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	Antarctica, The Global Warning  •  Sebastian Copeland  •  Mikhail Gorbachev  •  Leonardo di Caprio NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 206 PAGES This collection of 120 full-color photographs by celebrity photographer Sergio Copeland documents his voyage aboard Lady Patagonia on behalf of Global Green USA. With the DVD, SOS: A Global Warning, with extensive behind-the-scenes dialogue, shot on the ice, between Copeland and his co-producer, aerial artist John Quigley. The story of this production-at-sea includes a montage of live-action set to a contemporary, original musical score. (ANT255, $55.00)
	White Paradise, Journeys to the North Pole  •  Francis Latreille EXPLORATION •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 232 PAGES A photo-essay on the Arctic, its wildlife, history and culture, published in celebration of the 2007-2008 International Polar Year. (ARC192, $40.00)
	What We Know About Climate Change  •  Kerry Emanuel SCIENCE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 85 PAGES With the power of a polished lecturer, hurricane scientist Emanuel's heroically condensed, authoritative essays on state of the science of climate change is as balanced as it is lucid -- and important. (GEO46, $14.95)
	Thin Ice, Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World's Highest Mountains  •  Mark Bowen SCIENCE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 463 PAGES Science, biography and adventure, this book is journalist Mark Bowen's account of intrepid, mountain-climbing ice-boring geophysicist Lonnie Thompson and his work on the highest and most remote ice caps from the tropics to the poles. For his cutting-edge work, Thomson received the National Medal of Science in 2005. No slouch himself, Bowen is an avid climber with a Ph.D. in physics from MIT. (GEO45, $17.00)
	The North Pole Was Here, Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World  •  Andrew Revkin SCIENCE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) We fear it's the parents who will make off with Andrew Revkin's dramatic account of an Arctic expedition, bolstered by articles on polar exploration, global warming and oceanography. He conveys the thrill, danger and import of Arctic research, tipping his hat to the great polar explorers and subtly conveying the message that, beware, the climate is awry. We think it's as effective as Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth (and more exciting to boot). A longtime environmental reporter, Revkin is the author of The Burning Season (AMZ08, $16.00), a non-fiction murder mystery set in the Brazilian Amazon (ARC185, $10.95)

	Alaska Explorer Map  •   Ocean Explorer Maps    •  An informative, well-illustrated map of all Alaska at a scale of 1:3,800,000, aimed at cruise and expedition travelers in the region. (ALA153, $11.95)
	Antarctic Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer   • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  Showing the full range of Antarctic voyages south from Ushuaia to the Antarctic Circle, including South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. (ANT128, $11.95)
	Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea Map  •   British Antarctic Survey   • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This is the map Antarctic-bound travelers have been waiting for: an authoritative, beautifully colored chart, covering the South Shetland Islands and northern Antarctic Peninsula at the very good scale of 1:1,000,000. With a map of the entire Peninsula on the reverse. (ANT129, $24.95)
	Anvers Island and Brabant Island Map  •   BAS    •  Illustrating the heart of the Antarctic cruising area at a scale of 1:250,000, covering the Gerlache, Paradise Harbor and Port Lockroy. We also carry the BAS map of S. Georgia (ANT221, $24.95) at a scale of 1:200,000. (ANT228, $24.95)
	Arctic and Antarctica Map  •   British Antarctic Survey    •  Published in celebration of the IPY, this cartographic marvel shows the Antarctic on one side and the Circumpolar North on the reverse. (ANT266, $17.95)
	Caribbean Islands Explorer Map  •   Ocean Explorer Maps    •  A double-sided, full-color vistor's map. (CRB175, $11.95)
	Falkland Islands Explorer Map  •   Ocean Explorer Maps    •  Not just a full color map, this double-sided beauty features a detailed map of the Falkland Islands at scale of 1:250,000 along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration. (ANT180, $11.95)
	Greenland Map  •   ITMB    •  A full-color, folded map. (ARC111, $9.95)
	North Circumpolar Region  •   Canada Map Office    •  A bird's-eye view of the Arctic Ocean and all the lands of the far north, at a scale of 1:10,000,000. (ARC16, $19.95)
	North Circumpolar Region Rolled Map  •   Canada Map Office    •  A bird's-eye view of the Arctic Ocean and all the lands of the far north, at a scale of 1:10,000,000. (ARC178, $24.95)
	North Pole, South Pole Map  •   Canadian Geographic    •  This simple color map shows the Circumpolar North on one side and the Antarctic continent on the reverse at a scale of 1:11,000,000. (ARC197, $9.95)
	Northwest Territories and Yukon and Nunavut  •   Canada Map Office   • OUT OF PRINT  •  A full-color map of Northern and Arctic Canada, covering the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut a a scale of 1:4 million. (CND280, $10.95)
	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)
	South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map  •   Ocean Explorer Maps    •  A handsome map of southern South America (1:4,800,000) with a detailed map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000). (SAM41, $11.95)
	South Georgia Explorer Map  •   Ocean Explorer Maps    •  Not just a full color map, this double-sided beauty features a detailed map of South Georgia at scale of 1:250,000, along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration. (ANT179, $11.95)
	South Georgia Map  •   British Antarctic Survey   • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This gloriously colored, double-sided folded sheet, published by the British Antarctic Survey, shows the topography of the island on one side and a composite satellite image at the same 1:200,000 scale on the reverse. (ANT221, $24.95)
	Spitsbergen Explorer Map  •   Ocean Explorer Maps   • BEST SELLER  •  A detailed map of Svalbard for the traveler, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. With illustrated biographies of explorers and a wildlife guide on the reverse. (ARC88, $11.95)
	Antarctic Destinies: Scott, Shackleton, and the Changing Face of Heroism  •  Stephanie Barczewski   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A specialist in cultural history, Barczewski reconsiders Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition of 1910-12 and Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition of 1914-16 and the changing reputations of the two great British heroes. (ANT267, $28.95)
	Footsteps on the Ice, The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition  •  M. L Paine   • EXPLORATION  •  Paine's diaries represent the only published contemporary account written from the inside the dramatic rescue of Byrd from Bolling Advance Weather Base located 115 miles inland. (ANT259, $34.95)
	Historical Atlas of the Arctic  •  Derek Hayes   • EXPLORATION  •  A handsome collection of 300 striking maps, most in glorious color and many presented here for the first time. Hayes provides captivating, scholarly commentary. (ARC135, $60.00)
	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)
	The Frozen Ship, The Histories and Tales of Polar Exploration  •  Sarah Moss   • EXPLORATION  •  Moss demolishes cherished myths of the golden age of polar exploration -- and retells many of the greatest stories -- in this elegantly written revisionist account of the cult of heroism. (ARC206, $24.95)
	Unclaimed Coast  •  Mark Jones  •  Graham Charles  •  Marcus Waters   • EXPLORATION  •  The thrilling, generously illustrated account of circumnavigating South Georgia by kayak. (ANT265, $35.00)
	The Ends of the Earth, An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic  •  Francis Spufford  •  Elizabeth Kolbert   • LITERATURE  •  A handsome edition of the best polar writing, north and south, including classic accounts of exploration, fiction, science writing and essays. (ANT264, $29.95)
	The Ends of the Earth, An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic  •  Francis Spufford  •  Elizabeth Kolbert   • LITERATURE  •  A handsome edition of the best polar writing, north and south, including classic accounts of exploration, fiction, science writing and essays. (ANT264, $29.95)
	A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife  •  Richard Sale   • NATURAL HISTORY • NEW  •  This stunning primer features hundreds of spectacular color photographs, range maps, and descriptions of 200 birds and 77 mammals. (ARC190, $49.95)
	Antarctic Fishes  •  Mitsuo Fukuchi  •  Boshu Nagase   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This tribute to the diversity and beauty of Antarctic fishes features 82 lovely full-page color illustrations and notes on the characteristics, habits and distribution. (ANT258, $45.00)
	Antarctica  •  Yves Paccalet  •  Patrick De Wilde   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A slim photo-essay on the white continent, its wildlife, land and seascapes, including short chapters on the Falkalnds, South George, Kerguelen, Snares, Aukland and Macquarie. Translated from the French. (ANT234, $34.95)
	Antarctica, Secrets of the Southern Continent  •  David McGonigal   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN OCTOBER  •  An oversize, illustrated survey of Antarctic history, exploration, wildlife, science and conservation, featuring 600 color photographs and maps. (ANT167, $59.95)
	Arctic Fox, Life at the Top of the World  •  Garry Hamilton   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A gorgeously photographed celebration of the remarkable arctic fox, its ecology and habitat. (ARC217, $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)
	Islands of the Arctic  •  Julian Dowdeswell  •  Michael Hambrey   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The authors, glaciologists both, use examples from their work in Greenland, Spitsbergen, Russia and the Canadian Arctic in this illustrated survey. (ARC122, $50.00)
	Life Under Ice  •  Mary. M. Cerullo  •  Bill Curtsinger   • NATURAL HISTORY • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  Curtsinger, a photographer posted to McMurdo Station, documents surprisingly beautiful invertebrates, crowd-pleasing penguins and seals, as well as the researchers who study them in this lively, illustrated tale of underwater Antarctica. (ANT191, $7.95)
	Penguins of the World  •  Wayne Lynch   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Photographer, naturalist and expedition leader Wayne Lynch weaves delightful tales of penguins, their habitats and habits, with hundreds of glorious full-color photographs. (ANT62, $24.95)
	Planet Ocean, A Voyage to the Heart of the Marine Realm  •  Laurent Ballesta  •  Pierre Descamp  •  Jean-Michel Cousteau   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A dizzyingly colorful tour of marine life, featuring 25 expert essays and 400 color photographs. Ballesta's exquisite portraits celebrate the diversity of life under the sea, from bizarre Antarctic fish and odd benthic creatures to multi-colored reef beauties, turtles, sharks and rays. (OCE115, $40.00)
	Surviving Antarctica  •  David Thomas   • SCIENCE  •  Thomas will reel in the middle schooler in your life with this informative, illustrated account of the Antarctic, its scientists and the science. With chapters on preparation and training, arriving in the Antarctic, field work, natural history and conservation. He includes dispatches from The Ice by David Thomas, Stathys Papadimitriou and Louiza Norman, who were on a 2006 Antarctic expedition aboard the R/V Polarstern to the Weddell Sea. (ANT257, $24.95)
	The Arctic, The Complete Story  •  Richard Sale   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN SEPTEMBER  •  An Arctic explorer, glaciologist and author, Sales draws on a lifetime of work in this comprehensive, authoritative portrait of the Arctic, its people, history, wildlife and future, featuring 500 color photographs. (ARC218, $60.00)
	The Ferocious Summer, Palmer's Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica  •  Meredith Hooper   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Hooper's dramatic, powerful tale shows the impact of rapid climate change through the story of seabird biologist Bill Fraser's work with a colony of Adelie Penguins at Torgersen Island. (ANT262, $26.95)
	The Last Polar Bear, Facing the Truth of a Warming World  •  Steve Kazlowski   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A stunning celebration of the Arctic coastal plain from Herschel Island and the Yukon to Point Hope, this exquisitely photographed book features photographs of not just the polar bear but also walrus, beluga. bearded and spotted seal and Arctic fox. With accompanying essays on polar bear ecology, the impact of climate change, local people and threats to the region. (ARC204, $39.95)
	Under Antarctic Ice  •  Norbert Wu  •  Jim Maestro   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The 140 color photographs in this book features Wu's impressive collection of Antarctic photography, including not just sponges, jellyfish, and sea urchins but also Weddel seals, emperor and Adelie penguins, and orcas. (ANT211, $45.00)
	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 south of 40 degrees along with 900 color photographs, range maps and notes on visitor sites, weather conditions and conservation. Second edition. (ANT178, $55.00)
	Whales, Dolphins, and Other Marine Mammals of the World  •  Hadoram Shirihai  •  Brett Jarrett   • FIELD GUIDE • NEW  •  This eye-catching Princeton Field Guide by Shirihai and illustrator Jarrett is noteworthy for its 450 excellent color photographs, range maps and text, all bundled in a compact package. (FG62, $24.95)
	Antarctic Peninsula Minimap 3  •   British Antarctic Survey    •  A pocket-size, foldup map of the Antarctic Peninsula at a scale of 1:10,000,000. (ANT127, $6.95)

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