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Alaska: Bears of the Katmai Coast
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Insight Guide Alaska
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
A profusely illustrated overview of the region, this travel guide features concise essays by well regarded authors on nature, history, peoples and culture. With hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information.
(ALA42, $24.99) |
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Into Brown Bear Country
• Will Troyer
NATURAL HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 200 PAGES
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) |
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Coming into the Country
• John McPhee
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1976 •
PAPER
• 438 PAGES
• FAVORITE
An outstanding portrayal of frontier life in Alaska circa 1976, this is among the finest of this gifted writer's works. Beautifully written, it's an even-handed look at environmental issues, as well as a hilarious portrait of some unforgettable Alaskan characters. Originally published in "The New Yorker."
(ALA04, $18.00) |
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Alaska Wildlife
• Pocket Naturalist
FIELD GUIDE •
2000 •
PLASTIC CARD
A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered birds, mammals and reptiles of Alaska.
(ALA123, $5.95) |
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Katmai National Park & Preserve Map 248
• Trails Illustrated
MAP
A folded, full-color topographic map of Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve at a scale of 1:272,000. Printed on tear-proof, water-resistant tyvek. Two Sides. 38x26 inches.
(ALA111, $11.95) |
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Alaska Map
• ITMB
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A detailed travel map of Alaska, including the Aleutians, the Bering Strait, and much of neighboring Siberia, at a scale of 1:2,500,000.
(ALA31, $8.95)
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Alaska Almanac
• Alaska Northwest
• REFERENCE
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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.
(ALA21, $12.95)
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Insiders' Guide to Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska
• Deb Vanasse
• GUIDEBOOK
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This compact guide covers not just Anchorage but also the Kenai Peninsula, Prince William Sound and Denali National Park in depth.
(ALA268, $23.95)
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Alaska, Saga of a Bold Land
• Walter R. Borneman
• HISTORY
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In this wide-ranging history, Borneman captures the personalities, bravura and challenges of Alaska, describing the days of the fur traders and explorers, the gold rush, the building of the railroads and current controversies.
(ALA187, $16.99)
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The Klondike Fever, The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
• Pierre Berton
• HISTORY
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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, $19.99)
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Into the Wild
• Jon Krakauer
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Travels in Alaska
• John Muir
• EXPLORATION
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The centerpiece of this beloved classic is Muir's wide-eyed account of the discovery of Glacier Bay.
(ALA16, $15.00)
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Alaska
• James Michener
• LITERATURE
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Michener tackles the 49th state in this rousing epic tale of men and wildlife on the frontier.
(ALA56, $15.95)
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The Reader's Companion to Alaska
• Alan Ryan
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance
• Stephen Herrero
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Despite its frightening title, this book is a helpful introduction to the natural history and behavior of the bear by a long-term researcher in the field. With useful tips on "avoidance."
(BST21, $16.95)
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Field Guide to Alaskan Wildflowers
• Verna Pratt
• FIELD GUIDE
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With 350 color illustrations, it's slim enough to slip into your pocket.
(ALA40, $15.95)
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Marine Mammals of Alaska
• Kate Wynne
• FIELD GUIDE
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Designed for use in the field, this indispensable guide features large color photographs, key information and detailed range maps for all the whales, seals and other marine creatures of Alaska and the Bering Sea across to Russia.
(ALA08, $25.00)
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• Jon Dunn
• FIELD GUIDE
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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)
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Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska
• Andy MacKinnon
• Jim Pojar
• FIELD GUIDE
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A terrific handbook to nearly 800 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska.
(PNW02, $24.95)
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The Nature of Alaska
• James Kavanagh
• FIELD GUIDE
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This clear illustrated field guide to mammals, birds, seashore life, fishes, trees, shrubs and wildflowers features 300 color illustrations.
(ALA137, $14.95)
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
• David Sibley
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, geographically specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird.
(USW418, $19.95)
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