Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Books

The Unofficial Guide(R) to Hawaii, 3rd Edition Marcie Carroll From the Publisher: The Unofficial Guides® are the Consumer Reports of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations’ attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they’re spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they’re extremely easy to scan. In The Unofficial Guide® to Hawaii you’ll get the inside story on the islands’ top attractions, such as Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the Polynesian Cultural Center, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, and more, plus tips on travel packages, beaches, adventure outings, and golf. All the major hotels, resorts, and restaurants are rated and ranked for value and quality, and we’ve explored all the details of Hawaiian nightlife, from luaus to the legendary Don Ho. The Top 5 Ways The Unofficial Guide® to Hawaii Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip: A complete guide to exploring the islands, including the best beaches, scenic drives, and rain forest walks The inside story on shopping for aloha shirts, local art, and Hawaiian music How to discover truly authentic Hawaiian culture, with tips on enjoying Hawaiian regional cuisine The best places to golf, hike, dive, snorkel, and surf Proven strategies for getting the best hotel rates, plus tips on enjoying Hawaii with kids Our Price: $18.99

Hidden Big Island of Hawaii: Including the Kona Coast, Hilo, Kailua and Volcanoes National Park Ray Riegert From the Publisher: Hawaii remains as popular as ever, and this guide shows how to discover its least crowded island. Award-winning author and founder of the Hidden guidebooks series, Ray Riegert reveals how to best experience this magnificent island like a local. Hidden Big Island of Hawaii reviews the popular attractions — such as diving coral reefs and scaling active volcanoes — then invites readers to go further by exploring "hidden" spots other guides overlook, like an early morning fresh-fish auction, a rainforest zoo, and a secluded black-sand beach that has great surfing. From campgrounds and local burger joints to five-star resorts and gourmet restaurants, this comprehensive guide provides a broad selection of lodging and dining options, as well as information on outdoor adventures such as hiking, horseback riding, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Each title in the Hidden series offers readers the comfort of detailed maps, internet information for each listing, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours. Our Price: $13.95

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Hawaii (1999 Edition) DK Travel Writers From the Publisher: Truly the guides that show you what others only tell you, this book features stunning 3D and cutaway views of museums, cathedrals, and other must-see sights; detailed street maps; a handy phrase section; advice on the best places to eat, drink, shop, sleep, and be entertained; and a Survival Guide to help the traveler sort out essential information such as currency, transportation, and communications. As world traveler and TV personality Michael Palin says, "the Eyewitness Travel Guides are irresistibly seductive.... They also deliver where it matters most -- uncluttered and accurate information." Before you can say aloha, you’ll feel like you’ve arrived in the islands with DK’s Eyewitness Travel Guide: Hawaii. With more than 400 breathtaking full-color photographs, this terrific guide takes you to all Hawaii’s sights in chapters covering each island, as well as additional chapters highlighting Honolulu and Waikiki. Accurate street-by-street maps direct you around Honolulu while 3-D aerial views take you such key attractions as the Bishop Museum, housing the world’s finest collection of Polynesian artifacts and culture. A special feature of this section covers the museum’s floor plans, complemented by photos of its extensive collection; another showcases the glamorous Waikiki beach front. Beyond Honolulu, the guide provides information about each of the islands including an illustrated aerial view of each island, complete with major roadways and sightseeing attractions. In the Oahu chapter, a colorful map directs to all the best beaches, while the Molokai and Lanai chapter includes a driving tour of East Molokai with a route along the coastal highway and photos of recommendedsightseeing stops. The Maui chapter contains a two-page photographic layout spotlighting Haleakala National Park, as well as another tour taking you through the Upcountry and into the mountains. Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Park is the subject of a special feature in the Hawaii Island chapter, which includes a recreation of the former village and vibrant photographs of the area’s ancient monuments. From Hawaii’s remarkable history to its spectacular volcanoes, from surfing and learning the hula to finding the most beautiful and secluded beaches, experience all the wonders of Hawaii in this enlightening and enjoyable travel guide from DK. From The Critics: Chicago TribuneThe most graphically exciting and visually pleasing series on the market. People MagazineWant to know where to get a great espresso on your way to the Uffizi? Or how much to tip a hotel maid in New York City? Try these travel guides, each an intricate trove of 3-D aerial views, landmark floor plans, color photos and essential eating, shopping and entertainment info. With titles covering Paris, Prague, and London, these pocket-sized guides are like a Michelangelo fresco: deliriously rich in detail. Contra Costa TimesThis is a guidebook series that always seems to inspire smiles...You feel, looking at them, as if you could close the book and step into the street. New York TimesEach book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. New York Daily NewsEach new Eyewitness Guide adds more of the world to this wonderfully visual series.... What sets these guides apart from others is their striking, three-dimensional cutaways of key sites. Read all 13 "From The Critics" andgt; Our Price: $20.00

Geology of U. S. Parklands Eugene P. Kiver From the Publisher: Requiring no prior familiarity with the geological sciences, this region-by-region exploration of the U.S. parklands teaches the principles of physical and historical geology by example. It begins with a general introduction to all important concepts, terms, and principles. In the chapters that follow, the authors take you on a tour through the geological regions of the United States. Beginning with Hawaii and the Pacific borderlands and moving progressively eastward to the Appalachian Mountains and the coastal plains of the East Coast, they provide you with a geologist’s-eye view of the landforms, mountains, and bodies of water encountered in over 70 national parks and monuments, and tell the fascinating story of their evolution. Illustrated with nearly 300 photographs and maps and featuring greatly expanded coverage of the geological story, history, and culture of U.S. parks and monuments, this new edition of Dr. David Harris’s classic text is an ideal introduction to the principles of geology for students and nature enthusiasts alike. From The Critics: BooknewsKiver (geology, Eastern Washington University) introduces the principles of physical and historical geology, and recounts the geologic stories of 78 national parks. Black and white photographs and maps accompany each story. More in-depth coverage in the fifth edition resulted in the omission of parks in Alaska. Formerly titled . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) List Price: $$99.00 Our Price: $94.05

Volcanoes in America’s National Parks Robert Decker From the Publisher: Erupting volcanoes like Kilauea in Hawaii, and sleeping volcanoes like Mount Rainier in Washington State are the core features of 31 of the National Parks and Monuments in the United States. In addition, ancient fires that once fed a chain of volcanoes along the crest of the Sierra Nevada in California, now completely eroded away, melted the great granite masses that eventually hardened and eroded into the land that is now Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. This book tells where and how volcanoes are created, and describes the beautiful and awesome examples found in National Parks and Monuments. It also provides travel information on reaching and enjoying these magnificent places, and is beautifully illustrated in Odyssey’s distinctive style. This guide provides an original formula for understanding the world beneath our feet. * Non-technical but accurate introduction to how volcanoes work * Description of Parks and Monuments with live and dormant volcanoes, including those in Alaska and Hawaii * Guide to visiting these volcanic Parks and Monuments * Written by a volcanologist and a science writer * Beautifully illustrated with stunning photographs of volcanoes in various moods * 100 color photographs and illustrations, 30 maps and plans Robert Decker is a world authority on volcanoes who for 25 years taught geophysics at Dartmouth College. Subsequently he was Scientist-in-Charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory for five years. He has studied volcanoes in Indonesia, Iceland, Central and South America, and the United States. Our Price: $24.95

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Sharlene P. Nelson Annotation: Describes the history, landscape, wildlife, and activities for visitors at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. From the Publisher: Describes the history, landscape, wildlife, and activities for visitors at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Our Price: $6.95

The Unofficial Guide to Hawaii Lance Tominaga From the Publisher: The Unofficial Guides go Hawaiian, with a brand-new guide that rates and ranks all the major resorts, and offers tips on travel packages, beaches, adventure outings, attractions, dining, golf, and more!About the Author:Freelance writer Lance Tominaga, a lifelong resident of the Aloha State, is a veteran journalist who has written for many Hawaii publications. From 1988 to 1998, he served as an editor for the award - winning ALOHA, The Magazine of Hawaii and the Pacific. Our Price: $17.99

Unofficial Guide to Hawaii, 2nd Edition Marcie Carroll From the Publisher: The Unofficial Guides go Hawaiian, with a brand-new guide that rates and ranks all the major resorts, and offers tips on travel packages, beaches, adventure outings, attractions, dining, golf, and more!About the Author:Freelance writer Lance Tominaga, a lifelong resident of the Aloha State, is a veteran journalist who has written for many Hawaii publications. From 1988 to 1998, he served as an editor for the award - winning ALOHA, The Magazine of Hawaii and the Pacific. Our Price: $18.99

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Sharlene P. Nelson Annotation: Describes the history, landscape, wildlife, and activities for visitors at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. From the Publisher: Describes the history, landscape, wildlife, and activities for visitors at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Our Price: $24.00

Moon Handbooks: Big Island of Hawaii Including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Robert Nilsen From the Publisher: Moon Handbooks: Big Island of Hawai’i has it all. Choose from a wide variety of dining and accommodation options, from kaukau wagons to oceanview restaurants and from tiny BandBs to luxury resorts. If you’re craving adventure, find out where you can go horseback riding, play golf or tennis, scuba dive, snorkel, camp, backpack, and more. You’ll also explore the political and social aspects of this beautiful destination diverse in landscape and culture. "The most complete, most trustworthy, least gushy guide to Hawaii. If you take only one book, take this one." — Travel and Leisure Our Price: $17.95