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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)

Adorning the World, Art of the Marquesas Islands

Adorning the World, Art of the Marquesas Islands


by Eric Kjellgren | Carol Ivory

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 85 PAGES

Written to coincide with an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this book's subject is the art of the Enata, the inhabitants of the Marquesas Islands, northeast of Tahiti, the site of Paul Gauguin's famously inspirational sojourn. (PAC152, $19.95)

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)

Desolation Island


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER

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

Destiny's Landfall, A History of Guam

Destiny's Landfall, A History of Guam


by Robert Rogers

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

This standard comprehensive history of the island of Guam and its Chamorro inhabitants is written with an anthropological focus. (PAC38, $37.00)

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 Edge of Paradise, America in Micronesia

The Edge of Paradise, America in Micronesia


by P. K. Kluge

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

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, $21.00)

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)

Fiji Map

Fiji Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A map of Fiji shown at a scale of 1:625,000. (PAC74, $10.95)

Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers


by James Bradley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A compelling portrait of the young men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima, five marines and a navy corpsman. (PAC77, $16.00)

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)

France and the South Pacific since 1940


by Robert Aldrich

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 440 PAGES

A well-researched history of the South Pacific Islands from World War II to the present. (PAC89, $25.00)

French Polynesia Map


by IGN

  • MAP

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

Gauguin


by Robert Goldwater

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A nice series of 116 reproductions of Gauguin's major works. (FRN281, $19.95)

Gauguin and the Nabis, Prophets of Modernism


by Arthur Ellridge

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 223 PAGES

Ellridge explains Gauguin's influences on a group of artists studying at the Academie Julian in Paris in 1889, who named themselves the Nabis. With 164 full-color reproductions. (ART22, $27.50)

Gauguin Tahiti

Gauguin Tahiti


by Francoise Cachin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 372 PAGES

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 Paradise Remembered, The Noa Noa Prints


by Calvin Brown | Alastair Wright

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 150 PAGES

An illuminating look at the woodcuttings Gaugin created to accompany his journal Noa Noa, with insight into the role they played in his evolution as an artist. (PAC233, $35.00)

Gauguin's Skirt

Gauguin's Skirt


by Stephen F. Eisenman

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

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)

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)

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)

The Island of the Colorblind

The Island of the Colorblind


by Oliver Sacks

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Sacks examines an unusually large population of colorblind people in the remote Pacific. (PAC44, $15.95)

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)

Lonely Planet South Pacific

Lonely Planet South Pacific


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

A comprehensive, detailed and practical guide to travel in the South Pacific from the Solom Islands across to Pitcairn. (PAC120, $27.99)

The Long Way


by William Rodarmor | Bernard Moitessier

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

The daring adventures of a long-distance sailor. (WLD35, $16.50)

Moon Handbook Fiji

Moon Handbook Fiji


by David Stanley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 321 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to Fiji in the Moon series with drawings, black-and-white photos and 42 maps. (PAC73, $19.95)

Moon Handbook Tahiti

Moon Handbook Tahiti


by David Stanley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

A comprehensive, map-filled guidebook to Tahiti, including the Cook Islands, with information on history, culture and highlights. (PAC87, $19.95)

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)

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)

Nest in the Wind, Adventures in Anthropology on a Tropical Island

Nest in the Wind, Adventures in Anthropology on a Tropical Island


by Martha C. Ward

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 178 PAGES

A memoir of anthropological research among the peoples of Ponhpei in Micronesia. (PAC37, $14.95)

New Caledonia Map


by IGN

  • MAP

A clear, nicely detailed map of New Caledonia, at a scale of 1:500,000. (PAC117, $16.95)

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)

Paul Gauguin ,1848-1903: The Primitive Sophisticate


by Ingo F. Walther

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 95 PAGES

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

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)

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)

Storms and Dreams, The Life of Louis de Bougainville


by John Dunmore

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

The first biography in English of the great 18th-century explorer and personality, one of the first Europeans to visit Tahiti. (PAC212, $24.95)

Tahitians, Mind and Experience in the Society Islands


by Robert I. Levy | Pierre Heyman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

A scholarly book on the cultural aspects of the peoples of Tahiti. (PAC84, $45.00)

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 Trial of the Cannibal Dog

The Trial of the Cannibal Dog


by Anne Salmond

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 536 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

The remarkable story of Captain Cook's encounters in the South Seas, told with authority and verve by a leading historian. (PAC138, $25.00)

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)

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)

 

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