30 Days in the South Pacific
True stories of adventurers who escaped to paradise.

Among Stone Giants
The life of Katherine Routledge and her remarkable expedition to Easter Island, by Jo Anne Van Tilburg.

Getting Stoned with Savages
A trip through the islands of Fiji and Vanuatu, by J. Maarten Troost.

Living the Dream
The story of a sailboat journey from Oregon to Thailand with all its highs and lows.

Serpent in Paradise
The candid tale of a British woman who spent several months on Pitcairn secretly preparing a memoir.

A Woman in the South Pacific
A personal account of Sheree Lipton's four decades of travel to the islands.

Micronesia and Palau
This new guidebook written by former Peace Corps volunteers fills a gap in the literature.

Moon Fiji
More maps, travel information, and background than is available elsewhere.

Moon Tahiti
Covers the islands of French Polynesia from Bora Bora to the Marquesas.

Islands of Samoa
A reference map of Tutuila, Manua, Upolu, and Savaii published by the University of Hawaii.

Pacific Centered Wall Map
A laminated world map produced by the National Geographic Society.

Reference Map of Oceania
A fully indexed map of the Pacific Islands with 51 detailed inset maps of individual islands.

Landfalls of Paradise
This is the original cruising guide to Oceania's 75 ports of entry and many lesser harbors and anchorages.

Pacific Crossing Guide
The second edition of a practical guide to sailing the Pacific.

South Pacific Anchorages
An indispensible guide to hundreds of entires and anchorages all across the Pacific.

Fiji's Wild Beauty
A photographic guide to the coral reefs of the South Pacific.

French Polynesia Dive Guide
Photographer Kurt Amsler's three-dimensionial color maps of French Polynesia's top dive sites are excellent.

Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef
An introduction to the wonders of the Indo-Pacific reefs by Fiji specialist Paddy Ryan.

Birds of Northern Melanesia
A study of speciation, dispersal, and biogeography by renowned authors Ernst Mayr and Jared M. Diamond.

Coral Reef Fishes
An inexpensive field guide to the marinelife of the tropical Pacific, by Robert F. Myers and Ewald Lieske.

Diver's Guide to Reef Life
Describes 1,200 species of reef and mangrove dwellers with 1,300 color photos.

Field Guide to the Birds
Published in 1987, this guide to the birds of Hawaii and the tropical Pacific is still among the best.

Field Guide to the Samoan Archipelago
A beautifully illustrated field guide to the fish, wildlife, and protected areas, by Meryl Rose Goldin.

Mammals of the South-West Pacific
Catalogues every living mammalian species in the Western Pacific and the Moluccan Islands.

Reef Fish Identification
The coral reef inhabitants of the tropical Pacific, introduced by Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach.

South Sea Islands
A natural history of the exotic ecosystems of the South Sea islands, featuring spectacular photography.

Where to Watch Birds
Nigel Wheatley's descriptions of nature reserves and forested areas will interest any eco-tourist.

Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree
In Albert Wendt's stories men cannot show fear or emotion, while women appear only as sex objects.

Pitcairn's Island: A Novel
A new edition of the final portion of the Bounty Trilogy, by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.

Return to Paradise
James A. Michener takes a second look at his wartime haunts in this collection of stories.

South Sea Tales
A collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's best stories about Samoa and the islands.

South Sea Tales
Stories based on Jack London's visit to Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, and the Solomons in the early 20th century.

Tales of the South Pacific
Short stories based on James A. Michener's wartime experiences in the islands.

Tales of the Tikongs
Epeli Hau'ofa's satirical view of Tongan life: in Tiko nothing is as it seems.

Tiare in Bloom
Celestine Vaite's tale of Materena and Pito on Tahiti.

Where We Once Belonged
Sia Figiel recounts the experience of growing up in a Samoan village and the struggle for an identity.

Gagana Samoa
A Samoan language coursebook more than 950 exercises designed for classroom or personal use.

Intensive Course in Tongan
A textbook with 130 lessons, accompanied by 23 audio cassettes, by Eric B. Shumway.

South Pacific Phrasebook
Translates basic phrases for Fijian, Hawaiian, Hindi, Maori, Rapanui, Samoan, Tahitian, and Tongan.

Oceania
The art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Oceanic Art
Nicholas Thomas explores the meaning of Pacific art forms and the practices that characterize it.

Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia
An introduction to the artistic traditions including textiles and tattooing.

Inventing Easter Island
A thinking person's guide to Easter Island studies, by Beverley Haun.

Islanders:
The Pacific in the Age of Empire
A new history of the impact of colonization on Polynesia and Melanesia.

On the Road of the Winds
An archaeological history of the Pacific islands before European contact by Patrick Vinton Kirch.

Speight of Violence
Inside Fiji's 2000 coup, by Michael Field, Tupeni Baba, and Unaisi Nabobo-Baba.

Vaka Moana,
Voyages of the Ancestors
The discovery and settlement of the Pacific by Polynesian and Micronesian navigators.

Worlds Apart:
A History of the Pacific Islands
This new history by I. C. Campbell is intended for both layman and academic.

Oceania
A survey of the regions problems and opportunities by André Vitchek.

Pacific Journeys
Includes 300 color photos of Polynesia and Melanesia, from Papua New Guinea to Easter Island.

The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia
The physical environment, peoples, history, politics, economics, society, and culture.