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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $84, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXALA172)		  
Alaska By Cruise Ship  •  Anne Vipond
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES
A compact, illustrated guide to ports of call, excursions and sightseeing along the cruising route from Seattle to Anchorage. This sixth edition is all color throughout with dozens of new color maps and hundreds of color photographs with new details for independent travelers. The pullout map at the back of the book has been completely updated with a new more detail map with one side showing the inside passage and the other side showing the Gulf of Alaska and continuing right up to Prudhoe Bay. (ALA125, $21.95)		   Alaska By Cruise Ship
Where the Sea Breaks Its Back  •  Corey Ford
EXPLORATION •  1992 •  PAPER  • 206 PAGES
A gripping tale of naturalist Georg Steller and Bering's Second Expedition in 1741. Chronicling one of the great stories of exploration, Ford paints a vivid portrait of Steller and his first encounter with the wildlife of the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and Alaskan coast. A classic, first published in 1966, it's subtitled "The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska." (ALA07, $16.95)		   Where the Sea Breaks Its Back
Marine Mammals of Alaska  •  Kate Wynne
FIELD GUIDE •  2007 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 75 PAGES
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)		   Marine Mammals of Alaska
The Nature of Alaska  •  James Kavanagh
FIELD GUIDE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES
A basic, illustrated guide to the mammals, birds, seashore life, fishes, trees, shrubs and wildflowers of Alaska, featuring 300 color illustrations. With a checklist and brief overview of natural history. (ALA137, $14.95)		   The Nature of Alaska
Alaska Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer Maps
2002 •  MAP
An informative, well illustrated map of Alaska. In addition to the double-sided large-scale map of Alaska (with the Inside Passage on the reverse), the map features information on native peoples, wildlife and exploration. Unlike many maps of its type, it includes the full chain of the Aleutians and Russia's chukotka peninsula at the same scale, all at 1:3,800,000. Published by a veteran expedition leader, the map is aimed at cruise and expediton passengers in the region. (ALA153, $11.95)		   Alaska Explorer Map



Also Recommended

Alaska and Canada's Inside Passage  •  Coastal Cruise Tour Guides    •  This accordion map-guide folds into a booklet, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (ALA12, $15.95)
 		  
Canada's Yukon and South Central Alaska Map  •  Coastal Cruise Tour Guides    •  Featuring handsome topographic maps that fold down into a booklet, this guide also includes sections on visitor attractions and highlights. With seven fold-out maps of Prince William Sound, Kodiak Island, Denali National Park, Katmai and Kenai Peninsula. (ALA55, $15.95)
 		  
Alaska's Southeast, Touring the Inside Passage  •  Mike Miller   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Our best-selling book on Alaska, this practical guide includes not just information on where to go and what to do in the region (with terrific town maps) but also a good overview of the area's natural history, culture and geography. (ALA23, $17.95)
 		  
Alaska, An American Colony  •  Stephen Haycox   • HISTORY  •  This engaging, scholarly history, divided between Russian exploration and the American period, offers a cultural, political and environmental overview of Alaska, also exploring the colonization and exploitation of its indigenous people and the power of myth in shaping our national perceptions of the region. (ALA160, $18.95)
 		  
Antler on the Sea, the Yup'ik and Chukchi of the Russian Far East  •  Anna Kerttula   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A portrait of the daily life, culture and economy of a typical village along the Chukotka Peninsula, written by an anthropologist who lived there for 18 months. (RUS100, $24.95)
 		  
Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North  •  Yuri Sleskine   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A fascinating overview of the 26 ethnic groups found in the Russian North, including Lapps, Eskimos, Aleuts, Uralic and Turkic nomads. (ARC22, $27.95)
 		  
Bering, The Russian Discovery of America  •  Orcutt Frost   • HISTORY  •  The first modern biography of the great explorer -- and an excellent account of still little-known regions of Kamchatka and the Russian Far East. The author draws on new evidence to reinvigorate the life and adventures of the seafaring Dane. (SIB33, $35.00)
 		  
Coming into the Country  •  John McPhee   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • FAVORITE  •  McPhee's lyrical portrait of frontier life and some unforgettable Alaskan characters captures the spirit of the place like no other. (ALA04, $18.00)
 		  
Russians in Alaska, 1732-1867  •  Lydia Black   • HISTORY  •  A masterful overview of the ordinary men and women of the first Russian colony in Alaska. (ALA241, $29.95)
 		  
The Thousand-Mile War, World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians  •  Brian Garfield   • HISTORY  •  A gripping account of the Aleutian Island campaign (1942-43), originally published in 1969. Many of the islands, depicted in black-and-white photographs, are littered with WWII era runways, huts and other relics. (ALA114, $24.95)
 		  
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast  •  Hilary Stewart   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, illustrated overview of the diverse art produced by the peoples of the Pacific Northwest. It focuses on the spiritual and cultural meaning of common motifs that characterize the rich art of the area. (PNW06, $17.95)
 		  
Into the Wild  •  Jon Krakauer   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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, $14.95)
 		  
Journal of a Voyage with Bering, 1741-1742  •  Georg Wilhelm Steller  •  O. W. Frost   • EXPLORATION  •  The original account of the European discovery of Alaska, including a vivid description of the harrowing return voyage. (RUS63, $24.95)
 		  
Passage to Juneau  •  Jonathan Raban   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this thoughtful account of the sea and its meaning, Raban weaves the tale of Vancouver's original voyage of discovery with his own adventures on a solo journey aboard a 35-foot ketch along the Inside Passage. (ALA94, $15.95)
 		  
The Cruise of the Corwin  •  John Muir  •  William Frederic Bade   • EXPLORATION  •  An account of an 1881 voyage with Muir and others in search of the Jeanette Expedition, this book is also an eyewitness report of little-known lands including the Chukchi Peninsula, Diomede, Wrangel and Herald islands. (ALA76, $18.95)
 		  
The Curve of Time  •  Muriel Wylie Blanchet   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE • COMING IN  •  Blanchet's delightful, unlikely account of life aboard a 25-foot ketch with her young family. It's a funny, vivid account of Vancouver Island, full of memorable detail on people and place. (PNW48, $15.95)
 		  
The Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Encountering the Tlingit and Eskimo in 1899  •  George Bird Grinnell  •  Polly Burroughs  •  Victoria Wyatt   • EXPLORATION  •  With original illustrations from the 1899 Harriman Expedition, this handsome collection of essays features George Bird Grinnell's valuable account of the people and culture of the region. (ALA246, $14.95)
 		  
Travels in Alaska  •  John Muir   • EXPLORATION  •  The centerpiece of this beloved classic is Muir's wide-eyed account of the discovery of Glacier Bay. (ALA16, $15.00)
 		  
A Dream in Polar Fog  •  Yuri Rytkheu  •  Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse   • LITERATURE  •  A lyrical tale of life in the Arctic, traditional ways, and cultural encounters, this absorbing novel follows the fate of a young Canadian explorer stranded among the Chukchi people on the edge of the Bering Sea. (SIB44, $15.00)
 		  
Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest  •  Katharine Berry Judson   • LITERATURE  •  Presented here with 52 photographs, these traditional stories, first collected in 1910, reveal myths and traditions of creation, the salmon and noted geographical features of the territory. (PNW17, $14.95)
 		  
The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced: A Century of Change, 1899-2001  •  Thomas S. Litwin  •  David Rockefeller   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A wide-ranging selection of articles on the history, culture, and ecology of Alaska, with contributions from William Cronon, Kim Heacox, and Richard Nelson. (ALA199, $29.95)
 		  
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, $22.95)
 		  
Glacier Bay, The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park  •  Peggy Bauer  •  Erwin A. Bauer   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
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  •  Kim Heacox   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This handsome portrait of Denali features color photographs along with an overview of the wildlife, habitats, human history and conservation. (ALA26, $34.95)
 		  
Into Brown Bear Country  •  Will Troyer   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Filled with up-close photographs, this is an excellent introduction to the brown bears of Kodiak and Katmai, mixing natural history with the author's own experiences studying and photographing bears for nearly fifty years. (ALA222, $24.95)
 		  
Last Stand of the Great Bear  •  National Geographic Society   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  National Geographic joins conservation experts on a 250-mile adventure through the coastal rainforest of British Columbia, home to the rare white Kemode Bear, wolves and grizzlies. (BST126, $19.98)
 		  
Seven Words for Wind, Essays and Field Notes from Alaska's Pribilof Islands  •  Sumner MacLeish   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  With two maps and 23 black-and-white photographs, this small book is a vivid meditation on life in the remote Pribilofs. (ALA72, $16.95)
 		  
Spirit Bear, Encounters with the White Bear of the Western Rainforest  •  Charles Russell  •  Andy Russell   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An illustrated account of the elusive Kermode bear on Princess Royal Island. (CND85, $29.95)
 		  
The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Region of Wonders  •  Terry Johnson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An up-to-date, fact-filled illustrated primer on the region, its geography, marine and terrestrial life, mineral resources, industry and culture. (ALA197, $25.00)
 		  
Alaska Wildlife  •  Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This laminated card features color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered birds, mammals and reptiles of Alaska. We also carry Alaska Birds. (Item ALA207) (ALA123, $5.95)
 		  
Field Guide to Alaskan Wildflowers  •  Verna Pratt   • FIELD GUIDE  •  With 350 color illustrations, it's 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, $10.00)
 		  
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  Jon Dunn   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
 
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