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	1942, The Year That Tried Men's Souls • Winston Groom • HISTORY • Groom (Forrest Gump, A Storm in Flanders) brings to life the heroism, tragedy and trials of America's entry into the Pacific theater, including the brutal fight for Guadalcanal, in this popular, page-turning history. (WAR122, $15.00)
	The Apotheosis of Captain Cook, European Mythmaking in the Pacific • Gananath Obeyesekere • HISTORY • In this academic work, a Sri Lankan scholar debunks the notion that the natives of the South Pacific hailed Captain James Cook as a lost deity. (PAC156, $26.95)
	Argonauts of the Western Pacific • Bronislaw Malinowski • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A landmark work in the field of economic anthropology, this book focuses on the exchange system of the Trobriand Islands. It also includes well considered ruminations on social organization, folklore, magic and ways of life. (PNG07, $21.95)
	The Art of Tonga • Keith St. Cartmail • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A spectacular, comprehensive overview of Tongan material culture, this handsome book features the sculpture, body adornment, canoes, clubs, containers, tools, textiles and other art of Tonga, ancient and modern. (PAC69, $29.95)
	Arts of the Pacific Islands • Anne D'Alleva • ART & ARCHITECTURE • OUT OF PRINT • A brief overview of the well known textiles, sculptures, jewelry, paintings, architecture and dance of the Pacific Islands. This handsomely produced paperback covers the diversity of Polynesian and Micronesian art -- and the cultures that produce it. (PAC81, $18.95)
	Batavia's Graveyard, The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny • Mike Dash • HISTORY • A chilling account of a 17th-century shipwreck and mutiny not for the squeamish. (PAC132, $15.95)
	Beach Crossings, Voyaging Across Times, Cultures, And Self • Greg Dening • HISTORY • Dening, an ethnographer of Polynesia, sums up a life's work in these autobiographical essays, covering the Marquesas and other island groups. (PAC157, $47.50)
	The Birth and Death of Miracle Man • Albert Wendt • LITERATURE • A hadsomely presented collection of stories by the Western Samoan poet and scholar. (PAC106, $16.95)
	Blue Latitudes • Tony Horwitz • David Gerroll • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An abridged audio version of Horwitz's vivid tale of modern adventures, history and fun in the wake of Captain Cook. Narrated by British actor Daniel Gerroll. (PAC151, $34.95)
	The Bounty, The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty • Caroline Alexander • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Alexander's follow-up to her phenomenally successful The Endurance is a lively account of the familiar misadventures of William Bligh, including a fresh look at the fate of the mutineers back in England and at Pitcairn. This is a rousing tale of class barriers, the British courts and remarkable seamanship. (PAC134, $17.00)
	Captain Bligh and Mister Christian: The Men and the Mutiny • Richard Hough • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • OUT OF PRINT • An gripping tale, full of drama, tension and incident, originally published in 1972. (PAC135, $19.95)
	Coming of Age in Samoa • Margaret Mead • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A much-debated ethnographic classic, well worth reading for its evocation of life in the American Samoa in the 1920s. (PAC12, $14.00)
	Desolation Island • Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • An Aubrey-Maturin adventure, set in the Pacific and Australia. (PAC57, $24.00)
	Destiny's Landfall, A History of Guam • Robert Rogers • HISTORY • This standard comprehensive history of the island of Guam and its Chamorro inhabitants is written with an anthropological focus. (PAC38, $29.00)
	A Diary in the Strict Sense of the Term • Bronislaw Malinowski • JOURNAL • Extracts from the diaries of the renowned anthropologist, written during stays on New Guinea, Mailu and the Trobriand Islands. (PAC191, $29.95)
	Diving and Snorkeling Chuuk Lagoon, Pohnpei and Kosrae • Tim Rock • GUIDEBOOK • A nicely illustrated guide to the lagoon. (PAC115, $17.95)
	The Edge of Paradise, America in Micronesia • P. K. Kluge • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The insightful, personal memoir of a Peace Corps volunteer in the American possessions in the Mariana, Caroline and Marshall Islands of Micronesia in 1967, including Truk and Ponape. (PAC33, $17.00)
	Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific as Told by Selections of His Own Journals, 1768-1779 • James Cook • A. Grenfell Price • Geoffrey C. Ingleton • EXPLORATION • The editors have chosen well from Cook's own journals of his three great voyages, highlighting his many historic discoveries and encounters. (PAC160, $14.95)
	The Far Side of the World • Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • This tale, set in 1812, features a trip around Cape Horn, with Stephen Maturin, Patrick O'Brian's wonderful opium-addicted naturalist. (PAC55, $24.00)
	Farther Than Any Man, The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook • Martin Dugard • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A fast-paced account of the discoveries of the 18th-century navigator. (PAC127, $14.00)
	The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead, A Historical Analysis of Her Samoan Research • Derek Freeman • NATURAL HISTORY • Freeman continues the de-construction of Margaret Mead in this painstaking follow-up to his controversial biography of the anthropological icon. (PAC103, $17.00)
	Fiji Map • HEMA Maps • A map of Fiji shown at a scale of 1:625,000. (PAC74, $8.95)
	The First Team, Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway • John Lundstrom • HISTORY • (WAR116, $29.95)
	Flags of Our Fathers • James Bradley • HISTORY • A compelling portrait of the young men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima, five marines and a navy corpsman. (PAC77, $14.00)
	Footprint Diving the World, A Guide to the World's Coral Seas • Beth Tierney • Shaun Tierney • GUIDEBOOK • An inviting, beautifully illustrated guide, covering 220 dive sites in 19 countries with chapters on Australia and the Pacific, Mexico and Honduras, Egypt, East Africa and the Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Micronesia. Featuring the diving couple's favorite destinations, the book includes a planning guide, practical tips and listing of dive centers, hotels, restaurants and live-aboards. (OCE102, $29.95)
	France and the South Pacific since 1940 • Robert Aldrich • HISTORY • A well-researched history of the South Pacific Islands from World War II to the present. (PAC89, $25.00)
	French Polynesia Map • IGN • An excellent map of French Polynesia. (PAC32, $16.95)
	From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day, the American Armed Forces in World War II • D. Clayton James • HISTORY • A clear and concise introduction to the strategy, personalities and campaigns of World War II. (WAR51, $10.95)
	From Primitive to Postcolonial in Melanesia and Anthropology • Bruce M. Knauft • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A wide-ranging reassessment of Melanesian anthropology, including chapters on modern Melanesia's place in the global world. (PAC189, $25.95)
	Frommer's South Pacific • Bill Goodwin • GUIDEBOOK • A practical travel guide featuring annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (PAC188, $22.99)
	Gauguin • Robert Goldwater • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A nice series of 116 reproductions of Gauguin's major works. (FRN281, $19.95)
	Gauguin Tahiti • Francoise Cachin • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This illustrated catalog features gorgeous reproductions and authoritative essays on Gauguin and his time in Tahiti. With 260 color and 80 black-and-white illustrations of paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints and sculptures. (PAC92, $65.00)
	Gauguin's Skirt • Stephen F. Eisenman • HISTORY • A provocative analysis by an art historian of Gauguin and his work in Tahiti -- and its meaning for current politics in French Polynesia. With 110 reproductions (seven in color) of Gauguin's works and of photos circa 1900. (PAC95, $24.95)
	Gauguin, The Quest for Paradise • Francoise Colchin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Concise and beautifully illustrated, this overview of the artist, his work and life features a significant section on his time in Tahiti. The book includes many paintings as well as excerpts from his journals and other writings. (PAC27, $12.95)
	Graveyards of the Pacific, From Pearl Harbor to Bikini Atoll • Robert D. Ballard • Michael Hamilton Morgan • Stephen Ambrose • HISTORY • An exploration of Pacific battle and nuclear testing sites, focusing on the sunken ships and downed airplanes scattered across the surrounding ocean floor. (PAC111, $45.00)
	Guadalcanal, The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle • Richard Frank • HISTORY • A comprehensive account of the battle, using a variety of primary sources to flesh out the story of one of the most important battles on the Pacific front during WWII. (PAC61, $22.00)
	Hidden Tahiti & French Polynesia • Robert F. Kay • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to Tahiti and French Polynesia, geared for nature-oriented travelers. It includes a survey of culture, history, activities, and extensive travel information. (PAC22, $18.95)
	Houses Far from Home, British Colonial Space in the New Hebrides • Margaret Critchlow Rodman • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Pictures of colonial officers' homes in Vanuatu, and the life stories of their occupants. (PAC123, $18.00)
	How Natives Think, About Captain Cook, for Example • Marshall Sahlins • HISTORY • A scholarly debunking of the myth of Captain James Cook and the alleged adoration shed upon him by so-called "natives." (PAC155, $22.50)
	How They Won the War in the Pacific • Edwin P. Hoyt • HISTORY • (PAC163, $24.95)
	I Married Adventure, The Lives of Osa and Martin Johnson • Osa Johnson • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Osa Johnson's 1940 account of adventures in places she never expected to visit, including Borneo and Kenya. (PAC110, $19.95)
	In Search of Robinson Crusoe • Tim Severin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A quest to find the real seafarer that inspired Defoe's fictional hero is the motivation behind this unusual travelogue. (PAC130, $16.95)
	In the Ring of Fire, A Pacific Basin Journey • James Houston • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A lyrical narrative of the author's journeys through Japan, Indonesia, Micronesia, Hawaii and California. (PAC45, $14.95)
	In the South Seas • Robert Louis Stevenson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A set of Stevenson's personal sketches describing a year of travels in the Marquesas, Paumotus and the Gilberts, first written as magazine articles and then reworked to incorporate detail on local peoples and history, published posthumously. (PAC147, $15.00)
	Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat • Patrick K. O'Donnell • HISTORY • A visceral portrait of the Pacific campaigns of World War II, drawn from the oral accounts of veterans. These detailed, and often startling, testimonies offer a glimpse into the experiences of individual soldiers. (PAC143, $15.00)
	The Island of the Colorblind • Oliver Sacks • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Sacks examines an unusually large population of colorblind people in the remote Pacific. (PAC44, $13.95)
	The Last Navigator: A Young Man, an Ancient Mariner, the Secrets of the Sea • Steve Thomas • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT • In this travelogue, Thomas (best known as the host of This Old House), sailed by the stars throughout Micronesia with a master "palau" from the Caroline island of Satawal. (PAC39, $15.95)
	The Last Voyage of Captain Cook: The Collected Writings of John Ledyard • James Zug • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This volume, edited by Ledyard-biographer James Zug, gathers his single travel book along with the best of his journals and letters. (RUS354, $16.00)
	Leaves of the Banyan Tree • Albert Wendt • LITERATURE • A sprawling multi-generation epic, rich in character and life in Western Samoa. (PAC105, $18.95)
	The Life and Strange, Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe • Daniel Defoe • LITERATURE • This edition of the classic story features reproductions of the original wood-cut illustrations and an introduction to the life and times of Defoe. Based on the story of Alexander Selkirk, who was abandoned on the island now named after him. (PAC29, $14.99)
	The Life of Captain James Cook • John C. Beaglehole • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The definitive biography of perhaps the greatest of the European explorers. (PAC01, $36.95)
	Lonely Planet Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to PNG and the Solomons, featuring a good overview of culture and history with excellent travel information. (NGA06, $29.99)
	Lonely Planet Rarotonga & the Cook Islands • Tony Wheeler • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide with background information on history, culture and attractions. (PAC129, $17.99)
	Lonely Planet Tahiti and French Polynesia • Tony Wheeler • Jean-Bernard Carillet • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to Tahiti and French Polynesia with information on history, culture and nature. (PAC86, $22.99)
	Lure of the Southern Seas • Susan Hunt • EXPLORATION • COMING IN JULY • Stunning watercolors and archival documents bring to life the career of Dumont d'Urville, an explorer of the South Pacific and Antarctic, in the most complete account of his travels yet. (PAC210, $49.95)
	MacOnockie's Gentlemen, The Story of Norfolk Island & the Roots of Modern Prison Reform • Norval Morris • HISTORY • A narrative history of prison reform on Norfolk Island, told through four fictionalized voices. (PAC119, $19.95)
	The Marquesan Journal of Edward Robarts, 1797-1824 • Edward Robarts • JOURNAL • OUT OF PRINT • The remarkable journal of a British sailor who jumped ship in the Marquesas at the end of the 18th century. (PAC181, $)
	The Miss Tutti Frutti Contest, Travel Tales of the South Pacific • Graeme Lay • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • This marvelous collection of travel stories from the South Pacific reveals Paul Gauguin's shocking Tahitian secrets, retraces the last tragic days of Robert Louis Stevenson, and recounts the author's own haunting by Herman Melville, as well as his attempts to seduce the Slovenian Olympic ski team in the Cook Islands. (PAC175, $19.95)
	Moon and Sixpence • Somerset Maugham • LITERATURE • Maugham's well-regarded 1919 novel, inspired by the life of Gaugin; it's the powerful story of a man who relinquishes his family to pursue his dream of becoming a painter, eventually moving to the South Pacific. (PAC16, $12.00)
	Moon Handbook Fiji • David Stanley • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide to Fiji in the Moon series with drawings, black-and-white photos and 42 maps. (PAC73, $19.95)
	Moon Handbook Micronesia • Neil Levy • GUIDEBOOK • A thorough introduction to the land, history and culture of Micronesia, including Guam and Palau. It includes good practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With maps and a few black-and-white drawings and photographs. (PAC40, $17.95)
	Moon Handbook Tahiti • David Stanley • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, map-filled guidebook to Tahiti, including the Cook Islands, with information on history, culture and highlights. (PAC87, $17.95)
	Moon Handbook Tonga Samoa • David Stanley • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to Samoa, Tonga, Pago Pago and Niue in the reliable Moon Handbook series. Information on history, culture and nature is paired with practical tidbits on what to see and do. (PAC124, $15.95)
	Mr. Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the "Bounty" • Greg Dening • HISTORY • The story of Captain Bligh and his mutiny is still fertile ground. (PAC42, $43.00)
	Mutiny and Romance in the South Seas, A Companion to the Bounty Adventure • Sven Wahlroos • Rolf Du Rietz • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • A chronicle and gazetteer of the voyage of the Bounty (PAC109, $36.95)
	Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands • Douglas L. Oliver • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A digest of the author's scholarly work on the cultures of the Pacific before contact with Europeans. It's a brief and illuminating overview of native cultures, featuring good descriptions of family life, food, travel, and social relations. (PAC08, $20.00)
	Nest in the Wind, Adventures in Anthropology on a Tropical Island • Martha C. Ward • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A memoir of anthropological research among the peoples of Ponhpei in Micronesia. (PAC37, $14.95)
	New Caledonia Map • IGN • A clear, nicely detailed map of New Caledonia, at a scale of 1:500,000. (PAC117, $16.95)
	Noa Noa, The Tahiti Journal • Paul Gauguin • John Miller • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Gauguin's journals from Tahiti, originally published by the author in 1818. With gorgeous reproductions of watercolors and etchings alongside the artist's impressions of two years in French Polynesia. (PAC13, $19.95)
	The Norton Book of the Sea • J.O. Coote • ANTHOLOGY • A well-chosen selection of stories about the sea. (GEN76, $22.50)
	Okinawa, The Last Battle of World War II • Ross Leckie • HISTORY • A fast-paced history of the battle as witnessed by participants on both sides. (PAC60, $15.00)
	Omoo • Herman Melville • LITERATURE • The second entry in Melville's triology set in the Marquesas and South Pacific. (PAC93, $14.00)
	The Pacific Islands • Douglas L. Oliver • HISTORY • Douglas Oliver's seminal overview of the history and culture of the Pacific islands, geared for university students. Third edition. (PAC153, $20.00)
	Pacific Legacy, Image and Memory from World War II in the Pacific • Rex Alan Smith • HISTORY • A treasure trove of archival and modern photographs, this oversize book explores the battle sites of World War II in the Pacific, pairing images with essays, many taken directly from eyewitness accounts. (PAC144, $65.00)
	Pacific Places, Pacific Histories • Brij V. Lal • ANTHOLOGY • In this collection of essays, 17 leading scholars of the Pacific reflect on their travels, places they have lived, and the meaning of place. (PAC154, $57.00)
	The Pacific War, 1941-1945 • John Costello • HISTORY • (WAR114, $21.95)
	Papua New Guinea Map • HEMA Maps • A color map at a scale of 1:2,000,000, with city plans on reverse side. (NGA05, $9.95)
	Paul Gauguin ,1848-1903: The Primitive Sophisticate • Ingo F. Walther • ART & ARCHITECTURE • In this short, illustrated introduction to Gauguin and his paintings, color reproductions are paired with commentary on the works. (FRN280, $9.99)
	Pioneers of the Pacific, Voyages of Exploration, 1787-1810 • Nigel Rigby • EXPLORATION • (PAC166, $26.95)
	Pouliuli • Albert Wendt • LITERATURE • A celebrated novel of village life and power and myth by the noted Samoan writer. (PAC19, $10.00)
	Robinson Crusoe • Daniel Defoe • LITERATURE • It's worth revisiting this classic before exploring Selkirk Island. (PAC30, $8.00)
	Sailing in the Wake of the Ancestors: Reviving Polynesian Voyaging • Ben R. Finney • EXPLORATION • On its surface an account of a 1995 voyage from Hawaii to the Marquesas, this engaging book by a pioneer of experimental voyages, is also a wide-ranging history of Pacific traditions. (PAC178, $19.95)
	Samoa Map • HEMA Maps • An attractive traveler's map of Samoa at a scale of 1:200,000. (PAC108, $10.95)
	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)
	Serpent in Paradise • Dea Birkett • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Intrigued by legends and romance, journalist Dea Birkett gets herself to three-square-mile Pitcairn Island for a sojourn among the descendents of Captain Bligh's mutinous crew. (PAC28, $12.95)
	Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies • Margaret Mead • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A classic, still controversial book originally published in 1935. Mead looks at development, and especially the roles of men and women, in three societies in New Guinea. She conducted field work along the Sepik River from 1931-1933. (NGA12, $15.00)
	The Shark God, Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in the South Pacific • Charles Montgomery • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (PAC205, $24.95)
	The Ship, Retracing Captain Cook's Endeavor Voyage • Simon Baker • EXPLORATION • An illustrated companion to a BBC televison documentary, this book follows Simon Baker and his ambitious 21st-century expedition in the wake of Captain Cook's Endeavor. (PAC150, $27.50)
	Solomon Islands Map • HEMA Maps • A folded, colorful map of the Solomon Islands at a scale of 1:1,200,000. (PAC148, $9.95)
	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)
	South Sea Tales • Robert Louis Stevenson • LITERATURE • Towards the end of his life in the late 19th century, Robert Louis Stevenson lived in Samoa and traveled widely around the South Pacific. These entertaining tales, set among both real and mythical islands, show Stevenson's keen observations of island life. (PAC15, $14.95)
	Southern Cross, A Novel of the South Seas • Laurence Hyde • HISTORY • A stunning, wordless novel told in 118 wood engravings about the United States' atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific following World War II. (PAC185, $24.95)
	Stevenson Under the Palm Trees • Alberto Manguel • LITERATURE • Manguel (A History of reading) evokes Robert Louis Stevenson and his years in the South Seas in this meditative novella set in Samoa. (PAC158, $18.00)
	Tagalog (Pilipino), Start Speaking Today • Language/30 • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A 90-minute crash course in Tagalog, featured on compact disc with a phrasebook. (PLP28, $21.95)
	Tahiti and Society Islands Map • IGN • A French-produced foldup map of Tahiti and the Society Islands, at a scale of 1:100,000. (PAC65, $16.95)
	Tahitians, Mind and Experience in the Society Islands • Robert I. Levy • Pierre Heyman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A scholarly book on the cultural aspects of the peoples of Tahiti. (PAC84, $43.00)
	Tales from the Medicine Trail, Tracking Down the Health Secrets of Shamans, Herbalists, Mystics, Yogis, and Other Healers • Christopher Kilham • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT • An account of journeys on the trail of medical herbs and botanicals. (GEN246, $19.95)
	Tattooing in the Marquesas • Willowdean C. Handy • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • (PAC193, $6.95)
	The Thin Red Line • James Jones • LITERATURE • Philosophical, lyrical and brutal in its depiction of war, James's celebrated novel of the boys from C-Company and the battle for Guadalcanal captures the grit and gore of WWII in the Pacific. (PAC145, $13.00)
	Throwim Way Leg • Tim F. Flannery • EXPLORATION • Subtitled "Tree-Kangaroos, Possums and Penis Gourds, On the Track of Unknown Mammals in Wildest New Guinea," this witty account of a scientific expedition to New Guinea combines natural history, adventure and insightful commentary. Flannery returned from the expedition with 20 new species of mammals -- including a tree kangaroo and bat thought extinct since the Pleistocene. (NGA18, $14.00)
	Tides of History, The Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century • K.R. Howe • HISTORY • A collection of scholarly review articles. (PAC133, $28.00)
	A Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga • Julia Whitty • LITERATURE • A documentary filmmaker for National Geographic, PBS and others, Whitty draws on her travels and experiences in wild places in this collection of short stories in which Charles Darwin, Captain Cook and the titular Queen of Tonga make an appearance. (OCE110, $15.95)
	Treasure Island • Robert Louis Stevenson • LITERATURE • The famous adventure story inspired by the Isla de Coco. (PAC25, $8.95)
	The Trial of the Cannibal Dog, The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas • Anne Salmond • HISTORY • An intriguing history of the voyages of Captain Cook with a focus on the relationship between the Pacific islanders and seafaring Englishmen. (PAC138, $30.00)
	The Truelove • Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • More terrific Aubrey & Maturin, set in the Pacific. (PAC53, $24.00)
	The Truelove • Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • Aubrey and Maturin is deep trouble in the South Pacific, 15th in the fine series. (PAC142, $13.95)
	Typee, Omoo, Mardi • Herman Melville • LITERATURE • Melville's South Pacific trilogy featuring a Yankee sailor who jumps ship and enters the flawed Pacific paradise of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas. (PAC62, $40.00)
	Vanuatu Map • HEMA Maps • At a scale of 1:1,200,000, this folded road map covers the whole island group, with more detailed insets of Espiritu Santo, Efate and Tanna. (PAC121, $9.95)
	War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War • John W. Dower • HISTORY • (PAC149, $16.95)
	Where to Watch Birds in Australasia and Oceania • Nadia Wheatley • REFERENCE • A guide to 200 birdy places throughout Australasia . (PAC54, $60.00)
	The Wine-Dark Sea • Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • Further adventures of Captain Aubrey and his friend Maturin, set in the Pacific. (PAC56, $24.00)

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