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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $95, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGPS91)		  
Galapagos, A Natural History  •  Michael H. Jackson
NATURAL HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 316 PAGES • BEST SELLER • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This comprehensive overview of the habitats, plants, birds, and animals of the islands, written with the curious visitor in mind, is practically mandatory reading. It's the single best overview of the archipelago. Jackson also includes a useful bibliography, wildlife checklists and a list of plants by vegetation zone. Illustrated with many charts and maps, we refer to the book often. (GPS03, $34.95)		   Galapagos, A Natural History
Galapagos, World's End  •  William Beebe
EXPLORATION •  1988 •  PAPER  • 442 PAGES
A wry, wonderfully evocative account of a 1924 scientific expedition, including an excellent chapter on the human history of the Galapagos by Ruth Rose. A contemporary reviewer wrote, "Galapagos is a glorious book. It is high romance, exact science and wild adventure." Originally published in 1924, this facsimile edition includes the original black-and-white illustrations and photographs with many of the original color engravings reproduced on the covers. (GPS01, $18.95)		   Galapagos, World's End
The Beak of the Finch  •  Jonathan Weiner
NATURAL HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 332 PAGES
An entire book about two biologists studying drab finches on a desert island? This Pulitzer Prize-winning work is an accessible look at the modern debate on the mode and rhythm of evolution-- using the story of Peter and Rosemary Grant and their field work on Daphne Major as an example. The Beak of the Finch is readable, illuminating and authoritative -- a classic example of great science writing. (GPS08, $16.00)		   The Beak of the Finch
Wildlife of the Galapagos  •  Julian Fitter  •  Daniel Fitter  •  David Hosking
FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 254 PAGES
A compact guide to Galapagos nature and wildlife, featuring 400 color photographs, as well as an overview of the history, climate, evolution and geology of the islands, and helpful full color visitor site maps. It includes not only birds and well-known reptiles, but also a sampling of the plants, invertebrates and coastal and marine life. (GPS47, $19.95)		   Wildlife of the Galapagos
Galapagos Islands Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer Maps
2005 •  MAP
A detailed map of the Galapagos archipelago for the traveler at a scale of 1:400,000, including illustrated biographies of famous visitors, a brief wildlife guide with color photographs, a map of Darwin's route. Designed and published by intrepid expedition leader and editor Nigel Sitwell. (GPS68, $11.95)		   Galapagos Islands Explorer Map
Galapagos, Discovery on Darwin's Islands  •  David Steadman
NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
Offered as a bonus book in the Galapagos Essential Reading package for just $1.00!. All the birds, mammals, reptiles and other vertebrates of the Galapagos are beautifully illustrated in this insightful overview of natural history and evolution by a researcher who has worked throughout the islands. Steadman's brother Lee provides the full-color, full-page watercolor illustrations (GPS05, $1.00)		   Galapagos, Discovery on Darwin's Islands



Also Recommended

Charles Darwin Slept Here  •  John Woram   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Voyage of the Beagle  •  Charles Darwin   • EXPLORATION • 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, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America. (GPS02, $12.95)
 		  
The Boy on the Back of the Turtle  •  Paul Quarrington   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
 		  
The Panama Hat Trail  •  Tom Miller   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
 		  
Galapagos, A Novel  •  Kurt Vonnegut   • LITERATURE  •  In this madcap classic Vonnegut looks back from a future where the human race has been wiped out - all except for a small group stranded in the Galapagos on the Nature Cruise of the Century. (GPS10, $15.00)
 		  
Galapagos: The Enchanted Islands, Through Writer's Eyes  •  John Hickman   • ANTHOLOGY  •  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)
 		  
Evolution's Workshop  •  Edward J. Larson   • SCIENCE  •  A vivid history of the Galapagos and the role of the islands as a crucible of evolutionary ideas, written by a Pulitzer Prize winner. Along with Darwin, it covers the discovery of the islands, the visits of Hancock and Beebe, the influence of the United States during WWII and the establishment of the national park. (GPS50, $16.95)
 		  
Galapagos, Exploring Darwin's Tapestry  •  John Hess   • NATURAL HISTORY • NEW  •  Professor Hess pulls off the rare trick of being both scientifically accurate and inviting in this illustrated coffee-table primer on Galapagos, its geology, evolution and magnificent wildlife. (GPS91, $49.95)
 		  
Galapagos, Preserving Darwin's Legacy  •  Tui De Roy   • NATURAL HISTORY • NEW  •  Tui de Roy corralled researchers and friends for this stunning survey of the natural history, ecology and conservation of the Galapagos. With 450 breathtaking color photographs and chapters by Jack Grove (fishes), Peter and Rosemary Grant (finches), Dennis Geist (geology) and many other scientists. (GPS90, $49.95)
 		  
Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World  •  Paul D. Stewart   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  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, The Islands That Changed the World  •  Paul D. Stewart   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Now on Blue-Ray, this stunning three-part BBC documentary captures the rugged beauty, allure, wildlife and history of the archipelago like never before. We also carry the companion book to the BBC series (GPS78, $29.95). (GPS79, $19.98)
 		  
Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands  •  Andy Swash  •  Robert Stills   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This strikingly compact, comprehensive field guide features 500 color photographs, distribution maps and information on status, habitat and behavior. (GPS49, $28.00)
 		  
Flowering Plants of the Galapagos  •  Conley McMullen  •  Ghillean Prance   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Indispensable for the botanically minded, this excellent guide features color photographs of 436 species, an overview of ecology and habitats, and a plant checklist for each visitor site. (GPS40, $35.00)
 		  
Galapagos Wildlife  •  Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This fold-up, laminated card guide, with color drawings, will appeal to the whole family. (GPS51, $5.95)
 		  
Galapagos Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide  •  David Horwell  •  Pete Oxford   • FIELD GUIDE • 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)
 		  
Reef Fish Identification, Galapagos  •  Paul Humann   • FIELD GUIDE  •  With its hundreds of well chosen color photographs and descriptions, this field guide is essential for underwater enthusiasts. (DIV04, $39.95)
 		  
 
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