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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $60, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXPAC35)
 
Moon Handbook Fiji  •  David Stanley
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 321 PAGES
A comprehensive, practical guide to Fiji in the Moon series with drawings, black-and-white photos and 42 maps. (PAC73, $19.95)
  Moon Handbook Fiji
The Happy Isles of Oceania, Paddling the Pacific  •  Paul Theroux
EXPLORATION •  2006 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES • FAVORITE
Here's Theroux at his best: wickedly funny, open-minded and enormously well informed. In this best-selling book, he flies off to Australia with a kayak and ends up exploring much of Melanesia and Polynesia as well. This book is a terrific introduction to the region, combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place. (PAC03, $15.95)
  The Happy Isles of Oceania, Paddling the Pacific
Oceanic Art  •  Nicholas Thomas
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES
A concise, cogent, and colorful overview of the gorgeous art of the Pacific Islands, placing the art in cultural and political context. Thomas not only describes the art thoroughly, but provides an understanding into the meaning of the art both for native peoples and Europeans. Thoroughly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs and drawings. (PAC06, $18.95)
  Oceanic Art
Fiji Map  •  HEMA Maps
MAP
A map of Fiji shown at a scale of 1:625,000. (PAC74, $8.95)
  Fiji Map



Also Recommended
Rough Guide Fiji  •  Ian Osborn   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to Fiji in the hip, literate and infomative Rough Guide style. (PAC209, $19.99)
 
 
A History of the Pacific Islands  •  Ian Campbell   • HISTORY • COMING IN  •  A brief, authoritative history of the Pacific Islands from earliest habitation, through European influence, to the emergence of modern independent island nations. (PAC04, $21.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Getting Stoned with Savages, A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu  •  J. Maarten Troost   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Troost (Sex Lives of Cannibals) follows up his hilarious account of life in Kiribati with an equally amusing romp in Fiji and Vanuatu. Coaxed back to the islands by promises of a simpler life, Troost faces dangerous weather, potent drugs, tribal chiefs, and fatherhood with his wit intact. (PAC168, $12.95)
 
 
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, $29.95)
 
 
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, $13.99)
 
 
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)
 
 
Fiji's Natural Heritage  •  Paddy Ryan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A superbly illustrated, comprehensive survey of the natural history of Fiji. With 500 color photos. (PAC126, $34.95)
 
 
Ocean Duets  •  Michele Westmoreland  •  Sylvia Earle   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This stunning portfolio of color photographs celebrates the diversity of marine life. (OCE107, $12.95)
 
 
South Sea Islands, A Natural History  •  Alison Balance  •  Rod Morris   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The New Zealand author-photographer duo cast their lenses widely, presenting 13 major island groups, from Fiji, New Guinea and Tasmania to Madagascar, Hawaii and Easter Island, in 150 gorgeous color photographs. (PAC139, $35.00)
 
 
The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean  •  Paddy Ryan  •  Peter Atkinson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The best-selling, take-along guide to coral reefs, coral reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific. With 200 color photographs. (DIV18, $19.95)
 
 
A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific  •  H. Douglas Pratt   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The landmark field guide with chapters on the islands and habitats, superb color plates by Pratt and a checklist of birds by island group. (HWI32, $45.00)
 
 
Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific  •  Terence M. Gosliner   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive handbook to 1,000 marine invertebrates by a leading expert from the California Academy of Sciences. (DIV19, $45.00)
 
 
Coral Reef Fishes  •  Ewald Lieske  •  Robert Myers   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This compact handbook features 2,500 illustrations of shallow-water fishes around the world. (DIV05, $24.95)
 
 
Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore  •  W. Arthur Whistler   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A photographic field guide to 120 species of trees, shrubs and flowers of the tropical Pacific. (PAC20, $19.00)
 
 
Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific  •  Paul Humann  •  Ned Deloach  •  Gerald Allen  •  Roger Steene   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Featuring 2,500 color photographs. (DIV49, $45.00)
 
 

 
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