Galapagos: Wildlife Wonderland   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $108, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGPS88)		  
Galapagos, A Natural History  •  Michael H. Jackson
NATURAL HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 316 PAGES • BEST SELLER • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This comprehensive overview of the habitats, plants, birds, and animals of the islands, written with the curious visitor in mind, is practically mandatory reading. It's the single best overview of the archipelago. Jackson also includes a useful bibliography, wildlife checklists and a list of plants by vegetation zone. Illustrated with many charts and maps, we refer to the book often. (GPS03, $34.95)		   Galapagos, A Natural History
Galapagos Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide  •  David Horwell  •  Pete Oxford
FIELD GUIDE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 156 PAGES • BEST SELLER
A compact guide to the birds, reptiles, insects, plants and marine life of the archipelago featuring a very good selection of large color photographs by Horwell, Oxford and colleague Jonathan Green. Separate chapters cover visitor sites, history, conservation and habitats. The authors, both naturalist guides in the islands, present key information on the flora, fauna and places in Galapagos for the traveler. (GPS38, $22.99)		   Galapagos Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide
Boobies, Iguanas, and Other Critters  •  Linda Litteral
NATURAL HISTORY •  1994 •  HARD COVER  • 71 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This beautifully illustrated book is an overview of the Galapagos Islands for middle readers (ages 10-14). Clear, detailed and accurate, it tackles the volcanic formation of the Galapagos, ecology and wildlife, scientific research and other topics. (GPS16, $27.25)		   Boobies, Iguanas, and Other Critters
Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World  •  Paul D. Stewart
NATURAL HISTORY •  2011 •  DVD
This stunning three-part BBC documentary, filmed in high definition, captures the rugged beauty, allure and wildlife of the islands. Narrated by Tilda Swinton. This 2-disc set contains a special feature on Lonesome George and the Battle for Galapagos. Available in North American format. (GPS79, $19.98)		   Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World
Galapagos Islands Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer Maps
2005 •  MAP
A detailed map of the Galapagos archipelago for the traveler at a scale of 1:400,000, including illustrated biographies of famous visitors, a brief wildlife guide with color photographs, a map of Darwin's route. Designed and published by intrepid expedition leader and editor Nigel Sitwell. (GPS68, $11.95)		   Galapagos Islands Explorer Map
Galapagos, Discovery on Darwin's Islands  •  David Steadman
NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
Offered as a bonus book in the Galapagos Essential Reading package for just $1.00!. All the birds, mammals, reptiles and other vertebrates of the Galapagos are beautifully illustrated in this insightful overview of natural history and evolution by a researcher who has worked throughout the islands. Steadman's brother Lee provides the full-color, full-page watercolor illustrations (GPS05, $1.00)		   Galapagos, Discovery on Darwin's Islands



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Insight Guide Ecuador and Galapagos  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Presenting the natural history, politics, culture, wildlife and attractions of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands with style and authority. Contributors include Tui de Roy (Galapagos photography), Lynn Meisch (arts, crafts and customs) and Rob Rachoweicki (Oriente/Amazon). (EDR01, $22.99)
 		  
Ecuador Reader, History, Culture, Politics  •  Carlos De La Torre  •  Steve Striffler   • HISTORY  •  A portrait of a nation. This lively sourcebook gathers selections from long out-of-print travel accounts, articles, interviews, poems, literary excerpts (and even a recipe) to document the vitality and diversity of modern Ecuador. (EDR24, $26.95)
 		  
Galapagos, World's End  •  William Beebe   • EXPLORATION  •  This wry, wonderfully evocative account of a 1924 scientific expedition includes an excellent chapter on the human history of the Galapagos. (GPS01, $18.95)
 		  
Voyage of the Beagle  •  Charles Darwin   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America. (GPS02, $12.95)
 		  
Ecuador, A Travel Journal  •  Henri Michaux  •  Robin Magowan   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  A brief, querulous and entirely wonderful narrative of the modernist painter Michaux's travels with the poet Gangotena, strong on color and personality. Its many pleasures include an unbeatable description of Quito's accursed mountain weather. (EDR16, $17.95)
 		  
The Boy on the Back of the Turtle  •  Paul Quarrington   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Humorist, novelist and family man on a quest, Quarrington offers an entertaining account of a Galapagos voyage in the company of his seven-year-old daughter and seventy-year-old father. (GPS65, $14.95)
 		  
The Panama Hat Trail  •  Tom Miller   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  An entertaining and insightful social history of Ecuador -- as told through its hat-making history. It's a classic example of travel writing, and one of the best things written on Ecuador. (EDR15, $14.00)
 		  
Galapagos, A Novel  •  Kurt Vonnegut   • LITERATURE  •  In this madcap classic Vonnegut looks back from a future where the human race has been wiped out - all except for a small group stranded in the Galapagos on the Nature Cruise of the Century. (GPS10, $15.00)
 		  
Evolution's Workshop  •  Edward J. Larson   • SCIENCE  •  A vivid history of the Galapagos and the role of the islands as a crucible of evolutionary ideas, written by a Pulitzer Prize winner. Along with Darwin, it covers the discovery of the islands, the visits of Hancock and Beebe, the influence of the United States during WWII and the establishment of the national park. (GPS50, $16.95)
 		  
Galapagos, Exploring Darwin's Tapestry  •  John Hess   • NATURAL HISTORY • NEW  •  Professor Hess pulls off the rare trick of being both scientifically accurate and inviting in this illustrated coffee-table primer on Galapagos, its geology, evolution and magnificent wildlife. (GPS91, $49.95)
 		  
Galapagos, Preserving Darwin's Legacy  •  Tui De Roy   • NATURAL HISTORY • NEW  •  Tui de Roy corralled researchers and friends for this stunning survey of the natural history, ecology and conservation of the Galapagos. With 450 breathtaking color photographs and chapters by Jack Grove (fishes), Peter and Rosemary Grant (finches), Dennis Geist (geology) and many other scientists. (GPS90, $49.95)
 		  
Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World  •  Paul D. Stewart   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Stewart and co-authors, associated with the BBC natural history unit, present the natural and human history of the islands in this wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated book, the companion to the BBC series. (GPS78, $29.95)
 		  
The Beak of the Finch  •  Jonathan Weiner   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This Pulitzer Prize-winning work is an accessible look at the modern debate on the mode and rhythm of evolution, using the story of Peter and Rosemary Grant and their field work on Daphne Major as an example. (GPS08, $16.00)
 		  
A Field Guide to Sea Stars and Other Echinoderms of the Galapagos  •  Cleveland P. Hickman   • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A spiral-bound field guide to sea stars, urchins and sea cucumbers of Galapagos. (GPS31, $18.95)
 		  
Birds of Ecuador, A Field Guide  •  Paul Greenfield  •  Robert Ridgely   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive, gorgeous and exhaustively researched field guide to the birds of Ecuador (and adjacent countries), featuring 96 color plates. It's also the best bird guide for travelers in the Peruvian Amazon. (EDR08, $55.00)
 		  
Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands  •  Andy Swash  •  Robert Stills   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This strikingly compact, comprehensive field guide features 500 color photographs, distribution maps and information on status, habitat and behavior. (GPS49, $28.00)
 		  
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Travellers' Wildlife Guides  •  David Pearson  •  Les Beletsky   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An excellent guide to Ecuador's wildlife, featuring concise descriptions and color illustrations of 500 frequently encountered reptiles and amphibians, birds, mammals and insects. The Galapagos Islands get a separate chapter and section of illustrations. (GPS34, $29.95)
 		  
Flowering Plants of the Galapagos  •  Conley McMullen  •  Ghillean Prance   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Indispensable for the botanically minded, this excellent guide features color photographs of 436 species, an overview of ecology and habitats, and a plant checklist for each visitor site. (GPS40, $35.00)
 		  
Galapagos Wildlife  •  Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This fold-up, laminated card guide, with color drawings, will appeal to the whole family. (GPS51, $5.95)
 		  
Marine Life of the Galapagos  •  Pierre Constant   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Subtitled "A Diver's Guide to the Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and Other Marine Animals," this compact Odyssey Guide features 288 color photographs of fish and invertebrates, maps, plans and dive information. (GPS56, $24.95)
 		  
 
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