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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $70, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXHWI58)		  
National Geographic Hawaii  • 
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES
A guidebook to Hawaii, published by National Geographic in their attractive, visual style. The guide features many photographs, maps and good information on history, nature, culture and travel. (HWI87, $22.95)		   National Geographic Hawaii
Hawaii, Travellers' Wildlife Guides  •  Les Beletsky
FIELD GUIDE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES
An all-around field guide intended for the curious traveler, this handbook features color illustrations of commonly-encountered birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and coral reef creatures. It also includes a good introduction to Hawaii, its natural history and conservation. It's a well written overview of just about everything natural you are likely to see, which like the other volumes in the series, showcases the author's ostentatiously bad sense of humor. It's rife with puns. (HWI50, $27.95)		   Hawaii, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
Travelers' Tales Hawai'i True Stories  •  Rick Carroll
ANTHOLOGY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 394 PAGES
A revised anthology of terrific writing on the nature and culture of Hawaii by Paul Theroux, John McPhee, Maxine Hong Kingston and others. (HWI91, $18.95)		   Travelers' Tales Hawai'i True Stories
Hawaii Map, the Big Island  •  Univ Hawaii
2011 •  PAPER
Eighth Edition. Features of the latest edition of cartographer Jams Beir's full-color map of the Big Island include detailed road networks, large-scale inset maps of towns, points of interest (historic, natural, and cultural), hiking trails, parks, beaches, waterfalls, peaks, and ridges (with altitudes), and more than 2,200 place names (index included). (HWI169, $4.99)		   Hawaii Map, the Big Island



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Hawaiian Islands Map  •  Nelles    •  A map of all the individual Hawaiian Islands, including maps of O'ahu, Kaua'i, Maui, Moloka'i and Lana'i at 1:150,000 and of Hawai'i at 1:330,000. Includes an inset map of Waikiki. (HWI42, $13.95)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide Hawaii  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An on-the-ground guide to the Hawaiian Islands -- handsome, comprehensive and superb. (HWI46, $23.00)
 		  
Island World, A History of Hawai'i and the United States  •  Gary Y. Okihiro   • HISTORY  •  Okihiro gives the history of Hawaii and the United States a lucid retelling -- he focuses on the island's impact on the country, rather than the reverse, with beautifully written chapters on Hawaiian arts and culture, missionaries, the gold rush, Hawaiian emigrants and other topics. (HWI216, $21.95)
 		  
Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands  •  Gavan Daws   • HISTORY  •  A vivid, scholarly history of Hawaii, from Cook's first visit to the islands in 1778 through statehood. A classic, well-told history, first published in 1968. (HWI02, $20.99)
 		  
The Death of Captain Cook, A Hero Made and Unmade  •  Glyn Williams   • HISTORY  •  Williams explores the life and legacy of Cook, the evidence surrounding his death, burnishing of his reputation by the British Admiralty and current academic kerfuffle over his reputation. (PAC208, $19.95)
 		  
Uncommon Grounds, The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World  •  Mark Pendergrast   • HISTORY  •  A history of the world through the lens of the coffee trade since its inception in Ethiopia. (GEN463, $21.00)
 		  
Born in Paradise  •  Armine von Tempski   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  The autobiographical tale of childhood on a Maui ranch in the early part of this century. A classic account of old Hawaii, warm-spirited and evocative. (HWI21, $14.95)
 		  
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen  •  Liliuokalani   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this important history and poignant plea for sovereignty, Queen Liliuokalani herself, deposed by the United States in 1893, tells the story of her islands. (HWI20, $8.95)
 		  
Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii  •  Mark Twain   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  These observant and often wildly hilarious letters from an 1866 trip display Twain's famous wit. (HWI170, $17.99)
 		  
Behold the Many  •  Lois-Ann Yamanaka   • LITERATURE  •  In this seventh novel, Yamanaka explores multi-faceted immigrant Hawaii through powerful tale of the travails of three sisters in the early 20th century. (HWI195, $14.00)
 		  
Hawaii  •  James A. Michener   • LITERATURE  •  A romantic, fictional overview of the islands' history, people and culture from prehistoric times to statehood in 1959. (HWI17, $17.00)
 		  
Shark Dialogues  •  Kiana Davenport   • LITERATURE  •  Riveting and rich in local imagery, this acclaimed novel follows the lives and loves of seven generations of Hawaiian women. (HWI03, $18.00)
 		  
Sleeping Beauties  •  Susanna Moore   • LITERATURE  •  A fine novel featuring some beautifully rendered passages on the islands. It's the story of a young runaway, her eccentric aunt (an expert on local lore), and an opportunity to escape island life. (HWI18, $13.00)
 		  
Tales of the Pacific  •  Jack London   • LITERATURE  •  Jack London spent the last year and a half of his life in and around the Hawaiian Islands. This collection of tales, skirting the line between fiction and non-fiction, is some of his last and best writing, richly evoking the islands. (PAC02, $12.00)
 		  
The Refuge  •  Sue Henry   • MYSTERY  •  Just back home in Alaska after nine months on the road, the sixty-something amateur sleuth flies off to Hawaii to help a friend in need. (HWI227, $6.99)
 		  
Where There's a Will  •  Aaron J. Elkins   • MYSTERY  •  In this 12th Gideon Oliver mystery, Hawaiian history and culture form the backdrop for a horrific murder. The anthropologist visits the islands for relaxation, yet quickly becomes intrigued by the mysterious killing of two Swedish cattle ranchers. (HWI92, $7.99)
 		  
Chasing Lava, A Geologist's Adventures at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory  •  Wendell A. Duffield   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An abundantly illustrated and lively overview of volcanoes, volcanism, plate tectonics, hot spots and field work from a geologist at Kilauea. (HWI184, $16.00)
 		  
Kilauea Mountain of Fire  •  Nova   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This episode in the Nova series captures the drama and science of one of the world's most active volcanoes. F. Murray Abraham narrates. (HWI234, $19.99)
 		  
Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth  •  Maurice Krafft   • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  By the great French volcanologist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1992), this pocket guide features hundreds of full-color paintings, traces the study of volcanoes from early myth and legend to modern science. (GEO06, $15.95)
 		  
A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific  •  H. Douglas Pratt   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This landmark field guide with chapters on the islands and habitats features superb color plates by Pratt and a checklist of birds. (HWI32, $45.00)
 		  
Hawaii Fishwatcher's Field Guide  •  I. Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A handy, laminated card featuring full color illustrations of 60 common and spectacular denizens of Hawaiian coral reefs. (HWI53, $7.50)
 		  
Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species  •  James Kavanagh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Includes illustrations of over 120 plant species. (HWI239, $5.95)
 		  
Hawaiian Marine Invertebrates, Shells of Hawaii  •  I. Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient laminated double-sided card featuring full color illustrations of cowries, cones and other shells, crabs, corals and other invertebrates. (HWI54, $7.50)
 		  
Shore Fishes of Hawaii  •  John Randall   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A pocket field guide to all the reef fishes that a casual snorkeler or diver is likely to see. (HWI55, $19.99)
 		  
 
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