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	10,001 Titillating Tidbits of Avian Trivia • Frank Todd • REFERENCE • A tantalizing collection of snippets and can-you-believe-it information about our feathered friends. (GEN212, $24.95)
	90 Degrees South, with Scott to the Antarctic • Herbert Ponting • EXPLORATION • OUT OF PRINT • Herbert Ponting's extraordinary documentary footage of Scott's expedition. (ANT111, $29.95)
	About This Life, Journeys on the Threshold of Memory • Barry Lopez • ANTHOLOGY • A collection of essays on far-flung travels -- both actual and internal -- by the wonderful writer and traveler. Lopez includes Galapagos, Hokkaido, Bonaire and Antarctica among the thoughtful essays. (GEN42, $13.95)
	The Adelie Penguin, Bellwether of Climate Change • David Ainley • Lucia deLeris • NATURAL HISTORY • A comprehensive survey of research into the ecology, biology and behavior of the Adelie. (ANT185, $72.50)
	Albatrosses • W. L. N. Tickell • NATURAL HISTORY • A complete and illustrated account of the albatross by British biologist naturalist W.L.N. Tickell. Organized geographically, he covers the biology and natural history of all 13 species of Diomedeidae, the most oceanic of birds. (FG49, $70.00)
	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)
	The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay • Michael Chabon • LITERATURE • A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York (and the Antarctic). (ANT175, $15.00)
	Ambassador to the Penguins, A Naturalist's Year Aboard a Yankee Whaleship • Ellie Mathews • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Robert Cushman Murphy's much-loved Logbook for Grace, nicely re-told, annotated, and amplified by his granddaughter. His account of a year (1912-13) among the whalers of South Georgia is a classic. (ANT200, $29.95)
	Antarctic Birds • David Parmelee • NATURAL HISTORY • A beautifully illusstrated, comprehensive account of the birds of the Antarctic Peninsula featuring Dr. Parmelee's watercolor illustrations and photographs. (ANT22, $39.95)
	Antarctic Eyewitness, South with Mawson and Shackleton's Argonauts • Charles Laseron • Frank Hurley • Tim Bowden • EXPLORATION • A facsimile edition of two great Antarctic expeditions, both involving Frank Hurley. (ANT132, $17.95)
	Antarctic Fishes • Mitsuo Fukuchi • Boshu Nagase • NATURAL HISTORY • This tribute to the diversity and beauty of Antarctic fishes features 82 lovely full-page color illustrations and notes on the characteristics, habits and distribution. (ANT258, $45.00)
	Antarctic Odyssey, In the Footsteps of South Polar Explorers • Graham Collier • EXPLORATION • A modern journey across Antarctica featuring color photographs by National Geographic contributor Graham Collier and his wife Patricia. (ANT93, $39.95)
	Antarctic Peninsula Map • Zagier & Urruty Maps • A map of the Antarctic Peninsula produced in Argentina, which covers the typical cruising range at the excellent scale of 1:1,500.00. In Spanish and English. (ANT120, $14.95)
	Antarctic Peninsula Minimap 3 • British Antarctic Survey • A pocket-size, foldup map of the Antarctic Peninsula at a scale of 1:10,000,000. (ANT127, $6.95)
	Antarctica • Kim Stanley Robinson • LITERATURE • A thriller set in Antarctica in the next century. (ANT49, $7.99)
	Antarctica • Yves Paccalet • Patrick De Wilde • NATURAL HISTORY • A slim photo-essay on the white continent, its wildlife, land and seascapes, including short chapters on the Falkalnds, South George, Kerguelen, Snares, Aukland and Macquarie. Translated from the French. (ANT234, $34.95)
	Antarctica • Mike Lucas • NATURAL HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • A large-format overview of Antarctica -- and a good addition to any Antarctic library. (ANT26, $40.00)
	Antarctica ITMB map • ITMB • A fold-up map of the continent at a scale of 1:8,000,000 with notes on wildlife and geography. (ANT81, $12.95)
	Antarctica Map • National Geographic • An attractive wall map of Antarctica created from satellite imagery and published by National Geographic. (ANT214, $14.99)
	Antarctica Map BAS (Misc) 11 • British Antarctic Survey • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A fold-up map of the continent at a scale of 1:10,000,000 and based on the latest surveys. (ANT130, $17.95)
	Antarctica Unveiled • David Yelverton • EXPLORATION • A comprehensive, deatiled history of Scott's first Antarctic expedition. (ANT138, $34.95)
	Antarctica, An Encyclopedia from Abbott Ice Shelf to Zooplankton • Mary Trewby • NATURAL HISTORY • A team associated with he New Zealand Antarctic program have compiled an eclectic A-to-Z of 1,000 Antarctic terms, including historic expeditions, wildlife, history, politics, science, tourism and much more. With maps and 250 color photographs. (ANT192, $35.00)
	Antarctica, Both Heaven and Hell • Reinhold Messner • Jill Neate • EXPLORATION • A riveting account of the author's 92-day, 1,600-mile journey across Antarctica on foot. (GEN43, $24.95)
	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)
	Antarctica, The Global Warning • Sebastian Copeland • Mikhail Gorbachev • Leonardo di Caprio • NATURAL HISTORY • Copeland's atmospheric, full-page photographs of ice, mountains and sea are glorious -- and his message of Antarctica as a barometer of climatic change is timely. (ANT255, $55.00)
	At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales • H.P. Lovecraft • LITERATURE • Strange and scary tales by the master of Gothic fiction, which concern -- among other things -- undiscovered mountains and odd happenings on the Antarctic plateau. (ANT174, $12.95)
	The Battle for the Falklands • Max Hastings • Simon Jenkins • HISTORY • A gripping eyewitness account of the 1982 conflict over the Falklands. It includes a history of the islands, but the primary focus is a detailed account of the war. (ANT91, $17.95)
	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, $12.00)
	Below Freezing, The Antarctic Dive Guide • Lisa Eareckson Trotter • GUIDEBOOK • A clear, illustrated guide to 25 dive sites on the Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia, featuring excellent color photographs. (ANT243, $39.95)
	Below the Convergence, Voyages Toward Antarctica 1699-1839 • Alan Gurney • EXPLORATION • Gurney weaves remarkable tales of early exploration in this riveting account. (ANT43, $15.95)
	Beyond Cape Horn, Travels in the Antarctic • Charles Neider • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Neider combines his own experiences with three remarkable interviews and a look at the scientists, explorers, sealers and whalers who came before in this marvelous account. (ANT184, $17.95)
	Beyond the Barrier, The Story of Byrd's First Expedition to Antarctica • Eugene Rodgers • EXPLORATION • Admiral Byrd de-mythologized. (ANT95, $18.95)
	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)
	The Birthday Boys • Beryl Bainbridge • LITERATURE • Bainbridge offers an intriguing new perspective on the most famous tale of Antarctic exploration. A gutsy novelist, she writes imaginative chapters from the point of view of five members of Captain Robert Scott's last expedition: Evans, Wilson, Scott, Bowers and Oates. (ANT07, $10.95)
	Buenos Aires Map Guide • de Dios • This double-sided laminated map, produced in Buenos Aires in English, includes museums, walking tours, restaurants and shopping. (ARG49, $8.95)
	Cape Horn • Felix Riesenberg • William A. Briesemeister • EXPLORATION • Captain Riesenberg writes from his own experience as a mariner, weaving a lively tale of exploration and discovery in this masterful history of the Horn, first published in 1939. (PAT10, $39.95)
	Cherry, A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard • Sara Wheeler • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Wheeler (Terra Incognita) captures the thrill of Victorian polar exploration -- and the anguish of a man haunted by the death of his colleagues on the march back from the pole. (ANT168, $14.95)
	The Coldest March, Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition • Susan Solomon • EXPLORATION • Solomon draws on extensive meteorological data and her own experience as an atmospheric scientist in the Antarctic in this exhaustively researched and fresh account of Scott's last expedition. (ANT154, $16.95)
	Deep Freeze: The United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the Origins of Antarctica's Age of Science • Dian Olson Belanger • EXPLORATION • Belanger draws on interviews, memoirs, and official records in this comprehensive history of U.S. participation in the 1957-1958 International Geographysical Year, which brought 11 nations together on the Antarctic continent (and prefigured the Antarctic Treaty). (ANT241, $29.95)
	The Discovery of Global Warming • Spencer Weart • SCIENCE • A cool-headed analysis and history of our current understanding of planetary weather. (SCI66, $16.95)
	Edge of the World: Ross Island, Antarctica • Charles Neider • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A memorable account of adventures at Ross Island and the South Pole, including Neider's mishap with a helicopter on Mt. Erebus. With a nice selection of detailed maps and black-and-white photographs. (ANT157, $19.95)
	Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans • Bernard Stonehouse • NATURAL HISTORY • A survey of the continent and surrounding ocean (ANT177, $495.00)
	The Ends of the Earth, An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic • Francis Spufford • Elizabeth Kolbert • LITERATURE • A handsome edition of the best polar writing, north and south, including classic accounts of exploration, fiction, science writing and essays. (ANT264, $29.95)
	Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage • Alfred Lansing • EXPLORATION • The gripping tale of Shackleton's legendary perseverance as read by Tim Pigott-Smith. (ANT210, $29.95)
	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)
	Exploring Polar Frontiers, A Historical Encyclopedia • William Mills • REFERENCE • This essential, generously illustrated two-volume reference is a comprehensive A-to-Z of exploration in the Arctic and Antarctic, compiled by William Mills, the dearly beloved librarian at the Scott Polar Research Institute. (ANT205, $185.00)
	The Falkland Islands, Between the Wind & Sea • Kevin Schafer • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • Schafer's tribute and celebration of these South Atlantic islands combines dozens of superb color photographs and an extended personal essay by the veteran naturalist on the history, wildlife and future of the Falklands. (ANT208, $24.95)
	First Impressions, Antarctica 1773-1930 • Douglas Sellick • EXPLORATION • A nicely-edited anthology of Antarctic adventure. (ANT181, $26.95)
	Flying Upside Down, True Tales of an Antarctic Pilot • Mark A. Hinebaugh • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Hinebaugh writes of the wonder and peril he faced as a naval aviator in Antarctica. (ANT156, $34.95)
	The Frozen Coast, Sea Kayaking the Antarctic Peninsula • Graham Charles • EXPLORATION • A visual account of a kayak expedition along the Antarctic Peninsula by a British team. (ANT232, $29.95)
	Frozen Earth, The Once and Future Story of the Ice Ages • Doug Macdougall • SCIENCE • An balanced history of the ice ages and climatology (SCI76, $16.95)
	The Future of Ice, A Journey Into Cold • Gretel Ehrlich • EXPLORATION • The marvelous Ehrlich (This Cold Heaven) continues her fascination with out-of-the-way places with this account of journeys to the ends of the earth, including chapters set in Patagonia and Spitsbergen. The book is not so much about place as the experience of cold. (ANT215, $13.95)
	Galen Rowell's Poles Apart, Postcard's from the Ends of the Earth • Galen Rowell • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A selection of 22 glossy, full-color postcards. (ANT151, $9.00)
	Glacier Ice • Austin Post • Edward R. LaChapelle • NATURAL HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • An extraordinary book of aerial black-and-white photographs of mountains, glaciers and ice accompanied by explanatory text. This beautiful photograph collection introduces the major surface features and varieties of glaciers. (SCI07, $27.95)
	Glaciers • Michael Hambrey • SCIENCE • This lively, illustrated overview of glaciers and glacial phenomena from Scandinavia to Alaska, Antarctica and Central Park features 200 color photographs and expert commentary. (GEO03, $75.00)
	Great White South • Herbert Ponting • Roland Huntford • EXPLORATION • OUT OF PRINT • Ponting's classic and often revealing account account of Scott's last expedition. (ANT94, $18.95)
	The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 • Ernest Shackleton • EXPLORATION • Shackleton's own account of his first expedition. (ANT92, $16.95)
	A History of Antarctic Science • G. E. Fogg • REFERENCE • A useful survey of scientific exploration of Antarctica, covering the early period, national expeditions, the politics of science, and current research on the continent and surrounding seas. (ANT227, $85.00)
	Ice Bound, A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole • Jerri Nielsen • Maryanne Vollers • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (ANT186, $14.95)
	Ice Reich • William Dietrich • LITERATURE • This page-turning science fiction novel about Antartica is a lot of fun. (ANT59, $7.50)
	The Ice, A Journey to Antarctica • Stephen J. Pyne • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An exhilarating, philosophical meditation on ice, this exhilarating book encompasses the history of exploration, geophysics of the ice, and the symbolic meaning of the White Continent in art and literature. (ANT41, $22.50)
	Ice, Stories of Survival from Polar Exploration • Clint Willis • EXPLORATION • Excerpts from the famous accounts of suffering and courage in the cold by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Ernest Shackleton, Douglas Mawson and other polar explorers. (ANT118, $16.95)
	In Patagonia • Bruce Chatwin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
	The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Hero of the Great Age of Polar Exploration • Simon Nasht • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A lively biography of the pioneering photographer, aviator and polar explorer, decorated in WWI, first to fly across the Arctic, first aviator in the Antarctic, first to explore the Arctic by submarine. (ANT238, $27.50)
	The Last Place on Earth • Masterpiece Theatre • HISTORY • The critically acclaimed seven-part documentary series on the race to the South Pole. With Martin Shaw as Scott and Max von Sydow as Admunsen's hero Fridjof Nansen. (ANT90, $39.98)
	The Last Time Around Cape Horn, The Historic 1949 Voyage of the Windjammer Pamir • William F. Stark • Peter Stark • HISTORY • The unstinting memoir of the then 22-year-old rookie aboard the famous windjammer Pamir. (PAT69, $13.00)
	Life on the Ice, No One Goes to Antartica Alone • Roff Smith • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An offhand account of Smith's travels and encounters in the Antarctic. (ANT219, $16.00)
	Lost Men, The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Expedition • Kelly Tyler-Lewis • EXPLORATION • The dramatic tale of Shackleton's support team, stranded at Cape Evans when their ship the Aurora was set adrift in a gale. Tyler-Lewis draws on a rich source of newly discovered journals and diaries, interviews and her own experiences in the Antarctic to bring the story to life. (ANT225, $15.00)
	March of the Penguins • Luc Jacquet • NATURAL HISTORY • This splendid documentary, narrated by Morgan Freeman, captures the life in an emperor penguin rookery over a year in the Antarctic. (ANT229, $19.97)
	March of the Penguins • Luc Jacquet • NATURAL HISTORY • The companion book to the wildly popular film (available on DVD, ANT229) of a year in the life of an emperor penguin rookery. The tagline: "In the Harshest Place on Earth, Love Finds a Way." (ANT231, $30.00)
	Mawson's Will, The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written • Leonard Bickel • EXPLORATION • The classic tale of Sir Douglas Mawson's 1911 journey back to camp after losing his two men, his dogs, and most of his food and equipment. (ANT121, $15.00)
	Mawson, A Life • Philip Ayres • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A comprehensive biography of Sir Douglas Mawson. (ANT144, $24.95)
	Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica: A Personal Account • William A. Cassidy • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A warmly told, anecdotal account of Antarctic field work. (ANT204, $50.00)
	Mountains of Madness, A Scientists's Odyssey in Antarctica • John Long • Tim Bowden • EXPLORATION • A lively account of two fossil hunting expeditions in Antarctica. (ANT143, $24.95)
	The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket • Edgar Allen Poe • Jeffrey Meyers • LITERATURE • The richly imagined tale of an adventurous (and unfortunate) stowaway on a whaling ship. Inspired by a true life shipwreck, this story of an adventurous (and unfortunate) stowaway on a whaling ship famously includes poor Pym's ordeal in the Antarctic. (ANT173, $9.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to Marine Mammals of the World • Randall Reeves • Pieter Folkens • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A handsome, comprehensive guide to 120 species of whales, dolphins, seals, walruses, sirenians, polar bears and their kin worldwide. Each species gets a four-page spread with color photographs and an overview of range, habitat, behavior, status and conservation. (FG58, $26.95)
	Nature - Penguins • Various • NATURAL HISTORY • Two episodes of the PBS Nature series, showcasing Antarctica's most famous residents and their cousins found throughout the southern hemisphere. (ANT260, $19.99)
	The Nature of Penguins • Jonathan Chester • NATURAL HISTORY • Expedition leader, author and photographer Chester presents a beautiful collection of full-color penguin photographs along with accompanying essays on these much-loved birds. (ANT19, $17.95)
	North Pole, South Pole Map • Canadian Geographic • This simple color map shows the Circumpolar North on one side and the Antarctic continent on the reverse at a scale of 1:11,000,000. (ARC197, $9.95)
	Outposts, Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire • Simon Winchester • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Winchester's globe-trotting account of scattered, mostly oceanic, outposts of the British Empire. He shows his usual flair for anecdote in describing Hong Kong, Diego Garcia, Tristan de Cunha, St. Helena, Ascension, Pitcairn, Antarctica and the Falkland Islands. (GBR569, $13.95)
	Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Map • Auto Mapa • COMING IN MARCH • A detailed physical relief map of Tierra del Fuego at a 1:1,000,000 scale. The flip side shows southern South America from just below Buenos Aires to Cape Horn. (PAT07, $13.95)
	Penguins • Lloyd Spencer David • Martin Renner • NATURAL HISTORY • A concise, comprehensive overview of the penguins, their evolution, ecology and behavior. (ANT207, $42.00)
	Penguins: 23 Postcards • Jonathan Chester • Full-color penguins, suitable for mailing. (ANT33, $8.95)
	Pilgrims on the Ice, Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition • Tim Baughman • EXPLORATION • Baughman brings to life all the excitement and accomplishments of Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 in this scholarly, level-headed evaluation of the Discovery expedition. (ANT106, $18.95)
	Polar Extremes, The World of Lincoln Ellsworth • Beekman Pool • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (ANT195, $24.95)
	Poles Apart • Galen Rowell • NATURAL HISTORY • Noted landscape photographer Galen Rowell turns his attention to the ends of the earth: a gorgeous collection of 188 color photographs with insightful commentary on the story behind each picture. (ANT27, $39.95)
	Safe Passage Questioned, Medical Care and Safety for The Polar Tourist • John M. Levinson • REFERENCE • The results of a symposium at Scott Polar Research Institute on medical issues especially as related to private Antarctic expeditions and cruises. (ANT40, $24.95)
	Scott of the Antarctic • Elsbeth Huxley • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A classic biography of Scott, elegantly written. (ANT50, $24.95)
	Scott of the Antarctic, A Life of Courage and Tragedy • David Crane • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • NEW • In this balanced and dramatic new biography, Crane looks at Robert Falcon Scott afresh in the context of Edwardian exploration and empire, showing him to a be flawed hero but a hero nonetheless. (ANT233, $16.95)
	Scott's Last Expedition, The Journals • Robert Falcon Scott • Max Jones • EXPLORATION • Scott's account of his last doomed expedition, recovered beside his frozen body. With an introduction by Bainbridge and extensive annotations by editior Max Jones (including a contemporary account of Scott by J.M. Barrie). (ANT46, $17.95)
	Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen: Leadership, Character and Tragedy in the Antarctic • David Thomson • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A reprint of the goundbreaking book. (ANT218, $17.95)
	Sea of Glory, America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 • Nathaniel Philbrick • EXPLORATION • An accomplished, vivid history of an around-the-world expedition commanded by Charles Wilkes. (PAC140, $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 Antarctic Adventure • George Butler • EXPLORATION • A stunning film of Shackleton's 1914 trans-Antarctic expedition, originally presented in IMAX theaters in glorious 70 mm. The aerial photography, documentary footage and reenactments also look good on the small screen. (ANT203, $19.99)
	Shackleton's Boat Journey • Sir Edmund Hillary • Frank Worsley • EXPLORATION • This classic account by the captain of the Endurance features the team's remarkable two-week boat journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia. (ANT72, $14.95)
	Shackleton's Forgotten Expedition, The Voyage of the Nimrod • B. Riffenburgh • EXPLORATION • A vivid account of the Nimrod Expedition, which bagged a furthest south, the South Magnetic Pole and got Shackleton knighted. (ANT209, $15.95)
	Shackleton's Forgotten Men, The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic • Rt. Hon. Lord Shackleton • Leonard Bickel • EXPLORATION • The tale of Shackleton's team on the Ross Ice Shelf, who completed a 199-day sledge journey under harrowing conditions. (ANT103, $14.95)
	Shackleton, An Irishman in Antarctica • John MacKenna • Jonathan Shackleton • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A short, handsomely produced biography featruing 98 archival illustrations. (ANT194, $29.95)
	Shackleton, The Polar Journeys • Ernest Shackleton • EXPLORATION • This handsomely produced Shackleton omnibus edition includes the complete text and original photographs, engravings and maps of both The Heart of the Antarctic, 1907-1909 and South, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917. (ANT171, $35.00)
	Sir James Wordie, Polar Crusader: Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic • Michael Smith • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The first biography of Sir James Wordie, whose many polar adventures took him from the Heroic Age of Shackleton and Scott to the modern era. (SCT109, $35.00)
	Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises • Mark Carwardine • FIELD GUIDE • In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)
	South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map • Ocean Explorer Maps • A handsome map of southern South America (1:4,800,000) with a detailed map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000). (SAM41, $11.95)
	South Georgia Map • British Antarctic Survey • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • This gloriously colored, double-sided folded sheet, published by the British Antarctic Survey, shows the topography of the island on one side and a composite satellite image at the same 1:200,000 scale on the reverse. (ANT221, $24.95)
	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)
	South With Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917 • Frank Hurley • Shane Murphy • Gael Newton • Michael Gray • EXPLORATION • A stunning collection of Frank Hurley's photographs that brings together all the images taken during the expedition: nearly 500 large-format photographs, including his surviving experimental color images. With excellent accompanying essays. (ANT158, $35.00)
	South, A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage • Ernest Shackleton • EXPLORATION • Shackleton's own account of his great adventure -- a classic of polar exploration. (ANT48, $15.95)
	South, Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition • Frank Hurley • EXPLORATION • The original 1919 film produced by expedition photographer Frank Hurley and Ernest Shackleton, tinted, toned and restored by the British Film Institute. (ANT164, $29.95)
	South, The Endurance Expedition • Ernest Shackleton • EXPLORATION • Shackleton's classic first-person account of the loss of the Endurance. (ANT61, $12.00)
	South, The Endurance Expedition • Ernest Shackleton • EXPLORATION • A mass market edition of the Shackleton classic. (ANT96, $7.99)
	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 Southern Sky Guide • David Ellyard • SCIENCE • A primer of the southern sky for the amateur astronomer. With 24 outstanding charts by Wil Tirion and an introductory chapter on skywatching. (SCI05, $16.99)
	Surviving Antarctica • David Thomas • SCIENCE • Thomas will reel in the middle schooler in your life with this informative, illustrated account of the Antarctic, its scientists and the science. With chapters on preparation and training, arriving in the Antarctic, field work, natural history and conservation. He includes dispatches from The Ice by David Thomas, Stathys Papadimitriou and Louiza Norman, who were on a 2006 Antarctic expedition aboard the R/V Polarstern to the Weddell Sea. (ANT257, $24.95)
	Swimming to Antarctica • Lynne Cox • EXPLORATION • A memoir and inspiring tale of long distance swimming adventures, culminating with the remarkable tale of the author's swim in the Antarctic. (ANT222, $14.00)
	Terra Antarctica, Looking Into the Emptiest Continent • William Fox • EXPLORATION • (ANT230, $19.95)
	Terra Incognita, Travels in Antarctica • Sara Wheeler • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A fine portrait of modern Antarctic scientists (and cooks and truck drivers), Wheeler's book weaves stories of modern adventure with commentary on the heroic age of exploration. A thoroughly enjoyable, anecdotal tribute. (ANT45, $13.95)
	To the Ends of the Earth, Adventures of an Expedition Photographer • Gordon Wiltsie • Alex Lowe • EXPLORATION • National Geographic photographer Wiltsie chronicles his inspiring adventures from bouldering as a youth in California's Chalk Bluff cliffs to early climbs in the Himalayas, and expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctic, Patagonia, Mongolia and beyond in this illustrated journal. (ANT242, $35.00)
	Under Antarctic Ice • Norbert Wu • Jim Maestro • NATURAL HISTORY • The 140 color photographs in this book features Wu's impressive collection of Antarctic photography, including not just sponges, jellyfish, and sea urchins but also Weddel seals, emperor and Adelie penguins, and orcas. (ANT211, $45.00)
	Victim of the Aurora • Thomas Keneally • LITERATURE • Richly plotted, this Edwardian tale of murder and adventure is set among members of the Sir Eugene's New British South Polar Expedition on Ross Island. Any resemblance to Scott's last expedition is strictly intentional. (ANT64, $13.00)
	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, Darwin's South American chapters are still an outstanding introduction to the wildlife and allure of the continent. (GPS02, $12.95)
	Voyage to the End of the World, Tales from the Great Ice Barrier • David Burke • EXPLORATION • An illustrated account of a journey to the Ross Sea and Great Ice Barrier in seven chapters. Burke focuses particularly the history of Byrd, Ellsworth, Siple and other Antarctic explorers, including the Americans involved in Operation Deep Freeze. (ANT176, $21.95)
	The Voyages of Discovery: The Illustrated History of Scott's Ship • Ann Savours • HISTORY • A magisterial history of the polar expedition ship. (ANT83, $29.95)
	Water, Ice and Stone, Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes • Bill Green • NATURAL HISTORY • This lyrical memoir of life and work in Antarctica is an excellent introduction to the 1,000-square-mile McMurdo Dry Valleys and modern research. (ANT42, $15.95)
	Whales, Dolphins, and Other Marine Mammals of the World • Hadoram Shirihai • Brett Jarrett • FIELD GUIDE • NEW • This eye-catching Princeton Field Guide by Shirihai and illustrator Jarrett is noteworthy for its 450 excellent color photographs, range maps and text, all bundled in a compact package. (FG62, $24.95)
	With Byrd at the South Pole, the Story of Little America • Joseph Rucker • Willard Van der Veer • EXPLORATION • The Academy-Award winning tale of Byrd's expedition to Antarctica. (ANT165, $29.95)
	Wondrous Cold, An Antarctic Journey • Joan Myers • NATURAL HISTORY • The companion book to the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, featuring 150 color and black-and-white photographs of the landscapes, people and wildlife of Antarctica. (ANT239, $35.00)

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