Glacier Bay Highlights

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Alaska's Southeast, Touring the Inside Passage •  Mike Miller
GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 295 PAGES • BEST SELLER
A popular, practical guide to the cruising the Inside Passage, including a wide-ranging overview of the area's natural history, culture and geography. With maps, town plans and 100 photographs. (ALA23, $17.95)

Glacier Bay, The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park •  Peggy Bauer •  Erwin A. Bauer
NATURAL HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 80 PAGES
A photographic tribute to Glacier Bay by a husband and wife team. A short essay on the region's history and nature accompanies the dazzling images of glaciers, forests and marine life. (ALA120, $14.95)

Travels in Alaska •  John Muir
EXPLORATION • 2002 • PAPER • 248 PAGES
This beloved book, leisurely and richly detailed, captures the 19th-century romance with wild places. It includes an account of Muir's discovery of Glacier Bay. Originally published in 1915. (ALA16, $12.00)

Marine Mammals of Alaska •  Kate Wynne
FIELD GUIDE • 2007 • FLEXI-BOUND • 75 PAGES • BEST SELLER
A sturdy, spiral-bound field guide with range maps, color plates and brief text, including an introduction to whales and seals. Designed for use in the field, the book features large color photographs, profiles and helpful drawings. Carry it with you on deck. Third edition. (ALA08, $25.00)

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Map •   Trails Illustrated
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A folded, full-color topographic map of Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve at a scale of 1:94,000. Printed on tear-proof, water-resistant tyvek. Two Sides. 26x38 inches. (ALA112, $11.95)

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	Alaska's Southeast, Touring the Inside Passage • Mike Miller GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 295 PAGES • BEST SELLER A popular, practical guide to the cruising the Inside Passage, including a wide-ranging overview of the area's natural history, culture and geography. With maps, town plans and 100 photographs. (ALA23, $17.95)
	Glacier Bay, The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park • Peggy Bauer • Erwin A. Bauer NATURAL HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 80 PAGES A photographic tribute to Glacier Bay by a husband and wife team. A short essay on the region's history and nature accompanies the dazzling images of glaciers, forests and marine life. (ALA120, $14.95)
	Travels in Alaska • John Muir EXPLORATION • 2002 • PAPER • 248 PAGES This beloved book, leisurely and richly detailed, captures the 19th-century romance with wild places. It includes an account of Muir's discovery of Glacier Bay. Originally published in 1915. (ALA16, $12.00)
	Marine Mammals of Alaska • Kate Wynne FIELD GUIDE • 2007 • FLEXI-BOUND • 75 PAGES • BEST SELLER A sturdy, spiral-bound field guide with range maps, color plates and brief text, including an introduction to whales and seals. Designed for use in the field, the book features large color photographs, profiles and helpful drawings. Carry it with you on deck. Third edition. (ALA08, $25.00)
	Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Map • Trails Illustrated MAP A folded, full-color topographic map of Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve at a scale of 1:94,000. Printed on tear-proof, water-resistant tyvek. Two Sides. 26x38 inches. (ALA112, $11.95)

	Denali National Park and Preserve Map • Trails Illustrated • A durable, fold-up topographic map of Denali and surroundings at a scale of 1:2225,000. (ALA88, $11.95)
	Alaska Almanac • Alaska Northwest • REFERENCE • FAMILY • Zany facts and figures on the geography, history and culture of Alaska. Peppered with only-in-Alaska jokes and goofy illustrations, it makes for leisurely, entertaining browsing for the whole family. Updated annually. (ALA21, $12.95)
	Alaska By Cruise Ship • Anne Vipond • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide to ports of call, excursions and sightseeing from Seattle to Anchorage. With a short overview of the culture, nature and history of Alaska, a full-color pull-out map and excellent town maps. (ALA125, $21.95)
	Glacier Bay National Park, A Backcountry Guide to the Glaciers and Beyond • Jim DuFresne • GUIDEBOOK • A slim guide to Glacier Bay for the adventurous traveler with much good general information about geology, history and wildlife. It includes descriptions of major kayaking and hiking routes. (ALA127, $10.95)
	Coming into the Country • John McPhee • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE • McPhee's lyrical portrait of frontier life and some unforgettable Alaskan characters captures the spirit of the place like no other. (ALA04, $17.00)
	The Klondike Fever, The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush • Pierre Berton • HISTORY • First published in 1958, the classic history of the Yukon and Alaska gold rush by the great Canadian historian Pierre Berton. A master storyteller, Berton captures the spirit of the rowdy days of old in loving detail. (ALA20, $16.95)
	Blonde Indian, An Alaska Native Memoir • Ernestine Hayes • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An Alaskan favorite, Hayes's remarkable family saga weaves Tlingit oral history, the natural history of the region and poignant tales of growing up native in Juneau. (ALA239, $16.95)
	Into the Wild • Jon Krakauer • EXPLORATION • The gripping tale of a young man searching for experience, wilderness and self, who meets his end in the wilds north of Mt. McKinley. (ALA52, $13.95)
	The Reader's Companion to Alaska • Alan Ryan • ANTHOLOGY • A volume of 28 eyewitness reports on the Alaskan wilderness over the last 100 years, including pieces by John Muir, Barry Lopez and Jon Krakauer. The long excerpts are presented geographically with separate sections on the Inside Passage, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Denali. (ALA53, $17.00)
	Alaska • James Michener • LITERATURE • Michener tackles the 49th state in this rousing epic tale of men and wildlife on the frontier. (ALA56, $15.95)
	Glacier Ice • Austin Post • Edward R. LaChapelle • NATURAL HISTORY • A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world. (SCI07, $27.95)
	In Denali: A Photographic Essay of Denali National Park and Preserve • Kim Heacox • NATURAL HISTORY • This handsome portrait of Denali, by a well-known writer, photographer and naturalist, features color photographs along with an overview of the wildlife, habitats, human history and conservation. (ALA26, $22.95)
	Alaska Wildlife • Pocket Naturalist • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated card features color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered birds, mammals and reptiles of Alaska. (ALA123, $5.95)
	Field Guide to Alaskan Wildflowers • Verna Pratt • FIELD GUIDE • With 350 color illustrations and slim enough to slip into your pocket. (ALA40, $15.95)
	Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific • Sea Grant Alaska • Pieter Folkens • FIELD GUIDE • This 8-panel waterproof card illustrates Alaska's whales, dolphins, sea otters and seals. (ALA143, $8.95)
	Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises • Mark Carwardine • FIELD GUIDE • In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)
	The Nature of Alaska • James Kavanagh • Raymond Leung • FIELD GUIDE • A basic, illustrated field guide to the mammals, birds, seashore life, fishes, trees, shrubs and wildflowers of Alaska with 300 color illustrations. (ALA137, $14.95)
	The Nature of Southeast Alaska • Rita O'Clair • Robert Armstrong • Richard Carstensen • FIELD GUIDE • BEST SELLER • This authoritative field guide to the natural history of the region, its plants and animals, marine mammals and habitats, includes line drawings and color photos. (ALA24, $18.95)