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30 Days in the South Pacific, True Stories of Escape to Paradise
• James O'Reilly
• Sean O'Reilly
• Larry Habegger
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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Adorning the World, Art of the Marquesas Islands
• Eric Kjellgren
• Carol Ivory
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Arts of the Pacific Islands
• Anne D'Alleva
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• OUT OF PRINT
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A brief overview of the well known textiles, sculptures, jewelry, paintings, architecture and dance of the Pacific Islands. This handsomely produced paperback covers the diversity of Polynesian and Micronesian art -- and the cultures that produce it.
(PAC81, $18.95)
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Australasia Map
• Bartholomew Maps
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A colorful map of the region from Australia to Samoa, including Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and many Pacific Islands. At a scale of 1:8.5 million.
(AUS61, $13.95)
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Coming of Age in Samoa
• Margaret Mead
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A much-debated ethnographic classic, well worth reading for its evocation of life in the American Samoa in the 1920s.
(PAC12, $14.99)
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Desolation Island
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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An Aubrey-Maturin adventure, set in the Pacific and Australia.
(PAC57, $24.00)
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Destiny's Landfall, A History of Guam
• Robert Rogers
• HISTORY
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This standard comprehensive history of the island of Guam and its Chamorro inhabitants is written with an anthropological focus.
(PAC38, $31.00)
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The Diver's Handbook
• Alan Mountain
• GUIDEBOOK
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Designed for beginning divers, this illustrated handbook covers everything from equipment and health to conservation.
(DIV26, $24.95)
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The Edge of Paradise, America in Micronesia
• P. K. Kluge
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Fiji Map
• HEMA Maps
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A map of Fiji shown at a scale of 1:625,000.
(PAC74, $10.95)
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Flags of Our Fathers
• James Bradley
• HISTORY
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A compelling portrait of the young men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima, five marines and a navy corpsman.
(PAC77, $14.00)
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Fodor's Tahiti & French Polynesia
• Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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The up-to-date Fodor's guide features invaluable recommendations on where to stay and eat and what to do throughout Tahiti & French Polynesia. Compact and portable, it's ideal for either a weekend trip or an extended visit.
(PAC211, $21.00)
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Footprint Diving the World
• Beth Tierney
• Shaun Tierney
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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France and the South Pacific since 1940
• Robert Aldrich
• HISTORY
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A well-researched history of the South Pacific Islands from World War II to the present.
(PAC89, $25.00)
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French Polynesia Map
• IGN
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An excellent map of French Polynesia.
(PAC32, $16.95)
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Gauguin
• Robert Goldwater
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A nice series of 116 reproductions of Gauguin's major works.
(FRN281, $19.95)
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Gauguin and the Nabis, Prophets of Modernism
• Arthur Ellridge
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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(ART22, $27.50)
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Gauguin Tahiti
• Francoise Cachin
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Gauguin's Skirt
• Stephen F. Eisenman
• HISTORY
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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)
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Guadalcanal, The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle
• Richard Frank
• HISTORY
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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)
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In the Ring of Fire, A Pacific Basin Journey
• James Houston
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A lyrical narrative of the author's journeys through Japan, Indonesia, Micronesia, Hawaii and California.
(PAC45, $14.95)
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Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide
• Gerald Allen
• Roger Steene
• FIELD GUIDE
• OUT OF PRINT
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This comprehensive identification guide to coral reef fishes and invertebrates from Hawaii to the Red Sea features 1,800 color photographs.
(DIV48, $40.00)
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The Island of the Colorblind
• Oliver Sacks
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Sacks examines an unusually large population of colorblind people in the remote Pacific.
(PAC44, $14.95)
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The Last Navigator: A Young Man, an Ancient Mariner, the Secrets of the Sea
• Steve Thomas
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• OUT OF PRINT
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In this travelogue, Thomas (best known as the host of This Old House), sailed by the stars throughout Micronesia with a master "palau" from the Caroline island of Satawal.
(PAC39, $15.95)
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The Life and Strange, Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
• Daniel Defoe
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Lonely Planet South Pacific
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to travel in Micronesia and the South Pacific. We also carry Lonely Planet Rarotonga & the Cook Islands (PAC129, $17.99)
(PAC120, $27.99)
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The Long Way
• William Rodarmor
• Bernard Moitessier
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The daring adventures of a long-distance sailor.
(WLD35, $16.50)
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Moon Handbook Fiji
• David Stanley
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide to Fiji in the Moon series with drawings, black-and-white photos and 42 maps.
(PAC73, $19.95)
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Moon Handbook Micronesia
• Neil Levy
• GUIDEBOOK
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A thorough introduction to the land, history and culture of Micronesia, including Guam and Palau. It includes good practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With maps and a few black-and-white drawings and photographs.
(PAC40, $17.95)
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Moon Handbook Tahiti
• David Stanley
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, map-filled guidebook to Tahiti, including the Cook Islands, with information on history, culture and highlights.
(PAC87, $19.95)
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Mutiny and Romance in the South Seas, A Companion to the Bounty Adventure
• Sven Wahlroos
• Rolf Du Rietz
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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A chronicle and gazetteer of the voyage of the Bounty
(PAC109, $36.95)
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Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands
• Douglas L. Oliver
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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, $22.00)
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Nest in the Wind, Adventures in Anthropology on a Tropical Island
• Martha C. Ward
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A memoir of anthropological research among the peoples of Ponhpei in Micronesia.
(PAC37, $14.95)
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New Caledonia Map
• IGN
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A clear, nicely detailed map of New Caledonia, at a scale of 1:500,000.
(PAC117, $16.95)
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Nutmeg of Consolation
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Okinawa, The Last Battle of World War II
• Ross Leckie
• HISTORY
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A fast-paced history of the battle as witnessed by participants on both sides.
(PAC60, $15.00)
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Pacific Ocean Map
• HEMA Maps
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With maps of individual island groups, including French Polynesia, Hawaii and the Solomons.
(PAC52, $10.95)
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Paul Gauguin ,1848-1903: The Primitive Sophisticate
• Ingo F. Walther
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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In this short, illustrated introduction to Gauguin and his paintings, color reproductions are paired with commentary on the works.
(FRN280, $9.99)
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Pioneers of the Pacific, Voyages of Exploration, 1787-1810
• Nigel Rigby
• EXPLORATION
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(PAC166, $26.95)
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Pouliuli
• Albert Wendt
• LITERATURE
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A celebrated novel of village life and power and myth by the noted Samoan writer.
(PAC19, $14.00)
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Robinson Crusoe
• Daniel Defoe
• LITERATURE
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It's worth revisiting this classic before exploring Selkirk Island.
(PAC30, $9.00)
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Serpent in Paradise
• Dea Birkett
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Intrigued by legends and romance, journalist Dea Birkett gets herself to three-square-mile Pitcairn Island for a sojourn among the descendents of Captain Bligh's mutinous crew.
(PAC28, $12.95)
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
• J. Maarten Troost
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Stevenson Under the Palm Trees
• Alberto Manguel
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Tahitians, Mind and Experience in the Society Islands
• Robert I. Levy
• Pierre Heyman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly book on the cultural aspects of the peoples of Tahiti.
(PAC84, $43.00)
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Treasure Island
• Robert Louis Stevenson
• LITERATURE
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The famous adventure story inspired by the Isla de Coco.
(PAC25, $8.95)
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The Trial of the Cannibal Dog, The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas
• Anne Salmond
• HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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An intriguing history of the voyages of Captain Cook with a focus on the relationship between the Pacific islanders and seafaring Englishmen.
(PAC138, $80.00)
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The Truelove
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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More terrific Aubrey & Maturin, set in the Pacific.
(PAC53, $24.00)
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Typee, A Peep at Polynesian Life
• Herman Melville
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Where to Watch Birds in Australasia and Oceania
• Nadia Wheatley
• REFERENCE
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A guide to 200 birdy places throughout Australasia .
(PAC54, $69.00)
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The Wine-Dark Sea
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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Further adventures of Captain Aubrey and his friend Maturin, set in the Pacific.
(PAC56, $24.00)
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