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An Alien in Antarctica, Reflections upon Forty Years of Exploration and Research
• Charles Swithinbank
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Swithinbank writes of his experiences as a Brit in the U.S. Antarctic Program.
(ANT66, $49.95)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
• Michael Chabon
• LITERATURE
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A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York (and the Antarctic).
(ANT175, $15.00)
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Antarctic Odyssey, In the Footsteps of South Polar Explorers
• Graham Collier
• EXPLORATION
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A modern journey across Antarctica featuring color photographs by National Geographic contributor Graham Collier and his wife Patricia.
(ANT93, $39.95)
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Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea Map
• British Antarctic Survey
• FAVORITE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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This is the map Antarctic-bound travelers have been waiting for: an authoritative, beautifully colored chart, covering the South Shetland Islands and northern Antarctic Peninsula at the very good scale of 1:1,000,000. With a map of the entire Peninsula on the reverse.
(ANT129, $24.95)
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Antarctic Peninsula Map
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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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)
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Antarctic Peninsula Minimap 3
• British Antarctic Survey
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A pocket-size, foldup map of the Antarctic Peninsula at a scale of 1:10,000,000.
(ANT127, $6.95)
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Antarctica
• Yves Paccalet
• Patrick De Wilde
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Antarctica Map BAS (Misc) 11
• British Antarctic Survey
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A fold-up map of the continent at a scale of 1:10,000,000 and based on the latest surveys.
(ANT130, $17.95)
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Antarctica Unveiled
• David Yelverton
• EXPLORATION
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A comprehensive, deatiled history of Scott's first Antarctic expedition.
(ANT138, $34.95)
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Antarctica, An Adventure of a Different Nature
• IMAX
• EXPLORATION
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A breathtakingly beautiful IMAX documentary of Antarctic wildlife, research and exploration featuring innovative aerial and underwater photography. 38 minutes.
(ANT199, $19.99)
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Antarctica, An Encyclopedia from Abbott Ice Shelf to Zooplankton
• Mary Trewby
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Antarctica, Both Heaven and Hell
• Reinhold Messner
• Jill Neate
• EXPLORATION
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A riveting account of the author's 92-day, 1,600-mile journey across Antarctica on foot.
(GEN43, $24.95)
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Antarctica: Beyond the Southern Ocean
• Colin Monteath
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This marvelous collection of photographs, organized thematically, shows the wildlife and landscapes of Antarctica and the subantarctic islands in full color. The section on human activity, from historic explorations to modern-day tourism, is particularly welcome.
(ANT32, $39.95)
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The Arch of Kerguelen, Voyage to the Island of Desolation
• Jean-Paul Kauffmann
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A meditation on the remote subantarctic archipelago.
(ANT146, $23.00)
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At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales
• H.P. Lovecraft
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Beyond Cape Horn, Travels in the Antarctic
• Charles Neider
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Blizzard, Race to the Pole
• Jasper Rees
• EXPLORATION
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Modern adventurers recreate the original dash for the South Pole for BBC in this latest attempt to reslove whether it poor judgment or bad luck that doomed Scott's last expedition.
(ANT240, $29.95)
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Captain Crozier
• Michael Smith
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Smith continues his series of books on polar explorers, which also includes Tom Crean, Captain Lawrence ‘Titus' Oates and Sir James Wordie. Irishman Francis Crozier was captain of the Terror in Antarctic and a member of the fateful 1845 Franklin expedition in search of the Northwest Passage.
(ANT247, $43.95)
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The Coldest March, Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition
• Susan Solomon
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
• Edward Gibbon
• HISTORY
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A convenient Modern Library edition of the great classic.
(ITL579, $15.95)
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Deep Freeze: The United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the Origins of Antarctica's Age of Science
• Dian Olson Belanger
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry
• Scott Huler
• SCIENCE
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A witty meditation on nature, wind force, and the 19th-century British hydrographer whose name the Beaufort Scale bears.
(SCI78, $12.95)
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Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans
• Bernard Stonehouse
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A roundup of the continent and surrounding ocean by the academic publisher Wiley, and, with an astounding price tag of $350, aimed squarely at libraries. The book is edited by Antarctican Stonehouse with contributions on discovery and exploration, geology, biology and conservation by a team of 26 scholars.
(ANT177, $495.00)
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End of the Earth, Voyaging to Antarctica
• Peter Matthiessen
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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In this fine book, the result of two voyages, Matthiessen captures the magic of polar landscapes and wildlife, along with the camaraderie of a ship-based polar expedition.
(ANT190, $15.00)
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Endurance, An Epic of Polar Adventure
• Frank Worsley
• Patrick O'Brian
• EXPLORATION
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A 1931 memoir by the captain of the Endurance, the companion to Shackleton's Boat Journey.
(ANT73, $13.95)
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The Endurance, Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
• George Butler
• EXPLORATION
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Originally presented as a Nova special on PBS and narrated by Liam Neeson, George Butler combines Hurley's archival footage, dramatic recreations of events and stunning new footage.
(ANT212, $19.94)
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Escape from the Antarctic
• Ernest Shackleton
• LITERATURE
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Shacketon's own account of his extraordinary 800-mile voyage to South Georgia. From South, The Endurance Expedition, published in 1919.
(ANT256, $10.00)
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Explorations, Great Moments of Discovery from the Royal Geographical Society
• Royal Geographical Society
• EXPLORATION
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Sometimes words aren't enough. This gift-worthy compendium, drawing on the archives of the Royal Geographical Society, features 300 photographs, many in color, some never before published, of the great expeditions, explorers and places, including an excellent section on polar exploration.
(EXP34, $35.00)
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The Explorer's Eye, First-Hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration
• Fergus Fleming
• Annabel Merullo
• Michael Palin
• EXPLORATION
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A gripping tale of 50 heroes and explorers from Alexander Von Humboldt to Robert Peary, Jacques Cousteau and Neil Armstrong. Fleming once again dishes up surprises, telling quotes and even-more-telling photographs in this collection of diary excerpts, quotes and archival illustrations. Well done indeed.
(EXP40, $45.00)
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Exploring Polar Frontiers, A Historical Encyclopedia
• William Mills
• REFERENCE
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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)
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Falkland Islands Explorer Map
• Ocean Explorer Maps
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Not just a full color map, this double-sided beauty features a detailed map of the Falkland Islands at scale of 1:250,000 along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration.
(ANT180, $11.95)
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A First Rate Tragedy, Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole
• Diana Preston
• EXPLORATION
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Preston tackles the classic questions of Scott's judgment and character with insight.
(ANT53, $14.00)
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Footsteps on the Ice, The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition
• M. L Paine
• EXPLORATION
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Paine's diaries represent the only published contemporary account written from the inside the dramatic rescue of Byrd from Bolling Advance Weather Base located 115 miles inland.
(ANT259, $34.95)
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The Frozen Coast, Sea Kayaking the Antarctic Peninsula
• Graham Charles
• EXPLORATION
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A visual account of a kayak expedition along the Antarctic Peninsula by a British team.
(ANT232, $29.95)
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The Future of Ice, A Journey into Cold
• Gretel Ehrlich
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Great Exploration Hoaxes
• Jan Morris
• David Roberts
• EXPLORATION
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The story behind the first-ever claims for the North Pole, Mount McKinley and eight other expeditions that have landed in controversy.
(EXP09, $19.00)
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H.W. Tilman, The Eight Sailing/Mountain-Exploration Books
• H. W. Tilman
• EXPLORATION
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An omnibus featuring Tilman's adventures aboard the Mischief, his base for exploring the mountains of the Southern Ocean archipelagos, Patagonia and the Arctic; a wry, cantankerous and entertaining writer.
(EXP13, $38.00)
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The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909
• Ernest Shackleton
• EXPLORATION
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Shackleton's own account of his first expedition.
(ANT92, $16.95)
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Ice Captain: The Life of the Endurance Expedition's Other Hero, Joseph Russell Stenhouse
• Stephen Haddelsey
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The story of Joseph Russell Stenhouse (1887-1941), Captain of the SS Aurora, who freed the ship from the pack ice and rescued the survivors of Shackleton's Ross Sea shore party, deeds for which he was awarded the Polar Medal and the OBE.
(ANT286, $46.95)
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Ice Man, The Remarkable Adventures of Antarctic Explorer
• Michael Smith
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Petty Officer Crean journeyed with both Scott and Shackleton on the Discovery, Terra Nova and Endurance expeditions.
(ANT244, $13.95)
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The Ice, A Journey to Antarctica
• Stephen J. Pyne
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Insight Illustrated Dream Cruises of the World
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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(GEN436, $29.95)
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The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Hero of the Great Age of Polar Exploration
• Simon Nasht
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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The Last Place on Earth
• Masterpiece Theatre
• HISTORY
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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)
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The Last Time Around Cape Horn, The Historic 1949 Voyage of the Windjammer Pamir
• William F. Stark
• Peter Stark
• HISTORY
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The unstinting memoir of the then 22-year-old rookie aboard the famous windjammer Pamir.
(PAT69, $13.00)
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Leading at the Edge, Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition
• Dennis Perkins et al
• REFERENCE
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Ten lessons for businessmen from Shackleton's example of courage in the face of adversity.
(ANT141, $24.95)
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Life on the Ice, No One Goes to Antartica Alone
• Roff Smith
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An offhand account of Smith's travels and encounters in the Antarctic.
(ANT219, $16.00)
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Lonely Planet Antarctica
• Jeff Rubin
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, surprisingly handy guide to Antarctica, featuring good information on planning a trip and a concise overview of history and nature. With an overview of popular visitor sites and expert chapters on Antartcic science, conservation and wildlife.
(ANT139, $24.99)
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Lonely Planet Falklands & South Georgia Island
• Tony Wheeler
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to these South Atlantic islands, compiled by Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler. Most of the book is devoted to exploring the Falkland Islands. The guide includes a brief overview of the place and some limited practical information.
(ANT223, $27.99)
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Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica: A Personal Account
• William A. Cassidy
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A warmly told, anecdotal account of Antarctic field work.
(ANT204, $50.00)
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Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica: A Personal Account
• William A. Cassidy
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A warmly told, anecdotal account of Antarctic field work.
(ANT204, $50.00)
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Mountains of Madness, A Scientists's Odyssey in Antarctica
• John Long
• Tim Bowden
• EXPLORATION
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A lively account of two fossil hunting expeditions in Antarctica.
(ANT143, $24.95)
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
• Edgar Allen Poe
• Jeffrey Meyers
• LITERATURE
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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)
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National Geographic Expeditions Atlas
• National Geographic
• EXPLORATION
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Drawn from the archives. This illustrated atlas, divided into seven thematic and geographic sections, features many all-new full-color maps and hundreds of illustrations from National Geographic.
(EXP27, $40.00)
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Pilgrims on the Ice, Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition
• Tim Baughman
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Points Unknown, A Century of Great Exploration
• David Roberts
• EXPLORATION
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A diverse selection of the literature of 20th century exploration.
(EXP08, $29.95)
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Polar Castaways, The Ross Sea Party Of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1914-17
• Richard McElrea
• EXPLORATION
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(ANT288, $49.95)
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Polar Extremes, The World of Lincoln Ellsworth
• Beekman Pool
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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(ANT195, $24.95)
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Satellite Image Map of Antarctica
• USGS
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A beautiful, full-color photo poster of the Antarctic, created from composite satellite imagery. 40" X 56".
(ANT82, $14.95)
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Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen: Leadership, Character and Tragedy in the Antarctic
• David Thomson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A reprint of the goundbreaking book.
(ANT218, $17.95)
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Sea of Glory, America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
• Nathaniel Philbrick
• EXPLORATION
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An accomplished, vivid history of an around-the-world expedition commanded by Charles Wilkes.
(PAC140, $16.00)
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Shackleton's Forgotten Men, The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic
• Rt. Hon. Lord Shackleton
• Leonard Bickel
• EXPLORATION
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The tale of Shackleton's team on the Ross Ice Shelf, who completed a 199-day sledge journey under harrowing conditions.
(ANT103, $14.95)
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Shackleton, An Antarctic Map Map Primer
• Earl B. McElfresh
• EXPLORATION
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A collection of historic maps of Shackleton's Endurance expedition.
(ANT187, $24.95)
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Shackleton, An Irishman in Antarctica
• John MacKenna
• Jonathan Shackleton
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A short, handsomely produced biography featruing 98 archival illustrations.
(ANT194, $29.95)
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Shackleton, The Polar Journeys
• Ernest Shackleton
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Sir James Wordie, Polar Crusader: Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic
• Michael Smith
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Skyward, Man's Mastery of the Air
• Richard E. Byrd
• EXPLORATION
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Admiral Bryd's chronicle of a life in aviation, originally published in 1928.
(ARC87, $14.95)
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South Georgia Explorer Map
• Ocean Explorer Maps
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Not just a full color map, this double-sided beauty features a detailed map of South Georgia at scale of 1:250,000, along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration.
(ANT179, $11.95)
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South, A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage
• Ernest Shackleton
• EXPLORATION
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Shackleton's own account of his great adventure -- a classic of polar exploration.
(ANT48, $15.95)
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South, The Endurance Expedition
• Ernest Shackleton
• EXPLORATION
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Shackleton's classic first-person account of the loss of the Endurance.
(ANT61, $19.95)
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South, The Endurance Expedition
• Ernest Shackleton
• EXPLORATION
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A mass market edition of the Shackleton classic.
(ANT96, $7.99)
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To the Ends of the Earth, Adventures of an Expedition Photographer
• Gordon Wiltsie
• Alex Lowe
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Tourism in the Antarctic: Opportunities, Constraints, and Future Prospects
• Thomas Bauer
• REFERENCE
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A thorough analysis of Antarctic tourism.
(ANT145, $45.95)
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Victim of the Aurora
• Thomas Keneally
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Voyage to the End of the World, Tales from the Great Ice Barrier
• David Burke
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Voyage to the Southern Ocean, The Letters of Lieutenant William Reynolds from the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
• Anne H. Cleaver
• E. Jeffrey Stann
• William Reynolds
• EXPLORATION
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These are the letters Reynolds wrote while a member of the Wilkes Expedition.
(ANT155, $34.95)
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The Voyages of Discovery: The Illustrated History of Scott's Ship
• Ann Savours
• HISTORY
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A magisterial history of the polar expedition ship.
(ANT83, $29.95)
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Water, Ice and Stone, Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes
• Bill Green
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Wings around the World, The Exhilarating Story of One Woman's Voyage From the North Pole to Antarctica
• Polly Vacher
• EXPLORATION
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Vacher's illustrated account of an amazing solo polar flight around the world, over the North Pole and into Antarctica, features her tales of training and preparation (which included putting down fuel depots in Antarctica) and the flight itself. Vacher is donating proceeds to Flying Scholarships for the Disabled.
(EXP47, $39.95)
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With Scott in the Antarctic: Edward Wilson: Explorer, Naturalist, Artist
• Isobel Williams
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• COMING IN JANUARY
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The astounding and adventurous life of Robert Falcon Scott's close companion, the medical officer, talented artist and explorer who died with Scott on the return from the South Pole.
(ANT285, $37.95)
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