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Frank Todd
Birds & Mammals of the Antarctic, Subantarctic & Falkland Islands
2004, PAPER, 138 PAGES, $24.95
Gorgeously illustrated, compact and comprehensive, this
photo guide includes all the hard-to-identify seabirds of
Antarctic waters. (Item ANT213)

Pauline Carr, Tim Carr
Antarctic Oasis, Under the Spell of South Georgia
1998, HARD COVER, 256 PAGES, $40.00
An oversized portrait of South Georgia, featuring 100
stunning color photographs, by Tim and Pauline Carr, the
yachtsmen who have made the extraordinary island their
home. (Item ANT44)

David Campbell
The Crystal Desert
2002, PAPER, 308 PAGES, $14.95
A splendid, prize-winning portrait of Antarctica. Campbell's vivid essays on fossils, glaciers, history and wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula are an excellent introduction to the area. (Item ANT01)

Alfred Lansing
Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
1998, PAPER, 280 PAGES, $14.95
An extraordinary tale of survival that reads like a good
novel. It's the gripping day-by-day story of Shackleton's
legendary perseverance: losing his ship in the ice, drifting helplessly across the Weddell Sea and finally reaching Elephant Island, from where he sailed 800 miles to get help for his stranded men. (Item ANT03)

Ocean Explorer
Antarctic Explorer Map
2000, MAP, $11.95
Including Tierra del Fuego, the Antarctic Peninsula, Falklands and South Georgia. (Item ANT128)

David McGonigal
Antarctica, Secrets of the Southern Continent
2008, HARD COVER, 400 PAGES, $59.95
Expedition leader and photographer McGonigal's gorgeous oversize Antarctic primer features 600 color photographs and excellent maps along with essays on history, exploration, wildlife, science and conservation by dozens of contributing experts and fellow Antarcticans. (Item ANT167)

British Antarctic Survey
Antarctic Peninsula and Scotia Sea Map
2008, MAP, $24.95
This authoritative, beautifully colored chart shows contours, bathymetry, elevation, ice shelves, coastline and geologicfeatures of the Peninsula south to the Ellsworth Mountains(1:1:000,000). The reverse shows the Drake Passage and the entire Scotia Arc.(Item no. ANT299) We also carry BAS maps of the South Shetland Islands (ANT300) and Brabant to the Argentine Islands (ANT228), and Ocean Explorer Maps of Falkland Islands (Item ANT180) and South Georgia.
(Item ANT179)

Sally Poncet, Kim Crosbie
A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia
2005, FLEXI-BOUND, 180 PAGES, $35.00
A convenient, comprehensive and full-color guide with
detailed maps of visitor sites. (Item ANT236) We also carry A Visitor's Guide to the Falkland
Islands (Item ANT235).

Peter Carey, Craig Franklin
Antarctica Cruising Guide
2009, PAPER, 240 PAGES, $25.95
This second edition of expedition leader Peter Carey's
parka-pocket guide includes a handy roundup of Antarctic visitor sites and a color wildlife guide with hundreds of photographs of penguins, seabirds, seals and whales. With chapters on the Falklands and South Georgia. (Item no. ANT249)

David Hempleman-Adams, Emma Stuart, Sophie Gordon
The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography
2009, HARD COVER, 240 PAGES, $47.50
Capturing all the drama and adventure of the time (it
must have been like sending a man to the moon), this
exquisite book presents not only the haunting Antarctic
photographs of Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley, but also lively essays, maps, paintings and other
ephemera of the two celebrated expeditions. (Item no.
ANT298)

Roland Huntford, Paul Theroux (Introduction)
The Last Place on Earth, Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole
1999, PAPER, 576 PAGES, $15.95
Huntford's absorbing dual biography is a rousing tale.
Clearly an admirer of Amundsen, Huntford interweaves
the story of the two expeditions, contrasting Amundsen's well-planned campaign with Scott's many follies. (Item ANT100)

Wayne Lynch
Penguins of the World
2007, FLEXI-BOUND, 176 PAGES, $24.95
Photographer, naturalist and expedition leader Wayne
Lynch weaves delightful tales of penguins, their habitats
and habits, with hundreds of glorious full-color photographs. (Item ANT62)

Kevin Schafer
The Falkland Islands, Between the Wind & Sea
2003, PAPER, 96 PAGES, $24.95
Schafer's tribute and celebration of these South Atlantic
islands combines dozens of superb color photographs and an extended personal essay by the veteran naturalist on the history, wildlife and future of the Falklands. (Item ANT208)

Fen Montaigne
Fraser's Penguins, Warning Signs from Antarctica
2010, HARD COVER, 288 PAGES, $26.00
In his account of the 2005-2006 Antarctic spring and
summer he spent working alongside Bill Fraser at Palmer
Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, documenting Fraser's
work with the disappearing populations Adelie penguins,
Montaigne weaves a captivating tale of hard work, camaraderie -- and the importance of the penguin as a bellwether of climate change. (Item no. ANT323)

National Geographic Society
Antarctic Wildlife Adventure
2005, DVD, $19.98
National Geographic photographers trail Jerome and Sally Poncet and their young sons on a voyage around the Antarctic Peninsula for this documentary, an excellent overview of places and experiences on an Antarctic voyage. (Item no. ANT248)

Hadoram Shirihai, Brett Jarrett (Illustrator)
The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife
2008, HARD COVER, 544 PAGES, $55.00
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. (Item ANT178)

Tony Soper, Dafila Scott (Illustrator)
Antarctica, A Guide to the Wildlife
2008, PAPER, 160 PAGES, $25.99
This compact handbook features all the species of birds,
seals and whales the traveler is likely to encounter on an Antarctic voyage, each with a few paragraphs, range map and masterful color. (Item ANT30)

Ali Liddle
Plants of the Falkland Islands
2008, PAPER, 96 PAGES, $24.95
A handy photographic guide to 56 of the most common
and interesting plants of the Falklands (including 11 delicious recipes for diddledee berries, rhubarb and other
traditional local ingredients). (Item ANT275)

Robin and Anne Woods
Birds and Mammals of the Falkland Islands
2006, HARD COVER, 128 PAGES, $35.00
A comprehensive photographic guide to the wildlife of
the Falkland Islands and surrounding waters, featuring 43 color plates. (Item ANT237)