10,001 Titillating Tidbits of Avian Trivia  •  Frank Todd REFERENCE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 630 PAGES A tantalizing collection of snippets and can-you-believe-it information about our feathered friends. (GEN212, $24.95)
90 Degrees South, with Scott to the Antarctic  •  Herbert Ponting EXPLORATION •  1933 •  DVD Herbert Ponting's extraordinary documentary footage of Scott's expedition. 72 minutes. (ANT111, $29.95)
About This Life, Journeys on the Threshold of Memory  •  Barry Lopez ANTHOLOGY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 273 PAGES A collection of essays on far-flung travels -- both actual and internal -- by the wonderful writer and traveler. Lopez includes Galapagos, Hokkaido, Bonaire and Antarctica among the thoughtful essays. As in all his work, the book is a rare combination of fine writing, adventure, insight and personal reflection. (GEN42, $13.95)
The Adelie Penguin, Bellwether of Climate Change  •  David Ainley  •  Lucia deLeris NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 310 PAGES A comprehensive survey of the ecology, biology and behavior of the Adelie by a long-time researcher. The book, a summary of research, includes chapters on Marine Ecology, Size And Distribution of Breeding Populations, Annual Cycles, Breeding Success, and Predation. Ainely concludes with a chapter on trends in the penguin populaton as a an indicator of the extent of sea ice formation and climatic change. With illustrations by the talented Lucia deleris, black-and-white photographs by the author and numerous charts and tables. This book is, in part, an update of Ainley's earlier Breeding Biology of the Ademiel Penguin, which he wrote with Bill Sladen and Robert LeResche. (ANT185, $72.50)
Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail, Five Firsthand Narratives  •  Elliot Snow EXPLORATION •  1986 •  PAPER  • 353 PAGES • COMING IN The first of these five narratives of adventure on the high seas is the account by Captain Charles Bernard, whose ship crew left him marooned on New Island in the Falklands. It is an enthralling story of survival (with a rare happy ending) -- a welcome addition to the history of these windswept islands. The other tales include voyages in the South Pacific and Canton, captivity in Tonga and exploration of the Alaskan coast. Selected and edited by United States Navy Captain Elliot Snow. (ANT57, $11.95)
Albatrosses  •  W. L. N. Tickell NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 480 PAGES A complete and illustrated account of the albatross by British biologist naturalist W.L.N. Tickell. Organized geographically, he covers the biology and natural history of all 13 species of Diomedeidae, the most oceanic of birds. With numerous charts, graphs, an extensive bibliography, and a section of color photographs, many by the author. (FG49, $70.00)
An Alien in Antarctica, Reflections upon Forty Years of Exploration and Research  •  Charles Swithinbank NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 232 PAGES Not exactly an alien, geologist, lecturer and raconteur Swithinbank writes of his experiences as a British glaciologist in the U.S. Antarctic Program in this wonderfully illustrated volume. Rich in anecdote, Swithinbank deploys his wit, enthusiasm and considerable powers of memory in this kind-hearted memoir. (ANT66, $49.95)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay  •  Michael Chabon LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 656 PAGES A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York and the Antarctic, where US forces are stationed to keep an eye on the Germans. Houdini, the Golem, Hitler, inventor of the superhero Stan Lee and other mostly historical figues make an appearance in the lives of Chabon's protagonists Joe and Sammy. Even if you're not much interested in New York or the golden age of comic books (and are puzzled by swoops and twists of the comic-book plot), you'll appreciate Chabon's flare for language and his characters. It won a Pulitzer. (ANT175, $15.00)
Ambassador to the Penguins, A Naturalist's Year Aboard a Yankee Whaleship  •  Ellie Mathews BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 353 PAGES Robert Cushman Murphy's much loved 1947 Logbook for Grace, as resurrected, annotated and amplified by his granddaughter. Drawing from the family archives, Ellie Mathews includes along with her narrative a selection of Cushman Murphy's original photographs. Murphy, a budding ornithologist with a new wife back home, sailed aboard the brig Daisy in 1912-13, witness to one of the last wind-powered Yankee whalers. His account of his time among the whalers (and wildlife) at South Georgia is classic. His granddaughter quotes extensively from the original. (ANT200, $29.95)
Antarctic Birds  •  David Parmelee NATURAL HISTORY •  1991 •  HARD COVER  • 203 PAGES A beautifully illusstrated, comprehensive account of the birds of the Antarctic Peninsula featuring Dr. Parmelee's watercolor illustrations and photographs. Dave Parmelee was a veteran of more than a decade sailing among the islands of the Palmer Archipelago aboard the Hero with Captain Lenie and a talented artist and friend. (ANT22, $39.95)
Antarctic Eyewitness, South with Mawson and Shackleton's Argonauts  •  Charles Laseron  •  Frank Hurley  •  Tim Bowden EXPLORATION •  2000 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES A double volume, which combines Charles Laseron's account of the 1911-1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, and Hurley's memoir of Shackleton. Hurley participated in -- and chronicled -- both expeditions. A sampling of 77 of his exceptional photographs are interspersed throughout the book. While Laseron offers an interesting perspective on Mawson and the expedition, it's Hurley's journal that shines with personality and wit. He was among those left stranded for five months on Elephant island while Shackelton went for help. A worthy edition to any Antarctic library. (ANT132, $17.95)
Antarctic Odyssey, In the Footsteps of South Polar Explorers  •  Graham Collier EXPLORATION •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES An illustrated account of a journey around Antarctica by Graham Collier with color photographs by his geologist wife Patricia and others, including Colin Monteath. Oddly, Collier doesn't acknowledge who arranged for his Antarctic journey but this book is almost certainly, in part, the result of the first-ever circumnavigation of Antarctica aboard the Kapitan Khlebnikov in 1996-97. It's a loosely organized tale interweaving history and Collier's own adventures. (ANT93, $39.95)
Antarctic Peninsula Map  •  Zagier & Urruty Maps 1995 •  MAP A map of the Antarctic Peninsula, covering the typical cruising range at the excellent scale of 1:1,500,000. The map includes more detailed inset maps on the reverse of the Shetland Islands, Gerlache Strait and Lemaire Channel. Produced in Argentina, the major islands, waterways and geographic features of the region are labeled in both Spanish (following the Argentine gazetteer of place names) and English. With color illustrations of Antarctic birds and marine mammals. It's not a perfect map, somewhat frustrating to use for English-speakers but you can't beat the detail. (ANT120, $14.95)
Antarctic Peninsula Minimap 3  •  British Antarctic Survey 2007 •  PAPER A pocket-size, foldup map of the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands at a scale of 1:10,000,000. With historic sites and monuments, scientific stations and topography. (ANT127, $6.95)
Antarctica  •  Mike Lucas NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES • COMING IN A large-format overview of Antarctica, featuring handsome maps, excellent color photographs and insightful text. It's handsome, fact-filled -- and a good addition to any Antarctic library. (ANT26, $40.00)
Antarctica  •  Kim Stanley Robinson LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 672 PAGES Author of the best-selling Mars Trilogy, Kim Stanley Robinson takes on the White Continent in his latest science fiction adventure set amongst the various inhabitants of Antarctica sometime in the next century. Populated by rogue individualists, ecoterrorists, scheming corporate types -- and crawling with tourists -- the novel tackles global warming, mineral exploitation, the Antarctic Treaty System and other hot topics. (ANT49, $7.99)
Antarctica  •  Yves Paccalet  •  Patrick De Wilde NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES A slim photo-essay on the white continent, its wildlife, land and seascapes, including short chapters on the Falkalnds, South George, Kerguelen, Snares, Aukland and Macquarie. Translated from the French. (ANT234, $34.95)
Antarctica ITMB map  •  ITMB 2007 •  MAP A fold-up map of the continent at a scale of 1:8,000,000 with notes on wildlife and geography. (ANT81, $12.95)
Antarctica Map  •  National Geographic 2002 •  MAP An attractive wall map of Antarctica (20" x 31") created from satellite imagery and published by National Geographic. With a continent map at a scale of 1:9,200,00 along with inset maps showing surface elevation, ice sheets, ice flow velocity and sea ice movement. Research stations and major features are shown. Price includes domestic shipping in a sturdy cardboard tube. (ANT214, $14.99)
Antarctica Map BAS (Misc) 11  •  British Antarctic Survey 2004 •  MAP • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A fold-up map of the continent at a scale of 1:10,000,000, compiled from an international database and published by the British Antarctic Survey. With rock outcrops, scientific stations, ice shelves, contours and bathymetry. Derived from the same source, this map replaces BAS (Misc) 7, Antarctica -- A Topographic Database. (ANT130, $17.95)
Antarctica Unveiled  •  David Yelverton EXPLORATION •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 472 PAGES Though overshadowed by Scott's fateful last expedition, his first venture south (with Shackleton as part of the team) is fascinating. Yelverton reconstructs the voyage, expedition and climate in this comprehensive, scholarly history written, no doubt, partly in response to Huntford's devastating critique of Scott. Baughman also tells the story of Scott's first expedition in his "Pilgrims on the Ice (ANT106)." With 40 black-and-white photos, many maps, and extensive explanatory notes. (ANT138, $34.95)
Antarctica, An Encyclopedia from Abbott Ice Shelf to Zooplankton  •  Mary Trewby NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES What fun. A team of contributing editors, all associated with the New Zealand Antarctic program or otherwise affiliated with the Antarctic, have assembled an eclectic A-to-Z of 1,000 Antarctic terms, covering historic expeditions, climate, wildlife, history, politics, science, tourism and much more. The Antarctic Treaty, Dry Valleys, Exploration, Penguins and the South Pole all get special attention. With maps and 250 well-chosen color photographs from the collection at Natural History New Zealand, the award-winning documentary TV producers. (ANT192, $35.00)
Antarctica, Both Heaven and Hell  •  Reinhold Messner  •  Jill Neate EXPLORATION •  1991 •  HARD COVER  • 383 PAGES A riveting account of the author's 92-day, 1,600-mile journey across Antarctica on foot. (GEN43, $24.95)
Antarctica, Firsthand Accounts of Exploration and Endurance  •  Charles Neider EXPLORATION •  2000 •  PAPER  • 460 PAGES • COMING IN An anthology of eyewitness reports by 14 Antarctic explorers ranging from Cook to Bellingshausen, Scott, Shackleton, and Amundsen to Edmund Hillary. A reprint of the 1972 edition, inspired by Neider's several trips to the Antarctic, and including many of the best-known accounts. Excellent reading. (ANT109, $18.95)
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales  •  H.P. Lovecraft LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 186 PAGES Strange and scary tales by the master of Gothic fiction, which concern -- among other things -- undiscovered mountains and odd happenings on the Antarctic plateau. This Modern Library edition includes Lovecraft's essay Supernatural Horror in Literature. (ANT174, $12.95)
The Battle for the Falklands  •  Max Hastings  •  Simon Jenkins HISTORY •  1984 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES This volume is a gripping eyewitness report of the 1982 conflict over the Falklands. It includes a survey of the history of the islands and their sovereignty, but the real interest of this book is its detailed account of the brief war and analysis of the politics surrounding the conflict. (ANT91, $17.95)
Before the Heroes Came, Antarctica in the 1890s  •  Tim Baughman EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES This well written account of the pioneering Antarctic encounters stars Carsten Borchgrevnink, who spent the first winter on the continent in 1898 at the hut still standing at Cape Adare; Sir Clements R. Markham, the ambitious president of the Royal Geographical Society; and a lesser-known Scotsman, William Bruce. (ANT105, $12.00)
Below Freezing, The Antarctic Dive Guide  •  Lisa Eareckson Trotter GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES A clear, illustrated guide to 25 dive sites on the Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia, featuring excellent color photographs, site descriptions and maps. This first Antarctic dive guide includes excellent photographs of fishes and invertebrates, a chapter on underwater photography and practical details on cold water diving. Probably the first person to learn to dive in the Antarctic, Lisa Trotter, now a divemaster -- has logged 400 hours in the waters below 60 degrees south. (ANT243, $39.95)
Below the Convergence, Voyages Toward Antarctica 1699-1839  •  Alan Gurney EXPLORATION •  2007 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES A polished storyteller (and popular lecturer on Antarctic voyages), Gurney weaves remarkable tales of early exploration in this riveting account. Gurney captures the fanfare, ego and discovery of 19th-century polar exploration in a second volume, The Race to the White Continent (ANT136, $15.95), covering the 1837-1842 Antarctic voyages of Dumont d'Urville, James Clark Ross and Charles Wilkes. (ANT43, $15.95)
Beyond the Barrier, The Story of Byrd's First Expedition to Antarctica  •  Eugene Rodgers EXPLORATION •  1997 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES The mythic American explorer Admiral Byrd emerges from this tough re-evaluation flawed but intact -- despite his many ill-supported claims, giant ego, and the prodigious praise heaped upon his considerable shoulders during his lifetime. This book is a vivid account of the 1928-31 Antarctic expedition, a provocative portrait of the flesh-and-blood leader and tale well told of "Little America," the first U.S. base in the Antarctic. (ANT95, $18.95)
Birds of the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic  •  George E. Watson FIELD GUIDE •  1975 •  HARD COVER  • 350 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A compact, comprehensive guide to the birds of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Islands published by the American Geophysical Union, long the standard. With color plates, range maps, detailed species accounts and an excellent geographic overview of islands and habitats in the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic. (ANT99, $25.95)
The Birthday Boys  •  Beryl Bainbridge LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 189 PAGES A compelling tale of Antarctic exploration. Bainbridge offers an intriguing new perspective on the most famous tale of Antarctic exploration. A gutsy novelist, she writes imaginative chapters from the point of view of the five members of Captain Robert Scott's last expedition: Evans, Wilson, Scott, Bowers and Oates. (ANT07, $10.95)
Bradt Guide St. Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha  •  Sue Steiner GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES A trail-blazing guide by Bradt, covering the cultures, nature and histories of three far-flung Atlantic islands. With information on Napoleon and much else, color photography and 14 sketch maps. The author operates a tour company specializing in St. Helena. (ATL12, $24.99)
Buenos Aires Map Guide  •  de Dios MAP This double-sided laminated map, produced in Buenos Aires in English, includes attractions, museums, walking tours, restaurants and shopping. With six suggested walking tours, a subway map and suggestions for essential things to do in a weekend. (ARG49, $8.95)
Cape Horn  •  Felix Riesenberg  •  William A. Briesemeister EXPLORATION •  1985 •  HARD COVER  • 450 PAGES Captain Riesenberg writes from his own experience as a mariner, weaving a lively tale of exploration and discovery in this masterful history, first published in 1939. He includes log excerpts and early sailing directions. The New York Times called it "one of the truly great contributions to the literature of the sea." (PAT10, $39.95)
Cherry, A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard  •  Sara Wheeler BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  PAPER  • 353 PAGES A nicely written biography. Wheeler (Terra Incognita) captures the thrill of Victorian polar exploration -- and the anguish of a man haunted by the death of his colleagues on the march back from the pole. Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) befriended George Bernard Shaw, became famous, wrote one of the great books of polar exploration -- and finally married at age 53, living to a ripe old age in the comfort of Merry England. (ANT168, $14.95)
Climb Every Mountain  •  Colin Monteath EXPLORATION •  2007 •  HARD COVER This illustrated chronicle of high altitude adventure documents Monteath's expeditions since 1993, including a South Georgia traverse, dogsledding in Greenland and trekking in Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. (WLD114, $40.00)
The Coldest March, Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition  •  Susan Solomon EXPLORATION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 383 PAGES Solomon knows a great deal about the weather, which she chronicles in glorious detail in her argument that Scott's expedition was doomed by especially cold weather. She draws on extensive meteorological data and her own experience as an atmospheric scientist in the Antarctic in this exhaustively researched re-evaluation of the expedition. With charts, maps, graphs and archival photographs. (ANT154, $16.95)
Deep Freeze: The United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the Origins of Antarctica's Age of Science  •  Dian Olson Belanger EXPLORATION •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 494 PAGES Belanger draws on interviews, memoirs, and official records in this comprehensive history of U.S. participation in the 1957-1958 International Geographysical Year. The IGY, fondly rembered by a generation of Antarctic scientists, brought 11 nations together on the Antarctic continent -- and prefigured the Antarctic Treaty. (ANT241, $29.95)
The Discovery of Global Warming  •  Spencer Weart SCIENCE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES Weart unravels the many threads of research that have lead to our current understanding of planetary trends in weather. Given all the heat on the subject, the book is a very agreeable mix of personality, research and analysis. Weart is Director of the Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of Physics. (SCI66, $16.95)
Edge of the World: Ross Island, Antarctica  •  Charles Neider TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 461 PAGES A memorable account of adventures among the Americans at Ross Island and the South Pole, including Neider's mishap with a helicopter on Mt. Erebus. Subtitled "A Personal and Historical Narrative of Adventure, Tragedy and Survival, " he interweaves his own experiences with an account of Shackleton, Scott and the golden age of Antarctic exploration. With a nice selection of detailed maps and black-and-white photographs. Originally published in 1974. (ANT157, $19.95)
Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans  •  Bernard Stonehouse NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 404 PAGES A roundup of the continent and surrounding ocean by the academic publisher Wiley, and, with an astounding price tag of $350, aimed squarely at libraries. The book is edited by Antarctican Stonehouse with contributions on discovery and exploration, geology, biology and conservation by a team of 26 scholars. (ANT177, $495.00)
Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage  •  Alfred Lansing EXPLORATION •  2002 •  AUDIO CD  • 5 PAGES The gripping tale of Shackleton's legendary perseverance: losing his ship in the ice, drifting helplessly across the Weddell Sea, and finally reaching Elephant Island, from where he sailed 800 miles to South Georgia to get help for his stranded men. As read by the British actor Tim Pigott-Smith, this 6-hour audio version is presented on five CDs. (ANT210, $29.95)
The Endurance, Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition  •  Caroline Alexander EXPLORATION •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES A retelling of the ill-fated expedition featuring 170 well chosen photographs by Shackleton's expedition photographer Frank Hurley -- many previously unpublished. The photographs are stunning. (ANT67, $29.95)
Exploring Polar Frontiers, A Historical Encyclopedia  •  William Mills REFERENCE •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 797 PAGES This admirably clear, concise reference by William Mills, librarian at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, covers the full history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from early Greek voyages to the present. With 500 biographical, geographical and subject entries on Arctic and Antarctic exploration, organized A-to-Z, and an alphabetical chronology of expeditions. This essential two-volume reference is gernerously illustrated by archival woodcuts and engravings, many maps and color photographs. SPRI has the largest collection of polar books, maps, photographs and ephemera in the world. (ANT205, $185.00)
First Impressions, Antarctica 1773-1930  •  Douglas Sellick EXPLORATION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A nicely-edited anthology of Antarctic adventure, hazard and exploration as told by the explorers themselves in their letters back home, books and journal entries. With black and white photographs, drawings, and maps. Sellick features the heroes, martyrs and others, lesser-known, in a selection that ranges from very early accounts through the 20th-century. Here's the cast of characters, all men, in chronological order: James Cook, James Weddell, James Eights, Charles Wilkes, James Clark Ross, William J.J. Spry, Henrik Bull, Frederick Cook, Robert Scott, Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, Edward R.G.R. Evans, Herbert Ponting, Frank Debenham, Douglas Mawson, and Sir Hubert Wilkins. Published in Austrlia. (ANT181, $26.95)
Flying Upside Down, True Tales of an Antarctic Pilot  •  Mark A. Hinebaugh BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 312 PAGES Aviator Hinebaugh makes the dangerous, essential, and occasionally sublime task of flying sorties to the white continent come alive in this informal memoir of the U.S. Navy's VXE-6 squadron in Antarctica. (ANT156, $34.95)
The Frozen Coast, Sea Kayaking the Antarctic Peninsula  •  Graham Charles EXPLORATION •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 120 PAGES A visual account of a kayak expedition along the Antarctic Peninsula by a British team. (ANT232, $29.95)
Frozen Earth, The Once and Future Story of the Ice Ages  •  Doug Macdougall SCIENCE •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 267 PAGES An balanced, accessible history of ice ages. Macdougall, a professor at Scripps, covers the evidence of past ice ages, our curernt theories about what causes climactic change and a consideration of future trends. (SCI76, $16.95)
The Future of Ice, A Journey into Cold  •  Gretel Ehrlich EXPLORATION •  2005 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES The marvelous Ehrlich (This Cold Heaven, Seven Seasons in Greenland) continues her fascination with out-of-the-way -- and cold -- places with this impressionistic account of journeys to the ends of the earth, encompassing deserts, tundra and mountains from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic Circle. The longest chapters are set in Patagonia and Spitsbergen but the book is not so much about place as the experience of cold. (ANT215, $13.95)
Galen Rowell's Poles Apart, Postcard's from the Ends of the Earth  •  Galen Rowell ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1998 •  POSTCARDS A selection of 22 glossy, full-color postcards drawn from Rowell's high latitude travels, including penguins, walrus, polar bears, icescapes, landscapes and the northern lights. (ANT151, $9.00)
Glaciers  •  Michael Hambrey SCIENCE •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 376 PAGES An excellent companion for travel to regions with glaciers and ice-carved landscapes, the expanded second edition of this handsome book is a pictorial overview of glacial phenomena. From Scandinavia to Alaska, Antarctica and Central Park, its 200 color photographs introduce the formation and types of glaciers and their impact on landscapes over time. If you've ever wondered about circques, fjords, eskers or moraines, this book in excellent guide. (GEO03, $75.00)
Great White South  •  Herbert Ponting  •  Roland Huntford EXPLORATION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 305 PAGES • COMING IN A facsimile edition of Ponting's classic account of Scott's British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913. It includes the 175 expedition photographs featured in the original 1921 text. With a new introduction by Roland Huntford. The dedication reads " To the Undying Memory of my Late Chief and Comrades." (ANT94, $18.95)
The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 956 PAGES Shackleton's account of the Nimrod expedition, his first quest for South Pole. It's a riveting account of the expedition, where he famously turned back 97 miles short of his goal rather than press on and risk not having the food or time to make it back to the hut at Cape Royds. With maps and photographs. A facsimile of the 1909 edition. (ANT92, $16.95)
A History of Antarctic Science  •  G. E. Fogg REFERENCE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 505 PAGES A useful survey of scientific exploration of Antarctica, covering the early period, national expeditions, the politics of science, and current research into Antarctic marine life, geology and glaciology, atmospheric studies and conservation. (ANT227, $85.00)
Ice Bound, A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole  •  Jerri Nielsen  •  Maryanne Vollers BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 377 PAGES (ANT186, $14.95)
Ice Reich  •  William Dietrich LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 420 PAGES Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter for the Seattle Times, this thriller "pits an American adventurer against Nazi scientists in the frozen hell of Antarctica." It's a page-turner -- rich in Antarctic atmosphere and the usual sci-fi fun. With epigraphs by Admiral Richard Byrd and the inevitable Robert Falcon Scott" "Great God! This is an awful place…" (ANT59, $7.50)
The Ice, A Journey to Antarctica  •  Stephen J. Pyne TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 428 PAGES An exhilarating, philosophical meditation on ice, this book encompasses the history of exploration, geophysics of the ice, and the symbolic meaning of the White Continent in art and literature. (ANT41, $22.50)
Ice, Stories of Survival from Polar Exploration  •  Clint Willis EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 372 PAGES A greatest hits of polar literature, featuring satisfyingly long excerpts from accounts of suffering and courage by the likes of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Robert Scott, Ernest Shackleton, Douglas Mawson, Richard Byrd and other noted polar explorers. It also includes modern writing by Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, Beryl Bainbridge and others. With a few photographs. (ANT118, $16.95)
In Patagonia  •  Bruce Chatwin TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1989 •  PAPER  • 204 PAGES • FAVORITE A masterpiece of travel, history and adventure. This award-winning book captures the spirit of the land, history, wildlife and people of Patagonia. There's no travel writer as engaging, insightful and just plain wonderful as Bruce Chatwin. (PAT01, $15.00)
The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Hero of the Great Age of Polar Exploration  •  Simon Nasht BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 341 PAGES A lively biography of the pioneering photographer, aviator and polar explorer, decorated in WWI, first to fly across the Arctic, first aviator in the Antarctic, first to explore the Arctic by submarine. One of the most famous men of his day, Wilkins was buried at sea at the North Pole by the U.S. Navy in 1958. He was born on a sheep farm in South Australia in 1888. (ANT238, $27.50)
The Last Place on Earth  •  Masterpiece Theatre HISTORY •  1994 •  DVD The critically acclaimed seven-part documentary film on Scott, Amundsen and the race to the Pole. With Martin Shaw as Scott and Max von Sydow as Admunsen's hero Fridjof Nansen. Running time 396 minutes on 3 DVDs (ANT90, $39.98)
The Last Time Around Cape Horn, The Historic 1949 Voyage of the Windjammer Pamir  •  William F. Stark  •  Peter Stark HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES The unstinting memoir of the then 22-year-old rookie aboard the last commericial sailing voyage, a barley run between Australia and Europe. Stark, writing with the perspective of age, captures the thrill and import the golden age of sail. Most memorable is Stark's account of a 44-day slog in the waters below 44 degrees south. His son Peter, an adventurer and writer himself, contributes the epilogue. (PAT69, $13.00)
Life on the Ice, No One Goes to Antartica Alone  •  Roff Smith TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 206 PAGES Lucky guy! Roff Smith first hitched a ride to The Ice with the Australians in the early 1990s, spending a time at Mawson Base over on the other side. He returned to McMurdo with the U.S. Antarctic Program, landed a third voyage on a Antarctic Peninsula-bound tour vessel and tooled around on the Falkland Islands-based yacht Golden Fleece. This lively account of his travels and encounters was originally published in Australia in 2002. (ANT219, $16.00)
Lonely Planet Buenos Aires  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 230 PAGES In its hallmark style, this practical guide to Buenos Aires by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and a great deal of information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. Most of the book focuses on what to see, do, buy and eat in the city. With color photographs and excellent travel information. (ARG10, $17.99)
Lost Men, The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Expedition  •  Kelly Tyler-Lewis EXPLORATION •  2007 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES Kelly Tyler's dramatic account of Shackleton's other party, the men who were to await him on the other side of Antarctica, benefits hugely from new research. She scored big: rooting through newly opened archives; turning up long lost diaries and logs; talking to the families of the men; visiting many of the places where events transpired (she even managed a flight to the Beardmore Glacier); and, most remarkably, found actual movie footage of the expedition. From this rich source material, she fashions a riveting tale of the 10 men stranded at Cape Evans, as compelling a story as that of the Endurance. (ANT225, $15.00)
March of the Penguins  •  Luc Jacquet NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  DVD This splendid documentary captures the life in an emperor penguin rookery over a year. Morgan Freeman narrates the tale, which focuses on the tenacity of the birds and hardship in raising their young on the ice. A French production, the 80-minute documentary was filmed on the ice near Dumont d'Urville. (ANT229, $19.97)
March of the Penguins  •  Luc Jacquet NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES The companion book to the wildly popular film (available on DVD, ANT229) of a year in the life of an emperor penguin rookery. The tagline: "In the Harshest Place on Earth, Love Finds a Way." With color photographs by Jerome Maison, narration written by Jorsan Roberts and charmingly innocent text by filmmaker Luc jaquet. Based at Dumont D'Urville sattion, the team spent 13 months on the ice. (ANT231, $30.00)
Mawson's Will, The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written  •  Leonard Bickel EXPLORATION •  2000 •  PAPER  • 261 PAGES Bickel's classic account of Mawson's extraordinary perseverance, making use of Mawson's own words to recount the 1911 ordeal, where he somehow made his way 320 miles back to camp after losing his two men, his dogs, and most of his food and equipment. This riveting tale is also available in a hard cover collector's edition (ANT114). (ANT121, $15.00)
Mawson, A Life  •  Philip Ayres BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1999 •  PAPER  • 321 PAGES A comprehensive biography of Sir Douglas Mawson, written with the cooperation of his daughters and grandchildren. The book benefits from access to private papers, unpublished diaries and, especially, interviews with many of the people who knew him well. With a nice selection of photographs and maps. (ANT144, $24.95)
Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica: A Personal Account  •  William A. Cassidy BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 364 PAGES A warmly told, anecdotal account of Antarctic field work -- and the importance of meteorites in understanding the soalr system -- by the founder of the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites project. Cassidy has been involved with the Antarctic since 1976. His wry humor, experience and knowledge shine in this first rate Antarctic memoir. (ANT204, $50.00)
Mountains of Madness, A Scientists's Odyssey in Antarctica  •  John Long  •  Tim Bowden EXPLORATION •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 250 PAGES A lively account of two fossil hunting expeditions, especially Long's two-month stint in the Cook Mountains deep in the interior of Antarctica. As might be guessed from the lurid title taken from H.P. Lovecraft's gothic tale, Long doesn't stint on the boredom and danger of conducting research (albeit in the summer) in a remote, inhospitable land. He, like many before him, fell into a crevasse. A romantic at heart, Long's detailed chronicle of field work is spiced with reflection and references to the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. His particular scientific interest is in the evolution of Devonian fishes. (ANT143, $24.95)
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket  •  Edgar Allen Poe  •  Jeffrey Meyers LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES A handsome Modern Library edition of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, a richly imagined tale -- and Poe's only novel. Inspired by a true life shipwreck, this story of an adventurous (and unfortunate) stowaway on a whaling ship famously includes poor Pym's ordeal in the Antarctic. A reprint of the original 1838 American edition with a new introduction by Poe biographer Jeffrey Meyers (ANT173, $9.95)
Natural History of the Antarctic Peninsula  •  Sanford Moss  •  Lucia de Leiris NATURAL HISTORY •  1988 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES A handsome illustrated primer covering the environment, ecology and wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula in detail. Featuring attractive black-and-white illustrations by NSF artist-in-residence Lucia de Leiris. For the seriously interested naturalist, we couldn't recommend this book more highly. (ANT08, $30.50)
The Nature of Penguins  •  Jonathan Chester NATURAL HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 112 PAGES Expedition leader, author and photographer Jonathan Chester presents a beautiful collection of full-color penguin photographs along with accompanying essays on these much-loved birds. (ANT19, $17.95)
Outposts, Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire  •  Simon Winchester TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 362 PAGES A new edition of Winchester's globe-trotting account of scattered, mostly oceanic, outposts of the British Empire: Hong Kong (no longer), Diego Garcia, Tristan de Cunha, St. Helena, Ascension, Pitcairn, Antarctica (arguably) and the Falkland Islands. Winchester shows his usual flair for anecdote and telling detail, interweaving his own prodigious travels with a history of the British Empire. (GBR569, $13.95)
Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Map  •  Auto Mapa MAP A detailed physical relief map (1:1,000,000) of Tierra del Fuego -- ideal for travelers. On the flip side is a smaller-scale map of the lower part of South America from just below Buenos Aires to Cape Horn. Imported from Argentina. (PAT07, $14.95)
Penguin  •  Frans Lanting NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES A pocket edition of Lanting's extraordinary portfolio of 114 penguin portraits, including emperors and their photogenic young. Lanting photographed the Magellanics, rockhoppers and gentoos of the Falklands, spent time among the king penguins of South Georgia and, famously, camped on the sea ice to follow the life cycle of the emperors. With 114 color photographs (ANT198, $9.99)
Penguins  •  Lloyd Spencer David  •  Martin Renner NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 232 PAGES A concise, comprehensive overview of the penguins, their evolution, ecology and behavior. With line drawings, figures, charts and black-and-white photographs. A volume in a series of monographs on birds published by T & AD Poyser in Britain. Spencer, who has done field work on Erect-crested, Yellow-eyed and other New Zealand penguins is a professor at the University of Otago in Dunedin. (ANT207, $42.00)
Penguins: 23 Postcards  •  Jonathan Chester 1996 •  PAPER Full-color penguins, suitable for mailing. (ANT33, $8.95)
Pilgrims on the Ice, Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition  •  Tim Baughman EXPLORATION •  2008 •  PAPER  • 334 PAGES Baughman brings to life all the excitement and accomplishments of Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 in this scholarly, level-headed evaluation of the Discovery expedition. Besides Scott, the expedition included Ernest Shackleton, Edward Wilson, Thomas Crean and Frank Wild. (ANT106, $18.95)
Polar Extremes, The World of Lincoln Ellsworth  •  Beekman Pool BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES Surprisingly, this is the first full scale biography of the American gentleman explorer and polar pioneer. Beekman, a friend and polar enthusiast, includes a nice selection of archival photographs and maps. (ANT195, $24.95)
Poles Apart  •  Galen Rowell NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 184 PAGES Noted landscape photographer Galen Rowell turns his attention to the ends of the earth: a gorgeous collection of 188 color photographs with insightful commentary on the story behind each picture -- including the technical data for the photographers among us. Any well produced volume of Antarctic photography is bound to be breathtaking but we appreciate Rowell's attention to light and form. Rowell, who was a 1992 National Science Foundation Artist-in-Residence, also traveled on several tourist expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, and this book includes many photographs taken during his time aboard the Kapitan Khlebnikov. (ANT27, $39.95)
Scott of the Antarctic  •  Elsbeth Huxley BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1990 •  PAPER  • 303 PAGES A classic biography of Scott, elegantly written. (ANT50, $24.95)
Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen: Leadership, Character and Tragedy in the Antarctic  •  David Thomson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES The original (slightly revised and retitled) analysis of Scott's disastrous final expedition to the South Pole -- and reconsideration of the national hero, originally published in 1977. (ANT218, $17.95)
Sea of Glory, America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842  •  Nathaniel Philbrick EXPLORATION •  2004 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES In this accomplished, finely detailed history, Philbrook captures the bravado, adventure and politics of what was, in its day, the largest expedition ever mounted -- six vessels and 346 men on an around-the-world expedition for the United States. The zoological specimens and other booty formed the basis of the collections of the Smithsonian Institution. With excellent chapters on charting the Pacific Northwest, South Pacific and (most memorably) the Antarctic. Philbrook doesn't neglect either the enormous ego (and incompetence) of commander Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. This was the expedition that established the United States as a maritime power. (PAC140, $16.00)
Shackleton  •  Roland Huntford BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 750 PAGES This outstanding biography of "the boss" captures in vivid detail the remarkable Shackleton and his legendary leadership. (ANT39, $18.95)
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure  •  George Butler EXPLORATION •  2002 •  DVD A stunning film of Shackleton's 1914-trans-Antarctic expedition, narrated by Kevin Spacey, originally presented in IMAX theaters in glorious 70 mm. The aerial photography, documentary footage and reenactments also look good on the small screen. With a running time of 40 minutes. Directed by George Butler with cinematography by Reed Smoot. (ANT203, $19.99)
Shackleton's Boat Journey  •  Sir Edmund Hillary  •  Frank Worsley EXPLORATION •  1998 •  PAPER  • 220 PAGES Originally published in 1940, this classic account by Worsley, captain of Shackleton's Endurance, features the team's remarkable two-week boat journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia. (ANT72, $14.95)
Shackleton's Forgotten Expedition, The Voyage of the Nimrod  •  B. Riffenburgh EXPLORATION •  2005 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES A vivid account of Shackleton's second Antarctic voyage 1907-09, the first under his command (his previous and not very satisfactory Antarctic experience was with Scott). The Nimrod expedition, based at Cape Royds, explored the McMurdo Sound region, reached a new furthest south (turning back just 97 miles from their goal) and planted the Union Jack at the South Magnetic Pole. Returning a national hero, Shackleton was knighted by King Edward VII. Edgeworth David with Douglas Mawson and Alistair Mackay pioneered a new route to the Magnetic South Pole, an extraordinary 1,260-mile trek without the benefit of dogs. (ANT209, $15.95)
Shackleton's Forgotten Men, The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic  •  Rt. Hon. Lord Shackleton  •  Leonard Bickel EXPLORATION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 241 PAGES The tale of Shackleton's team who laid the never-used supply depots on the Ross Ice Shelf under extraordinary circumstances. The Australian author, Leonard Bickel (Mawson's Will), is a first rate storyteller and historian. The cantankerous, one-eyed captain of the "Aurora," Aeneas Macintosh features prominently in the story. (ANT103, $14.95)
Shackleton, An Irishman in Antarctica  •  John MacKenna  •  Jonathan Shackleton BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES The Shackleton family history by a cousin of The Boss, covering his Irish roots, upbringing in Kildare, marriage and now-famous expeditions, drawing on family records, diaries, and letters -- and a trove of 98 photographs and engravings, some published for the first time. Written with John MacKenna. (ANT194, $29.95)
Shackleton, The Polar Journeys  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 832 PAGES This handsomely produced Shackleton omnibus edition includes the complete text and original photographs, engravings and maps of both The Heart of the Antarctic, 1907-1909 and South, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917. (ANT171, $35.00)
Sir James Wordie, Polar Crusader: Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic  •  Michael Smith BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 371 PAGES The first biography of Sir James Wordie, whose many polar adventures took him from the Heroic Age of Shackleton and Scott to the modern era. Chief Scientist on Shackleton's Endurance expedition, in later life he was instrumental in planning the first climbing of Mount Everest in 1953 and played a key role in Vivian Fuchs's ground-breaking first crossing of the Antarctic continent between 1955 and 1958. (SCT109, $35.00)
Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises  •  Mark Carwardine FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)
Snow Squall, The Last American Clipper Ship  •  Nicholas Dean HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES Rescued from the Falkland Islands in the 1980s, Snow Squall is the last American Clipper ship in existence. This book follows its history, from its construction in South Portland, Maine in the 1850s, through its many voyages, and onto its recovery in the wake of the Falkland War. With engravings and illustrations throughout, the book is not only the story of the Snow Squall but also a history of American Clipper Ships. (USE250, $30.00)
South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map  •  Ocean Explorer Maps 2002 •  MAP A handsome, double-sided map of southern South America with the section of the continent from Buenos Aires and Santiago south to Cape Horn on one side (1:4,800,000) and an excellent map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000) on the reverse. The map shows the complex maze of islands, channels and straits in the south of Chile, perfect for anyone sailing from Puerto Montt. With color photographs and information on wildlife, native peoples and exploration of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Published by a veteran expedition leader, the map is aimed at cruise and expedition passengers in the region. (SAM41, $11.95)
South Georgia Map  •  BAS 1958 •  MAP • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A detailed map of South Georgia at a scale of 1:200,000 produced by the South Georgia Survey Expeditions, 1951-57. The rolled map shows contours at 500' intervals, heights of major peaks, and information about substrate and terrain. Lines of latitude and longitude are shown in 20' intervals. With insets of Royal Bay, Clerke Rocks and Shag Rocks. The price includes shipping a sturdy mailing tube. (ANT162, $20.00)
South Georgia Map  •  British Antarctic Survey 2004 •  MAP • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE This gloriously colored, double-sided folded sheet, published by the British Antarctic Survey BAS (Misc) 12A and 12B, shows the topography of the island on one side and a composite satellite image at the same 1:200,000 scale on the reverse. Shackleton's crossing, spot elevations, contour lines, geographical features, glaciers and historic settlements are all depicted. Topography and satellite images are drawn from Landsat images. (ANT221, $24.95)
The South Pole, An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram, 1910-1912  •  Roald Amundsen  •  Roland Huntford EXPLORATION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 1008 PAGES Amundsen's original account. The vivid narrative reflects Amundsen's modesty -- and focus on the practical details of getting to the Pole. Amundsen relied heavily on dogs, pioneering a route over the unknown Alex Heiberg glacier from his floating base at the Bay of Whales on the Ross Ice Shelf. Originally published as two volumes in 1913. (ANT148, $26.00)
South, A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  1998 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES Shackleton's own account of one of the greatest adventures ever -- a classic of polar exploration. Published in a complete facsimile edition with Hurley's photographs. (ANT48, $15.95)
South, Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition  •  Frank Hurley EXPLORATION •  1919 •  DVD The original 1919 film produced by expedition photographer Frank Hurley and Ernest Shackleton, tinted, toned and restored by the British Film Institute. A classic. 88 minutes. The DVD includes an excerpt from The Quest (1922), and recordings of Shackleton done in 1909 and 1911, as well as a second soundtrack by film historian Luke McKernan. (ANT164, $29.95)
South, The Endurance Expedition  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  2008 •  PAPER  • 488 PAGES Shackleton's classic first-person account of the loss of the Endurance, his time spent on the ice floes, and the final heroic journey over 800 miles of open ocean to South Georgia to get help for his men stranded on Elephant Island. With 70 photographs and line drawings. (ANT61, $19.95)
South, The Endurance Expedition  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 418 PAGES Shackleton's memoir in a compact mass market edition. Unless you plan to read it in an airport lounge, we recommend instead the Peter King edition (ANT89), richly enhanced with an excellent selection of Hurley photographs and helpful annotations. (ANT96, $7.99)
South, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917  •  Ernest Shackleton  •  Peter King EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 207 PAGES First published in 1919, this is the amazing tale of perseverance as told by "The Boss" himself. Shackleton chronicles the departure from South Georgia, his time on the ice, the extraordinary boat journey and rescue on Elephant Island. It also includes an account of the Ross Sea party, which was intended to provide support for the trans-continental expedition. This handsome edition includes over 100 well integrated photographs by expedition photographer Frank Hurley as well as maps and helpful annotations, an introduction and epilogue by editor Peter King. (ANT89, $19.95)
The Southern Sky Guide  •  David Ellyard SCIENCE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 82 PAGES A primer of the southern sky for the amateur astronomer. With 24 outstanding charts by Wil Tirion and an introductory chapter on skywatching. (SCI05, $16.99)
Swimming to Antarctica  •  Lynne Cox EXPLORATION •  2004 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES A memoir and inspiring tale of long distance swimming adventures, culminating with the author's remarkable swim in the Antarctic. (ANT222, $14.00)
Terra Antarctica, Looking Into the Emptiest Continent  •  William Fox EXPLORATION •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 328 PAGES Fox explores the relationship of art, land and history in the Antarctic, weaving his philosophic inquiry with observations of life, scientific research and daily operations at McMurdo Station and Pole. (ANT230, $35.00)
Terra Incognita, Travels in Antarctica  •  Sara Wheeler TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES The National Science Foundation and British Antarctic Survey did well to invite travel writer Sarah Wheeler to join them in Antarctica. A privileged anomaly on this continent of science, she larked around from Mac City to remote field camps to the Antarctic Peninsula, her finely tuned pencil poised. A fine portrait of modern Antarctic scientists (and cooks and truck drivers), her book weaves stories of modern adventure with commentary on the heroic age of exploration, altogether a thoroughly enjoyable tribute. (ANT45, $13.95)
To the Ends of the Earth, Adventures of an Expedition Photographer  •  Gordon Wiltsie  •  Alex Lowe EXPLORATION •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 224 PAGES National Geographic photographer and wily veteran of expeditions to the highest, coldest and most interesting places on Earth, Wiltsie chronicles his inspiring adventures from bouldering as a youth in California's Chalk Bluff cliffs to early adventures in the Himalayas, and full-scale expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctic, Patagonia, Mongolia and beyond. (ANT242, $35.00)
Under Antarctic Ice  •  Norbert Wu  •  Jim Maestro NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 198 PAGES This handome book features Norbert Wu's impressive collection of Antarctic photography, under the ice, along the ice edge and out in the rookeries. The book is, in fact, a very good natural history of McMurdo Sound. The 140 color photographs include not just Antarctic sponges, jellyfish and sea urchins but also weddell seals, emperor and Adelie penguins, and orca. Jim Maestro -- who was for five years manager of U.S. diving programs for the Office of Polar Programs at NSF -- provides the text. (ANT211, $45.00)
Victim of the Aurora  •  Thomas Keneally LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 219 PAGES Richly plotted, this Edwardian tale of murder and adventure is set among members of the Sir Eugene's New British South Polar Expedition on Ross Island. Any resemblance to Scott's last expedition is strictly intentional. While the book doesn't offer much Antarctic background (it's set entirely during the overwinter at the hut), it is a fast-paced and suspenseful tale. Originally published in 1977. (ANT64, $13.00)
Voyage of the Beagle  •  Charles Darwin EXPLORATION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 468 PAGES • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, this book is still essential reading. Darwin's South American chapters are an excellent introduction to the Galapagos, Beagle Channel, Chile, Tierra del Fuego, the Chilean fjords and the Brazilian coast. With maps and appendices. (GPS02, $12.95)
Voyage to the End of the World, Tales from the Great Ice Barrier  •  David Burke EXPLORATION •  2005 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES An illustrated account of a journey to the Ross Sea and Great Ice Barrier in seven chapters. Burke focuses particularly the history of Byrd, Ellsworth, Siple and other Antarctic explorers, including the Americans involved in Operation Deep Freeze. He concludes with a chapter about his own journey aboard a Russian icebreaker to the Bay of Whales, the southernmost reach of the Southern Ocean. With 70 color photographs. (ANT176, $21.95)
The Voyages of Discovery: The Illustrated History of Scott's Ship  •  Ann Savours HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES A magisterial history of the expedition ship Discovery, including the voyages of Scott, its use in WWI and subsequent expeditions lead by Sir Douglas Mawson. (ANT83, $29.95)
Whales, Dolphins, and Other Marine Mammals of the World  •  Hadoram Shirihai  •  Brett Jarrett FIELD GUIDE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES • NEW A compact, comprehensive guide to marine mammals of the world featuring 74 color plates by Brett Jarrett, 300 color photographs and 100 range maps by the same dedicated team that produced the Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife. The book covers all the cetaceans, pinnipeds and sireneans along with polar bears and marine otters. (FG62, $24.95)
With Byrd at the South Pole, the Story of Little America  •  Joseph Rucker  •  Willard Van der Veer EXPLORATION •  1930 •  DVD The original film of the founding of Little America on the Ross Ice Shelf. Unabashedly promotional, it follows Rear Admiral Byrd from his voyage from New York to the establishment of the base and Byrd's triumphant flight to the South Pole. The film won an academy award for best cinematography in 1930. (ANT165, $29.95)
Wondrous Cold, An Antarctic Journey  •  Joan Myers NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES The companion book to the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, featuring 150 color and black-and-white photographs of the landscapes, wildlife and especially the people of Antarctica. Myers records her four-month stint with the U.S. Antarctic program, daily life at McMurdo Station with adventures inland to the South Pole, the Dry Valleys and Mt. Erebus. (ANT239, $35.00)