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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 Basic Book of Sea Kayaking

The Basic Book of Sea Kayaking


by Derek C. Hutchinson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

A brief guide to the fundamentals of sea kayaking by a leading authority, equally useful for the beginner and as a review for experienced paddlers. With 50 color illustrations. (OCE54, $9.95)

Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before

Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before


by Tony Horwitz

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

Sailing on a replica of Endeavour, Horwitz mixes history, fun and adventure in this hilarious recap of Cook's daring voyages around the world. (EXP31, $17.00)

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)

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)

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)

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 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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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 Tahiti and French Polynesia

Lonely Planet Tahiti and French Polynesia


by Tony Wheeler | Jean-Bernard Carillet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

This practical guide to Tahiti and French Polynesia includes a good overview on history, culture and nature, and helpful travel details for your journey. (PAC86, $22.99)

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)

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)

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)

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, $17.95)

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)

Omoo

Omoo


by Herman Melville

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

The second entry in Melville's triology set in the Marquesas and South Pacific. (PAC93, $16.00)

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)

Reference Map of Oceania, The Pacific Islands of Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia

Reference Map of Oceania, The Pacific Islands of Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia


by James A. Bier

  • 2009
  • MAP

This double-sided sheet shows the whole Pacific from Hawaii west to French Polynesia, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea (1:17,460,000) with detailed maps of 52 islands and island chains on the reverse. (PAC07, $9.95)

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)

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)

South Sea Tales

South Sea Tales


by Jack London

  • LITERATURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

London draws on his voyages aboard the Snark in 1907-09 though Polynesia and the Solomons for these eight tales, vividly evoking the turn-of-the-century colonial Pacific. (PAC85, $13.00)

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)

Tahiti and Society Islands Map

Tahiti and Society Islands Map


by IGN

  • MAP

Beautifully detailed with shaded relief, topography and surrounding coral reefs. (PAC65, $17.95)

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 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)

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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