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Moon Handbook Virgin Islands

Moon Handbook Virgin Islands

by Susanna Henighan

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

A comprehensive travel guide to the islands with an overview of history and culture. It contains 21 maps and plenty of information on snorkeling and diving. (CRB48, $17.95)

Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life

Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life

by Paul Humann

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES

Humann's compact guide illustrates Caribbean fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants commonly encountered in shallower water. (DIV02, $14.95)

A Continent of Islands, Searching for the Caribbean Destiny

A Continent of Islands, Searching for the Caribbean Destiny

by Mark Kurlansky

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

A wonderfully observed social history of the Caribbean by a far-ranging journalist and favorite author. Kurlansky has a knack for honing in on the small details that make the Caribbean culturally unique, offering frank insight on music, religion, healthcare and the influence of the United States. (CRB12, $17.95)

Virgin Islands Map, U.S. and British

Virgin Islands Map, U.S. and British

by Borch Maps

  • 2007
  • MAP

A colorful, laminated map of both the US and British Virgin Islands at a scale of 1:80,000. (CRB53, $10.95)

 
Franko's U.S. Virgin Islands

Franko's U.S. Virgin Islands


by Franko's Maps

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • MAP

A detailed, colorful guide-map, crammed with information on favorite beaches and dive spots. (CRB221, $8.00)

U.S. Virgin Islands Map

U.S. Virgin Islands Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

A travel map of the U.S. Virgin Islands. (CRB29, $10.95)

Virgin Islands National Park Map

Virgin Islands National Park Map


by Trails Illustrated

  • MAP

A topographic hiking map to Virgin Islands National Park. (CRB160, $11.95)

Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands

Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands


by Nancy Scott | Simon Scott

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to anchorages, harbors, navigation and marine services. With GPS coordinates, full color sketch maps, and sections on cooking, activities and what to do ashore. (CRB133, $31.95)

Dive the Virgin Islands, Complete Guide to Diving and Snorkelling


by Lawson Wood

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES

A fully illustrated guide to dive and snorkel sites, highlighting the finest reefs, wrecks, troughs and walls to explore. (CRB242, $20.00)

Explore the Virgin Islands


by Harry Pariser

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the British and U.S. Virgin Islands. With 30 color photographs, 32 maps, and 100 black-and-white illustrations. (CRB181, $19.95)

Lonely Planet US & British Virgin Islands

Lonely Planet US & British Virgin Islands


by Karla Zimmerman

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

This excelelnt guide in the popular series, strong on local knowledge, covers where to go and what to do in the islands with depth. (CRB289, $18.99)

The Basic Book of Sea Kayaking

The Basic Book of Sea Kayaking


by Derek C. Hutchinson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

A brief guide to the fundamentals of sea kayaking by a leading authority, equally useful for the beginner and as a review for experienced paddlers. With 50 color illustrations. (OCE54, $9.95)

The Best of the British Virgin Islands


by Pamela Acheson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

Brimming with insider hints and local information, this slim guide features hotels, resorts, and villas on each of the inhabited British Virgin Islands, along with the best restaurants, coffee houses, and beachside bars. (CRB201, $14.95)

Virgin Anchorages

Virgin Anchorages


by Nancy Scott | Simon Scott

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

A collection of color aerial photographs of popular anchorages, including overleafs showing reefs and passages into some harbors. (CRB136, $24.95)

A Brief History of the Caribbean, From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present

A Brief History of the Caribbean, From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present


by Jan Rogozinski

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

Written for a scholarly audience, this concise history presents the full sweep of Caribbean geography, culture and commerce from aboriginal inhabitants through European colonization and modern developments. (CRB38, $18.00)

A Small Place

A Small Place


by Jamaica Kincaid

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 81 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Antigua-born Kincaid meditates on the politics, history and culture of the islands in these remarkable short essays. A useful antidote to the usual fun-in-the-sun approach of the local tourist office, she exposes the poverty, corruption and startling beauty of the Caribbean. (CRB03, $13.00)

A Traveller's History of the Caribbean

A Traveller's History of the Caribbean


by James Ferguson

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A concise history of the Caribbean Islands, beginning with a description of the islands' formation and geologic attributes and carrying through the first civilizations in the region all the way up to the modern tourism boom. (CRB42, $14.95)

Under the Black Flag, The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates

Under the Black Flag, The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates


by David Cordingly

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

Meet Blackbeard and Captain Kidd along with lesser-known rogues and brigands in this rip-roaring portrait of pirates of the Caribbean. (CRB35, $16.00)

Don't Stop the Carnival

Don't Stop the Carnival


by Herman Wouk

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 395 PAGES

For a sense of life in the Caribbean, we recommend this humorous tale of Norman Paperman, a middle-aged American running a hotel on the fictional island of Amerigo. (CRB18, $15.99)

Easy in the Islands, Stories

Easy in the Islands, Stories


by Bob Shacochis

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 214 PAGES

A collection of short stories and one of the most evocative depictions of daily life on the islands. Shacochis's characters, from islanders and interlopers, all ring true and his writing is a graceful tribute to the music, politics and cultural quirks of the Caribbean. (CRB78, $13.00)

The Pyrates

The Pyrates


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A master storyteller, Fraser shows his usual high-voltage mix of research and verve in this swashbuckling tale including a cast of thousands, a deliciously absurd plot and absolute historical accuracy. (CRB39, $16.95)

Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea


by Jean Rhys

  • LITERATURE
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 189 PAGES

This short novel by Dominican-born Jean Rhys is steamy -- both in its lush, tropical setting and in its plot. The book imagines the encounter between Edward Rochester and his mad wife -- a sort of prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. (CRB21, $13.95)

200 Conspicuous, Unusual, or Economically Important Tropical Plants of the Caribbean

200 Conspicuous, Unusual, or Economically Important Tropical Plants of the Caribbean


by John Kingsbury

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 220 PAGES

A general purpose plant identification guide to Caribbean shores, also useful for subtropical Florida. Features color photographs and short plant descriptions. (CRB01, $20.00)

A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands


by Herbert Raffaele

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 220 PAGES

A thorough, compact field guide and introduction to the natural history of the birds of the region, including winter visitors and featuring 25 color plates. (CRB17, $35.00)

Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean

Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • PLASTIC CARD

A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 75 reef fish of the Caribbean. (DIV11, $7.50)

Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean

Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • PLASTIC CARD

A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV12, $7.50)

Reef Fish Identification Caribbean

Reef Fish Identification Caribbean


by Paul Humann

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 400 PAGES

This definitive guide for underwater enthusiasts features 670 stunning color photographs of all the fishes of the tropical Atlantic. We also recommend Gulf of California (BJA39), Galapagos (DIV04) and Tropical Pacific (DIV49) in the same series, $39.95 each. (DIV03, $39.95)

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