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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $91, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXPAC166)		  
Pacific Journeys  •  Peter Hendrie
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 224 PAGES
A striking portfolio of 330 color photographs of the island countries of Melanesia and Polynesia, from Papua New Guinea across to Easter Island, chosen from the Australian photographer Peter Hendrie's 30 trips in the region over the last 20 years. (PAC183, $45.00)		   Pacific Journeys
Moon Handbook South Pacific  •  David Stanley
GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 976 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to the South Pacific from French Polynesia to Tonga, Fiji and Easter Island by a veteran guidebook writer. (PAC100, $24.95)		   Moon Handbook South Pacific
The Happy Isles of Oceania  •  Paul Theroux
EXPLORATION •  2006 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES • FAVORITE
Here's Theroux at his wickedly funny and open-minded best. The peripatetic author flies off to Australia and New Zealand with a kayak and ends up exploring much of Melanesia and Polynesia, including Tonga, Fiji and the Marquesas. (PAC03, $15.95)		   The Happy Isles of Oceania
South Pacific Islands Map  •  Nelles
MAP
A handy overview of the Pacific from Pitcairn to Papua New Guinea at a scale of 1:3,000,000. With 30 individual island maps, including Easter Island, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Marquesas, French Polynesia, Vanuatu and Fiji. Two Sides. 20x40 inches. (PAC164, $13.95)		   South Pacific Islands Map



Also Recommended

Pacific Ocean Map  •  HEMA Maps    •  With maps of individual island groups, including French Polynesia, Hawaii and the Solomons. (PAC52, $10.95)
 		  
Reference Map of Oceania, The Pacific Islands of Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia  •  James A. Bier    •  This double-sided sheet shows the whole Pacific from Hawaii west to French Polynesia, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea (1:17,460,000) with detailed maps of 52 islands and island chains on the reverse. (PAC07, $9.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Samoa & Tonga  •  Peter Dragicevic   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical, comprehensive guide in the popular series. (PAC136, $16.99)
 		  
Lonely Planet South Pacific  •  Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive, detailed and practical guide to travel in the South Pacific from the Solom Islands across to Pitcairn. (PAC120, $27.99)
 		  
Lonely Planet Vanuatu & New Caledonia  •  Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide book to the region with 47 maps, a good cultural overview and much practical information. (PAC99, $16.99)
 		  
A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands  •  John Chambers   • HISTORY  •  A brisk portrait of New Zealand, and its culture, economy and society, this concise history also covers the settlement of the Pacific Islands. (NZL60, $16.95)
 		  
Islanders, The Pacific in the Age of Empire  •  Nicholas Thomas   • HISTORY  •  Thomas explores the rich and surprising history of encounters, not only between Islanders and Europeans, but among Islanders, in the wake of the discoveries of Captain Cook. (PAC234, $35.00)
 		  
The Pacific Islands, An Encyclopedia  •  Br Lal   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Dozens of scholars and writers contribute to this authoritative, wide-ranging survey of the nature, cultures and history of the Pacific. (PAC204, $117.00)
 		  
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog  •  Anne Salmond   • HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  The remarkable story of Captain Cook's encounters in the South Seas, told with authority and verve by a leading historian. (PAC138, $25.00)
 		  
Arts of the Pacific Islands  •  Anne D'Alleva   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This authoritative, generously illustrated overview covers the well-known textiles, sculptures, jewelry, paintings, architecture and dance of Polynesia and Micronesia. (PAC81, $20.00)
 		  
Oceania, Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art  •  Eric Kjellgren   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Features about 200 masterworks chosen from the 2,600 objects in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, organized by region. (PAC206, $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, $19.95)
 		  
On the Road of the Winds  •  Patrick Vinton Kirch   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An excellent scholarly review of the prehistory and archaeology of Pacific civilizations before European contact. (PAC101, $39.95)
 		  
The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia  •  Adrienne L. Kaeppler   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Kaeppler's covers the range of textiles, bark cloth, body ornament carving and ornament throughout the Pacific in this lively, authoritative survey. With 100 illustrations, most in full color. (PAC214, $27.95)
 		  
Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before  •  Tony Horwitz   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Sailing on a replica of Endeavour, Horwitz mixes history, fun and adventure in this hilarious recap of Cook's daring voyages around the world. (EXP31, $17.00)
 		  
Captain James Cook  •  Richard Hough   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This fine, vividly written narrative includes a gripping account of Cook's discoveries throughout the Pacific. (PAC24, $18.95)
 		  
Kon-Tiki, Across the Pacific by Raft  •  Thor Heyerdahl  •  F. H. Lyon   • EXPLORATION  •  The hugely popular account of a daring 1947 voyage sailing along the Humboldt and Equatorial currents from Peru to Tahiti. Apart from the sheer adventure, Heyerdahl wanted to show the world that Polynesians could have settled the region. With photographs. (PAC10, $5.99)
 		  
Tales from the Torrid Zone  •  Alexander Frater   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Born in Vanuatu, Frater (Chasing the Monsoon) is most at home among scattered islands and tropical outposts, hop-scotching from the Solomon Islands around the world. (PAC172, $14.95)
 		  
The Cruise of the Snark  •  Jack London   • EXPLORATION  •  A facsimile edition of London's richly evocative account of his ambitious 1906-7 voyage aboard a 43-foot ketch from San Francisco to Hawaii, the Marquesas, Tuomotos, Fiji and the Solomon Islands with his wife and two crew members. With 119 original photographs of places and people. (PAC17, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific  •  J. Maarten Troost   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Dragged unwittingly with his wife to Kiribati, the author settled down to explore the island and its eccentric inhabitants in this hilarious, disturbing first book. It's a fascinating, decidedly unromantic glimpse into island life. (PAC146, $14.00)
 		  
The Shark God, Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in the South Pacific  •  Charles Montgomery   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A wry account of travels in the footsteps of the author's missionary great-grandfather in the Solomon Islands, revealing the legacy of Christianity and traditional Melanesian religion. (PAC182, $17.00)
 		  
Vaka Moana, Voyages of the Ancestors: The Discovery and Settlement of the Pacific  •  R. K. Howe   • EXPLORATION  •  This richly illustrated collection of scholarly articles on Pacific voyaging, past and present, features 400 color and black-and-white photographs, maps and diagrams, along with contributions by Ben Finney, Sam Low, Anne Salmond and other experts. (PAC177, $61.00)
 		  
We, the Navigators, The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific  •  David Lewis   • EXPLORATION  •  This engaging classic examines how Stone Age Polynesians may have navigated the Pacific. The scholarly volume will appeal to seafarers and modern Pacific travelers. (PAC35, $31.99)
 		  
Where Fate Beckons, The Life of Jean-Francois de La Perouse  •  John Dunmore   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Second in a series, this lively, short biography traces the life and discoveries of the great 18th-century explorer of the Pacific. (PAC213, $24.95)
 		  
30 Days in the South Pacific, True Stories of Escape to Paradise  •  James O'Reilly  •  Sean O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger   • ANTHOLOGY  •  This anthology, which presents its stories as a month-long journey, features 30 tales of visitors and vagabonds taken in by the South Pacific. (PAC159, $14.95)
 		  
Mister Pip  •  Lloyd Jones   • LITERATURE  •  Jones sets his poignant tale of children, teachers and the transcendent power of storytelling in the midst of the 1990s civil war in Bougainville that pitched the islanders against the government of Papua New Guinea. He spins magic with gunfire and Great Expectations. (PNG22, $15.00)
 		  
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, $15.99)
 		  
Mutiny on the Bounty  •  Charles Laughton   • LITERATURE  •  Clark Gable, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone were each nominated for an academy awards for thier performances in this classic 1935 adaptation of Charles Nordhorf's sea saga. (PAC199, $19.97)
 		  
South Sea Tales  •  Jack London   • LITERATURE  •  London draws on his voyages aboard the Snark in 1907-09 though Polynesia and the Solomons for these eight tales, vividly evoking the turn-of-the-century colonial Pacific. (PAC85, $13.00)
 		  
Tales of the South Pacific  •  James A. Michener   • LITERATURE  •  The first of the big Michener novels, set in World War II Polynesia. It's great fun, and the basis for the Rogers & Hammerstein musical "South Pacific." (PAC18, $7.99)
 		  
Typee, A Peep at Polynesian Life  •  Herman Melville   • LITERATURE  •  The most popular of Melville's books during his lifetime, this partly autobiographical work first published in 1846 tells the story of Tommo, a Yankee sailor who jumps ship and enters the flawed Pacific paradise of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas. (PAC14, $14.00)
 		  
Ocean Duets  •  Michele Westmoreland  •  Sylvia Earle   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This stunning portfolio of color photographs celebrates the diversity of marine life. (OCE107, $12.95)
 		  
Planet Ocean  •  Laurent Ballesta  •  Pierre Descamp   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Ballesta's exquisite photographic portraits celebrate the diversity of life under the sea, from bizarre Antarctic fish and odd benthic creatures to multi-colored reef beauties, turtles, sharks and rays. (OCE115, $40.00)
 		  
The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean  •  Paddy Ryan   • 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, $21.99)
 		  
A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific  •  H. Douglas Pratt   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This landmark field guide with chapters on the islands and habitats features superb color plates by Pratt and a checklist of birds. (HWI32, $45.00)
 		  
Birds of Melanesia  •  Guy Dutson   • FIELD GUIDE • COMING IN MARCH  •  This field guide to the Southwest Pacific covers he Bismarck Archipelago, Bougainville, the Solomons, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. (PAC307, $49.95)
 		  
Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific, New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands  •  John Randall   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This extraordinary handbook by leading authority John Randall features 2,018 color illustrations of South Pacific fishes. (PAC161, $77.00)
 		  
Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific  •  Paul Humann  •  Ned Deloach  •  Gerald Allen  •  Roger Steene   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This comprehensive guide to Indo-Pacific reef fishes features 2,500 color photographs. (DIV49, $48.00)
 		  
 
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