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Travels in Siberia

Travels in Siberia

by Ian Frazier

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 529 PAGES

Practically bursting with affection for Russia, steeped in its literature -- and fresh from language lessons in Brighton Beach, Frazier journeys from Nome to Chukotka, Moscow to Novosibirsk, pays homage to Arseniev in Kamchatka and camps along the shores of Lake Baikal in this wide-eyed tale of the people, land and history of Siberia. He keeps his wit and humor intact through the bureaucracy, mangled arrangements and other challenges of modern Russia. (SIB64, $20.00)

Sacred Sea, A Journey to Lake Baikal

Sacred Sea, A Journey to Lake Baikal

by Peter Thomson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Senior editor of National Public Radio's Living on Earth, Thomson blends personal tales with journalism, natural history and cultural insights in this lyrical account of a six-month journey. (SIB56, $29.95)

Siberia on Fire: Stories and Essays

Siberia on Fire: Stories and Essays

by Valentin Rasputin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

Born in Irkutsk, where he still lives, Rasputin combines great in-sight and supple prose with passion for his homeland in this collection of six stories and six essays. (SIB04, $20.00)

Bradt Guide Lake Baikal

Bradt Guide Lake Baikal

by Marc Di Duca

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Di Duca brings pluck and wit to this first-ever guide to Baikal and surroundings, which includes an overview of the five national parks in the immediate vicinity along with chapters on Irkutsk and both the Trans-Siberian and Tran-Mongolian railways. (SIB63, $25.99)

 
Russia Map

Russia Map


by International Travel Maps

  • 2011
  • MAP

A double-sided map covering the full route of the Trans-Siberian railway. (RUS264, $12.95)

Russia, A Concise History

Russia, A Concise History


by Ronald Hingley

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

Well-known scholar Hingley sketches Russia's multiple transformations from her illiterate, pagan, Slavic roots to a multi-ethnic empire in this highly readable, well-illustrated brief history. (RUS04, $19.95)

Siberia, A Cultural History

Siberia, A Cultural History


by Anthony Haywood

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Haywood offers a detailed, readable account of Siberian sights, cities and landscapes, tracing the history of the region from early indigenous cultures through Stalin's reign to the present. (SIB65, $16.95)

The Conquest of a Continent

The Conquest of a Continent


by W. Bruce Lincoln

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

The marvelous Lincoln captures the ambition and avarice of fur trappers, Cossacks, military adventurers and the Soviets in this well-told, sweeping history. (SIB37, $26.95)

The Shaman's Coat, A Native History of Siberia

The Shaman's Coat, A Native History of Siberia


by Anna Reid

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
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Reid interviewed hunters, reindeer herders, storytellers and dozens of other aboriginal inhabitants across Siberia for this eye-opening book. With chapters on the Khant, Buryat, Tuvans, Sakha, Ainu and Chukchi people. (SIB28, $13.00)

Lake Baikal


by Jim Denevan

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

In 2010 artist Jim Denevan traveled to Siberia's Lake Baikal to create a stunning, ephemeral artwork: he and his team inscribed the ice with a series of circles based on the Fibonacci sequence (where each number is the sum of the previous two). This gorgeous, oversize book (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches) documents the project in 90 full-color photographs by Jake Burghart and Peter Hinson and includes a documentary DVD. It's a splendid introduction to the region's harshness and beauty. (SIB72, $65.00)

In Siberia

In Siberia


by Colin Thubron

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Thubron captures the beauty, personality, contradictions and harsh nature of this huge land in this classic account of a 15,000-mile, cross-continental odyssey from the Yenisei to Baikal, Khabarovsk and Magadan. (SIB14, $14.99)

Reeling in Russia, An Angler's Paradise

Reeling in Russia, An Angler's Paradise


by Fen Montaigne

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES

A wonderfully written, entertaining and insightful portrait of modern Russia, and more specifically fishing in places like Baikal, Kamchatka and Kolyma. (RUS61, $18.95)

River of No Reprieve, Descending Siberia's Waterway of Exile, Death and Destiny

River of No Reprieve, Descending Siberia's Waterway of Exile, Death and Destiny


by Jeffrey Tayler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 230 PAGES

In his fifth book and the first back in Russia since Siberian Dawn, Tayler rafts 2,400 miles down the Lena from near Lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean. It's gifted, no-holds-barred portrait of the region, its beleaguered and eccentric inhabitants, and the difficulties of travel in the remotest regions. (SIB53, $14.95)

The Other Side of Russia, A Slice of Life in Siberia and the Russian Far East

The Other Side of Russia, A Slice of Life in Siberia and the Russian Far East


by Sharon Hudgins

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 319 PAGES

A warm, insightful account of contemporary cultural and social life in Vladivostok, Irkutsk and other places in the Russian Far East, where the author traveled in the 1990s. (SIB30, $22.95)

Through Siberia by Accident

Through Siberia by Accident


by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES

After wrenching her knee on the Trans-Siberian, the indomitable Murphy changes her plans: in lieu of a trip across Russia on her bicycle Pushkin, she explores the area around Lake Baikal, where, naturally, the plucky grandmother takes a swim. (SIB50, $16.95)

Stories from a Siberian Village


by Vasily Shukshin | Laura Michael | John Givens | Kathleen Parthe

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A series of 25 stories from Russian author, actor and filmmaker Vasily Shukshin. Set in rural Siberia, these tales are not so much about the landscapes of the region, as they are about the people that inhabit them. (SIB19, $20.00)

The People's Act of Love

The People's Act of Love


by James Meek

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 391 PAGES

Meek draws on his experiences as a journalist in Russia to evoke the isolation and changing fate of Siberia in this novel set in an isolated village during the last days of the revolution. (SIB52, $14.95)

The Sun Maiden and the Crescent Moon, Siberian Folk Tales

The Sun Maiden and the Crescent Moon, Siberian Folk Tales


by James Riordan

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

A collection of tales from throughout Siberia, divided thematically, and with an excellent introduction by James Riordan. Many of the stories feature the harsh setting of the tundra and importance of the spirit. (SIB12, $11.95)

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