Tony Soper, Dafila Scott (Illustrator)

Antarctica, A Guide to the Wildlife

2005, PAPER, 144 PAGES, US$21.95

Designed for the field, this compact handbook features all the species of birds, seals and whales the traveler is likely to encounter on a voyage to the Antarctic. Each species gets a double-page spread, with concise essays on each species, range maps and masterful color drawings. (Item no. ANT30)

Alfred Lansing

Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

1998, PAPER, 280 PAGES, US$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 no. ANT03)

Ron Naveen

The Oceanites Site Guide to the Antarctic Peninsula

2005, PAPER, 129 PAGES, US$29.95

With its descriptions, maps and wonderful aerial photographs of visitor sites in the Antarctic Peninsula, this is the one book to carry on your voyage south. The guide, which supports the Antarctic Site Inventory Project, covers 40 prime visitor sites in detail. (Item no. ANT37)

David Campbell

The Crystal Desert

2002, PAPER, 308 PAGES, US$14.00

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. (Item no. ANT01)

David McGonigal, Lynn Woodworth

Antarctica, The Blue Continent

2003, HARD COVER, 224 PAGES, US$29.95

A masterful, generously illustrated primer on everything Antarctic with hundreds of photographs, an especially good regional overview, glorious full-color maps and a nice section on wildlife. (Item no. ANT193)

Ocean Explorer

Antarctic Explorer Map

MAP, US$11.95

A handy map of the Antarctic Peninsula designed for the ship-board traveler, showing the full range of Antarctic voyages south from Ushuaia to the Antarctic Circle, including South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. On the reverse is a map of the full continent. (Item no. ANT128)

British Antarctic Survey

Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea Map

2005, MAP, US$24.95

A gloriously colored, double-sided map, featuring the South Shetland Islands and northern Antarctic Peninsula at the very good scale of 1:1,000,000. It covers the full route of Antarctic voyages south to Marguerite Bay. The reverse shows the Peninsula and Weddell Sea across to the Ellsworth Mountains at a scale of 1:3,000,000. (Item no. ANT129)

British Antarctic Survey

Anvers Island and Brabant Island Map

2005, MAP, US$24.95

A full-color satellite map of the heart of the Antarctic cruising area at the very good scale of 1:250,000. The map covers Anvers and Brabant Islands, including the Gerlache Strait, Paradise Bay, Cuverville, Palmer Station, Neumeyer Channel and Port Lockroy. (Item no. ANT228)

USGS

Satellite Image Map of Antarctica

MAP, US$14.95

A beautiful, full-color photo poster of the Antarctic, created from composite satellite imagery. 40" X 56". (Item no. ANT82)

Jeff Rubin

Lonely Planet Antarctica

2005, PAPER, 340 PAGES, US$24.99

A compact overview of the Antarctic, its history, wildlife and attractions. (Item no. ANT139)

Alan Gurney

The Race to the White Continent, Voyages to the Antarctic

2002, PAPER, 288 PAGES, US$15.95

Gurney captures the fanfare, ego and discovery of 19th-century polar exploration in this compelling narrative of the 1837-1842 Antarctic voyages of Dumont d'Urville, James Clark Ross and Charles Wilkes. (Item no. ANT136)

Frederick A. Cook

Through the First Antarctic Night

1998, PAPER, 520 PAGES, US$19.95

Cook's account of the voyage of the Belgica, under the command of Adrian Gerlache, who explored and named many of the features along the western coast of the Peninsula. (Item no. ANT102)

Roland Huntford, Paul Theroux (Introduction)

The Last Place on Earth, Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole

1999, PAPER, 576 PAGES, US$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 no. ANT100)

Apsley Cherry-Garrard

The Worst Journey in the World

1997, PAPER, 704 PAGES, US$16.95

One of the great tales of exploration, originally published in 1922. Cherry-Garrard's epic midwinter journey to the emperor penguin rookery is just a warm-up for the main event: his vivid account of Scott's doomed last expedition. (Item no. ANT23)

Sir Edmund Hillary (Introduction), Frank Worsley

Shackleton's Boat Journey

1998, PAPER, 220 PAGES, US$13.95

This classic account by the captain of the Endurance features the team's remarkable two-week boat journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia. (Item no. ANT72)

Peter Matthiessen

End of the Earth, Voyaging to Antarctica

2004, PAPER, 242 PAGES, US$15.00

In this fine book, the result of two voyages, Matthiessen captures the magic of polar landscapes and wildlife, along with the camaraderie of a ship-based polar expedition. (Item no. ANT190)

Ocean Explorer Maps

Falkland Islands Explorer Map; South Georgia Explorer Map

2002, MAP, US$11.95 EACH

These double-sided beauties feature a detailed maps at scale of 1:250,000 along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration. (Falklands: Item no. ANT180; South Georgia: Item no. ANT179)

Sally Poncet, Kim Crosbie

A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia

2005, FLEXI-BOUND, 180 PAGES, US$35.00

A convenient, comprehensive and full-color guide to exploring South George by a dynamic duo who know the region intimately. (Item no. ANT236)

Debbie Summers

A Visitor's Guide to the Falkland Islands

2005, FLEXI-BOUND, 132 PAGES, US$23.00

A convenient, comprehensive and full-color guide to exploring the Falkland Islands, featuring 20 detailed maps of visitor sites. (Item no. ANT235)

Robin and Anne Woods

Birds and Mammals of the Falkland Islands

2006, HARD COVER, 128 PAGES, US$35.00

A comprehensive photographic guide to the wildlife of the Falklands and surrounding waters, featuring 43 color plates. Published in conjunction with Falklands Conservation. (Item no. ANT237)

Pauline Carr, Tim Carr

Antarctic Oasis, Under the Spell of South Georgia

1998, HARD COVER, 256 PAGES, US$40.00

An oversize 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 no. ANT44)

Ellie Mathews

Ambassador to the Penguins

2003, HARD COVER, 353 PAGES, US$29.95

Robert Cushman Murphy's much loved Logbook for Grace, nicely re-told, annotated, and amplified by his granddaughter. His account of a year (1912-13) among the whalers of South Georgia is a classic. (Item no. ANT200)

IMAX

Antarctica, An Adventure of a Different Nature

1999, DVD, US$19.99

A breathtakingly beautiful IMAX documentary of Antarctic wildlife, research and exploration featuring innovative aerial and underwater photography. 38 minutes. (Item no. ANT199)

Luc Jacquet (Director)

March of the Penguins

2005, DVD, US$28.98

This splendid documentary, narrated by Morgan Freeman, captures the life in an emperor penguin rookery over a year in the Antarctic. (Item no. ANT229)

Frans Lanting

Penguin

2003, PAPER, 192 PAGES, US$9.99

A pocket edition of Lanting's extraordinary portfolio of 114 penguin portraits, emperors and their photogenic young. (Item no. ANT198)

Jonathan Chester

The Nature of Penguins

2001, PAPER, 112 PAGES, US$17.95

Expedition leader, author and photographer Chester presents a beautiful collection of full-color penguin photographs along with accompanying essays. (Item no. ANT19)

Colin Monteath

Antarctica: Beyond the Southern Ocean

2005, HARD COVER, 160 PAGES, US$39.95

This marvelous collection of photographs, organized thematically, shows the wildlife and landscapes of Antarctica and the subantarctic islands in full color. (Item no. ANT32)

Sanford Moss, Lucia de Leiris (Illustrator)

Natural History of the Antarctic Peninsula

1988, PAPER, 208 PAGES, US$27.50

A handsome illustrated primer covering the environment, ecology and wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula. Complementing the text are attractive black-and-white illustrations. (Item no. ANT08)

Hadoram Shirihai, Brett Jarrett (Illustrator)

The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife

2002, HARD COVER, 512 PAGES, US$49.50

This book, an essential reference, features striking color illustrations and photos of each of Antarctica's birds and mammals. (Item no. ANT178)

Frank Todd

Birds & Mammals of the Antarctic, Subantarctic & Falkland Islands

2004, PAPER, 138 PAGES, US$29.95

A gorgeously illustrated, compact field guide, featuring excellent color photographs of all the hard-to-identify seabirds and marine mammals of the Southern Ocean. (Item no. ANT213)

George E. Watson

Birds of the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic

1975, HARD COVER, 350 PAGES, US$25.95

A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Islands, long the standard. With color plates, range maps and detailed species accounts (Item no. ANT99)

Martin D. la Pena, Maurice Rumboll

Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica, Princeton Illustrated Checklists

2001, PAPER, 224 PAGES, US$29.95

A compact guide featuring color illustrations of 1,140 species found in southern South America and Antarctica, with a brief description, range map, identification features and habitat for each species. (Item no. SAM12)

Randall Reeves, Pieter Folkens (Illustrator)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Marine Mammals of the World

2002, PAPER, 528 PAGES, US$26.95

A handsome, comprehensive guide to 120 species of whales, dolphins, seals, walruses, sirenians, polar bears and their kin worldwide. Each species gets a four-page spread with color photographs and an overview of range, habitat, behavior, status and conservation. (Item no. FG58)