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These 4 items are available for $59, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCRB121)

Moon Handbook Virgin Islands  •  Susanna Henighan GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 319 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  •  Paul Humann FIELD GUIDE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 80 PAGES A compact guide illustrating all the fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants you are most likely to encounter in less than 15 feet of water in the Caribbean. Humann's photographs are among the best we've seen for identification -- and its handy size makes it perfect to take along in the boat or to the beach. (DIV02, $14.95)
A Continent of Islands, Searching for the Caribbean Destiny  •  Mark Kurlansky CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1992 •  PAPER  • 324 PAGES An in-depth study of the social history and politics of the Caribbean by a far-ranging journalist, excellent reading for travelers to the region. Organized as a series of independent essays with titles such as "Color-Coded Nations," the book is an insightful and frank look at the culture, music and religion of the Caribbean islands -- and the prospects for the future. (CRB12, $17.95)
Virgin Islands Map, U.S. and British  •  Borch Maps 2007 •  MAP A colorful, laminated map of both the US and British Virgin Islands at a scale of 1:80,000. Printed on both sides with insets of major towns and index. (CRB53, $10.95)

Franko's U.S. Virgin Islands  •  Franko's Maps   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A detailed, colorful guide-map, crammed with information on favorite beaches and dive spots. (CRB221, $8.00)
U.S. Virgin Islands Map  •  ITMB    •  A travel map of the U.S. Virgin Islands. (CRB29, $10.95)
Virgin Islands National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated    •  A topographic hiking map to Virgin Islands National Park. (CRB160, $9.95)
British Virgin Islands, Diving & Snorkeling  •  Maurico Handler   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, illustrated guide to diving and dive sites throughout the BVI. (CRB137, $16.99)
Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands  •  Nancy Scott  •  Simon Scott   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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, $29.95)
The Basic Book of Sea Kayaking  •  Derek C. Hutchinson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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 St. Thomas And St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands  •  Pamela Acheson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This revised third edition covers recommended bars, restaurants, shops, places to stay, activities and attractions of the islands in detail. (CRB200, $14.95)
The Best of the British Virgin Islands  •  Pamela Acheson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
U.S. Virgin Islands Alive!  •  Harriet & Douglas Greenberg   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Jam-packed with practical information, this handy guide covers where to go and what to do throughout the islands. (CRB222, $16.99)
Virgin Anchorages  •  Nancy Scott  •  Simon Scott   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Jan Rogozinski   • HISTORY  •  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, $17.00)
A Small Place  •  Jamaica Kincaid   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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, $12.00)
A Traveller's History of the Caribbean  •  James Ferguson   • HISTORY  •  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  •  David Cordingly   • HISTORY  •  Meet Blackbeard and Captain Kidd along with lesser-known rogues and brigands in this rip-roaring portrait of pirates of the Caribbean. (CRB35, $15.00)
Don't Stop the Carnival  •  Herman Wouk   • LITERATURE  •  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, $15.95)
Easy in the Islands, Stories  •  Bob Shacochis   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  George MacDonald Fraser   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Jean Rhys   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  John Kingsbury   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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  •  Herbert Raffaele   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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, $32.95)
Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean  •  Idaz Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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  •  Idaz Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV12, $7.50)
Reef Fish Identification  •  Paul Humann   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This definitive guide for underwater enthusiasts features 670 stunning color photographs. (DIV03, $39.95)