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City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

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A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories

Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories


by Herman Melville

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 385 PAGES

This collection of short fiction includes Las Encantadas, set in a highly stylized Galapagos (which Melville visited during his whaling days). (GPS37, $10.00)

Birds of Ecuador, A Field Guide

Birds of Ecuador, A Field Guide


by Paul Greenfield | Robert Ridgely

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 740 PAGES

A comprehensive, gorgeous and exhaustively researched field guide to the birds of Ecuador (and adjacent countries), featuring 96 color plates. It's also the best bird guide for travelers in the Peruvian Amazon. (EDR08, $55.00)

Birds of Ecuador, Vol. 1: Status, Distribution and Taxonomy

Birds of Ecuador, Vol. 1: Status, Distribution and Taxonomy


by Paul Greenfield | Robert Ridgely

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 848 PAGES

An comprehensive account of the conservation, ecology and taxonomy of birds in Ecuador. (EDR07, $89.95)

The Birds of Ecuador, Vol. I and II

The Birds of Ecuador, Vol. I and II


by Robert Ridgely | Paul Greenfield

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 1632 PAGES

Two-volume set with slipcase. (EDR14, $130.00)

The Boy on the Back of the Turtle

The Boy on the Back of the Turtle


by Paul Quarrington

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

Humorist, novelist and family man on a quest, Quarrington offers an entertaining account of a Galapagos voyage in the company of his seven-year-old daughter and seventy-year-old father. (GPS65, $14.95)

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin


by David King

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A new addition to DK's acclaimed Biography series, this is a detailed and accessible chronicle of Darwin's life, sure to grab the interest of young readers. With more than 100 full-color photographs and illustrations. (NAT109, $5.99)

Charles Darwin Slept Here

Charles Darwin Slept Here


by John Woram

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 441 PAGES

John Woram recounts with verve and humor the human history of the archipelago, featuring a colorful cast of buccaneers, scientists and adventurers. With archival drawings, maps and extensive notes. (GPS71, $27.95)

Charles Darwin's Beagle Diary


by Richard Darwin Keynes

  • SCIENCE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 494 PAGES

Keynes provides commentary, a selection of watercolor illustrations and drawings and explanatory notes for this definitive edition of Darwin's Beagle Diary, 1831-1836. (SCI169, $52.00)

Charles Darwin: Voyaging, A Biography

Charles Darwin: Voyaging, A Biography


by Janet Browne

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 605 PAGES

This first volume of the acclaimed biography of Darwin covers the first part of his life as he develops the earth-shattering ideas that culminate in the publication of On the Origin of Species. (GPS29, $27.95)

Darwin for Beginners

Darwin for Beginners


by Jonathan Miller

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

The man and his ideas, presented in graphic cartoon style by the talented Jonathan Miller. (NAT21, $14.00)

Darwin, Discovering the Tree of Life

Darwin, Discovering the Tree of Life


by Niles Eldredge

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

A companion book to an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History (November 19, 2005 - May 29, 2006), this richly illustrated celebration of Darwin, his life and ideas, brings together manuscripts, artifacts and materials collected by Darwin aboard the Beage with curator Eldredge's illuminating essays on natural selection. (NAT82, $35.00)

Darwin, The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist


by Adrian Desmond | James Moore

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 808 PAGES

An influential, vividly written biography of Darwin by expert James Moore. (GEN13, $23.95)

Darwinism and Its Discontents

Darwinism and Its Discontents


by Michael Ruse

  • SCIENCE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

Ruse lays out the facts of evolution along with the mechanism, challenges, science and philosophy in this articulate appreciation and overview of "the single best idea anyone has ever had." (SCI164, $22.00)

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex


by Charles Darwin

  • SCIENCE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 864 PAGES

Darwin's great work on human evolution, published to much controversy in 1871. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Adrian Desmond. (NAT87, $18.00)

Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches

Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches


by Peter R. Grant | Jonathan Weiner

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 492 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

This is a scholarly, readable account by Peter Grant, who has devoted his life's work to the evolution and ecology of these curious Galapagos birds. (GPS44, $41.00)

Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Travellers' Wildlife Guides


by David Pearson | Les Beletsky

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 485 PAGES

An excellent guide to Ecuador's wildlife, featuring concise descriptions and color illustrations of 500 frequently encountered reptiles and amphibians, birds, mammals and insects. The Galapagos Islands get a separate chapter and section of illustrations. (GPS34, $29.95)

Ecuador in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture

Ecuador in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture


by Wilma Roos | Omer van Renterghem

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 100 PAGES

This slim guide provides a lively overview of Ecuador's history, cultural heritage and political, environmental and economic challenges. (EDR02, $12.95)

Ecuador Map

Ecuador Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2005
  • MAP

A detailed laminated map of Ecuador at a scale of 1:1,000,000, with detailed insets of Quito, Guayaquil, Galapagos and the Ecuadorian Amazon on the reverse. (EDR03, $10.95)

Ecuador Reader, History, Culture, Politics

Ecuador Reader, History, Culture, Politics


by Carlos De La Torre | Steve Striffler

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 437 PAGES

A portrait of a nation. This lively sourcebook gathers selections from long out-of-print travel accounts, articles, interviews, poems, literary excerpts (and even a recipe) to document the vitality and diversity of modern Ecuador. (EDR24, $26.95)

Ecuador, A Travel Journal

Ecuador, A Travel Journal


by Henri Michaux | Robin Magowan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A brief, querulous and entirely wonderful narrative of the modernist painter Michaux's travels with the poet Gangotena, strong on color and personality. Its many pleasures include an unbeatable description of Quito's accursed mountain weather. (EDR16, $17.95)

Ecuador, Galapagos Islands Map

Ecuador, Galapagos Islands Map


by National Geographic Society

  • 2011
  • MAP

This double-sided, waterproof map covers Ecuador in splendid detail (1:750:00) and also includes a Galapagos map (1:1 million). (EDR22, $11.95)

Ever Since Darwin, Reflections in Natural History

Ever Since Darwin, Reflections in Natural History


by Stephen Jay Gould

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In these delightful essays, enormously well-informed, thoughtful and a joy to read, Gould explicates the wonders of evolution. His essay on natural selection is one of the clearest statements of how evolution works that we've encountered. (NAT15, $15.95)

Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory

Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory


by Edward Larson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A clearheaded, engrossing brief history of ideas about evolution from the 18th century to the present by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. (NAT64, $14.95)

A Field Guide to Sea Stars and Other Echinoderms of the Galapagos

A Field Guide to Sea Stars and Other Echinoderms of the Galapagos


by Cleveland P. Hickman

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 83 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A spiral-bound field guide to sea stars, urchins and sea cucumbers of Galapagos. (GPS31, $18.95)

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America


by Roger Tory Peterson | Rosemary McKenna

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 420 PAGES

A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $20.00)

The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands

The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands


by Jack Grove | Robert Lavenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 936 PAGES

An essential reference documenting 437 species of fish in the Galapagos. (GPS32, $145.00)

Flora of the Galapagos Islands


by Ira Wiggins | Duncan Porter

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1971
  • HARD COVER
  • 988 PAGES

The standard reference. (GPS43, $150.00)

Fossils, Finches, and Fuegians


by Richard Darwin Keynes

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

An account of the Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin's adventures and scientific discoveries. (SAM51, $52.00)

Frommer's Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands

Frommer's Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands


by Eliot Greenspan

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (GPS81, $23.99)

The Galapagos Islands: Exploring, Enjoying & Understanding Darwin's Enchanted Islands

The Galapagos Islands: Exploring, Enjoying & Understanding Darwin's Enchanted Islands


by Marylee Stephenson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 159 PAGES

A practical guide to the archipelago, featuring an extensive 70-page section on popular visitor sites, travel tips, maps and color illustrations. (GPS41, $16.95)

Galapagos Marine Life Series, Four Field Guides

Galapagos Marine Life Series, Four Field Guides


by Cleveland P. Hickman

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 673 PAGES

Beautifully illusrtated and authoritative, these four spiral-bound Galapagos field guides, prepared in collaboration with the Charles Darwin Research Station, include Sea Stars and other Echinoderms, Marine Molluscs, Crustaceans, and Corals and other Radiates. (GPS88, $75.00)

Galapagos Safari Companion

Galapagos Safari Companion


by Alain Pons

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES

A colorful illustrated guide to wildlife, photographic opportunities and travel. There are beautiful photographs on every page, each accompanied by a caption with photography tips for travellers looking to get the most out of their cameras. (GPS80, $14.95)

Galapagos Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide

Galapagos Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide


by David Horwell | Pete Oxford

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 156 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

With chapters on visitor sites, history, conservation and habitats, this compact photographic guide introduces birds, reptiles, marine and other life of the archipelago. (GPS38, $22.99)

Galapagos, A Natural History

Galapagos, A Natural History


by John Kricher

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 221 PAGES

A lively, compact natural history of the islands and their role in evolutionary thought. It's a wide-ranging overview that features chapters on human history, geology, setting, Darwin, tortoises, reptiles, birds, and sea creatures. (GPS57, $22.95)

Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World

Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World


by Paul D. Stewart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Stewart and co-authors, associated with the BBC natural history unit, present the natural and human history of the islands in this wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated book, the companion to the BBC series. (GPS78, $29.95)

Galapagos, Wild Portraits

Galapagos, Wild Portraits


by Tui De Roy | Mark Jones

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 111 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
  • OUT OF PRINT

The roving team of Tui and Mark Jones assembled this irresistible compendium of colorful sea lions, blue-footed boobies, sally lightfoot crabs, marine iguanas, whales and other creatures of the Galapagos. (GPS77, $39.95)

Galapagos, World's End

Galapagos, World's End


by William Beebe

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 442 PAGES

This wry, wonderfully evocative account of a 1924 scientific expedition includes an excellent chapter on the human history of the Galapagos. (GPS01, $18.95)

Galapagos: Ocean, Earth, Wind & Fire

Galapagos: Ocean, Earth, Wind & Fire


by Jonathan R. Green

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 183 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A handsome portfolio of color photographs by naturalist-guide, diver and photographer Jonathan Green, including an extensive chapter on underwater life. (GPS72, $49.95)

Galapagos: The Enchanted Islands, Through Writer's Eyes

Galapagos: The Enchanted Islands, Through Writer's Eyes


by John Hickman

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 225 PAGES

John Hickman weaves original accounts by Galapagos whalers, gentleman pirates, fitful castaways, settlers and scientists, including Ambrose Crowley Herman Melville, Charles Darwin and William Beebe, in this these tales of the colorful human history of the archipelago. (GPS89, $29.95)

IMAX - Galapagos

IMAX - Galapagos


by Warner Home Video

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • DVD

Smithsonian scientists take a submersible down 3,000 feet under the Pacific near the Galapagos archipelago. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh. (GPS75, $14.97)

Insight Guide Ecuador and Galapagos

Insight Guide Ecuador and Galapagos


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Presenting the natural history, politics, culture, wildlife and attractions of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands with style and authority. Contributors include Tui de Roy (Galapagos photography), Lynn Meisch (arts, crafts and customs) and Rob Rachoweicki (Oriente/Amazon). (EDR01, $22.99)

Lonesome George, The Life and Loves of the World's Most Famous Tortoise

Lonesome George, The Life and Loves of the World's Most Famous Tortoise


by Henry Nicholls

  • SCIENCE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 231 PAGES

The lone tortoise from Isla Pinta stands at the center of Nicholl's witty, affectionate tale of conservation, reproductive biology and hope. In the tradition of Jonathan Weiner's Pulitzer-Prize-winning Beak of the Finch (GPS08, $14.95), Nicholls shows the marvels of evolution, the nature of the islands and the challenges of conservation though the tale of a single species. (GPS70, $14.95)

Marine Life of the Galapagos

Marine Life of the Galapagos


by Pierre Constant

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 307 PAGES

Subtitled "A Diver's Guide to the Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and Other Marine Animals," this compact Odyssey Guide features 288 color photographs of fish and invertebrates, maps, plans and dive information. (GPS56, $24.95)

Moon Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

Moon Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands


by Ben Westwood

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 450 PAGES

A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions. (GPS87, $19.99)

Odyssey Guide Galapagos

Odyssey Guide Galapagos


by Pierre Constant

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

This compact, illustrated handbook by a veteran naturalist-guide covers the geology and geography, history and wildlife of the islands. With 70 sketch maps of landing sites, 180 color photographs and island-by-island descriptions. (GPS20, $24.95)

On the Origin of Species

On the Origin of Species


by Charles Darwin | Mayr Ernst

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1975
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

A facsimile of the original 1859 edition of the book that changed our view of the world. (NAT19, $23.00)

The Panama Hat Trail

The Panama Hat Trail


by Tom Miller

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

An entertaining and insightful social history of Ecuador -- as told through its hat-making history. It's a classic example of travel writing, and one of the best things written on Ecuador. (EDR15, $14.00)

Peru, Ecuador Map

Peru, Ecuador Map


by Nelles

  • 2005
  • MAP

This sturdy, double-sided travel map at a scale of 1: 2.5 million includes insets of Quito and Lima, Cusco and Lake Titicaca. (AND69, $13.95)

Quito and Northern Ecuador

Quito and Northern Ecuador


by ITMB

  • 2009
  • MAP

A full color map of Quito and surroundings for the traveler, at a scale of 1:12,500. (EDR10, $10.95)

Reluctant Mr. Darwin, An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution

Reluctant Mr. Darwin, An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution


by David Quammen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Quammen hits just the right note in this sprightly tale of the man, his ideas and their impact, weaving well-chosen anecdote, solid science and travel. (NAT94, $14.95)

Tropical Nature

Tropical Nature


by Adrian Forsyth | Ken Miyata

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. (GPS13, $16.00)

Watching Wildlife Galapagos Islands


by David Andrew

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 150 PAGES

A book in the Watching Wildlife series by Lonely Planet, this slim guide features color photographs, maps and succint information on parks, and where to see which animals. (GPS73, $24.99)

 

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