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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGRN6)		  
The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife  •  Tony Soper
FIELD GUIDE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES
A compact, illustrated guide to coastal marine mammals and seabirds of the circumpolar north featuring handsome watercolor illustrations by Dan Powell and lively text on the natural history of each species by intrepid expedition leader and bird-lover Tony Soper. An essential handbook for the ship-based traveler. With a brief overview of history, short chapters on plants and invertebrates, and a glossary of snow and ice. (ARC85, $21.95)		   The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife
This Cold Heaven  •  Gretel Ehrlich
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES • FAVORITE
No lightweight, Ehrlich wandered, mostly alone, by boat, helicopter, plane, and dogsled over seven seasons in Greenland. This account of her travels in the region reflects her insight, knowledge, and deep appreciation of the people and barren landscapes of the north. A first-rate writer and philosopher, she interweaves the story of her own peregrinations with the story of Greenland-born Knud Rasmussen, the Arctic explorer who established a trading base at Thule with Peter Freuchen; and the result is a profound, exhilarating book. (ARC107, $18.95)		   This Cold Heaven
Islands of the Arctic  •  Julian Dowdeswell  •  Michael Hambrey
NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 280 PAGES
A nicely illustrated overview of the physical geography of the Arctic, especially the role of glaciers and ice in shaping the land and history of northern islands across the Arctic from the Canadian Archipelago, Greenland and Svalbard to the Russian Arctic. The authors, glaciologists both, have worked throughout the circumpolar north with 40 years of field work between them. With 242 color photographs by the authors, illustrating a wide variety of Arctic phenomena, including glaciation, frost action, sea ice, coastal features, and life of the icy seas and tundra. The book concludes with chapters on human habitation and the future of the Arctic. (ARC122, $60.00)		   Islands of the Arctic
Circumpolar North / Greenland Map  •  ITMB
2009 •  MAP
This revised full-color, folded map of Greenland at a scale of 900,000 (with index, shaded coastal relief and travel notes) includes on the reverse the stunning North Circumpolar Region Map, published by the Natural Resources Canada. Showing all the land above 60 degrees north, this striking map also shows limits of polar sea ice, position of the magnetic North Pole and bathymetry of the Arctic basin. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (ARC111, $12.95)		   Circumpolar North / Greenland Map



Also Recommended

North Pole, South Pole Map  •  Canadian Geographic    •  This simple color map shows the Circumpolar North on one side and the Antarctic continent on the reverse at a scale of 1:11,000,000. (ARC197, $9.95)
 		  
Insight Guide Iceland  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With wonderful photographs, maps and essays. (ICL04, $22.99)
 		  
The Vikings and America  •  Eric Wahlgren   • HISTORY  •  An insightful account of the Vikings' discovery and exploration of America, based on archaeology and the ancient sagas. With site diagrams and black-and-white photographs throughout. (VIK12, $18.95)
 		  
Historical Atlas of the Arctic  •  Derek Hayes   • EXPLORATION  •  A handsome collection of 300 striking maps, most in glorious color and many presented here for the first time. Hayes provides captivating, scholarly commentary. (ARC135, $64.95)
 		  
Ninety Degrees North, The Quest for the North Pole  •  Fergus Fleming   • EXPLORATION  •  A thrilling, artfully told chronicle of the mostly 19th-century adventurers, madmen and explorers who quested after the North Pole. (ARC124, $15.00)
 		  
The Ice Finders, How a Poet, a Professor and a Politician Discovered the Ice Age  •  Edmund Blair Bolles   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A wonderfully eccentric history of 19th-century science, focusing on three personalities and their ideas about the role of ice in Earth's history. Each contributed to the Victorian debate among scientists, explorers and the man on the street about the nature of the polar regions. (ARC78, $17.95)
 		  
To the Arctic! The Story of Northern Exploration from Earliest Times  •  Jeanette Mirsky   • EXPLORATION • COMING IN  •  Mirsky recounts tales of Arctic exploration, from the Dutch discovery of Spitsbergen to the search for Franklin and the quest for the North Pole in this classic history. (ARC31, $17.00)
 		  
Ultima Thule, Explorers and Natives in the Polar North  •  Jean Malaurie   • EXPLORATION  •  In this oversize, handsomely illustrated history of European exploration of Greenland and the Arctic, Malaurie draws together explorers' logs, Inuit accounts, photographs, engravings and period drawings. (ARC123, $75.00)
 		  
Weird and Tragic Shores: The Story of Charles Francis Hall, Explorer  •  Chauncey Loomis  •  Andrea Barrett   • EXPLORATION  •  The tale of 19th-century Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his untimely death somewhere in Greenland. (ARC63, $19.00)
 		  
Salamina  •  Rockwell Kent   • LITERATURE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A warm account of adventures in Greenland circa 1931, featuring portraits of the people encountered (including the title heroine) and pen-and-ink illustrations by the sailor, adventurer and illustrator. (ARC143, $22.95)
 		  
Smilla's Sense of Snow  •  Peter Hoeg   • LITERATURE  •  Set in Denmark and Greenland and aboard a secret ship, this page-turner includes an excellent portrait of modern day Copenhagen in its first half. (DMK03, $16.00)
 		  
The Greenlanders  •  Jane Smiley   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  This marvelously researched novel recreates life in the Viking settlements in Greenland. (ARC08, $15.95)
 		  
A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic  •  E.C. Pielou   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Our best-selling book on the Arctic, this guide covers the geography and climate, plants, birds and wildlife of the circumpolar north. (ARC03, $22.00)
 		  
Arctic Dreams  •  Barry Lopez   • NATURAL HISTORY • FAVORITE  •  A dazzling meditation on the Arctic, breathtaking in scope. Lopez draws on his travels throughout the North, including Baffin Island, the Chukchi and Bering seas, Alaska, the Yukon and Greenland, interweaving natural history, accounts of early exploration, anecdote and lore into an indelible portrait of place. (ARC11, $16.00)
 		  
 
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