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The Art of Tonga
• Keith St. Cartmail
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A spectacular, comprehensive overview of Tongan material culture, this handsome book features the sculpture, body adornment, canoes, clubs, containers, tools, textiles and other art of Tonga, ancient and modern.
(PAC69, $29.95)
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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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Batavia's Graveyard, The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
• Mike Dash
• HISTORY
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A chilling account of a 17th-century shipwreck and mutiny not for the squeamish.
(PAC132, $15.95)
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The Birth and Death of Miracle Man
• Albert Wendt
• LITERATURE
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A hadsomely presented collection of stories by the Western Samoan poet and scholar.
(PAC106, $16.95)
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Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
• Tony Horwitz
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A vivid tale of modern adventure, history and fun in the wake of Captain Cook. Horwitz paints a broad picture of the explorer and his time, capturing the places and personalities Cook encountered in his daring voyages around the world.
(EXP31, $15.00)
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The Bounty, The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
• Caroline Alexander
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Alexander's follow-up to her phenomenally successful The Endurance is a lively account of the familiar misadventures of William Bligh, including a fresh look at the fate of the mutineers back in England and at Pitcairn. This is a rousing tale of class barriers, the British courts and remarkable seamanship.
(PAC134, $17.00)
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Captain Bligh and Mister Christian: The Men and the Mutiny
• Richard Hough
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• OUT OF PRINT
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An gripping tale, full of drama, tension and incident, originally published in 1972.
(PAC135, $19.95)
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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, $14.00)
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Desolation Island
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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The 5th in the great Aubrey/Maturin series, with Aubrey on a mission to rescue Captain Bligh.
(ATL19, $13.95)
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Moon Handbook South Pacific
• David Stanley
• GUIDEBOOK
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Stanley covers the South Pacific from French Polynesia to Tonga, Fiji and Easter Island in detail in this comprehensive overiew.
(PAC100, $24.95)
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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, $29.00)
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The Diver's Handbook
• Alan Mountain
• GUIDEBOOK
• OUT OF PRINT
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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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Diving and Snorkeling Chuuk Lagoon, Pohnpei and Kosrae
• Tim Rock
• GUIDEBOOK
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A nicely illustrated guide to the lagoon.
(PAC115, $17.95)
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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, $17.00)
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The Far Side of the World
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Farther Than Any Man, The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook
• Martin Dugard
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A fast-paced account of the discoveries of the 18th-century navigator.
(PAC127, $14.00)
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The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead, A Historical Analysis of Her Samoan Research
• Derek Freeman
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Freeman continues the de-construction of Margaret Mead in this painstaking follow-up to his controversial biography of the anthropological icon.
(PAC103, $17.00)
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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, $8.95)
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Fiji's Natural Heritage
• Paddy Ryan
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A superbly illustrated, comprehensive survey of the natural history of Fiji. With 500 color photos.
(PAC126, $34.95)
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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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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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From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day, the American Armed Forces in World War II
• D. Clayton James
• HISTORY
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A clear and concise introduction to the strategy, personalities and campaigns of World War II.
(WAR51, $10.95)
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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 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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Gauguin, The Quest for Paradise
• Francoise Colchin
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Hidden Tahiti & French Polynesia
• Robert F. Kay
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to Tahiti and French Polynesia, geared for nature-oriented travelers. It includes a survey of culture, history, activities, and extensive travel information.
(PAC22, $18.95)
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Houses Far from Home, British Colonial Space in the New Hebrides
• Margaret Critchlow Rodman
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Pictures of colonial officers' homes in Vanuatu, and the life stories of their occupants.
(PAC123, $18.00)
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I Married Adventure, The Lives of Osa and Martin Johnson
• Osa Johnson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Osa Johnson's 1940 account of adventures in places she never expected to visit, including Borneo and Kenya.
(PAC110, $19.95)
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In Search of Robinson Crusoe
• Tim Severin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A quest to find the real seafarer that inspired Defoe's fictional hero is the motivation behind this unusual travelogue.
(PAC130, $16.95)
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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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In the South Seas
• Robert Louis Stevenson
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A set of Stevenson's personal sketches describing a year of travels in the Marquesas, Paumotus and the Gilberts, first written as magazine articles and then reworked to incorporate detail on local peoples and history, published posthumously.
(PAC147, $15.00)
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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, $13.95)
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Kon-Tiki, Across the Pacific by Raft
• Thor Heyerdahl
• F. H. Lyon
• EXPLORATION
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The hugely popular account of a daring 1947 voyage sailing along the Humboldt and Equatorial currents from Peru to Tahiti. Apart from the sherr adventure, Heyerdahl wanted to show the world that Polynesians could have settled the region. With photogaphs.
(PAC10, $5.99)
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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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Leaves of the Banyan Tree
• Albert Wendt
• LITERATURE
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A sprawling multi-generation epic, rich in character and life in Western Samoa.
(PAC105, $18.95)
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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 Rarotonga & the Cook Islands
• Tony Wheeler
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide with background information on history, culture and attractions.
(PAC129, $17.99)
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Lonely Planet Samoan Islands & Tonga
• Michelle Bennett
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical, comprehensive guide in the popular series.
(PAC136, $21.99)
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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.
(PAC120, $27.99)
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Lonely Planet Tahiti and French Polynesia
• Tony Wheeler
• Jean-Bernard Carillet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to Tahiti and French Polynesia with information on history, culture and nature.
(PAC86, $22.99)
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Lonely Planet Vanuatu & New Caledonia
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide book to the region with 47 maps, a good cultural overview and much practical information.
(PAC99, $24.99)
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MacOnockie's Gentlemen, The Story of Norfolk Island & the Roots of Modern Prison Reform
• Norval Morris
• HISTORY
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A narrative history of prison reform on Norfolk Island, told through four fictionalized voices.
(PAC119, $19.95)
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Moon and Sixpence
• Somerset Maugham
• LITERATURE
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Maugham's well-regarded 1919 novel, inspired by the life of Gaugin; 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, $12.00)
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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, $17.95)
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Moon Handbook Tonga Samoa
• David Stanley
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to Samoa, Tonga, Pago Pago and Niue in the reliable Moon Handbook series. Information on history, culture and nature is paired with practical tidbits on what to see and do.
(PAC124, $15.95)
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Mr. Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the "Bounty"
• Greg Dening
• HISTORY
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The story of Captain Bligh and his mutiny is still fertile ground.
(PAC42, $43.00)
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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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Mutiny on the Bounty
• James Norman Hall
• Charles Nordhoff
• LITERATURE
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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, $13.99)
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The Mystery of Easter Island
• Katherine Routledge
• EXPLORATION
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The record of a remarkable 1913 voyage from Southampton to Easter Island, presented here in a facsimile edition with sketch maps, engravings and hundreds of photographs. It's a wonderful look at early impressions of the island, captivating in its period detail.
(EIL10, $16.95)
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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, $20.00)
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics
• Marco Lambertini
• John Venerella
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A compact, illustrated guide to the natural history of the tropical latitudes.
(CON17, $25.00)
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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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Noa Noa, The Tahiti Journal
• Paul Gauguin
• John Miller
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Gauguin's journals from Tahiti, originally published by the author in 1818. With gorgeous reproductions of watercolors and etchings alongside the artist's impressions of two years in French Polynesia.
(PAC13, $19.95)
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The Norton Book of the Sea
• J.O. Coote
• ANTHOLOGY
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A well-chosen selection of stories about the sea.
(GEN76, $22.50)
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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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Omoo
• Herman Melville
• LITERATURE
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The second entry in Melville's triology set in the Marquesas and South Pacific.
(PAC93, $14.00)
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On the Road of the Winds
• Patrick Vinton Kirch
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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An excellent scholarly review of the prehistory and archaeology of Pacific civilizations before European contact.
(PAC101, $35.95)
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Pacific Ocean Map
• HEMA Maps
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A map of the Pacific at a scale of 1:24 million with detailed maps of individual islands and island groups.
(PAC52, $8.95)
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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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Pouliuli
• Albert Wendt
• LITERATURE
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A celebrated novel of village life and power and myth by the noted Samoan writer.
(PAC19, $10.00)
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Reference Map of Oceania, the Pacific Islands of Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia
• James A. Bier
• COMING IN AUGUST
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NEW EDITION NOW DELAYED UNTIL JULY 2008. This outstanding double-sided map shows both an overview of the western Pacific at a scale of 1:17,460,000 and 52 detailed inset maps of the principal islands and island chains
(PAC07, $9.95)
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Robinson Crusoe
• Daniel Defoe
• LITERATURE
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It's worth revisiting this classic before exploring Selkirk Island.
(PAC30, $8.00)
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Samoa Map
• HEMA Maps
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An attractive traveler's map of Samoa at a scale of 1:200,000.
(PAC108, $10.95)
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Sea of Glory, America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
• Nathaniel Philbrick
• EXPLORATION
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An accomplished, vivid history of an around-the-world expedition commanded by Charles Wilkes.
(PAC140, $16.00)
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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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South Sea Islands, A Natural History
• Alison Balance
• Rod Morris
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The New Zealand author-photographer duo cast their lenses widely, presenting 13 major island groups, from Fiji, New Guinea and Tasmania to Madagascar, Hawaii and Easter Island, in 150 gorgeous color photographs.
(PAC139, $35.00)
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Tahiti and Society Islands Map
• IGN
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A French-produced foldup map of Tahiti and the Society Islands, at a scale of 1:100,000.
(PAC65, $16.95)
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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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Tales from the Medicine Trail, Tracking Down the Health Secrets of Shamans, Herbalists, Mystics, Yogis, and Other Healers
• Christopher Kilham
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• OUT OF PRINT
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An account of journeys on the trail of medical herbs and botanicals.
(GEN246, $19.95)
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Tales of the South Pacific
• James A. Michener
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Tides of History, The Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century
• K.R. Howe
• HISTORY
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A collection of scholarly review articles.
(PAC133, $28.00)
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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
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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, $30.00)
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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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The Truelove
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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Aubrey and Maturin is deep trouble in the South Pacific, 15th in the fine series.
(PAC142, $13.95)
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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, $12.95)
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Typee, Omoo, Mardi
• Herman Melville
• LITERATURE
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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, $40.00)
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Vanuatu Map
• HEMA Maps
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At a scale of 1:1,200,000, this folded road map covers the whole island group, with more detailed insets of Espiritu Santo, Efate and Tanna.
(PAC121, $9.95)
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We, the Navigators, The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific
• David Lewis
• EXPLORATION
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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, $27.95)
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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, $60.00)
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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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