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Insight Guide Chile
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER 380 PAGES
This glossy guide is a full-color introduction to the land, people and history of Chile, written by a team of experts. Brief background essays highlight important topics, and there is some practical travel information interspersed throughout.
(CHI03, $23.95)
Antarctica, A Guide to the Wildlife
Tony Soper Dafila Scott
FIELD GUIDE 2008 PAPER 160 PAGES
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 Antarctica. It includes concise essays on each species, range maps and masterful color drawings by Dafila Scott, the granddaughter of Captain Scott. Someone was bound to write this handy field guide and we couldn't be happier that it's friend and colleague Tony Soper -- a veteran expedition leader who is as congenial as he is mad about birds. This new edition includes a Falkland Islands wildlife guide and maps of both South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula.
(ANT30, $25.99)
In Patagonia
Bruce Chatwin
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 1989 PAPER 204 PAGES
FAVORITE
A masterpiece of travel, history and adventure. This award-winning book captures the spirit of the land, history, wildlife and people of Patagonia. There's no travel writer as engaging, insightful and just plain wonderful as Bruce Chatwin.
(PAT01, $15.00)
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)
South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map
Ocean Explorer Maps
2002 MAP
A handsome, double-sided map of southern South America with the section of the continent from Buenos Aires and Santiago south to Cape Horn on one side (1:4,800,000) and an excellent map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000) on the reverse. The map shows the complex maze of islands, channels and straits in the south of Chile, perfect for anyone sailing from Puerto Montt. With color photographs and information on wildlife, native peoples and exploration of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Published by a veteran expedition leader, the map is aimed at cruise and expedition passengers in the region.
(SAM41, $11.95)
Antarctic Explorer Map
Ocean Explorer
2008 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)
Buenos Aires Map
Borch Maps
A laminated street map of Buenos Aires and surroundings at a scale of 1:15,000.
(ARG38, $8.95)
Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego Map
ITMB
A convenient map of Patagonia -- from the 40th parralel to the southern tip of South America -- at a scale of 1:2,000,000. On the reverse is a detailed map of Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:750,000.
(PAT19, $12.95)
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)
Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
An excellent practical guide to Buenos Aires with a pullout map and detailed practical information on neighborhoods, shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips out of the city.
(ARG10, $18.99)
The Oceanites Site Guide to the Antarctic Peninsula
Ron Naveen
GUIDEBOOK
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
With its descriptions, full-page maps and stunning aerial photographs of visitor sites, this is the one book to carry on your voyage south.
(ANT37, $29.95)
Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story
Simon Collier
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A spirited, illustrated tribute to the tango, the now-elegant dance born in the brothels among the working class of 19th-century Buenos Aires.
(ARG14, $29.95)
Around Cape Horn
Irving Johnson
EXPLORATION
Captain Irving Johnson memorably narrates this documentary of his voyage as a young man aboard the Peking in 1929, featuring a remarkable sequence about the ship rounding the Horn in a storm. Talk about bad weather!
(PAT68, $29.95)
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)
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 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)
Travels in a Thin Country, A Journey through Chile
Sara Wheeler
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
British author Sarah Wheeler deploys her wit, intelligence and powerful investigative skills on the Republic of Chile in this insightful travelogue.
(CHI06, $13.95)
Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin
EXPLORATION
BEST SELLER
FAVORITE
The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America.
(GPS02, $12.95)
Voyaging, Southward from the Strait of Magellan
Rockwell Kent
EXPLORATION
An illustrated account of Rockwell's foolhardy voyage with a madman through magnificent Tierra del Fuego in a jury-rigged lifeboat. Both the text and striking woodcut illustrations communicate this dangerous landscape's dynamic character.
(CHI29, $19.95)
Buenos Aires, Cities of the Imagination
Alberto Manguel
Jason Wilson
ANTHOLOGY
Wilson evokes the magic of the city as seen through its writers, artists and musicians in this exhilarating, erudite guide.
(ARG21, $15.00)
Night Flight
Antoine de Saint Exupery
LITERATURE
Saint Exupery captures the thrill and mystery of early flight in this tale of a pilot alone in a storm over the Andes en route to Buenos Aires.
(PAT09, $12.00)
The Far Side of the World
Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE
O'Brian takes readers on an adventure around Cape Horn in this enthralling Aubrey and Maturin tale, featuring evocative descriptions of the wildlife of Patagonia and Galapagos and a vivid portrait of Nelson's British Navy.
(SAM01, $13.95)
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)
Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
Marcelo D. Beccaceci
NATURAL HISTORY
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
An informative, photographic journey through the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia, featuring 120 color photographs, presented in Spanish and English.
(PAT22, $24.95)
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 Crystal Desert
David Campbell
NATURAL HISTORY
A splendid, prize-winning portrait of Antarctica. Campbell's vivid essays on fossils, glaciers, history and wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula are an excellent introduction to the area.
(ANT01, $14.95)
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)
Birds & Mammals of the Antarctic, Subantarctic & Falkland Islands
Frank Todd
FIELD GUIDE
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
Gorgeously illustrated, compact and comprehensive, this photo guide includes all the hard-to-identify seabirds of Antarctic waters.
(ANT213, $29.95)
Birds of Chile
Alvaro Jaramillo
FIELD GUIDE
This compact, comprehensive guide with superb color plates also includes Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands.
(CHI50, $29.95)
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)
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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