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	Antarctica, A Guide to the Wildlife  •  Tony Soper  •  Dafila Scott FIELD GUIDE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES • BEST SELLER Designed for the field, this compact handbook features all the species of birds, seals and whales the traveler is likely to encounter on a voyage to Antarctica. It includes concise essays on each species, range maps and masterful color drawings by Dafila Scott, the granddaughter of Captain Scott. Someone was bound to write this handy field guide and we couldn't be happier that it's friend and colleague Tony Soper -- a veteran expedition leader who is as congenial as he is mad about birds. Fourth edition. (ANT30, $21.95)
	End of the Earth, Voyaging to Antarctica  •  Peter Matthiessen TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 242 PAGES Here's Matthiessen on a trip to the last continent, as thoughtful, informative and provocative as ever. He describes with lyrical intensity the power of the open ocean, rugged beauty of Antarctica, and abundant wildlife at the end of the Earth. He also considers global warming and its potential impacts. A veteran of two voyages, he traveled from Ushuaia to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula on a converted Russian research vessel. (ANT190, $15.00)
	Before the Heroes Came, Antarctica in the 1890s  •  Tim Baughman EXPLORATION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES This well written account of the pioneering Antarctic encounters stars Carsten Borchgrevnink, who spent the first winter on the continent in 1898 at the hut still standing at Cape Adare; Sir Clements R. Markham, the ambitious president of the Royal Geographical Society; and a lesser-known Scotsman, William Bruce. (ANT105, $12.00)
	Edge of the World: Ross Island, Antarctica  •  Charles Neider TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 461 PAGES A memorable account of adventures among the Americans at Ross Island and the South Pole, including Neider's mishap with a helicopter on Mt. Erebus. Subtitled "A Personal and Historical Narrative of Adventure, Tragedy and Survival, " he interweaves his own experiences with an account of Shackleton, Scott and the golden age of Antarctic exploration. With a nice selection of detailed maps and black-and-white photographs. Originally published in 1974. (ANT157, $19.95)
	Antarctica ITMB map  •   ITMB 2007 •  MAP A fold-up map of the continent at a scale of 1:8,000,000 with notes on wildlife and geography. (ANT81, $12.95)

	Satellite Image Map of Antarctica  •   USGS    •  A beautiful, full-color photo poster of the Antarctic, created from composite satellite imagery. 40" X 56". (ANT82, $14.95)
	Lonely Planet Antarctica  •  Jeff Rubin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, surprisingly handy guide to Antarctica, featuring good information on planning a trip and a concise overview of history and nature. With an overview of popular visitor sites and expert chapters on Antartcic science, conservation and wildlife. (ANT139, $24.99)
	Cherry, A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard  •  Sara Wheeler   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Wheeler (Terra Incognita) captures the thrill of Victorian polar exploration -- and the anguish of a man haunted by the death of his colleagues on the march back from the pole. (ANT168, $14.95)
	Lost Men, The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Expedition  •  Kelly Tyler-Lewis   • EXPLORATION  •  The dramatic tale of Shackleton's support team, stranded at Cape Evans when their ship the Aurora was set adrift in a gale. Tyler-Lewis draws on a rich source of newly discovered journals and diaries, interviews and her own experiences in the Antarctic to bring the story to life. (ANT225, $15.00)
	Slicing the Silence, Voyaging to Antarctica  •  Tom Griffiths   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Griffiths, a humanities fellow with the Australian Antarctic Division, weaves anecdote, profile, history, science and adventure into a rich, illuminating portrait of Antarctica. (ANT261, $29.95)
	Terra Incognita, Travels in Antarctica  •  Sara Wheeler   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A fine portrait of modern Antarctic scientists (and cooks and truck drivers), Wheeler's book weaves stories of modern adventure with commentary on the heroic age of exploration. A thoroughly enjoyable, anecdotal tribute. (ANT45, $13.95)
	The Coldest March, Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition  •  Susan Solomon   • EXPLORATION  •  Solomon draws on extensive meteorological data and her own experience as an atmospheric scientist in the Antarctic in this exhaustively researched and fresh account of Scott's last expedition. (ANT154, $16.95)
	The Ice, A Journey to Antarctica  •  Stephen J. Pyne   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An exhilarating, philosophical meditation on ice, this exhilarating book encompasses the history of exploration, geophysics of the ice, and the symbolic meaning of the White Continent in art and literature. (ANT41, $22.50)
	The Last Place on Earth, Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole  •  Roland Huntford  •  Paul Theroux   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  Huntford's absorbing dual biography is a rousing tale. Clearly an admirer of Amundsen, Huntford interweaves the story of the two expeditions, contrasting Amundsen's well-planned campaign with Scott's many follies. (ANT100, $15.95)
	The Worst Journey in the World  •  Apsley Cherry-Garrard   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  One of the great tales of exploration, originally published in 1922. Cherry-Garrard's epic midwinter journey to an emperor penguin rookery is just a warm-up for the main event: his vivid account of Scott's doomed last expedition. (ANT23, $18.00)
	Voyage to the End of the World, Tales from the Great Ice Barrier  •  David Burke   • EXPLORATION  •  An illustrated account of a journey to the Ross Sea and Great Ice Barrier in seven chapters. Burke focuses particularly the history of Byrd, Ellsworth, Siple and other Antarctic explorers, including the Americans involved in Operation Deep Freeze. (ANT176, $21.95)
	Albatrosses  •  W. L. N. Tickell   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A complete and illustrated account of the albatross by British biologist naturalist W.L.N. Tickell. Organized geographically, he covers the biology and natural history of all 13 species of Diomedeidae, the most oceanic of birds. (FG49, $70.00)
	Antarctica: Beyond the Southern Ocean  •  Colin Monteath   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This marvelous collection of photographs, organized thematically, shows the wildlife and landscapes of Antarctica and the subantarctic islands in full color. The section on human activity, from historic explorations to modern-day tourism, is particularly welcome. (ANT32, $39.95)
	Glacier Ice  •  Austin Post  •  Edward R. LaChapelle   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An extraordinary book of aerial black-and-white photographs of mountains, glaciers and ice accompanied by explanatory text. This beautiful photograph collection introduces the major surface features and varieties of glaciers. (SCI07, $35.00)
	Wondrous Cold, An Antarctic Journey  •  Joan Myers   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The companion book to the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, featuring 150 color and black-and-white photographs of the landscapes, people and wildlife of Antarctica. (ANT239, $35.00)
	Birds & Mammals of the Antarctic, Subantarctic & Falkland Islands  •  Frank Todd   • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A gorgeously illustrated, compact field guide, featuring superb color photographs of all the hard-to-identify seabirds and marine mammals of the Southern Ocean. (ANT213, $29.95)
	Birds of the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic  •  George E. Watson   • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Islands, long the standard. With color plates, range maps and detailed species accounts (ANT99, $25.95)
	Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises  •  Mark Carwardine   • FIELD GUIDE  •  In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)
	The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife  •  Hadoram Shirihai  •  Brett Jarrett   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This splendidly illustrated essential guide features color plates by Brett Jarrett of all the birds and marine mammals found south of 40 degrees. Includes 900 color photographs, range maps and notes on visitor sites, weather conditions and conservation. Second edition. (ANT178, $55.00)

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