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The Earth Machine, The Science of a Dynamic Planet
• James D. Webster
• Edmond A. Mathez
SCIENCE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 378 PAGES
An informative, illustrated overview of the earth and its fiery origins by curators of the American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Planet Earth.
(GEO44, $29.95) |
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The Fatal Voyage, Captain Cook's Last Great Journey
• Peter Aughton
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2005 •
PAPER
• 203 PAGES
Cook was the greatest explorer of his age and his voyages of discovery are the stuff of legend. During two long journeys, he circumnavigated the globe twice, charted the east coast of Australia, the whole of New Zealand and many islands in the Pacific. "The Fatal Voyage" is the story of Cook's final journey when he led his most dangerous and fabled expedition to search for the elusive Pacific entrance to the North West Passage. He set sail from England in July 1776 and along the way discovered the Hawaiian archipelago before mapping and charting the formidable north west coast of America, from Vancouver Island to the frozen northern coastline of Alaska. He sailed through the Bering Straits and although his ships reached the entrance to the North West Passage they were defeated by a sheer wall of ice blocking their way. Cook returned to Hawaii to rest, but a series of misjudgments between his men and the islanders sparked a violent clash in which Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay. Peter Aughton has here used letters, log records and the diaries of those involved in the voyage to tell an enthralling account of James Cook's last days at sea and reveal the extraordinary legacy he left behind.
(EXP62, $17.95) |
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From Here to Eternity
• James Jones
LITERATURE •
1991 •
PAPER
• 954 PAGES
One of the finest books on the army and World War II, this powerful tale is set among the soldiers at the US Army base at Diamond Head in 1941. While the army is the primary subject of the book, it's also a vivid portrait of Hawaii just before Pearl Harbor. You've probably seen the movie with Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra.
(HWI16, $17.00) |
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Hawaii Field Guide, Reef Fish
• Rainforest Publications
FIELD GUIDE •
2004 •
PLASTIC CARD
A beautifully illustrated, double-sided laminated card depicting the reef fish of the Hawaiian Islands. Ideal for snorkelers.
(HWI94, $6.95) |
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Hawaii's Fishes, A Guide for Snorkelers, Divers, and Aquarists
• John P. Hoover
FIELD GUIDE •
1993 •
PAPER
• 184 PAGES
A colorful and thorough introduction to the fishes living off Hawaii's shores. Color photographs of over 250 local species, with common names in English and Hawaiian. A brief text accompanies each photo describing the habits of each, and where you're likely to find it. Highly recommended for anyone likely to do any snorkeling in the islands.
(HWI26, $16.95) |
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Ka'a'awa, A Novel about Hawaii in the 1850s
• O. A. Bushnell
LITERATURE •
1972 •
PAPER
• 520 PAGES
Bushnell evokes the island and people of Oahu a century ago, in this beloved novel, spiced with the rhythms of of Hawaii and comic flair.
(HWI201, $24.95) |
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Pearl Harbor Ghosts, The Legacy of December 7, 1941
• Thurston Clarke
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
A well-researched and evocative look at the bombing of Pearl Harbor by a veteran travel writer. Clarke compares and contrasts the social life and culture of Hawaii on the day of the bombing and sixty years later, enumerating the changes wrought by WWII.
(HWI68, $19.00) |
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawaii
• Jim Denny
FIELD GUIDE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 210 PAGES
Superbly illustrated in color by the author and Jack Jeffrey, two of Hawai'i's best nature photographers, this compact covers 170 species or subspecies on land and at seas in the main Hawaiian islands. Each well-described species gets a full page, often with several photographs of the bird and its habitat. Winner of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association Award of Excellence in Natural Science.
(HWI235, $19.99) |
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