Leif Eriksson and the Viking Sagas   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $80, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXVIK7)		  
Eyewitness Guide St. Petersburg  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES • BEST SELLER
An outstanding guide to St. Petersburg, its culture, history and attractions. This compact travel guide features excellent local maps and site plans, hundreds of color photographs and a good selection of writing on St. Petersburg over the ages. (RUS87, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide St. Petersburg
Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings  •  John Haywood
HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES
A thorough history of the Vikings as told through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs of Viking artifacts. This book traces the route of the 9th-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and on to the New World. (VIK02, $20.00)		   Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings
Last Places, A Journey in the North  •  Lawrence Millman  •  Paul Theroux
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 242 PAGES
In the wake of the Vikings, the intrepid author explores the landscapes, culture and history of the North Atlantic. His wry -- and sometimes hilarious -- commentary illuminates modern life in the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland. (ARC54, $15.95)		   Last Places, A Journey in the North
Wildlife of the North Atlantic, A Cruising Guide  •  Tony Soper  •  Dan Powell
FIELD GUIDE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES
As interesting to read as it is useful, this compact guide, geared for a anyone venturing by sea across the North Atlantic from Britain to Iceland or Greenland, covers all the birds, whales, dolphins you are likely to see (along with a few fish and invertebrates). Each of the creatures is fully described with a page or two, including handsome large watercolor illustrations. (ATL26, $25.99)		   Wildlife of the North Atlantic, A Cruising Guide



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