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Kahikahealani WightIllustrated Hawaiian Dictionary2005, PAPER, 448 PAGES, $10.95This pocket dictionary is the perfect language primer for travelers with more than 5000 word entries as well as grammar notes and helpful phrases. With black-and-white illustrations. (Item HWI289)

Julia Flynn SilerLost Kingdom2013, PAPER, 480 PAGES, $16.00Royalty and rogues, sugar barons, politicians and missionaries all figure in Siler’s riveting tale of Liliuokalani, the last queen of Hawaii. (Item HWI254)

Susanna MooreParadise of the Pacific, Approaching Hawaii2015, HARD COVER, 352 PAGES, $26.00An enjoyable history of late 18th-century Hawaii by an award-winning novelist. Moore confines her focus to the islands’ not-so-distant collision with the West, conjuring important figures from the period, including shipwrecked sailors, Spanish galleons, British navigators and Irish poachers. (Item HWI283)

Gavan DawsShoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands1989, PAPER, 494 PAGES, $22.99A vivid, scholarly history of Hawaii, from Cook’s first visit to the islands in 1778 through statehood. A classic, well-told history, first published in 1968. (Item HWI02)

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Item EXHWI71. Buy these 4 items as a set for $67 including shipping, 15% off the retail price. With free shipping on anything else you order.

Mark TwainMark Twain’s Letters from Hawaii1989, PAPER, 298 PAGES, $17.99These observant and often wildly hilarious letters from an 1866 trip display Twain’s famous wit. (Item HWI170)

James L. HaleyCaptive Paradise, A History of Hawaii2015, PAPER, 464 PAGES, $19.99A fascinating history of America’s youngest (and, arguably, most unique) state. Historian and biographer James Haley charts Hawaii’s epic journey from kingdom to statehood with authority. (Item HWI271)

Eyewitness GuidesEyewitness Guide Hawaii2015, PAPER, 252 PAGES, $23.00An on-the-ground guide to the Hawaiian Islands -- handsome, comprehensive and superb. (Item HWI46)

NellesHawaiian Islands Map2014, MAP, PAGES, $9.95Nelles’ clear, simple-fold map of the Hawaiian islands features the roadways and topography of Hawaii’s Big Island (1:330,000) plus plenty of insets. (Item HWI42)

READING GUIDE

HAWAII BY SMALL SHIP

Here is a brief selection of favorite, new and hard-to-find books, prepared for your journey. For your convenience, you may call (800) 342-2164 to order these books directly from Longitude, a specialty mail-order book service. To order online, and to get the latest, most comprehensive selection of books for

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I. GreenbergHawaii Fishwatcher’s Field Guide1983, PLASTIC CARD, PAGES, $7.50A handy, laminated card featuring full color illustrations of 60 common and spectacular denizens of Hawaiian coral reefs. (Item HWI53)

James KavanaghHawaii Wildlife2010, PLASTIC CARD, PAGES, $6.95A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered birds, mammals and other critters of Hawaii. (Item HWI245)

Les BeletskyHawaii, Travellers’ Wildlife Guides2005, PAPER, 350 PAGES, $27.95This all-around field guide features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish with notes on Hawaii’s geology and popular parks and reserves. (Item HWI50)

I. GreenbergHawaiian Marine Invertebrates, Shells of Hawaii1987, PLASTIC CARD, PAGES, $7.50A convenient laminated double-sided card featuring full color illustrations of cowries, cones and other shells, crabs, corals and other invertebrates. (Item HWI54)

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Sarah VowellUnfamiliar Fishes2012, PAPER, 256 PAGES, $16.00Tracking the Americanization of Hawaii from the arrival of the first missionaries in 1820 to the annexation in 1898 (Queen Liliuokalani was in Washington lobbying to save her nation during the McKinley inauguration), Vowell shows the complex interplay of god, business and tradition with her usual acerbic wit (and research). (Item HWI248)

LiliuokalaniHawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen2004, PAPER, 410 PAGES, $24.95A poignant plea for sovereignty. Queen Liliuokalani, deposed by the United States in 1893, tells the story of her islands. (Item HWI20)

Robert Louis StevensonTravels in Hawaii1991, PAPER, 205 PAGES, $20.00The famous writer brings his wonderful gift for storytelling to bear in this account of the islands. There is real emotion in these essays, which were written during a particularly romantic period in the author’s life. (Item HWI171)

James MichenerHawaii2002, PAPER, 937 PAGES, $18.00A romantic, fictional overview of the islands’ history, people and culture from prehistoric times to statehood in 1959. (Item HWI17)

Paul TherouxHotel Honolulu2002, PAPER, 424 PAGES, $15.95This hilarious sendup of ex-pats and their ilk, drawing on Theroux’s time in the islands, where he has a home, features a full cast of eccentrics who reside in and visit a fleabag hotel on the coast of Oahu. (Item HWI72)

Kaui Hart HemmingsThe Descendants2008, PAPER, 297 PAGES, $16.00The bittersweet tale of a storied Hawaiian family in crisis, adapted for the Alexander Payne movie starring George Clooney. (Item HWI255)

James KavanaghHawaii Birds2003, PLASTIC CARD, PAGES, $6.95Handy for a pocket or backpack, this durable, fold-out bird reference features 150 species familiar to Hawaii. (Item HWI268)