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Norway's Fjords, the North Cape and Russia's White Sea   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Insight Guide Norway  •   Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 391 PAGES
A profusely illustrated overview of Norway, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information. It includes chapters on Oslo, Bergen, the North Cape and other popular destinations. (NOR03, $22.95)
  Insight Guide Norway
The Vikings, Lords of the Seas  •  Yves Cohat
HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 146 PAGES
An indispensable reference that fits in your pocket, this slim volume, part of the "Discoveries" series, is packed with maps, archival photographs and illustrations. It tells of the Norse homeland, discoveries and settlements, and features a useful chronology and excerpts from the Viking Sagas. (VIK01, $12.95)
  The Vikings, Lords of the Seas
We Die Alone, A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance  •  David Howarth  •  Stephen Ambrose
EXPLORATION •  2007 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES
A 1955 account by British historian David Howarth of courage, determination and valor in Nazi-occupied Norway. It's the story of Jan Baalrud -- and his extraordinary escape across the Lyngen Alps, as reconstructed from interviews with Baalrud and the brave people who helped him escape. Stumbling half-dead into an Arctic village, he is nursed back to health by the local people and, finally, makes his way to neutral Sweden. (NOR14, $16.95)
  We Die Alone, A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance
Solovki, The Story of Russia Told through Its Most Remarkable Islands  •  Roy Robson
HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES
Religious retreat, pilgrimage site, military fortress, tsarist prison camp and gulag, a remarkable amount of Russian history has played out among these remote arctic islands in Russia's White Sea. Robeson traces the story of the Solovetski Archipelago from settlement by early monks, though its 17th-century expansion into one of the largest monasteries in the world and its 20th-century infamy as fortress and prison camp. With 30 illustrations. The islands were declared a natural and historical preserve in 1974 and a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992. Roy Robson (who has also written about the Old Believers in modern Russia) is an associate professor of history at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. (SIB41, $30.00)
  Solovki, The Story of Russia Told through Its Most Remarkable Islands
Norway Map  •   Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A handsome map of Norway at a scale of 1:600,000, with a place index and shaded relief. Two Sides. 40x27 inches. (NOR05, $12.95)
  Norway Map
Commonwealth of Independent States Map  •   Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A double-sided map of the entire CIS, divided into Western Russia (at a scale of 1:2,000,000 and eastern Russia (1:8,000,000). The map of Western Russia is the same plate as that for Eastern Europe (Item EUR36). Two Sides. 35x49 inches. (RUS133, $12.95)
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Oslo/Bergen Map  •   ITMB    •  A walking map of Oslo and Bergen at a scale of 1:10,000. (NOR44, $8.95)
 
 
Culture Smart! Norway  •  Linda March   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (NOR43, $9.95)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Norway  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handsome, illustrated guide covers the nature, culture, history and attractions of Norway. (NOR29, $25.00)
 
 
Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings  •  John Haywood   • REFERENCE  •  The history of the Vikings told through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs. This book traces the route of the 9th-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and on to the New World. (VIK02, $20.00)
 
 
A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland  •  T.K Derry   • HISTORY  •  Scandinavia from prehistory to the present with chapters on the Viking and Lutheran kingdoms, medieval times, monarchies, the World Wars and modern period, emphasizing the common cultural, political and social backgrounds. (SCN03, $23.50)
 
 
A Short History of Finland  •  Fred Singleton  •  Anthony F. Upton   • HISTORY  •  A concise, thoroughly readable and scholarly history of Finland from early settlement to Finland's admission into the European Union in 1995. (SCN19, $21.99)
 
 
Gulag, A History  •  Anne Applebaum   • HISTORY  •  A massive, fascinating and thoroughly unsettling history of Russia's infamous gulags. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's noteworthy for its expansive view, effortless prose and prodigious research. (SIB34, $18.00)
 
 
Running with Reindeer, Encounters in Russian Lapland  •  Roger Took   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An absorbing account of travels among the reindeer herding Saami in 1990s Russia. Took captures the wide landscapes, people and political instability of the wilderness surrounding Murmansk. (RUS221, $17.95)
 
 
Russia, A Concise History  •  Ronald Hingley   • HISTORY  •  Well-known scholar Hingley sketches Russia's multiple transformations from her illiterate, pagan, Slavic roots to a multi-ethnic empire in this highly readable, well-illustrated brief history. (RUS04, $19.95)
 
 
The Sami People, Traditions in Transition  •  Veli-Pekka Lehtola   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Lehtola traces the history, traditions, political challenges, arts and culture of the reindeer-herding Sami in this incisive portrait. (SCN42, $27.95)
 
 
The Vikings  •  Else Roesdahl   • HISTORY  •  A captivating and well-written look at Norse civilization. Roesdahl goes beyond the limited view of the ruthless Viking invaders, instead creating a full picture of the vibrant, artistic, agricultural and exploratory culture. (VIK09, $17.00)
 
 
The Winter War: The Soviet Attack on Finland, 1939-1940  •  Eloise Engle  •  Lauri Paananen   • HISTORY  •  The story of the 105-day campaign against Finland in the early days of WWII. This book displays how the Finns, though vastly outnumbered, showed great ingenuity in the field of battle. (SCN20, $19.95)
 
 
Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga  •  William Fitzhugh  •  Elisabeth Ward   • HISTORY  •  An extensively illustrated volume of Viking culture, history and exploration that focuses especially on voyages to North America. Published in conjunction with a Smithsonian exhibit, it features essays and 400 color photographs. (VIK11, $34.95)
 
 
Farthest North  •  Fridtjof Nansen   • EXPLORATION  •  The great Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen's classic account of the voyage of the Fram, originally published in 1897. His compelling adventure jumps from the page through maps and photographs. (ARC60, $17.95)
 
 
Ivan the Terrible  •  Henri Troyat   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A biography of Russia's first czar. (RUS220, $21.95)
 
 
Peter the Great, His Life and World  •  Robert Massie   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Massie portrays the giant of history who transformed Russia from backwater tsardom into a major empire. (RUS48, $21.00)
 
 
The Long Walk, The True Story of a Trek to Freedom  •  Slavomir Rawicz   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The remarkable tale of cavalry officer Rawicz and six fellow prisoners and their odyssey from capture in Moscow under Stalin to a prison camp in Yakutsk and escape across Siberia and the Gobi to Tibet and over the Himalayas to India. Originally published in 1956. (SIB13, $16.95)
 
 
Norwegian Folk Tales  •  Peter Asbjornsen   • ANTHOLOGY  •  This rich collection of stories, interpreted by a leading scholar on ancient traditions and tales, will delight both adults and children. (NOR06, $14.95)
 
 
Growth of the Soil  •  Knut Hamsun   • LITERATURE  •  The epic tale of a homesteader in the mountainous Norwegian interior, which helped win Hamsun a Nobel Prize in 1920. (NOR36, $13.00)
 
 
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath, The Wife, The Cross  •  Sigrid Undset  •  Tina Nunnally   • LITERATURE  •  A masterful historical epic by the Nobel Prize-winning author, first published in 1927. This omnibus edition follows the life of one woman from birth to death in devoutly Catholic 14th-century Norway. A cornerstone of Scandinavian literature, the trilogy is a powerful introduction to the medieval society. (NOR40, $25.00)
 
 
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich  •  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn  •  H. T. Willetts   • LITERATURE  •  The poignant story of an inmate in one of Stalin's Siberian labor camps struggling to maintain his dignity under the oppression of a Communist prison. This short novel became an overnight classic, still resonant today. (RUS26, $13.00)
 
 
Out Stealing Horses  •  Per Petterson   • LITERATURE  •  In this luminous novel of memory, childhood and loss in rural Norway, Trond Sander, the elderly narrator, looks back on his life and the chain of events that began one fateful summer day in 1948. (NOR66, $14.00)
 
 
Russian Short Stories  •  Robert Chandler   • LITERATURE  •  This fine collection of tales captures the sweep and soul of Russian literature, including works by Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Chekhov and Tolstoy along with lesser-known greats. (RUS288, $17.00)
 
 
The Norse Myths  •  Kevin Crossley-Holland   • LITERATURE  •  A classic collection of 32 tales of Nordic gods, goddesses and heroes. With an overview of the Norse world, cosmology and gods. (SCN38, $17.00)
 
 
Lapland, A Natural History  •  Derek Ratcliffe   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An authoritative, indispensable overview of the birds, plants, habitats and wildlife of the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwestern Russia. (ARC182, $65.00)
 
 
Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson  •  Dan Zetterstrom  •  Killian Mullarney   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • COMING IN OCTOBER  •  A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
 
 
The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife  •  Tony Soper  •  Dan Powell   • FIELD GUIDE • BEST SELLER  •  A compact guide to coastal marine mammals and seabirds of the Circumpolar North, featuring handsome watercolor illustrations and lively text. (ARC85, $21.95)
 
 


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