorious 70 mm. With aerial photography, documentary footage and the modern expedition by three great mountaineers in the footsteps of Shackleton across the mountains and glaciers of South Georgia. (ANT203, $19.99)
	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)
	South, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917  •  Ernest Shackleton  •  Peter King   • EXPLORATION  •  A handsome edition, much enriched by expedition photographs and explanatory notes. Shackleton chronicles the departure from South Georgia, his time on the ice, the extraordinary boat journey and rescue on Elephant Island. (ANT89, $19.95)
	The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography  •  David Hempleman-Adams  •  Emma Stuart  •  Sophie Gordon   • EXPLORATION • NEW  •  Capturing all the drama and adventure of the time (it must have been like sending a man to the moon), this exquisite book presents not only the haunting Antarctic photographs of Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley, many never previously reproduced, but also lively essays, maps, paintings and other ephemera of the two celebrated expeditions. Modern British polar explorer David Hempleman-Adams' rich commentary brings provides background, texture and depth to the photographs. Get yourself to Edinburgh if you can, where an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Scott's ill-fated journey is at the Queen's Gallery, Holyroodhouse until April 210. (ANT298, $47.50)
	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  •  Cherry-Garrard's epic midwinter jaunt to an emperor penguin rookery is just a warm-up for the main event: 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)
	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  •  Expedition leader McGonigal's gorgeous oversize Antarctic primer features 600 color photographs and excellent maps along with essays on history, exploration, wildlife, science and conservation by dozens of contributing experts and fellow Antarcticans. (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   • 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  •  Designed for the field, this compact handbook features all the species of birds, seals and whales the traveler is likely to encounter on an Antarctic voyage, each with a few paragraphs, range map and masterful color paintings by the granddaughter of Captain Robert Scott. (ANT30, $25.99)
	Birds & Mammals of the Antarctic & Subantarctic  •  Frank Todd   • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This handy foldup card shows the penguins, birds, seals and whales of the Southern Ocean. (ANT295, $14.95)
	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  •  With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide. (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, $28.95)
	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 handbook features color plates of all the birds and marine mammals occurring south of 40 degrees. With 900 color photographs, range maps and notes on visitor sites, weather conditions and conservation. (ANT178, $55.00)

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