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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $110, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXANT120)		  
Antarctica, A Guide to the Wildlife  •  Tony Soper  •  Dafila Scott
FIELD GUIDE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES
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. This new edition includes a Falkland Islands wildlife guide and maps of both South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. (ANT30, $25.99)		   Antarctica, A Guide to the Wildlife
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, $16.00)		   Before the Heroes Came, Antarctica in the 1890s
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. One Side. 27x38 inches. (ANT81, $12.95)		   Antarctica ITMB map
Albatross: Their World, Their Ways  •  Tui De Roy  •  Mark Jones  •  Julian Fitter
NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES
The culmination of a storied career at sea as roving naturalist-photographers, this remarkable collection of 300 photographs of the ocean wanderers, both at sea and on the nest, is not just beautiful. It's also an authoritative survey of the natural history, status and conservation of the world's Diomedeidae. Anyone who has tried to photograph these magnificent birds in flight will appreciate the art, experience and perseverance of De Roy, Jones and Fitter. (BRD64, $49.95)		   Albatross: Their World, Their Ways
North Pole, South Pole  •  Bertrand Imbert
EXPLORATION •  1992 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES
An indispensable reference that fits in your pocket. Part of the lavishly illustrated "New Horizons" series, this compact introduction to polar exploration features hundreds of maps, historic photographs and journal excerpts. With at least a few paragraphs on each of the great expeditions, we refer to it often. (ANT02, $15.95)		   North Pole, South Pole



Also Recommended

Satellite Image Map of Antarctica  •  USGS    •  Created from composite satellite imagery, this silver and blue, full-color photo poster of the Antarctic (40" X 56") is ready for your wall. (ANT82, $14.95)
 		  
The Last Place on Earth  •  Masterpiece Theatre   • HISTORY  •  Martin Shaw, the Norwegian actor Sverre Anker Ousdal, Hugh Grant, Max von Sydow and the venerable Bill Nighy co-star in this dramatic recreation of one of the 20th century's greatest adventures, the race to the South Pole. Originally presented as a Masterpeice Theatre mini-series, this three-disc complete boxed set runs 6.5 hours. (ANT90, $39.98)
 		  
An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science  •  Edward Larson   • EXPLORATION  •  In this fresh new history, made concrete by his own Antarctic travels, Pulitzer Prize-winner Larson places the famed expeditions of Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton and the Heroic Age in the larger context of Edwardian politics and society, showing science to be an integral part of the whole Antarctic enterprise. (ANT337, $28.50)
 		  
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)
 		  
Edge of the World: Ross Island, Antarctica  •  Charles Neider   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A memorable account of adventures at Ross Island and the South Pole, including Neider's mishap with a helicopter on Mt. Erebus. With a nice selection of detailed maps and black-and-white photographs. (ANT157, $19.95)
 		  
End of the Earth, Voyaging to Antarctica  •  Peter Matthiessen   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this fine book, the result of two voyages, Matthiessen captures the magic of polar landscapes and wildlife, along with the camaraderie of a ship-based polar expedition. (ANT190, $15.00)
 		  
Ice Captain: The Life of the Endurance Expedition's Other Hero, Joseph Russell Stenhouse  •  Stephen Haddelsey   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The story of Joseph Russell Stenhouse (1887-1941), Captain of the SS Aurora, who freed the ship from the pack ice and rescued the survivors of Shackleton's Ross Sea shore party, deeds for which he was awarded the Polar Medal and the OBE. (ANT286, $46.95)
 		  
Innocents in the Dry Valleys, An Account of the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1958-59  •  Colin Bull   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Colin Bull (Innocents in the Arctic) recounts the story of the first, shoestring expedition tovthe Dry Valleys in 1958, bringing a dry wit, and a clear appreciation of youthful bravado, to accounts of adverse conditions, recurrent dangers, funding snafus, and bureaucratic meddling. (ANT318, $25.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Mountains of Madness, A Scientists's Odyssey in Antarctica  •  John Long  •  Tim Bowden   • EXPLORATION  •  A lively account of two fossil hunting expeditions in Antarctica. (ANT143, $24.95)
 		  
Race to the End: Amundsen, Scott and the Attainment of the South Pole  •  Ross MacPhee   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  Curator of the riveting exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, MacPhee includes panoramic maps, never-before-seen photographs of artifacts from Scott's last camp, iconic photographs by Ponting and Hurley, and contemporary accounts of the two celebrated expeditions in this month-by-month and day-by-day look at the two iconic expeditions. (ANT322, $27.95)
 		  
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, $20.00)
 		  
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, $15.00)
 		  
The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography  •  David Hempleman-Adams  •  Emma Stuart  •  Sophie Gordon   • EXPLORATION • NEW  •  One hundred years ago, during the reign of King George V, it's hard to imagine the stir surrounding these two great expeditions, caused in part by these captivating and haunting images, presented here along with essays, maps, paintings and other ephemera from the Royal Collection. Polar explorer David Hempleman-Adams provides the evocative captions, giving depth and context. (ANT298, $47.50)
 		  
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   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  Igniting huge controversy when it first appeared, Huntford's rousing dual biography contrasts Amundsen's well-planned campaign to achieve the Pole with Scott's ill-fated quest. (ANT100, $15.95)
 		  
The Race to the White Continent, Voyages to the Antarctic  •  Alan Gurney   • EXPLORATION  •  Gurney captures the fanfare, ego and discovery of 19th-century polar exploration in this compelling narrative of the 1837-1842 Antarctic voyages of Dumont d'Urville, James Clark Ross and Charles Wilkes. (ANT136, $15.95)
 		  
The Worst Journey in the World  •  Apsley Cherry-Garrard   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  Cherry-Garrard's epic midwinter jaunt to an emperor penguin rookery is just a warm-up for the main event: Scott's doomed last expedition. (ANT23, $18.00)
 		  
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales  •  H.P. Lovecraft   • LITERATURE  •  Strange and scary tales by the master of Gothic fiction, which concern -- among other things -- undiscovered mountains and odd happenings on the Antarctic plateau. (ANT174, $15.00)
 		  
In Cold Pursuit  •  Sarah Andrews   • MYSTERY  •  This suspenseful tale of murder, mayhem and glaciology unfolds against a splendidly depicted backdrop of Antarctica and life at McMurdo. (ANT290, $6.99)
 		  
Glacier Ice  •  Austin Post  •  Edward R. LaChapelle   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world. (SCI07, $27.95)
 		  
Penguins  •  Lloyd Spencer David  •  Martin Renner   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A concise, comprehensive overview of the penguins, their evolution, ecology and behavior. (ANT207, $45.00)
 		  
Penguins of the World  •  Wayne Lynch   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Lynch weaves delightful tales of penguins, their habitats and habits, with hundreds of glorious full-color photographs. (ANT62, $24.95)
 		  
Subantarctic Wilderness, Macquarie Island  •  Aleks Terauds   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The geology, botany, history and abundant wildlife of this Sub-Antarctic outpost are covered in detail in this illustrated portrait. With 144 color photographs. (ANT313, $39.95)
 		  
The Entire Earth and Sky, Views on Antarctica  •  Leslie Carol Roberts   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Roberts pieces together tales of 19th-century exploration, interviews with scientists, journal excerpts and her own observations and experiences in Antarctica over the last 20 years in these sweet and sparkling essays. (ANT272, $24.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World  •  Paul Schofield   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This compact guide to those confounding tubenoses features 46 exquisite color plates by Derek Onley. (BRD50, $29.95)
 		  
Birds & Mammals of the Antarctic, Subantarctic & Falkland Islands  •  Frank Todd   • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  Compact and comprehensive, this indispensable photo guide by Mr. Penguin himself includes all the hard-to-identify seabirds of Antarctic waters. (ANT213, $29.95)
 		  
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 handbook features color plates of all the birds and marine mammals occurring south of 40 degrees. With 900 color photographs, range maps and notes on visitor sites, weather conditions and conservation. (ANT178, $55.00)
 		  
 
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