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These 7 items are available for $110, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGPS32A)

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, World's End  •  William Beebe EXPLORATION •  1988 •  PAPER  • 442 PAGES A wry, wonderfully evocative account of a 1924 scientific expedition, including an excellent chapter on the human history of the Galapagos by Ruth Rose. A contemporary reviewer wrote, "Galapagos is a glorious book. It is high romance, exact science and wild adventure." Originally published in 1924, this facsimile edition includes the original black-and-white illustrations and photographs with many of the original color engravings reproduced on the covers. (GPS01, $18.95)
Voyage of the Beagle  •  Charles Darwin EXPLORATION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 468 PAGES • 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, this book is still essential reading. Darwin's South American chapters are an excellent introduction to the Galapagos, Beagle Channel, Chile, Tierra del Fuego, the Chilean fjords and the Brazilian coast. With maps and appendices. (GPS02, $12.95)
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)
Evolution's Workshop  •  Edward J. Larson SCIENCE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES A vivid history of the Galapagos -- and the role of the islands as a crucible of evolutionary ideas. 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. Pulitzer Prize-winning Larson, a historian of science, has also written about the Scopes trial (Summer for the Gods) and the creationist controversy in the United States (Trial and Error). (GPS50, $16.95)
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, 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)

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