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	Lonely Planet Samoan Islands & Tonga  •  Michelle Bennett GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES A practical, comprehensive guide in the popular series. (PAC136, $21.99)
	The Art of Tonga  •  Keith St. Cartmail ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 152 PAGES A spectacular, comprehensive overview of Tongan material culture, this handsome book features the sculpture, body adornment, canoes, clubs, containers, tools, textiles and other art of Tonga, ancient and modern. Well illustrated throughout with stunning examples. It's a handsome overview of Tongan culture with a focus on art and society. (PAC69, $29.95)
	The Happy Isles of Oceania, Paddling the Pacific  •  Paul Theroux EXPLORATION •  2006 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES • FAVORITE Here's Theroux at his best: wickedly funny, open-minded and enormously well informed. In this best-selling book, he flies off to Australia with a kayak and ends up exploring much of Melanesia and Polynesia as well. This book is a terrific introduction to the region, combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place. (PAC03, $15.95)

	Reference Map of Oceania, the Pacific Islands of Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia  •  James A. Bier   • COMING IN NOVEMBER  •  NEW EDITION NOW DELAYED UNTIL AUGUST 2008. This outstanding double-sided map shows both an overview of the western Pacific at a scale of 1:17,460,000 and 52 detailed inset maps of the principal islands and island chains (PAC07, $9.95)
	Coastal Kayakers Manual  •  Randel Washburne   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An essential hands-on guide to safer and more enjoyable paddling. (OCE56, $14.95)
	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)
	Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands  •  Douglas L. Oliver   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A digest of the author's scholarly work on the cultures of the Pacific before contact with Europeans. It's a brief and illuminating overview of native cultures, featuring good descriptions of family life, food, travel, and social relations. (PAC08, $20.00)
	Pacific Journeys  •  Peter Hendrie   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A striking portfolio of 330 color photographs of the people, nature and landscape of the region, Hendrie's gorgeous book includes images from his many journeys to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, to Tahiti and the Marquesas, Tonga, Fiji, Easter Island and Hawaii over the last 20 years. (PAC183, $45.00)
	Oceanic Art  •  Nicholas Thomas   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, cogent and colorful overview of the gorgeous art of the Pacific Islands. Organized thematically with 182 illustrations, 26 in color. (PAC06, $18.95)
	The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia  •  Adrienne L. Kaeppler   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Kaeppler's authoritative survey covers the range of Pacific arts from the textiles of Tonga to the canoes of Tahiti, providing keen analysis and cultural background. With more than one hundred illustrations, most in full color. (PAC214, $27.95)
	Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before  •  Tony Horwitz   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A vivid tale of modern adventure, history and fun in the wake of Captain Cook. Horwitz paints a broad picture of the explorer and his time, capturing the places and personalities Cook encountered in his daring voyages around the world. (EXP31, $16.00)
	Captain James Cook  •  Richard Hough   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A vividly written narrative of the life and three great voyages of Captain Cook. This fine book includes a gripping account of his discoveries throughout the Pacific. (PAC24, $50.00)
	The Fragile Edge, Diving and Other Adventures in the South Pacific  •  Julia Whitty   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Whitty illuminates coral reefs, their inhabitants and the pleasures of diving in this memoir of underwater adventures in Rangiroa, Tuvalu and Moorea. Winner of the 2008 Kiriyama Prize and John Burroughs Medal. (PAC173, $14.95)
	Mutiny on the Bounty  •  James Norman Hall  •  Charles Nordhoff   • LITERATURE  •  The well-known (and loved) fictional account of the voyage of the HMS Bounty, greatly enjoyable despite its probable lack of accuracy regarding Bligh's personality. (PAC11, $13.99)
	The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean  •  Paddy Ryan  •  Peter Atkinson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The best-selling, take-along guide to coral reefs, coral reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific. With 200 color photographs. (DIV18, $19.95)
	A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific  •  H. Douglas Pratt   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The landmark field guide with chapters on the islands and habitats, superb color plates by Pratt and a checklist of birds by island group. (HWI32, $45.00)
	Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore  •  W. Arthur Whistler   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A photographic field guide to 120 species of trees, shrubs and flowers of the tropical Pacific. (PAC20, $19.00)
	Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific  •  Paul Humann  •  Ned Deloach  •  Gerald Allen  •  Roger Steene   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Featuring 2,500 color photographs. (DIV49, $45.00)

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