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	10,001 Titillating Tidbits of Avian Trivia • Frank Todd • REFERENCE • 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 • OUT OF PRINT • Herbert Ponting's extraordinary documentary footage of Scott's expedition. (ANT111, $29.95)
	About This Life, Journeys on the Threshold of Memory • Barry Lopez • ANTHOLOGY • 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. (GEN42, $13.95)
	The Adelie Penguin, Bellwether of Climate Change • David Ainley • Lucia deLeris • NATURAL HISTORY • A comprehensive survey of research into the ecology, biology and behavior of the Adelie. (ANT185, $75.00)
	Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail, Five Firsthand Narratives • Elliot Snow • EXPLORATION • OUT OF PRINT • 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. (ANT57, $11.95)
	Albatrosses • W. L. N. Tickell • NATURAL HISTORY • 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. (FG49, $75.00)
	An Alien in Antarctica, Reflections upon Forty Years of Exploration and Research • Charles Swithinbank • NATURAL HISTORY • Swithinbank writes of his experiences as a Brit in the U.S. Antarctic Program. (ANT66, $49.95)
	Alone, The Classic Polar Adventure • Richard E. Byrd • Kieran Mulvaney • EXPLORATION • The classic journal kept by Byrd through the long Antarctic night. (ANT74, $21.95)
	The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay • Michael Chabon • LITERATURE • A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York (and the Antarctic). (ANT175, $16.00)
	Antarctic Birds • David Parmelee • NATURAL HISTORY • A beautifully illusstrated, comprehensive account of the birds of the Antarctic Peninsula featuring Dr. Parmelee's watercolor illustrations and photographs. (ANT22, $39.95)
	Antarctic Eyewitness, South with Mawson and Shackleton's Argonauts • Charles Laseron • Frank Hurley • Tim Bowden • EXPLORATION • A facsimile edition of two great Antarctic expeditions, both involving Frank Hurley. (ANT132, $17.95)
	Antarctic Oasis, Under the Spell of South Georgia • Pauline Carr • Tim Carr • NATURAL HISTORY • An oversized portrait of South Georgia, featuring 100 stunning color photographs, by Tim and Pauline Carr, the yachtsmen who have made the extraordinary island their home. (ANT44, $40.00)
	Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea Map • British Antarctic Survey • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • Here's the map Antarctic-bound travelers have been waiting for: an authoritative, beautifully colored chart, showing contours, bathymetry, elevation, ice shelves, coastline and geologic features of the Peninsula south to the Ellsworth Mountains. We also carry the BAS map of Anvers Island and Brabant Island, illustrating the heart of the Antarctic cruising area. (ANT228, $24.95) (ANT129, $24.95)
	Antarctic Peninsula Map • Zagier & Urruty Maps • A map of the Antarctic Peninsula produced in Argentina, which covers the typical cruising range at the excellent scale of 1:1,500.00. In Spanish and English. (ANT120, $14.95)
	Antarctic Peninsula, BAS Minimap 3 • British Antarctic Survey • A pocket-size, foldup map of the Antarctic Peninsula at a scale of 1:10,000,000. (ANT127, $6.95)
	Antarctica • Kim Stanley Robinson • LITERATURE • A thriller set in Antarctica in the next century. (ANT49, $7.99)
	Antarctica ITMB map • ITMB • 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 BAS (Misc) 11 • British Antarctic Survey • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A fold-up map of the continent at a scale of 1:10,000,000 and based on the latest surveys. (ANT130, $17.95)
	Antarctica Unveiled • David Yelverton • EXPLORATION • A comprehensive, deatiled history of Scott's first Antarctic expedition. (ANT138, $34.95)
	Antarctica, An Adventure of a Different Nature • IMAX • EXPLORATION • A breathtakingly beautiful IMAX documentary of Antarctic wildlife, research and exploration featuring innovative aerial and underwater photography. 38 minutes. (ANT199, $19.99)
	Antarctica, An Encyclopedia from Abbott Ice Shelf to Zooplankton • Mary Trewby • NATURAL HISTORY • A team associated with he New Zealand Antarctic program have compiled an eclectic A-to-Z of 1,000 Antarctic terms, including historic expeditions, wildlife, history, politics, science, tourism and much more. With maps and 250 color photographs. (ANT192, $35.00)
	Antarctica, Both Heaven and Hell • Reinhold Messner • Jill Neate • EXPLORATION • 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 • OUT OF PRINT • An anthology of eyewitness reports by 14 Antarctic explorers raging from Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen to Edmund Hillary. Excellent reading. (ANT109, $18.95)
	Antarctica, The Blue Continent • David McGonigal • Lynn Woodworth • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • OUT OF PRINT • A masterful, generously illustrated primer on everything Antarctic with hundreds of photographs, an especially good regional overview and glorious full-color maps. (ANT193, $29.95)
	At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales • H.P. Lovecraft • LITERATURE • Strange and scary tales by the master of Gothic fiction, which concern -- among other things -- undiscovered mountains and odd happenings on the Antarctic plateau. (ANT174, $14.00)
	The Battle for the Falklands • Max Hastings • Simon Jenkins • HISTORY • A gripping eyewitness account of the 1982 Falklands war. It includes a history of the islands, but the primary focus is a detailed account of the conflict. (ANT91, $24.95)
	Before the Heroes Came, Antarctica in the 1890s • Tim Baughman • EXPLORATION • 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, and other early explorers. (ANT105, $16.00)
	Beyond Cape Horn, Travels in the Antarctic • Charles Neider • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Neider combines his own experiences with three remarkable interviews and a look at the scientists, explorers, sealers and whalers who came before in this marvelous account. (ANT184, $17.95)
	Birds of the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic • George E. Watson • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Islands, long the standard. With color plates, range maps and detailed species accounts (ANT99, $25.95)
	The Birthday Boys • Beryl Bainbridge • LITERATURE • 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 five members of Captain Robert Scott's last expedition: Evans, Wilson, Scott, Bowers and Oates. (ANT07, $10.95)
	Cape Horn • Felix Riesenberg • William A. Briesemeister • EXPLORATION • Captain Riesenberg writes from his own experience as a mariner, weaving a lively tale of exploration and discovery in this masterful history of the Horn, first published in 1939. (PAT10, $39.95)
	Cherry, A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard • Sara Wheeler • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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. (ANT168, $14.95)
	The Coldest March, Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition • Susan Solomon • EXPLORATION • Solomon draws on extensive meteorological data and her own experience as an atmospheric scientist in the Antarctic in this exhaustively researched and fresh account of Scott's last expedition. (ANT154, $16.95)
	Edge of the World: Ross Island, Antarctica • Charles Neider • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A memorable account of adventures at Ross Island and the South Pole, including Neider's mishap with a helicopter on Mt. Erebus. With a nice selection of detailed maps and black-and-white photographs. (ANT157, $19.95)
	Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans • Bernard Stonehouse • NATURAL HISTORY • 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, $535.00)
	The Endurance, Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition • Caroline Alexander • EXPLORATION • A retelling of the ill-fated expedition featuring 170 well chosen photographs by Shackleton's expedition photographer Frank Hurley -- many previously unpublished. (ANT67, $29.95)
	Falkland Islands Explorer Map • Ocean Explorer Maps • Not just a full color map, this double-sided beauty features a detailed map of the Falkland Islands at scale of 1:250,000 along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration. (ANT180, $11.95)
	Flying Upside Down, True Tales of an Antarctic Pilot • Mark A. Hinebaugh • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Hinebaugh writes of the wonder and peril he faced as a naval aviator in Antarctica. (ANT156, $34.95)
	Galen Rowell's Poles Apart, Postcard's from the Ends of the Earth • Galen Rowell • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A selection of 22 glossy, full-color postcards. (ANT151, $9.00)
	Great White South • Herbert Ponting • Roland Huntford • EXPLORATION • OUT OF PRINT • Ponting's classic and often revealing account account of Scott's last expedition. (ANT94, $18.95)
	The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 • Ernest Shackleton • EXPLORATION • Shackleton's own account of his first expedition. (ANT92, $16.95)
	Ice Bound, A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole • Jerri Nielsen • Maryanne Vollers • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (ANT186, $14.95)
	Ice Reich • William Dietrich • LITERATURE • This page-turning science fiction novel about Antartica is a lot of fun. (ANT59, $7.50)
	The Ice, A Journey to Antarctica • Stephen J. Pyne • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An exhilarating, philosophical meditation on ice, this exhilarating 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 • Excerpts from the famous accounts of suffering and courage in the cold by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Ernest Shackleton, Douglas Mawson and other polar explorers. (ANT118, $16.95)
	The Last Place on Earth • Masterpiece Theatre • HISTORY • Martin Shaw, the Norwegian actor Sverre Anker Ousdal, Hugh Grant, Max von Sydow and the venerable Bill Nighy co-star in this dramatic recreation of one of the 20th century's greatest adventures, the race to the South Pole. (ANT90, $39.98)
	The Last Place on Earth, Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole • Roland Huntford • Paul Theroux • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE • Huntford's absorbing dual biography is a rousing tale. Clearly an admirer of Amundsen, Huntford interweaves the story of the two expeditions, contrasting Amundsen's well-planned campaign with Scott's many follies. (ANT100, $15.95)
	Lonely Planet Antarctica • Jeff Rubin • GUIDEBOOK • The enterprising Rubin reeled in friends and contributors for this compact, surprisingly handy guide to Antarctica, including expert chapters on Antarctic science, conservation and wildlife along with well-considered detail of what to expect on a voyage south. This new edition includes expanded coverage of Ushuaia, the Falkands and South Georgia. (ANT139, $27.99)
	Mawson's Will, The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written • Leonard Bickel • EXPLORATION • The classic tale of Sir Douglas Mawson's 1911 journey back to camp after losing his two men, his dogs, and most of his food and equipment. (ANT121, $15.00)
	Mawson, A Life • Philip Ayres • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • OUT OF PRINT • A comprehensive biography of Sir Douglas Mawson. (ANT144, $24.95)
	Moon Handbook Patagonia • Wayne Bernhardson • GUIDEBOOK • This practical guide covers where to go and what to do in southern South America from Puerto Montt and the Lake District to Perito Moreno, Torres del Paine and Tierra del Fuego. (PAT73, $21.95)
	Mountains of Madness, A Scientists's Odyssey in Antarctica • John Long • Tim Bowden • EXPLORATION • A lively account of two fossil hunting expeditions in Antarctica. (ANT143, $24.95)
	The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket • Edgar Allen Poe • Jeffrey Meyers • LITERATURE • The richly imagined tale of an adventurous (and unfortunate) stowaway on a whaling ship. 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. (ANT173, $9.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to Marine Mammals of the World • Randall Reeves • Pieter Folkens • FIELD GUIDE • 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 color photographs and an overview of range, habitat, behavior, status and conservation. (FG58, $28.95)
	Natural History of the Antarctic Peninsula • Sanford Moss • Lucia de Leiris • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome illustrated primer covering the environment, ecology and wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula. Complementing the text are attractive black-and-white illustrations. (ANT08, $30.50)
	The Nature of Penguins • Jonathan Chester • NATURAL HISTORY • Expedition leader, author and photographer Chester presents a beautiful collection of full-color penguin photographs along with accompanying essays on these much-loved birds. (ANT19, $17.95)
	Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Map • Auto Mapa • Beautifully detailed, this bestselling physical relief map shows Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:1,000,000 scale with an overview of southern South America, the Valdes Peninsula and national parks along with street plans for Ushuaia, R�o Gallegos, Puerto Madryn, Bariloche, Trelew and Comodoro Rivadavia. (PAT07, $14.95)
	Penguin • Frans Lanting • NATURAL HISTORY • Lanting's extraordinary portfolio of 114 penguin portraits, including king penguins on South Georgia and photogenic emperor young. (ANT198, $9.99)
	Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World • Kevin Schafer • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A collection of stunning penguin photographs and essays by veteran expedition leader Kevin Schafer, recording his many voyages all around the Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic islands, Galapagos and South Africa, including a memorable section on his favorite place of all, Enderby Island in the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic. (ANT131, $49.95)
	Penguins: 23 Postcards • Jonathan Chester • Full-color penguins, suitable for mailing. (ANT33, $8.95)
	Pilgrims on the Ice, Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition • Tim Baughman • EXPLORATION • 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. (ANT106, $18.95)
	Polar Explorers for Kids • Maxine Snowden • EXPLORATION • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • The history and adventures of 16 polar explorers, including Erik the Red, Henry Hudson, Robert Peary, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, are brought to life in 21 puzzles, games, projects and activities for kids ages 9 and up. (ARC191, $16.95)
	Polar Extremes, The World of Lincoln Ellsworth • Beekman Pool • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (ANT195, $24.95)
	Poles Apart • Galen Rowell • NATURAL HISTORY • 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. (ANT27, $39.95)
	The Race to the White Continent, Voyages to the Antarctic • Alan Gurney • EXPLORATION • Gurney captures the fanfare, ego and discovery of 19th-century polar exploration in this compelling narrative of the 1837-1842 Antarctic voyages of Dumont d'Urville, James Clark Ross and Charles Wilkes. (ANT136, $15.95)
	Scott of the Antarctic • Elsbeth Huxley • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A classic biography of Scott, elegantly written. (ANT50, $24.95)
	Shackleton • Roland Huntford • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This outstanding biography of "the boss" captures in vivid detail the remarkable Shackleton and his legendary leadership. (ANT39, $18.95)
	Shackleton's Boat Journey • Sir Edmund Hillary • Frank Worsley • EXPLORATION • This classic account by the captain of the Endurance features the team's remarkable two-week boat journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia. (ANT72, $14.95)
	Shackleton's Captain, A Biography of Frank Worsley • John Bell Thomson • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • OUT OF PRINT • A comprehensive biography of the captain of the Endurance. (ANT77, $16.95)
	Shackleton's Forgotten Men, The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic • Rt. Hon. Lord Shackleton • Leonard Bickel • EXPLORATION • The tale of Shackleton's team on the Ross Ice Shelf, who completed a 199-day sledge journey under harrowing conditions. (ANT103, $19.95)
	Shackleton, An Irishman in Antarctica • John MacKenna • Jonathan Shackleton • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A short, handsomely produced biography featruing 98 archival illustrations. (ANT194, $29.95)
	Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises • Mark Carwardine • FIELD GUIDE • 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)
	South Georgia Explorer Map • Ocean Explorer Maps • Not just a full color map, this double-sided beauty features a detailed map of South Georgia at scale of 1:250,000, along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration. (ANT179, $11.95)
	The South Pole, An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram, 1910-1912 • Roald Amundsen • Roland Huntford • EXPLORATION • Amundsen's vivid narrative, first published as 2 volumes, reflects his modesty -- and focus on the practical details of getting to the Pole. (ANT148, $26.00)
	South, A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage • Ernest Shackleton • EXPLORATION • Shackleton's own account of his great adventure -- a classic of polar exploration. (ANT48, $15.95)
	South, Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition • Frank Hurley • EXPLORATION • The original 1919 film produced by expedition photographer Frank Hurley and Ernest Shackleton, tinted, toned and restored by the British Film Institute. (ANT164, $29.95)
	South, The Endurance Expedition • Ernest Shackleton • EXPLORATION • Shackleton's classic first-person account of the loss of the Endurance. (ANT61, $19.95)
	South, The Endurance Expedition • Ernest Shackleton • EXPLORATION • A mass market edition of the Shackleton classic. (ANT96, $7.99)
	South, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 • Ernest Shackleton • Peter King • EXPLORATION • A handsome edition, much enriched by expedition photographs and explanatory notes. Shackleton chronicles the departure from South Georgia, his time on the ice, the extraordinary boat journey and rescue on Elephant Island. (ANT89, $19.95)
	The Southern Sky Guide • David Ellyard • SCIENCE • A primer of the southern sky for the amateur astronomer. With 24 outstanding charts by Wil Tirion and an introductory chapter on skywatching. (SCI05, $24.99)
	Southern South America Map • ITMB • A handsome physical map showing the southern half of South America. At a scale of 1:2,800,000. (SAM04, $9.95)
	Terra Incognita, Travels in Antarctica • Sara Wheeler • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A fine portrait of modern Antarctic scientists (and cooks and truck drivers), Wheeler's book weaves stories of modern adventure with commentary on the heroic age of exploration. A thoroughly enjoyable, anecdotal tribute. (ANT45, $15.00)
	Through the First Antarctic Night • Frederick A. Cook • EXPLORATION • Cook's account of the voyage of the Belgica, under the command of Adrian Gerlache, who explored and named many of the features along the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. (ANT102, $19.95)
	Victim of the Aurora • Thomas Keneally • LITERATURE • 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. (ANT64, $13.00)
	The Voyage of Discovery, Scott's First Antarctic Expedition, Vol. I • Robert Falcon Scott • EXPLORATION • OUT OF PRINT • Volume one of Scott's account. (ANT160, $35.00)
	The Voyage of Discovery, Scott's First Antarctic Expedition, Vol. II • Robert Falcon Scott • EXPLORATION • OUT OF PRINT • Volume two of Scott's account. (ANT161, $35.00)
	Voyage to the End of the World, Tales from the Great Ice Barrier • David Burke • EXPLORATION • 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. (ANT176, $21.95)
	The Voyages of Discovery: The Illustrated History of Scott's Ship • Ann Savours • HISTORY • A magisterial history of the polar expedition ship. (ANT83, $29.95)
	With Byrd at the South Pole, the Story of Little America • Joseph Rucker • Willard Van der Veer • EXPLORATION • The Academy-Award winning tale of Byrd's expedition to Antarctica. (ANT165, $29.95)

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