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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)
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, $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
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)
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
A beautiful, full-color photo poster of the Antarctic, created from composite satellite imagery. 40" X 56".
(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, $17.95)
Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail, Five Firsthand Narratives
Elliot Snow
EXPLORATION
OUT OF PRINT
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
OUT OF PRINT
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
Roland Huntford
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This outstanding biography of "the boss" captures in vivid detail the remarkable Shackleton and his legendary leadership.
(ANT39, $18.95)
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 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, $29.95)
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 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, $26.00)
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)
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)
An Alien in Antarctica, Reflections upon Forty Years of Exploration and Research
Charles Swithinbank
NATURAL HISTORY
Swithinbank writes of his experiences as a Brit in the U.S. Antarctic Program.
(ANT66, $49.95)
Antarctic Oasis, Under the Spell of South Georgia
Pauline Carr
Tim Carr
NATURAL HISTORY
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
Ben Osbourne
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)
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 of the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic
George E. Watson
FIELD GUIDE
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Islands, long the standard. With color plates, range maps and detailed species accounts
(ANT99, $25.95)
Seabirds of the World, A Photographic Guide
Peter Harrison
FIELD GUIDE
OUT OF PRINT
A definitive, compact guide to all the world's seabirds, featuring 740 photographs.
(FG16, $29.95)
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