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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/LO8852. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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Lonely Planet Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
264 PAGES
A practical guide to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands featuring region-by-region descriptions, a good overview of the culture, and excellent advice on travel.
(NGA06, $29.99) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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, $19.95) |
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Solomon Islands Map
HEMA Maps
MAP
A folded, colorful map of the Solomon Islands at a scale of 1:1,200,000.
(PAC148, $9.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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, $15.00) |
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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) |
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Captain James Cook
Richard Hough
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A vividly written narrative of the life and three great voyages of Captain Cook. This fine book includes a gripping account of his discoveries throughout the Pacific.
(PAC24, $50.00) |
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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) |
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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, $11.95) |
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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, $14.95) |
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific
H. Douglas Pratt
FIELD GUIDE
The landmark field guide with chapters on the islands and habitats, superb color plates by Pratt and a checklist of birds by island group.
(HWI32, $45.00) |
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Birds of the Solomons, Vanuatu & New Caledonia
Chris Doughty
FIELD GUIDE
COMING IN
A compact guide to the birds of the Southwest Pacific featuring 91 color plates by Nicholas Day and Andrew Plant. Maps, descriptions and illustrations are integrated on facing pages for easy reference in the field.
(PAC97, $29.95) |
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Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore
W. Arthur Whistler
FIELD GUIDE
A photographic field guide to 120 species of trees, shrubs and flowers of the tropical Pacific.
(PAC20, $19.00) |
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Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific
Paul Humann
Ned Deloach
Gerald Allen
Roger Steene
FIELD GUIDE
Featuring 2,500 color photographs.
(DIV49, $45.00) |
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Seabirds of the World, A Photographic Guide
Peter Harrison
FIELD GUIDE
COMING IN
A definitive, compact guide to all the world's seabirds, featuring 740 photographs.
(FG16, $29.95) |
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