Antarctica, the Falkland Islands & South Georgia Island   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $69, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXANT42A)		  
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)		   Antarctica, A Guide to the Wildlife
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, $20.95)		   The Crystal Desert
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)		   Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Antarctic Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer
2009 •  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 Explorer Map



Also Recommended

Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea Map  •  British Antarctic Survey   • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  Here's the map Antarctic-bound travelers have been waiting for: an authoritative, beautifully colored chart, showing contours, bathymetry, elevation, ice shelves, coastline and geologic features of the Peninsula south to the Ellsworth Mountains. We also carry the BAS map of Anvers Island and Brabant Island, illustrating the heart of the Antarctic cruising area. (ANT228, $24.95) (ANT129, $24.95)
 		  
Satellite Image Map of Antarctica  •  USGS    •  Created from composite satellite imagery, this silver and blue, full-color photo poster of the Antarctic (40" X 56") is ready for your wall. (ANT82, $14.95)
 		  
The Battle for the Falklands  •  Max Hastings  •  Simon Jenkins   • HISTORY  •  A gripping eyewitness account of the 1982 Falklands war. It includes a history of the islands, but the primary focus is a detailed account of the conflict. (ANT91, $24.95)
 		  
Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail, Five Firsthand Narratives  •  Elliot Snow   • EXPLORATION • COMING IN  •  The first of these five narratives of adventure on the high seas is the account by Captain Charles Bernard, whose ship crew left him marooned on New Island in the Falklands. (ANT57, $11.95)
 		  
Antarctica, Firsthand Accounts of Exploration and Endurance  •  Charles Neider   • EXPLORATION • COMING IN  •  An anthology of eyewitness reports by 14 Antarctic explorers raging from Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen to Edmund Hillary. Excellent reading. (ANT109, $18.95)
 		  
Before the Heroes Came, Antarctica in the 1890s  •  Tim Baughman   • EXPLORATION  •  This well written account of the pioneering Antarctic encounters stars Carsten Borchgrevnink, who spent the first winter on the continent in 1898 at the hut still standing at Cape Adare, and other early explorers. (ANT105, $16.00)
 		  
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 Endurance, Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition  •  Caroline Alexander   • EXPLORATION  •  A retelling of the ill-fated expedition featuring 170 well chosen photographs by Shackleton's expedition photographer Frank Hurley -- many previously unpublished. (ANT67, $35.00)
 		  
The Last Place on Earth, Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole  •  Roland Huntford   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  Igniting huge controversy when it first appeared, Huntford's rousing dual biography contrasts Amundsen's well-planned campaign to achieve the Pole with Scott's ill-fated quest. (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 South Pole, An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram, 1910-1912  •  Roald Amundsen  •  Roland Huntford   • EXPLORATION  •  Amundsen's vivid narrative, first published as 2 volumes, reflects his modesty -- and focus on the practical details of getting to the Pole. (ANT148, $27.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Antarctic Oasis, Under the Spell of South Georgia  •  Pauline Carr  •  Tim Carr   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN  •  An oversized portrait of South Georgia, featuring 100 stunning color photographs, by Tim and Pauline Carr, the yachtsmen who have made the extraordinary island their home. (ANT44, $40.00)
 		  
Glacier Ice  •  Austin Post  •  Edward R. LaChapelle   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world. (SCI07, $27.95)
 		  
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  •  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)
 		  
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)
 		  
 
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