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| View Larger Image | Antarctica Cruising Guide
by Peter Carey, Craig Franklin
| | List Price: | $25.95 | | Price: | $23.35 | | You Save: | $2.60 (10%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 69772 | | Studio: | Awa Press | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 208 | | Publication Date: | January 01, 2007 | | Publisher: | Awa Press |
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Product Description
For many people, an Antarctic cruise is the dream of a lifetime. This is the definitive field guide to Antarctica for visitors travelling by luxury liner, adventure cruise or private boat. The authors are recognised world experts in Antarctic travel, wildlife and conservation, and the book is illustrated throughout with outstanding colour photographs.
Included are descriptions of the 26 most popular visitor sites on the Antarctic Peninsula, and the natural history of over 30 species of birds and mammals. Special attention is paid to explaining the threats to Antarctic conservation, including global warming, and there are tips on how visitors can minimise their own impact and help preserve this unique continent.
Measuring 5 x 7 inches, this beautiful little book fits neatly into a parka pocket and is fully illustrated with over 200 colour photographs, and 7 maps. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 4 reviews)
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Good Introductory book 
This book is quite interesting as an introduction to visiting Antarctica. The contents deals with the oceanography of the area surrounding the continent. Title could be misleading if one thought that the book was a guide to various "cruises" or cruise ships that go to Antartica.
June 14, 2008 | |
Great Book 
This is a great guide book designed for people cruising to Antarctica. The person who gave it one star doesn't know what s/he is talking about. It's not meant to be a coffee table book or a gift book: 5x7 is the ordinary (and very convenient) size for a guide book.
January 26, 2008 | |
It's not what you think 
I bought this book as a gift for a scientist who will be going to Antarctica next year. It was a mistake. It doesn't have the information I was expecting.
In addition, this is not a full-sized book. It's only 5 inches by 7 inches.
I don't want to ruin someone's livelihood so I will try to be fair. This book is not suitable for my purposes and might be right for a tourist to tuck into a suitcase.
November 28, 2007 | |
This book is a must!!
I met the authors on a recent cruise to Antarctica and could not wait to purchase the book. During the cruise, they gave insightful and interesting talks about the continent. Once they told us about the book I was first in line in Ushuaia, Argentina at the only bookstore where it was available as I was still away and the book was not available at Amazon.com yet. This book is a must for anyone thinking of going or is going to Antacrtica. It is a beautiful book and I went and saw a lot of the places in the book. It reads easily as there is plenty of information on the wildlife and various places to see, but there is not too much information to overwhelm you. It is also very compact and can easily be brought on a trip. My only regret is that I didn't have it before I went to Antarctica.
February 26, 2007 | |
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