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ANTARCTICA FAMILY ADVENTURE
Worth Looking For
Antarctica, The Blue Continent
• David McGonigal
• Lynn Woodworth
NATURAL HISTORY •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES
• COMING IN
This excellent primer, featuring hundreds of well-chosen photographs and excellent maps, is organized into four sections: environment, geography, nature and wildlife, and exploration. The surveys of Antarctic regions (including a glorious map of the Gerlache Strait) and wildlife are particularly good. We recommend it heartily.
(ANT193, $29.95) |
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Antarctica, An Encyclopedia from Abbott Ice Shelf to Zooplankton
• Mary Trewby
NATURAL HISTORY •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
• COMING IN
What fun. A team of contributing editors, all associated with the New Zealand Antarctic program or otherwise affiliated with the Antarctic, have assembled an eclectic A-to-Z of 1,000 Antarctic terms, covering historic expeditions, climate, wildlife, history, politics, science, tourism and much more. The Antarctic Treaty, Dry Valleys, Exploration, Penguins and the South Pole all get special attention. With maps and 250 well-chosen color photographs from the collection at Natural History New Zealand, the award-winning documentary TV producers.
(ANT192, $35.00) |
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South Georgia Explorer Map
• Ocean Explorer Maps
2002 •
MAP
• COMING IN
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. With elevations, historic sites, place names and descriptions of popular landing sites. Designed for the shipboard traveler by veteran expedition leader Nigel Sitwell.
(ANT179, $11.95) |
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Galen Rowell's Poles Apart, Postcard's from the Ends of the Earth
• Galen Rowell
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1998 •
POSTCARDS
• COMING IN
A selection of 22 glossy, full-color postcards drawn from Rowell's high latitude travels, including penguins, walrus, polar bears, icescapes, landscapes and the northern lights.
(ANT151, $9.00) |
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90 Degrees South, with Scott to the Antarctic
• Herbert Ponting
EXPLORATION •
1933 •
DVD
• COMING IN
Herbert Ponting's extraordinary documentary footage of Scott's expedition. 72 minutes.
(ANT111, $29.95) |
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Great White South
• Herbert Ponting
• Roland Huntford
EXPLORATION •
2001 •
PAPER
• 305 PAGES
• COMING IN
A facsimile edition of Ponting's classic account of Scott's British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913. It includes the 175 expedition photographs featured in the original 1921 text. With a new introduction by Roland Huntford. The dedication reads " To the Undying Memory of my Late Chief and Comrades."
(ANT94, $18.95) |
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Scott of the Antarctic
• Elsbeth Huxley
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1990 •
PAPER
• 303 PAGES
• COMING IN
A classic biography of Scott, elegantly written.
(ANT50, $24.95) |
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Antarctica, The Last Continent
• Kim Heacox
NATURAL HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 199 PAGES
• COMING IN
An illustrated overview of the continent featuring National Geographic's usual careful attention to maps and spectacular photography. With text by Kim Heacox it also includes photographs by Wolfgang Kaehler, Art Wolfe, Galen Rowell, Tui de Roy, Frans Lanting, Mitsuaki Iwago, Allan Morgan and other wonderful wildlife photographers.
(ANT63, $15.00) |
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Antarctic Oasis, Under the Spell of South Georgia
• Pauline Carr
• Tim Carr
NATURAL HISTORY •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES
• COMING IN
An oversized, photographic portrait of South Georgia by yachtsmen Tim and Pauline Carr, who have made this extraordinary island their homeport. Rich in tales of the history and wildlife, the book features 100 stunning color photographs. Anyone who has visited South Georgia in recent years will remember the Carrs from the whaling museum.
(ANT44, $40.00) |
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Antarctic Birds
• David Parmelee
NATURAL HISTORY •
1991 •
HARD COVER
• 203 PAGES
• COMING IN
A beautifully illusstrated, comprehensive account of the birds of the Antarctic Peninsula featuring Dr. Parmelee's watercolor illustrations and photographs. Dave Parmelee was a veteran of more than a decade sailing among the islands of the Palmer Archipelago aboard the Hero with Captain Lenie and a talented artist and friend.
(ANT22, $39.95) |
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Antarctica, The Extraordinary History of Man's Conquest
• Reader's Digest
REFERENCE •
1990 •
HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES
• COMING IN
This profusely illustrated popular encyclopedia of history, wildlife and politics is the most comprehensive single-volume reference on Antarctica -- a compendium of thoughtful two-page essays by 39 different authors with over 900 paintings, drawings, maps and photographs. It's the best source on Antarctic information, much sought after and out-of-print.
(ANT04, $145.00) |
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The Birthday Boys
• Beryl Bainbridge
LITERATURE •
1994 •
PAPER
• 189 PAGES
• COMING IN
A compelling tale of Antarctic exploration. 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 the five members of Captain Robert Scott's last expedition: Evans, Wilson, Scott, Bowers and Oates.
(ANT07, $10.95) |
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