Fiction
Easter Island, Jennifer Vanderbes (2004) Side-by-side compelling stories about two foreign women, separated by a century, and their experiences falling in love with this magical place.
Nonfiction
The Statues that Walked, Terry Hunt & Carl Lipo (2011) The definitive scholarly book about Easter Island’s moai, but written in a way that is palatable for laymen.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond (2004) The famed author looks at a handful of civilizations and why they have thrived or died out over centuries.
180° South, Chris Malloy (2010) A documentary about a southbound journey along the Pacific coast of the Americas, including time spent on Easter Island and in Chilean Patagonia.
