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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $87, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXPAC181)		  
Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before  •  Tony Horwitz
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES
A vivid tale of modern adventures, history and fun in the wake of Captain Cook by the author of Confederates in the Attic. Horwitz paints a broad picture of Cook and his time, capturing the places and personalities Cook encountered in his daring voyages around the world. Since he doesn't like the cold, the author (who sailed on a replica of the Endeavour as a crewman) skipped the Antarctic. (EXP31, $17.00)		   Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
Fiji's Natural Heritage  •  Paddy Ryan
NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES
A superbly illustrated, comprehensive survey of the natural history of Fiji. With 500 color photos. 2nd edition. (PAC126, $34.95)		   Fiji's Natural Heritage
Noa Noa, The Tahiti Journal  •  Paul Gauguin  •  John Miller
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1985 •  PAPER  • 96 PAGES
Gauguin's impressions of two years in French Polynesia, originally published in 1919. With 24 black-and-white illustrations. (PAC13, $5.95)		   Noa Noa, The Tahiti Journal
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
South Pacific Islands Map  •  Nelles
MAP
A handy overview of the Pacific from Pitcairn to Papua New Guinea at a scale of 1:3,000,000. With 30 individual island maps, including Easter Island, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Marquesas, French Polynesia, Vanuatu and Fiji. Two Sides. 20x40 inches. (PAC164, $13.95)		   South Pacific Islands Map



Also Recommended

Tahiti & French Polynesia Guide  •  Jan Prince   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This authoritative, in-depth guide covers all French Polynesia, including not just Tahiti and the Society Islands (the author lives on Moorea) but also the little-discovered Austral Islands and the alluring Marquesas. Sixth edition. (PAC169, $19.95)
 		  
Pacific Journeys  •  Peter Hendrie   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A striking portfolio of 330 color photographs of the people, nature and landscape of the region, Hendrie's gorgeous book includes images from his many journeys to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, to Tahiti and the Marquesas, Tonga, Fiji, Easter Island and Hawaii over the last 20 years. (PAC183, $45.00)
 		  
Kon-Tiki, Across the Pacific by Raft  •  Thor Heyerdahl  •  F. H. Lyon   • EXPLORATION  •  The hugely popular account of a daring 1947 voyage sailing along the Humboldt and Equatorial currents from Peru to Tahiti. Apart from the sheer adventure, Heyerdahl wanted to show the world that Polynesians could have settled the region. With photographs. (PAC10, $5.99)
 		  
On the Road of the Winds  •  Patrick Vinton Kirch   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An excellent scholarly review of the prehistory and archaeology of Pacific civilizations before European contact. (PAC101, $39.95)
 		  
The Art of Tonga  •  Keith St. Cartmail   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A spectacular, comprehensive overview of Tongan material culture, this handsome book features the sculpture, body adornment, canoes, clubs, containers, tools, textiles and other art of Tonga, ancient and modern. (PAC69, $31.99)
 		  
The Cruise of the Snark  •  Jack London   • EXPLORATION  •  A facsimile edition of London's richly evocative account of his ambitious 1906-7 voyage aboard a 43-foot ketch from San Francisco to Hawaii, the Marquesas, Tuomotos, Fiji and the Solomon Islands with his wife and two crew members. With 119 original photographs of places and people. (PAC17, $14.95)
 		  
The Happy Isles of Oceania  •  Paul Theroux   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  The peripatetic author flies off to Australia and New Zealand with a kayak and ends up exploring much of Melanesia and Polynesia, including Tonga, Fiji and the Marquesas in this wickedly funny, wide-ranging tale. (PAC03, $15.95)
 		  
Vaka Moana, Voyages of the Ancestors: The Discovery and Settlement of the Pacific  •  R. K. Howe   • EXPLORATION  •  This richly illustrated collection of scholarly articles on Pacific voyaging, past and present, features 400 color and black-and-white photographs, maps and diagrams, along with contributions by Ben Finney, Sam Low, Anne Salmond and other experts. (PAC177, $61.00)
 		  
We, the Navigators, The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific  •  David Lewis   • EXPLORATION  •  This engaging classic examines how Stone Age Polynesians may have navigated the Pacific. The scholarly volume will appeal to seafarers and modern Pacific travelers. (PAC35, $31.99)
 		  
Captain James Cook  •  Richard Hough   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This fine, vividly written narrative includes a gripping account of Cook's discoveries throughout the Pacific. (PAC24, $18.95)
 		  
Gauguin, The Quest for Paradise  •  Francoise Colchin   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Concise and beautifully illustrated, this overview of the artist, his work and life features a significant section on his time in Tahiti. The book includes many paintings as well as excerpts from his journals and other writings. (PAC27, $12.95)
 		  
The Bounty, The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty  •  Caroline Alexander   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Alexander's follow-up to her phenomenally successful The Endurance is a lively account of the familiar misadventures of William Bligh, including a fresh look at the fate of the mutineers back in England and at Pitcairn. This is a rousing tale of class barriers, the British courts and remarkable seamanship. (PAC134, $17.00)
 		  
Mutiny on the Bounty  •  James Norman Hall  •  Charles Nordhoff   • LITERATURE  •  The well-known (and loved) fictional account of the voyage of the HMS Bounty, greatly enjoyable despite its probable lack of accuracy regarding Bligh's personality. (PAC11, $15.99)
 		  
Mutiny on the Bounty  •  Charles Laughton   • LITERATURE  •  Clark Gable, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone were each nominated for an academy awards for thier performances in this classic 1935 adaptation of Charles Nordhorf's sea saga. (PAC199, $19.97)
 		  
South Sea Tales  •  Jack London   • LITERATURE  •  London draws on his voyages aboard the Snark in 1907-09 though Polynesia and the Solomons for these eight tales, vividly evoking the turn-of-the-century colonial Pacific. (PAC85, $13.00)
 		  
South Sea Tales  •  Robert Louis Stevenson   • LITERATURE  •  These entertaining tales, set among both real and mythical islands, show Stevenson's keen observations of island life. (PAC15, $14.95)
 		  
Tales of the South Pacific  •  James A. Michener   • LITERATURE  •  The first of the big Michener novels, set in World War II Polynesia. It's great fun, and the basis for the Rogers & Hammerstein musical "South Pacific." (PAC18, $7.99)
 		  
Ocean Duets  •  Michele Westmoreland  •  Sylvia Earle   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This stunning portfolio of color photographs celebrates the diversity of marine life. (OCE107, $12.95)
 		  
A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific  •  H. Douglas Pratt   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 		  
Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific, New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands  •  John Randall   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This extraordinary handbook by leading authority John Randall features 2,018 color illustrations of South Pacific fishes. (PAC161, $77.00)
 		  
Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific  •  Paul Humann  •  Ned Deloach  •  Gerald Allen  •  Roger Steene   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This comprehensive guide to Indo-Pacific reef fishes features 2,500 color photographs. (DIV49, $48.00)
 		  
 
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