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Floreana. Margret Wittmer, Moyer Bell Limited, 1989. A wonderful
historical account of the Galápagos' earliest permanent settler, com-
plete with moving stories over the span of a generation.
Galápagos: A Natural History . Michael H. Jackson, University of
Calgary Press/Academic & University Publishers Group, 1996. One
of the best overviews of the natural history, geology, flora and fauna
of the archipelago.
Galápagos: Worlds End . William Beebe, Dover, 1988. The story of a
scientific expedition to study the island biology in the 1920s. Received
rave reviews upon its publication.
A Traveler's Guide to the Galápagos Islands . Barry Boyce, Hunter
Publishing, 2001. An in-depth guide to traveling in the Galápagos
and an excellent complement to this guide book.
A Guide to the Birds of the Galápagos Islands . Isabel Castro, Antonia
Phillips, A & C Black/Princeton University Press. A comprehensive
bird guide with illustrations.
The Birds of Ecuador . Robert S. Ridgely & Paul J. Greenfield,
Comstock Pub. Association, 2001. The best and latest guide to birds
throughout the country, complete with detailed plates.
Reef Fish Identification: Galápagos . Paul Humann, editor, New
World Publications, 1994. Great for the avid diver/snorkeler.
Ecology & Evolution of Darwin's Finches . Peter R. Grant, Princeton
University Press, 1999. Meant for the evolutionary buff.
Flowering Plants of the Galápagos . ConleyK. McMullen, Cornell Uni-
versity Press, 1999. A guide to the flora of the Galápagos, including
over 400 species that call the archipelago home.
The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles (part of The Piazza Tales ).
Herman Melville, 1856, Random House, 1996. Published after Moby
Dick , The Encantadas reveals Melville's Galápagos Islands, part of a
series of short stories.
Other
Two Wheels & A Taxi: A Slightly Daft Adventure in the Andes . Vir-
ginia Urrutia, Mountaineers Books, 1987. One grandmother's ac-
count of travel by bike and taxi through the Andes.
Ecuador Atlas Map . Ediquias, 2001.