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These 5 items are available for $89, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXPAC129)

Lonely Planet Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES This informative guide to PNG and the Solomons features a good overview of culture, history and nature, with excellent travel information and maps. (NGA06, $29.99)
The Happy Isles of Oceania, Paddling the Pacific  •  Paul Theroux EXPLORATION •  2006 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES • FAVORITE Here's Theroux at his best: wickedly funny, open-minded and enormously well informed. In this best-selling book, he flies off to Australia with a kayak and ends up exploring much of Melanesia and Polynesia as well. This book is a terrific introduction to the region, combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place. (PAC03, $15.95)
Oceanic Art  •  Nicholas Thomas ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES A concise, cogent, and colorful overview of the gorgeous art of the Pacific Islands, placing the art in cultural and political context. Thomas not only describes the art thoroughly, but provides an understanding into the meaning of the art both for native peoples and Europeans. Thoroughly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs and drawings. (PAC06, $18.95)
The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean  •  Paddy Ryan  •  Peter Atkinson NATURAL HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 184 PAGES An illustrated overview of coral reefs, coral reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, this compact book is an excellent resource for anyone thinking of exploring the underwater world. Beginners will appreciate the chapters on learning to snorkel, reef etiquette, photography hints and first aid. With 200 color photographs. (DIV18, $21.99)
Solomon Islands Map  •  HEMA Maps MAP A folded, colorful map of the Solomon Islands at a scale of 1:1,200,000. Two Sides. 23x32 inches. (PAC148, $9.95)

A History of the Pacific Islands  •  Ian Campbell   • HISTORY • COMING IN  •  A brief, authoritative history of the Pacific Islands from earliest habitation, through European influence, to the emergence of modern independent island nations. (PAC04, $21.95)
Graveyards of the Pacific, From Pearl Harbor to Bikini Atoll  •  Robert D. Ballard  •  Michael Hamilton Morgan  •  Stephen Ambrose   • HISTORY  •  An exploration of Pacific battle and nuclear testing sites, focusing on the sunken ships and downed airplanes scattered across the surrounding ocean floor. (PAC111, $45.00)
Guadalcanal, The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle  •  Richard Frank   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive account of the battle, using a variety of primary sources to flesh out the story of one of the most important battles on the Pacific front during WWII. (PAC61, $22.00)
Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat  •  Patrick K. O'Donnell   • HISTORY  •  A visceral portrait of the Pacific campaigns of World War II, drawn from the oral accounts of veterans. These detailed, and often startling, testimonies offer a glimpse into the experiences of individual soldiers. (PAC143, $21.95)
Captain Cook, A Legacy Under Fire  •  Vanessa Collingridge   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This eloquent, persuasive book resurrects the long forgotten George Collingridge and his evidence that not the venerable Captain Cook but Portuguese navigators got to Australia first. (PAC125, $14.95)
Captain James Cook  •  Richard Hough   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This fine, vividly written narrative includes a gripping account of Captain Cook's discoveries throughout the Pacific. (PAC24, $18.95)
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. With 119 original photographs of places and people. (PAC17, $13.00)
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)
South Sea Tales  •  Robert Louis Stevenson   • LITERATURE  •  Towards the end of his life in the late 19th century, Robert Louis Stevenson lived in Samoa and traveled widely around the South Pacific. These entertaining tales, set among both real and mythical islands, show Stevenson's keen observations of island life. (PAC15, $17.05)
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)
Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore  •  W. Arthur Whistler   • FIELD GUIDE • COMING IN  •  A photographic field guide to 120 species of trees, shrubs and flowers of the tropical Pacific. (PAC20, $21.00)
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, $45.00)