ANTARCTICA, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE FALKLAND ISLANDS More Books 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, $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 Peninsula, BAS Minimap  •  British Antarctic Survey 2002 •  PAPER A pocket-size, fold-up map of the Antarctic Peninsula and South Setland Islands at a scale of 1:10,000,000. With historic sites and monuments, scientific stations and topography. (ANT127, $6.95)   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. One Side. 27x38 inches. (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. One Side. 20x31 inches. (ANT214, $14.99)   Antarctica Map BAS  •  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, The Global Warning  •  Sebastian Copeland  •  Mikhail Gorbachev  •  Leonardo di Caprio NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 206 PAGES This collection of 120 full-color photographs by celebrity photographer Sebastian Copeland documents his voyage aboard Lady Patagonia on behalf of Global Green USA. With the DVD, SOS: A Global Warning, which has extensive behind-the-scenes dialogue, shot on the ice, between Copeland and his co-producer, aerial artist John Quigley. The story of this production-at-sea includes a montage of live-action set to an original musical score. (ANT255, $55.00)   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, $24.95)   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, $16.00)   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, $29.95)   Below the Convergence, Voyages Toward Antarctica 1699-1839  •  Alan Gurney EXPLORATION •  2007 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES This wonderfully written book tells of the first Herculean expeditions to Antarctica, from astronomer Edmond Halley's 1699 voyage in the "Paramore" to the sealer John Balleny's 1839 excursion in the "Eliza Scott," all in search of land, glory, fur, science, and profit. With unreliable-often homemade-charts, these intrepid explorers sailed in the stormy waters of the Southern Ocean below the Convergence, that sea frontier marking the boundary between the freezing Antarctic waters and the warmer sub-Antarctic seas. (ANT43, $15.95)   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. Two Sides. 18x27 inches. (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)   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)   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, $35.00)   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)   The Heart of the Antarctic and South  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 768 PAGES This omnibus edition, with a forward by Beau Riffenburgh, includes Shackleton's account of both the Nimrod and Endurance expeditions. (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, $100.00)   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)   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 Place on Earth  •  Masterpiece Theatre HISTORY •  2011 •  DVD In 1911, England's Robert Falcon Scott (Martin Shaw) and Norway's Roald Amundsen (Sverre Anker Ousdal) each set out to be the first to reach the South Pole. The 1,500-mile journey through the forbidding landscape and its aftermath became the stuff of legend. This Masterpiece Theatre presentation, based on Roland Huntford's book, reveals the drama behind one of the century's greatest adventures. Hugh Grant, Max von Sydow and Bill Nighy co-star. 396 minutes on 3 DVDs (ANT90, $39.98)   Lonely Planet Buenos Aires  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES The best of Buenos Aires is included in this practical guide, along with a pullout map and insider recommendations on shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips. (ARG10, $19.99)   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)   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, $15.99)   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)   National Audubon Society Field Guide to Marine Mammals of the World  •  Randall Reeves  •  Pieter Folkens FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 528 PAGES • FAVORITE A handsome, comprehensive guide to 120 species of whales, dolphins, seals, walruses, sirenians, polar bears and their kin worldwide. Each species gets a four-page spread with excellent color photographs, a double-page full color painting, and a good overview of the animal, range, habitat, behavior, status and conservation. With range maps, checklists by region, an illustrated glossary and introductory chapters. (FG58, $28.95)   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, $13.99)   Scott of the Antarctic, A Life of Courage and Tragedy  •  David Crane BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2007 •  PAPER  • 608 PAGES In this moving account of the life, accomplishments, myth and legacy of Robert Falcon Scott, Crane looks at the man afresh in the context of Edwardian exploration and empire, showing him to be flawed but a hero nonetheless. (ANT233, $16.95)   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'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 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, $19.95)   Shackleton's Way, Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer  •  Margot Morrell  •  Stephanie Capparell EXPLORATION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES A handbook for leaders. The authors -- a Wall Street Journal reporter and a financial expert -- use the Shackleton story to illustrate principles of leadership, including the importance of hiring an outstanding crew, creating camaraderie and leading effectively in a crisis. With a sampling of Frank Hurley photographs, and interviews with business leaders who have been inspired by "The Boss." Shackleton mania is continuing apace, this the best book for executives on Shackleton's leadership abilities. You can read more about it at www.shackletonsway.com. Use the special instructions box on the order page if you'd like your copy inscribed to you by the author. (ANT140, $16.00)   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)   South, The Endurance Expedition  •  Ernest Shackleton EXPLORATION •  2004 •  PAPER  • 324 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. (ANT61, $19.95)   The Southern Sky Guide  •  David Ellyard SCIENCE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 104 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, $26.00)   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, $15.00)   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)   Unclaimed Coast  •  Mark Jones  •  Graham Charles  •  Marcus Waters EXPLORATION •  2008 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES The thrilling, generously illustrated account of circumnavigating South Georgia by kayak. The same trio of New Zealanders (online at adventurephilosophy.com) have paddled the Peninsula and crossed the Greenland icecap. (ANT265, $35.00)   Voyage of the Beagle  •  Charles Darwin EXPLORATION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 468 PAGES • 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)   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)   Whales, Dolphins, and Other Marine Mammals of the World  •  Hadoram Shirihai  •  Brett Jarrett FIELD GUIDE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES 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)   Plants of the Falkland Islands  •  Ali Liddle FIELD GUIDE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 96 PAGES A handy photographic guide to 56 of the most common and interesting plants of the Falklands (including 11 delicious recipes for diddledee berries, rhubarb and other traditional local ingredients). Produced in conjunction with Falklands Conservation, which developed the book for use in the Falkalnd Island schools. (ANT275, $24.95)   Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea Map  •  British Antarctic Survey 2005 •  MAP • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A gloriously colored, double-sided map of the Antarctic Peninsula, featuring a map of the northern half of the Antarctic Peninsula from Elephant Island to Marguerite Bay at the very good scale of 1:1:000,000. The reverse, at a scale of 1:3,000,000, shows contours, bathymetry, elevation, ice shelves, coastline and geologic features of the Peninsula south to the Ellsworth Mountains. It includes the Weddell Sea east to Dronning Maud Land and the Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf. Inset maps show sea-floor topography of the Scotia Arc, and the location of protected areas in the region. With an overview of the region. Folds out to 39 x 43 inches. (ANT129, $24.95)
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