An Alien in Antarctica, Reflections upon Forty Years of Exploration and Research  •  Charles Swithinbank NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 232 PAGES Not exactly an alien, geologist, lecturer and raconteur Swithinbank writes of his experiences as a British glaciologist in the U.S. Antarctic Program in this wonderfully illustrated volume. Rich in anecdote, Swithinbank deploys his wit, enthusiasm and considerable powers of memory in this kind-hearted memoir. (ANT66, $49.95)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay  •  Michael Chabon LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 656 PAGES A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York and the Antarctic, where US forces are stationed to keep an eye on the Germans. Houdini, the Golem, Hitler, inventor of the superhero Stan Lee and other mostly historical figues make an appearance in the lives of Chabon's protagonists Joe and Sammy. Even if you're not much interested in New York or the golden age of comic books (and are puzzled by swoops and twists of the comic-book plot), you'll appreciate Chabon's flare for language and his characters. It won a Pulitzer. (ANT175, $15.00)
Antarctic Odyssey, In the Footsteps of South Polar Explorers  •  Graham Collier EXPLORATION •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES An illustrated account of a journey around Antarctica by Graham Collier with color photographs by his geologist wife Patricia and others, including Colin Monteath. Oddly, Collier doesn't acknowledge who arranged for his Antarctic journey but this book is almost certainly, in part, the result of the first-ever circumnavigation of Antarctica aboard the Kapitan Khlebnikov in 1996-97. It's a loosely organized tale interweaving history and Collier's own adventures. (ANT93, $39.95)
Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea Map  •  British Antarctic Survey 2005 •  MAP • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A gloriously colored, double-sided map of the Antarctic Peninsula, featuring a map of the northern half of the Antarctic Peninsula from Elephant Island to Marguerite Bay at the very good scale of 1:1:000,000. The reverse, at a scale of 1:3,000,000, shows contours, bathymetry, elevation, ice shelves, coastline and geologic features of the Peninsula south to the Ellsworth Mountains. It includes the Weddell Sea east to Dronning Maud Land and the Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf. Inset maps show sea-floor topography of the Scotia Arc, and the location of protected areas in the region. With an overview of the region. Folds out to 39 x 43 inches. (ANT129, $24.95)
Antarctic Peninsula Map  •  Zagier & Urruty Maps 1995 •  MAP A map of the Antarctic Peninsula, covering the typical cruising range at the excellent scale of 1:1,500,000. The map includes more detailed inset maps on the reverse of the Shetland Islands, Gerlache Strait and Lemaire Channel. Produced in Argentina, the major islands, waterways and geographic features of the region are labeled in both Spanish (following the Argentine gazetteer of place names) and English. With color illustrations of Antarctic birds and marine mammals. It's not a perfect map, somewhat frustrating to use for English-speakers but you can't beat the detail. (ANT120, $14.95)
Antarctic Peninsula Minimap  •  British Antarctic Survey 2007 •  PAPER A pocket-size, foldup map of the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands at a scale of 1:10,000,000. With historic sites and monuments, scientific stations and topography. (ANT127, $6.95)
Antarctica  •  Yves Paccalet  •  Patrick De Wilde NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES 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 Map BAS (Misc) 11  •  British Antarctic Survey 2004 •  MAP • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A fold-up map of the continent at a scale of 1:10,000,000, compiled from an international database and published by the British Antarctic Survey. With rock outcrops, scientific stations, ice shelves, contours and bathymetry. Derived from the same source, this map replaces BAS (Misc) 7, Antarctica -- A Topographic Database. (ANT130, $17.95)
Antarctica Unveiled  •  David Yelverton EXPLORATION •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 472 PAGES Though overshadowed by Scott's fateful last expedition, his first venture south (with Shackleton as part of the team) is fascinating. Yelverton reconstructs the voyage, expedition and climate in this comprehensive, scholarly history written, no doubt, partly in response to Huntford's devastating critique of Scott. Baughman also tells the story of Scott's first expedition in his "Pilgrims on the Ice (ANT106)." With 40 black-and-white photos, many maps, and extensive explanatory notes. (ANT138, $34.95)
Antarctica, An Adventure of a Different Nature  •  IMAX EXPLORATION •  1999 •  DVD The documentary originally presented in IMAX theaters. The film features innovative aerial and underwater photography, shows scientists at work and includes archival footage from the golden age of exploration. 38 glorious minutes. (ANT199, $19.99)
Antarctica, An Encyclopedia from Abbott Ice Shelf to Zooplankton  •  Mary Trewby NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES What fun. A team of contributing editors, all associated with the New Zealand Antarctic program or otherwise affiliated with the Antarctic, have assembled an eclectic A-to-Z of 1,000 Antarctic terms, covering historic expeditions, climate, wildlife, history, politics, science, tourism and much more. The Antarctic Treaty, Dry Valleys, Exploration, Penguins and the South Pole all get special attention. With maps and 250 well-chosen color photographs from the collection at Natural History New Zealand, the award-winning documentary TV producers. (ANT192, $35.00)
Antarctica, Both Heaven and Hell  •  Reinhold Messner  •  Jill Neate EXPLORATION •  1991 •  HARD COVER  • 383 PAGES A riveting account of the author's 92-day, 1,600-mile journey across Antarctica on foot. (GEN43, $24.95)
Antarctica: Beyond the Southern Ocean  •  Colin Monteath NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES This marvelous collection of photographs by Colin Monteath, 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)
The Arch of Kerguelen, Voyage to the Island of Desolation  •  Jean-Paul Kauffmann TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES A meditative account of a voyage to the Kerguelen islands, a little-visited archipelago in the Indian Ocean sector of the Sub-Antarctic. Kauffmann traveled with the French Antarctic program, which maintains a research station on the island. (ANT146, $23.00)
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales  •  H.P. Lovecraft LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 186 PAGES Strange and scary tales by the master of Gothic fiction, which concern -- among other things -- undiscovered mountains and odd happenings on the Antarctic plateau. This Modern Library edition includes Lovecraft's essay Supernatural Horror in Literature. (ANT174, $12.95)
Beyond Cape Horn, Travels in the Antarctic  •  Charles Neider TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 387 PAGES In this marvelous account of an Antarctic voyage, Neider combines his own experiences with three remarkable interviews and a look at the scientists, explorers, sealers and whalers who came before. He was lucky enough to encounter three Antarctic legends: glaciologist Larry Gould; British Antarctic Survey director Sir Vivian (AKA Bunny) Fuchs; and Sir Charles Wright, a physicist on Scott's last expedition. (ANT184, $17.95)
Blizzard, Race to the Pole  •  Jasper Rees EXPLORATION •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES In this companion book to the BBC series, modern British and Norwegian adventurers recreate the original dash for the South Pole, outfitted with 1912-era equipment and supplies, in an attempt to resolve whether it was poor judgment or bad luck (and weather) that doomed Scott's last expedition. The 2,500-kilimoter race took place in Greenland (partly because dogs are now banned in the Antarctic). (ANT240, $29.95)
Captain Crozier  •  Michael Smith BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  HARD COVER 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)
The Coldest March, Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition  •  Susan Solomon EXPLORATION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 383 PAGES Solomon knows a great deal about the weather, which she chronicles in glorious detail in her argument that Scott's expedition was doomed by especially cold weather. She draws on extensive meteorological data and her own experience as an atmospheric scientist in the Antarctic in this exhaustively researched re-evaluation of the expedition. With charts, maps, graphs and archival photographs. (ANT154, $16.95)
The Coolest Race on Earth, Mud, Madmen, Glaciers, and Grannies at the Antarctica Marathon  •  John Hanc 2009 •  HARD COVER • COMING IN JANUARY A reflection on the challenges and pleasures posed by the Antarctic landscape, and the people who embark to run across it. From quirky runningmates to passing penguins and melting glaciers, Hanc recalls his marathons with light-hearted reverence. (ANT289, $22.95)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire  •  Edward Gibbon HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 1312 PAGES A convenient Modern Library edition of the great classic. (ITL579, $15.95)
Deep Freeze: The United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the Origins of Antarctica's Age of Science  •  Dian Olson Belanger EXPLORATION •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 494 PAGES Belanger draws on interviews, memoirs, and official records in this comprehensive history of U.S. participation in the 1957-1958 International Geographysical Year. The IGY, fondly rembered by a generation of Antarctic scientists, brought 11 nations together on the Antarctic continent -- and prefigured the Antarctic Treaty. (ANT241, $29.95)
Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry  •  Scott Huler SCIENCE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES The economy, precision and (dare we say) beauty of the Beaufort Scale captivated Scott Huler. He turned his interest into this witty, thoughtful book, in part a portrait of the eponymous 19th-century British hydrographer. Sailors and the meteorologically obsessed will know that Beaufort is a measure of wind force, recorded by the action of wind on water, but that's just the beginning of the story. (SCI78, $12.95)
Encounters at the End of the World  •  Werner Herzog EXPLORATION •  2008 •  DVD "In the most hostile, barren, alien environment on the planet - one meets the most interesting people. Welcome to Antarctica - like one has never experienced it. Leave it to award-winning, iconoclastic filmmaker Werner Herzog to be the first to explore the South Pole's most fascinating inhabitants -- humans. In this one-of-kind documentary, Herzog turns his camera on a group of remarkable individuals, professional dreamers who work, play and struggle to survive in a harsh landscape of mesmerizing, otherworldly beauty -- perhaps the last frontier on earth." (ANT292, $27.98)
Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans  •  Bernard Stonehouse NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 404 PAGES 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)
End of the Earth, Voyaging to Antarctica  •  Peter Matthiessen TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 242 PAGES Here's Matthiessen on a trip to the last continent, as thoughtful, informative and provocative as ever. He describes with lyrical intensity the power of the open ocean, rugged beauty of Antarctica, and abundant wildlife at the end of the Earth. He also considers global warming and its potential impacts. A veteran of two voyages, he traveled from Ushuaia to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula on a converted Russian research vessel. (ANT190, $15.00)
Endurance, An Epic of Polar Adventure  •  Frank Worsley  •  Patrick O'Brian EXPLORATION •  2000 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES First published in 1931, this memoir opens in Shackleton's cabin aboard the Endurance in 1913 and ends with Shackleton's death at South Georgia on January 5, 1922. It's Worsely's modest account high adventure, not only as a key member of the Endurance expedition but also as a combatant in WWI. A valued friend, Worsley also participated on Shackleton's last expedition. (ANT73, $13.95)
The Endurance, Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition  •  George Butler EXPLORATION •  2003 •  DVD 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)
The Entire Earth and Sky, Views on Antarctica  •  Leslie Carol Roberts NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 282 PAGES Roberts pieces together tales of 19th-century exploration, interviews with scientists, journal excerpts and her own observations and experiences in Antarctica over the last 20 years in these sweet and sparkling essays. The book is a paean to the continent, to Baden Norris, who first introduced her to Antarctica, and to the spirit of exploration. A professor at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and Fulbright Fellow at Gateway Antarctica New Zealand, Roberts first sailed to Antarctica with Greenpeace in the 1980s. (ANT272, $24.95)
Escape from the Antarctic  •  Ernest Shackleton LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 90 PAGES In this brief, dramatic excerpt -- his ship crushed in the ice, his men marrooned on Elephant Island -- Shackleton sets out with five men aboard to seek help on South Georgia. From South, The Endurance Expedition, originally published in 1919. (ANT256, $10.00)
Explorations, Great Moments of Discovery from the Royal Geographical Society  •  Royal Geographical Society EXPLORATION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 340 PAGES A trove of archival photographs from the RGS, bundled in a lavish oversize book with accompanying text by such luminaries as John Hemming (Americas), Sir Wilfred Thesiger (Middle East), Dr. Richard Leakey (Africa) and Sir Edmund Hillary (Asia). It includes 300 photographs of the great expeditions, explorers and places, many in color, some famous and others never before published, including an excellent section on polar exploration. Originally published in a hard cover edition as Royal Geographical Society Illustrated. (EXP34, $35.00)
The Explorer's Eye, First-Hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration  •  Fergus Fleming  •  Annabel Merullo  •  Michael Palin EXPLORATION •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 264 PAGES A gripping tale of 50 heroes and explorers from Alexander Von Humboldt to Robert Peary, Jacques Cousteau and Neil Armstrong, featuring a choice selection of archival photographs. 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)
Exploring Polar Frontiers, A Historical Encyclopedia  •  William Mills REFERENCE •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 797 PAGES This admirably clear, concise reference by William Mills, librarian at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, covers the full history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from early Greek voyages to the present. With 500 biographical, geographical and subject entries on Arctic and Antarctic exploration, organized A-to-Z, and an alphabetical chronology of expeditions. This essential two-volume reference is gernerously illustrated by archival woodcuts and engravings, many maps and color photographs. SPRI has the largest collection of polar books, maps, photographs and ephemera in the world. (ANT205, $185.00)
Falkland Islands Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer Maps 2002 •  MAP The latest in a series of maps for the shipboard explorer, this full-color, double-sided map at a scale of 1:250,000 shows topography and visitor sites in the Falkland Islands. With an inset map of Stanley, color photographs and an overview of history and nature. (ANT180, $11.95)
A First Rate Tragedy, Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole  •  Diana Preston EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 269 PAGES The author, a British journalist, tackles the classic questions of Scott's judgment and character with insight, weighing in on the side of Scott as "a hero, but human too." Whatever you think of her conclusions, this vivid account of polar exploration is a worthy addition to the literature of the subject. (ANT53, $14.00)
Footsteps on the Ice, The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition  •  M. L Paine EXPLORATION •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 368 PAGES Stuart Paine was a dog driver, radio operator, and navigator on the 1933 56-man expedition, the bold and complex venture that is now famous for Byrd's dramatic rescue from Bolling Advance Weather Base located 115 miles inland. Paine's diaries represent the only published contemporary account written from the inside of the Second Expedition. They reveal a behind-the-scenes look at the contentiousness surrounding the planned winter rescue of Byrd and offer unprecedented insights into the expedition's internal dynamics. Equally riveting is Paine's breathtaking narrative of the fall and summer field operations as the field parties depended on their own resources in the face of interminable uncertainty and peril. Undertaking the longest and most hazardous sledging journey of the expedition, Paine guided the first American party from the edge of the Ross Sea more than seven hundred miles up the Ross Ice Shelf and the massive Thorne (Scott) Glacier to approach the South Pole. He and two other men skied more than 1400 miles in 88 days to explore and map part of Antarctica for the first time. (ANT259, $34.95)
The Frozen Coast, Sea Kayaking the Antarctic Peninsula  •  Graham Charles EXPLORATION •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 120 PAGES A visual account of a kayak expedition along the Antarctic Peninsula by a British team. (ANT232, $29.95)
The Future of Ice, A Journey into Cold  •  Gretel Ehrlich EXPLORATION •  2005 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES The marvelous Ehrlich (This Cold Heaven, Seven Seasons in Greenland) continues her fascination with out-of-the-way -- and cold -- places with this impressionistic account of journeys to the ends of the earth, encompassing deserts, tundra and mountains from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic Circle. The longest chapters are set in Patagonia and Spitsbergen but the book is not so much about place as the experience of cold. (ANT215, $13.95)
Great Exploration Hoaxes  •  Jan Morris  •  David Roberts EXPLORATION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Here is an entertaining read that is back in print after 15 years. David Roberts, a prolific author on exploration, examines the psychology of explorers who may have -- and probably did -- fudge their results, including icons Admiral Byrd and long-suspect Frederick Cook. (EXP09, $19.00)
H.W. Tilman, The Eight Sailing/Mountain-Exploration Books  •  H. W. Tilman EXPLORATION •  1987 •  HARD COVER  • 960 PAGES A dizzying, 900-page omnibus of eight terrific books, all featuring Tilman's adventures aboard the Mischief, his base for exploring the mountains of the Southern Ocean, Patagonia and the Arctic. A wry, cantankerous and entertaining writer (who sailed off from Rio de Janeiro in his 80th year in 1977 never to be seen again), Tilman crafts books that are jammed with information about the places he and his crew visited, including crossing the Patagonian Ice Cap, crossing of Bylot Island and ascent of Big Ben on Heard. This collection includes Mischief in Patagonia, Mischief among the Penguins, Mischief in Greenland, Mostly Mischief, Mischief Goes South, In Mischief's Wake, Ice With Everything, and Triumph and Tribulation. His earlier moountaineering books have been collected in a separate, and equally interesting, volume. (EXP13, $38.00)
The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 956 PAGES Shackleton's account of the Nimrod expedition, his first quest for South Pole. It's a riveting account of the expedition, where he famously turned back 97 miles short of his goal rather than press on and risk not having the food or time to make it back to the hut at Cape Royds. With maps and photographs. A facsimile of the 1909 edition. (ANT92, $16.95)
Ice Captain: The Life of the Endurance Expedition's Other Hero, Joseph Russell Stenhouse  •  Stephen Haddelsey BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES Much has been written on Antarctic explorer, Ernest Shackleton. This is the story of the Endurance expedition's other hero, Joseph Russell Stenhouse (1887–1941) who, as Captain of the SS Aurora, freed the ship from pack ice and rescued the survivors of the Ross Sea shore party, deeds for which he was awarded the Polar Medal and the OBE. He was also recruited for special operations in the Arctic during the First World War, became involved in the Allied intervention in Revolutionary Russia, and was later appointed to command Captain Scott's Discovery. Stenhouse was one of the last men to qualify as a sea captain during the age of sail. (ANT286, $46.95)
Ice Man, The Remarkable Adventures of Antarctic Explorer  •  Michael Smith BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2004 •  PAPER Journalist Michael Smith continues his series of books on polar explorers, including not just Tom Crean but also Captain Lawrence ‘Titus' Oates Sir James Wordie and Captain Francis Crozier. Crean journeyed with both Scott and Shackleton on the Discovery, Terra Nova and Endurance expeditions. (ANT244, $13.95)
Insight Illustrated Dream Cruises of the World  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES (GEN436, $29.95)
The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Hero of the Great Age of Polar Exploration  •  Simon Nasht BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 341 PAGES 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. One of the most famous men of his day, Wilkins was buried at sea at the North Pole by the U.S. Navy in 1958. He was born on a sheep farm in South Australia in 1888. (ANT238, $27.50)
The Last Place on Earth  •  Masterpiece Theatre HISTORY •  1994 •  DVD The critically acclaimed seven-part documentary film on Scott, Amundsen and the race to the Pole. With Martin Shaw as Scott and Max von Sydow as Admunsen's hero Fridjof Nansen. Running time 396 minutes on 3 DVDs (ANT90, $39.98)
The Last Time Around Cape Horn, The Historic 1949 Voyage of the Windjammer Pamir  •  William F. Stark  •  Peter Stark HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES The unstinting memoir of the then 22-year-old rookie aboard the last commericial sailing voyage, a barley run between Australia and Europe. Stark, writing with the perspective of age, captures the thrill and import the golden age of sail. Most memorable is Stark's account of a 44-day slog in the waters below 44 degrees south. His son Peter, an adventurer and writer himself, contributes the epilogue. (PAT69, $13.00)
Leading at the Edge, Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition  •  Dennis Perkins et al REFERENCE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 268 PAGES No one died. Perkins and his co-authors draw ten common sense lessons for businessmen from Shackleton's example of courage in the face of adversity. This is one of two business books on Shackleton, intended to refine executive leadership skills. What would Shackleton have thought? (ANT141, $24.95)
Life on the Ice, No One Goes to Antartica Alone  •  Roff Smith TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 206 PAGES Lucky guy! Roff Smith first hitched a ride to The Ice with the Australians in the early 1990s, spending a time at Mawson Base over on the other side. He returned to McMurdo with the U.S. Antarctic Program, landed a third voyage on a Antarctic Peninsula-bound tour vessel and tooled around on the Falkland Islands-based yacht Golden Fleece. This lively account of his travels and encounters was originally published in Australia in 2002. (ANT219, $16.00)
Lonely Planet Antarctica  •  Jeff Rubin GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 340 PAGES • COMING IN NOVEMBER A compact, surprisingly handy guide to Antarctica, featuring good information on planning for a trip and a concise overview of history and nature. Especially useful are Rubin's suggestions for choosing an Antarctic expedition and an expanded list of popular visitor sites. He also reined in several experts to contribute chapters on Antarctic science, conservation and wildlife. (ANT139, $27.99)
Lonely Planet Falklands & South Georgia Island  •  Tony Wheeler GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES A compact guide to these South Atlantic islands, compiled by Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler. Most of the book (all but a few pages) is devoted to exploring the Falkland Islands. The guide includes a brief overview of the place and some limited (and mostly up-to-date) practical information. (ANT223, $27.99)
Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica: A Personal Account  •  William A. Cassidy BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 364 PAGES A warmly told, anecdotal account of Antarctic field work -- and the importance of meteorites in understanding the soalr system -- by the founder of the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites project. Cassidy has been involved with the Antarctic since 1976. His wry humor, experience and knowledge shine in this first rate Antarctic memoir. (ANT204, $53.00)
Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica: A Personal Account  •  William A. Cassidy BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 364 PAGES A warmly told, anecdotal account of Antarctic field work -- and the importance of meteorites in understanding the soalr system -- by the founder of the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites project. Cassidy has been involved with the Antarctic since 1976. His wry humor, experience and knowledge shine in this first rate Antarctic memoir. (ANT204, $53.00)
Mountains of Madness, A Scientists's Odyssey in Antarctica  •  John Long  •  Tim Bowden EXPLORATION •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 250 PAGES A lively account of two fossil hunting expeditions, especially Long's two-month stint in the Cook Mountains deep in the interior of Antarctica. As might be guessed from the lurid title taken from H.P. Lovecraft's gothic tale, Long doesn't stint on the boredom and danger of conducting research (albeit in the summer) in a remote, inhospitable land. He, like many before him, fell into a crevasse. A romantic at heart, Long's detailed chronicle of field work is spiced with reflection and references to the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. His particular scientific interest is in the evolution of Devonian fishes. (ANT143, $24.95)
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket  •  Edgar Allen Poe  •  Jeffrey Meyers LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES A handsome Modern Library edition of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, a richly imagined tale -- and Poe's only novel. 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. A reprint of the original 1838 American edition with a new introduction by Poe biographer Jeffrey Meyers (ANT173, $9.95)
National Geographic Expeditions Atlas  •  National Geographic EXPLORATION •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES 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. It features not only Amundsen, Peary, Bingham and Byrd but also modern explorers. (EXP27, $40.00)
Pilgrims on the Ice, Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition  •  Tim Baughman EXPLORATION •  2008 •  PAPER  • 334 PAGES 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. Besides Scott, the expedition included Ernest Shackleton, Edward Wilson, Thomas Crean and Frank Wild. (ANT106, $18.95)
Points Unknown, A Century of Great Exploration  •  David Roberts EXPLORATION •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 416 PAGES Luminaries as Sir Ernest Shackleton and Freya Stark bump against modern journalist-adventurers like Eric Newby, Eric Hansen and Tom Wolfe in this anthology of 20th-century exploration. Edited by Outside contributor David Roberts. (EXP08, $29.95)
Polar Castaways, The Ross Sea Party Of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1914-17  •  Richard McElrea EXPLORATION •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 315 PAGES This authoritative account of the Ross Sea party based on previously unpublished interviews. (ANT288, $49.95)
Polar Extremes, The World of Lincoln Ellsworth  •  Beekman Pool BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES Surprisingly, this is the first full scale biography of the American gentleman explorer and polar pioneer. Beekman, a friend and polar enthusiast, includes a nice selection of archival photographs and maps. (ANT195, $24.95)
Satellite Image Map of Antarctica  •  USGS MAP A beautiful, full-color photo poster of the Antarctic, created from composite satellite imagery. Price includes separate shipping via priority mail in a sturdy tube. 40" X 56". (ANT82, $14.95)
Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen: Leadership, Character and Tragedy in the Antarctic  •  David Thomson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES The original (slightly revised and retitled) analysis of Scott's disastrous final expedition to the South Pole -- and reconsideration of the national hero, originally published in 1977. (ANT218, $17.95)
Sea of Glory, America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842  •  Nathaniel Philbrick EXPLORATION •  2004 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES In this accomplished, finely detailed history, Philbrook captures the bravado, adventure and politics of what was, in its day, the largest expedition ever mounted -- six vessels and 346 men on an around-the-world expedition for the United States. The zoological specimens and other booty formed the basis of the collections of the Smithsonian Institution. With excellent chapters on charting the Pacific Northwest, South Pacific and (most memorably) the Antarctic. Philbrook doesn't neglect either the enormous ego (and incompetence) of commander Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. This was the expedition that established the United States as a maritime power. (PAC140, $16.00)
Shackleton's Forgotten Men, The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic  •  Rt. Hon. Lord Shackleton  •  Leonard Bickel EXPLORATION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 241 PAGES The tale of Shackleton's team who laid the never-used supply depots on the Ross Ice Shelf under extraordinary circumstances. The Australian author, Leonard Bickel (Mawson's Will), is a first rate storyteller and historian. The cantankerous, one-eyed captain of the "Aurora," Aeneas Macintosh features prominently in the story. (ANT103, $14.95)
Shackleton, An Antarctic Map Map Primer  •  Earl B. McElfresh EXPLORATION •  2002 •  MAP A collection of five facsimile and a modern map of Antarctica, the Trans-Antarctic and Endurance expeditions. The large map on the front shows, in detail, expeditions between 1897 and 1928, including the track of the Endurance and route of the men after the ship was crushed by the ice. Published in conjunction with the A&E documentary on Shackleton. (ANT187, $24.95)
Shackleton, An Irishman in Antarctica  •  John MacKenna  •  Jonathan Shackleton BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES The Shackleton family history by a cousin of The Boss, covering his Irish roots, upbringing in Kildare, marriage and now-famous expeditions, drawing on family records, diaries, and letters -- and a trove of 98 photographs and engravings, some published for the first time. Written with John MacKenna. (ANT194, $29.95)
Shackleton, The Polar Journeys  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 832 PAGES 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 •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 371 PAGES 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. Chief Scientist on Shackleton's Endurance expedition, in later life he was instrumental in planning the first climbing of Mount Everest in 1953 and played a key role in Vivian Fuchs's ground-breaking first crossing of the Antarctic continent between 1955 and 1958. (SCT109, $35.00)
Skyward, Man's Mastery of the Air  •  Richard E. Byrd EXPLORATION •  2000 •  PAPER  • 330 PAGES Admiral Byrd's chronicle of a life in aviation, originally published in 1928. Not so modestly subtitled " Man's Mastery of the Air as Shown by the Brilliant Flights of America's Leading Air Explorer. His Life, His Thrilling Adventures, His North Pole and Trans-Atlantic Flights, Together With His Plans for Conquering the Antarctic by Air." (ARC87, $14.95)
South Georgia Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer Maps 2002 •  MAP 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. With elevations, historic sites, place names and descriptions of popular landing sites. Designed for the shipboard traveler by veteran expedition leader Nigel Sitwell. (ANT179, $11.95)
South, A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  1998 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES Shackleton's own account of one of the greatest adventures ever -- a classic of polar exploration. Published in a complete facsimile edition with Hurley's photographs. (ANT48, $15.95)
South, The Endurance Expedition  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 418 PAGES Shackleton's memoir in a compact mass market edition. Unless you plan to read it in an airport lounge, we recommend instead the Peter King edition (ANT89), richly enhanced with an excellent selection of Hurley photographs and helpful annotations. (ANT96, $7.99)
South, The Endurance Expedition  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  2008 •  PAPER  • 488 PAGES Shackleton's classic first-person account of the loss of the Endurance, his time spent on the ice floes, and the final heroic journey over 800 miles of open ocean to South Georgia to get help for his men stranded on Elephant Island. With 70 photographs and line drawings. (ANT61, $19.95)
To the Ends of the Earth, Adventures of an Expedition Photographer  •  Gordon Wiltsie  •  Alex Lowe EXPLORATION •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 224 PAGES National Geographic photographer and wily veteran of expeditions to the highest, coldest and most interesting places on Earth, Wiltsie chronicles his inspiring adventures from bouldering as a youth in California's Chalk Bluff cliffs to early adventures in the Himalayas, and full-scale expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctic, Patagonia, Mongolia and beyond. (ANT242, $35.00)
Tourism in the Antarctic: Opportunities, Constraints, and Future Prospects  •  Thomas Bauer REFERENCE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES A thorough analysis of Antarctic tourism based on the author's studies and experiences, including a number of voyages aboard tour vessels. With visitor profiles, comparison with tourism in other remote areas, overview of tourism activities, and observations. The book, which includes many tables and graphs, is based on the author's Ph.D. dissertation. (ANT145, $45.95)
Victim of the Aurora  •  Thomas Keneally LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 219 PAGES 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. While the book doesn't offer much Antarctic background (it's set entirely during the overwinter at the hut), it is a fast-paced and suspenseful tale. Originally published in 1977. (ANT64, $13.00)
Voyage to the End of the World, Tales from the Great Ice Barrier  •  David Burke EXPLORATION •  2005 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES 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. He concludes with a chapter about his own journey aboard a Russian icebreaker to the Bay of Whales, the southernmost reach of the Southern Ocean. With 70 color photographs. (ANT176, $21.95)
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 •  1988 •  HARD COVER  • 325 PAGES These are the letters Reynolds wrote home while a member of the Wilkes Expedition -- the first major expedition of science and exploration sponsored by the U.S. government. (ANT155, $34.95)
The Voyages of Discovery: The Illustrated History of Scott's Ship  •  Ann Savours HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES A magisterial history of the expedition ship Discovery, including the voyages of Scott, its use in WWI and subsequent expeditions lead by Sir Douglas Mawson. (ANT83, $29.95)
Water, Ice and Stone, Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes  •  Bill Green NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 283 PAGES 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. Winner of the John Burroughs Medal in Nature Writing. (ANT42, $15.95)
Wings around the World, The Exhilarating Story of One Woman's Voyage From the North Pole to Antarctica  •  Polly Vacher EXPLORATION •  2006 •  HARD COVER 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)
With Scott in the Antarctic: Edward Wilson: Explorer, Naturalist, Artist  •  Isobel Williams BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES • COMING IN JANUARY Edward Wilson (1872-1912) was Junior Surgeon and Vertebrate Zoologist on the British Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904 and Chief of Scientific Staff on Captain Scott's last ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912. The only officer with Scott, he formed a close and influential partnership with him and became his loyal confidant. He was part of the Southern Party with Shackleton and Scott on the 1901 expedition; they reached the furthest point south, and Scott named the Cape after Wilson. (ANT285, $37.95)