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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $49, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCND275)
 
Moon Handbook Alberta and the Northwest Territories  •  Andrew Hempstead
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 500 PAGES
A guide to northern Canada from the Arctic and the high mountain ranges of the Canadian Rockies to the fossil rich Alberta Badlands and cities such as Calgary, Banff, Jasper and Edmonton. (CND75, $21.95)
  Moon Handbook Alberta and the Northwest Territories
A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell
HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
An admirably concise march through Canadian history by Robert Bothwell, who has also written "Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories." Compact, easy-to-read and covering from prehistoric times to today, it's a useful introduction to the country, designed specifically for travelers. (CND82, $14.95)
  A Traveller's History of Canada
The Northern Lights, The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis  •  Lucy Jago
SCIENCE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
The compelling story of long-forgotten Kristian Birkeland, the turn-of-the-century Norwegian scientist who devoted his career to the quest to understand the aurora borealis. In telling the story of the scientist, Jago also tells of the science, history, myth, and romance of the Northern Lights. (ARC104, $14.00)
  The Northern Lights, The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis



Also Recommended
Alberta Map  •  Map Art Maps    •  A colorful travel map of Alberta. (CND77, $4.95)
 
 
Northern Lights  •  Howard Norman   • LITERATURE  •  A coming of age tale set in the wilds of Northern Manitoba and a Toronto movie theater. With his sparse prose, Norman evokes the harshness of northern Canada. First published in 1987, it was a National Book Award nominee. (CND229, $16.00)
 
 
An Intimate Look at the Night Sky  •  Chet Raymo   • SCIENCE  •  A personal, appreciative guide to star-gazing and amateur astronomy by an enthusiastic scientist. With 24 northern hemisphere star maps. (SCI98, $16.00)
 
 
Northern Lights  •  Calvin Hall  •  Daryl Pederson  •  George Bryson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  These photographs capture, in dazzling color, majesty and mystery of the aurora borealis. (ARC126, $19.99)
 
 
A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets  •  Jay M. Pasachoff   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A guided tour of the heavens in the Peterson series equally useful in Des Moines or Montevideo. With an atlas of the sky, detailed moon maps and an overview of the science of astronomy. (SCI01, $19.00)
 
 
Alberta Wildlife  •  James Kavanagh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Identify Rockies wildlife with this handy, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions. (CND279, $5.95)
 
 
The Night Sky  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Cavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A guide to the major constellations in the Northern Hemisphere featuring color photographs and glow-in-the-dark star charts. (SCI49, $5.95)
 
 
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America  •  David Sibley   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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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