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30 Days in the South Pacific, True Stories of Escape to Paradise

30 Days in the South Pacific, True Stories of Escape to Paradise


by James O'Reilly | Sean O'Reilly | Larry Habegger

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 226 PAGES

This anthology, which presents its stories as a month-long journey, features 30 tales of visitors and vagabonds taken in by the South Pacific. (PAC159, $14.95)

The Art of Kula


by Shirley F. Campbell

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Campbell explores the cultural significance of Kula, the practice of the exchange of shell values in the Massim region of Papua New Guinea. (PAC198, $34.95)

Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook


by Richard Hough

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 398 PAGES

This fine, vividly written narrative includes a gripping account of Cook's discoveries throughout the Pacific. (PAC24, $18.95)

Coming of Age in Samoa

Coming of Age in Samoa


by Margaret Mead

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 223 PAGES

A much-debated ethnographic classic, well worth reading for its evocation of life in the American Samoa in the 1920s. (PAC12, $14.99)

The Cruise of the Snark

The Cruise of the Snark


by Jack London

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A facsimile edition of London's richly evocative account of his ambitious 1906-7 voyage aboard a 43-foot ketch from San Francisco to Hawaii, the Marquesas, Tuomotos, Fiji and the Solomon Islands with his wife and two crew members. With 119 original photographs of places and people. (PAC17, $14.95)

Desolation Island


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER

An Aubrey-Maturin adventure, set in the Pacific and Australia. (PAC57, $24.00)

The Diver's Handbook


by Alan Mountain

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Designed for beginning divers, this illustrated handbook covers everything from equipment and health to conservation. (DIV26, $24.95)

The Far Side of the World


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 366 PAGES

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)

Footprint Diving the World

Footprint Diving the World


by Beth Tierney | Shaun Tierney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

This beautifully illustrated guide covers 220 favorite dive sites in Australia and the Pacific, Central America, the Red Sea, East Africa, Thailand, Indonesia and the South Pacific. (OCE102, $29.95)

Footprint Diving the World

Footprint Diving the World


by Beth Tierney | Shaun Tierney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

This beautifully illustrated guide covers 220 favorite dive sites in Australia and the Pacific, Central America, the Red Sea, East Africa, Thailand, Indonesia and the South Pacific. (OCE102, $29.95)

French Polynesia Map


by IGN

  • MAP

An excellent map of French Polynesia. (PAC32, $16.95)

Gauguin, The Quest for Paradise

Gauguin, The Quest for Paradise


by Francoise Colchin

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 195 PAGES

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)

Guadalcanal, The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle

Guadalcanal, The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle


by Richard Frank

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 816 PAGES

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)

The Happy Isles of Oceania

The Happy Isles of Oceania


by Paul Theroux

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

The peripatetic author flies off to Australia and New Zealand with a kayak and ends up exploring much of Melanesia and Polynesia, including Tonga, Fiji and the Marquesas in this wickedly funny, wide-ranging tale. (PAC03, $15.95)

In the Ring of Fire, A Pacific Basin Journey

In the Ring of Fire, A Pacific Basin Journey


by James Houston

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A lyrical narrative of the author's journeys through Japan, Indonesia, Micronesia, Hawaii and California. (PAC45, $14.95)

Kon-Tiki, Across the Pacific by Raft

Kon-Tiki, Across the Pacific by Raft


by Thor Heyerdahl | F. H. Lyon

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

The hugely popular account of a daring 1947 voyage sailing along the Humboldt and Equatorial currents from Peru to Tahiti. Apart from the sheer adventure, Heyerdahl wanted to show the world that Polynesians could have settled the region. With photographs. (PAC10, $5.99)

Landfalls of Paradise

Landfalls of Paradise


by Earl R. Hinz

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 369 PAGES

Aimed at the yachtsman, this cruising guide is also a compact, illustrated overview of 75 ports and island nations throughout the Pacific. (PAC67, $46.99)

The Life and Strange, Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe


by Daniel Defoe

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 500 PAGES

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)

Memories of War, Micronesians in the Pacific War


by Suzanne Falgout

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES

This account of the Pacific perspective on the Second World War relies heavily on the Micronesian oral tradition. Includes numerous inteviews and song lyrics. (PAC197, $27.00)

Moon and Sixpence

Moon and Sixpence


by Somerset Maugham

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

Maugham's well-regarded 1919 novel, inspired by the life of Gauguin; 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, $14.00)

Mr. Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the

Mr. Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the "Bounty"


by Greg Dening

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 445 PAGES

The story of Captain Bligh and his mutiny is still fertile ground. (PAC42, $50.00)

Mutiny and Romance in the South Seas, A Companion to the Bounty Adventure

Mutiny and Romance in the South Seas, A Companion to the Bounty Adventure


by Sven Wahlroos | Rolf Du Rietz

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 639 PAGES

A chronicle and gazetteer of the voyage of the Bounty (PAC109, $36.95)

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty


by James Norman Hall | Charles Nordhoff

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 379 PAGES

The well-known (and loved) fictional account of the voyage of the HMS Bounty, greatly enjoyable despite its probable lack of accuracy regarding Bligh's personality. (PAC11, $15.99)

Nan'Yo, The Rise and Fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1945


by Mark R. Peattie

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 382 PAGES

A detailed account of Japan's involvement in Southeast Asia until the end of World War II. (PAC196, $27.00)

Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands

Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands


by Douglas L. Oliver

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 172 PAGES

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, $28.95)

The New Shape of Old Island Cultures, A Half Century of Social Change in Micronesia


by Francis X. Hezel

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

Drawing on decades of experience in the region, Hezel assesses the most striking changes to have swept over the islands in the past fifty years. (PAC194, $22.00)

Nutmeg of Consolation

Nutmeg of Consolation


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 315 PAGES

Further adventures of Captain Aubrey & Co., shipwrecked in the Dutch East Indies, and finding their way to the penal colony at Botany Bay in the early 19th Century. (AUS69, $24.00)

Okinawa, The Last Battle of World War II


by Ross Leckie

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A fast-paced history of the battle as witnessed by participants on both sides. (PAC60, $15.00)

Pacific Ocean Map

Pacific Ocean Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

With maps of individual island groups, including French Polynesia, Hawaii and the Solomons. (PAC52, $10.95)

Pioneers of the Pacific, Voyages of Exploration, 1787-1810

Pioneers of the Pacific, Voyages of Exploration, 1787-1810


by Nigel Rigby

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

The adventures of six of Cook's immediate successors in the South Seas. (PAC166, $26.95)

Pouliuli


by Albert Wendt

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 147 PAGES

A celebrated novel of village life and power and myth by the noted Samoan writer. (PAC19, $14.00)

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe


by Daniel Defoe

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

It's worth revisiting this classic before exploring Selkirk Island. (PAC30, $9.00)

The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific

The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific


by J. Maarten Troost

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Dragged unwittingly with his wife to Kiribati, the author settled down to explore the island and its eccentric inhabitants in this hilarious, disturbing first book. It's a fascinating, decidedly unromantic glimpse into island life. (PAC146, $14.00)

Song for the Blue Ocean, Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas

Song for the Blue Ocean, Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas


by Carl Safina

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 458 PAGES

A grand tour of our blue planet, divided geographically, this book is an excellent resource -- fascinating to read and full of hope. It combines a personal journey, hundreds of interviews with fisherman and scientists around the world, and a tour of important watery habitats. (OCE09, $18.99)

South Sea Tales

South Sea Tales


by Robert Louis Stevenson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 289 PAGES

These entertaining tales, set among both real and mythical islands, show Stevenson's keen observations of island life. (PAC15, $14.95)

Stevenson Under the Palm Trees

Stevenson Under the Palm Trees


by Alberto Manguel

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES

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)

Strangers in Their Own Land, A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands


by Francis X. Hezel

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 473 PAGES

An overview of colonial rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands, beginning with the Spainish and ending with the remaking of Micronesia. (PAC195, $29.00)

Tales of the South Pacific

Tales of the South Pacific


by James A. Michener

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

The first of the big Michener novels, set in World War II Polynesia. It's great fun, and the basis for the Rogers & Hammerstein musical "South Pacific." (PAC18, $7.99)

Treasure Island


by Robert Louis Stevenson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 298 PAGES

The famous and fabulous adventure story of a boy who finds himself among pirates while searching for buried treasure. Inspired by the Isla de Coco. (PAC25, $19.99)

The Truelove

The Truelove


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

More terrific Aubrey & Maturin, set in the Pacific. (PAC53, $24.00)

Typee, A Peep at Polynesian Life

Typee, A Peep at Polynesian Life


by Herman Melville

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

The most popular of Melville's books during his lifetime, this partly autobiographical work first published in 1846 tells the story of Tommo, a Yankee sailor who jumps ship and enters the flawed Pacific paradise of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas. (PAC14, $14.00)

Typee, Omoo, Mardi

Typee, Omoo, Mardi


by Herman Melville

  • LITERATURE
  • 1982
  • HARD COVER
  • 1333 PAGES

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, $45.00)

We, the Navigators, The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific

We, the Navigators, The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific


by David Lewis

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

This engaging classic examines how Stone Age Polynesians may have navigated the Pacific. The scholarly volume will appeal to seafarers and modern Pacific travelers. (PAC35, $31.99)

Where to Watch Birds in Australasia and Oceania


by Nadia Wheatley

  • REFERENCE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 464 PAGES

A guide to 200 birdy places throughout Australasia . (PAC54, $69.00)

The Wine-Dark Sea


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 261 PAGES

Further adventures of Captain Aubrey and his friend Maturin, set in the Pacific. (PAC56, $24.00)

With the Old Breed, At Peleliu and Okinawa

With the Old Breed, At Peleliu and Okinawa


by E. B. Sledge

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 353 PAGES

Sledge, a former member of the First Marine Division, gives a riveting first hand account of two major battles of WWII in the Pacific. (PAC230, $7.99)

 

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