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An African in Greenland

An African in Greenland


by Tete-Michel Kpomassie | James Kirkup

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

A memorable account of the odyssey of West African author from his home in Togo to Paris, Denmark and, ultimately, Greenland. (ARC110, $14.95)

Agassiz, A Novel in Stories


by Sandra Birdsell | R.W. Scholes

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 346 PAGES

Several generations of the Lafreniere family set in the fictional town of Agassiz in Manitoba. (CND55, $14.95)

Ancient Mariner, The Arctic Adventures of Samuel Hearne, the Sailor Who Inspired Coleridge's Masterpiece


by Ken McGoogan

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

McGoogan tells the adventurous 18th-century story of Samuel Hearne, the first European to write about the Arctic -- and maybe the inspiration for Coleridge's classic poem. (ARC166, $14.95)

Ancient People of the Arctic


by Robert McGhee

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

In this nicely illustrated overview of the Paleo-Eskimos, Robert McGhee, an archaeologist, brings vibrantly to life North America's first settlers and their culture. (ARC163, $32.95)

Arctic Adventure, My Life in the Frozen North

Arctic Adventure, My Life in the Frozen North


by Peter Freuchen | Gretel Ehrlich

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A marvelous account of life in remote northwest Greenland, originally published in 1935. Freuchen ran a trading post at Thule with Knud Rasmussen. (ARC133, $17.95)

Arctic Crossing, A Journey Through the Northwest Passage and Inuit Culture

Arctic Crossing, A Journey Through the Northwest Passage and Inuit Culture


by Jonathan Waterman

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

A riveting account of a 2,200 mile solo journey across the Arctic from Prudhoe Bay to the Gulf of Boothia by kayak, accomplished in stages from 1997-1999. (ARC98, $16.95)

Arctic Discoveries, Images from Voyages of Four Decades in the North

Arctic Discoveries, Images from Voyages of Four Decades in the North


by John R. Bockstoce

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 122 PAGES

This handsome collection of 100 color photographs documents people and places in throughout the circumpolar north. (ARC154, $29.95)

Arctic Spectacles, The Frozen North in Visual Culture, 1818-1875

Arctic Spectacles, The Frozen North in Visual Culture, 1818-1875


by Russell A. Potter

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER

Drawing on letters, diaries, cartoons, and sketches, as well as ephemera such as newspaper advertisements, playbills, and program booklets, Potter shows how representations of the Arctic expressed the fascination, dread, and wonder of the region to 19th-century Britain and America. (ARC199, $35.00)

Arctic Superstars

Arctic Superstars


by William Putnam

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An American Alpine Club centennial celebration of Adolphus Greely and George Melville. (ARC144, $19.95)

Arctic Wildlife Nature Activity Book

Arctic Wildlife Nature Activity Book


by James Kavanagh

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES

An informative and entertaining book of games, facts and quizzes about animals and natural history for kids, published by the Pocket Naturalist series. (ARC171, $6.95)

Arctic Wings, Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Arctic Wings, Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge


by Steven C. Brown

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

This celebration of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the annual spectacle of nesting birds features 200 color photographs, a 60-minute audio CD and accompanying essays. (ARC234, $27.95)

The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife

The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife


by Tony Soper

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

This compact guide to coastal marine mammals and seabirds of the circumpolar north features handsome watercolor illustrations and lively text. (ARC85, $21.95)

Baffin Island


by Al Lee

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES

Photographer and mountaineer Alastair Lee reveals Baffin Island's astonishing landscapes with panoramic photos, accompanied by individual accounts from each member of the eight-man expedition team to Mount Asgard. (ARC303, $40.00)

Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance

Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance


by Stephen Herrero

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

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)

Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with an Arctic Herd

Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with an Arctic Herd


by Karsten Heuer

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 237 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Heuer's account of a season following the migrating caribou from their winter feeding grounds to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (ALA229, $15.00)

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife


by Christopher W. Leahy | Gordon Morrison

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 1072 PAGES

A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. (NAM21, $19.95)

Bradt Guide Faroe Islands

Bradt Guide Faroe Islands


by James Proctor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A practical guide to the North Atlantic islands, essential for anyone contemplating an extended visit. With islands maps, city plans, and detailed information on what to do and where to go throughout the archipelago. (ARC156, $25.99)

By Airship to the North Pole, An Archaeology of Human Exploration

By Airship to the North Pole, An Archaeology of Human Exploration


by P.J. Capelotti

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 209 PAGES

A history of Salomon Andree, Charles Wellman and the first attempts to reach the North Pole by airship. This book includes a detailed archaeological analysis of the aerial polar base camps in Spitsbergen. (ARC68, $26.00)

Call of the North, An Explorer's Journey to the North Pole

Call of the North, An Explorer's Journey to the North Pole


by Andre Malaurie

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 336 PAGES

A handsome, oversize memoir and celebration of the Inuit by the French polar explorer (Last Kings of Thule), featuring 300 of Malaurie's color photographs spanning 50 years in the Arctic. Malaurie became the first Frenchman to reach the Pole by dogsled in 1951. (ARC109, $60.00)

Canada Map

Canada Map


by ITMB

  • 2010
  • MAP

This attractive color map of all Canada (1:6,000,000) shows topographic relief, transportation routes, cities and towns. (CND15, $9.95)

Canada: A People's History, Volume 1


by Don Gillmor | Pierre Turgeon

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective. (CND160, $23.95)

Canada: A People's History, Volume 2


by Don Gillmor | Pierre Turgeon

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective. (CND161, $23.95)

Chronicles of the Vikings: Records, Memorials and Myths


by R.I. Page

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A collection of recently translated Viking writings. (VIK16, $32.95)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)

Cold Front, Conflict Ahead in Arctic Waters

Cold Front, Conflict Ahead in Arctic Waters


by David Fairhall

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Fairhall's clear-sighted and penetrating investigation of the Arctic's pivotal role in international relations places the polar region in its historical, political and legal context. (ARC306, $26.00)

The Coldest Crucible, Arctic Exploration and American Culture

The Coldest Crucible, Arctic Exploration and American Culture


by Michael F. Robinson

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 200 PAGES

A cultural history of the emblematic voyages, often military, of Elisha Kent Kane, Charles Hall, Adolphus Greely, Walter Wellman, Robert Peary, Frederick Cook and other 19th-century American adventurers. (ARC189, $42.50)

Collapse, How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Collapse, How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed


by Jared Diamond

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 575 PAGES

Diamond tackles nothing less than the history and fate of civilization in this compelling book in which he offers case studies, present and past, of societies that work and societies that do not, devoting 100 carefully reasoned pages, for example, to the fate of the Norse settlements in Greenland (climatic change, Inuit) and another big section on Easter Island (deforestation, hubris). This revised edition includes a new afterword. (GEN324, $18.00)

Coming into the Country

Coming into the Country


by John McPhee

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1976
  • PAPER
  • 438 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

McPhee's lyrical portrait of frontier life and some unforgettable Alaskan characters captures the spirit of the place like no other. (ALA04, $18.00)

Cook and Peary, The Polar Controversy Resolved


by Robert M. Bryce

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 1152 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A massive and massively detailed book, the most thorough examination yet of Peary and Cook's competing claims to have been the first-ever at the North Pole. (ARC44, $50.00)

A Death on the Barrens

A Death on the Barrens


by George Bird Grinnell

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

A 1955 canoe trip through the Canadian Arctic leads the author and five other men on a journey rife with perils, including food shortages, record low temperatures and a tumble over a waterfall that proves fatal for the group leader. (CND259, $17.95)

Disaster at the Pole, The Tragedy of the Airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Pole

Disaster at the Pole, The Tragedy of the Airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Pole


by Wilbur Cross

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 316 PAGES

A thrilling account of the crash of the airship Italia in 1928 and the political aftermath in an increasingly fascist Europe. (ARC84, $24.95)

The Discovery of Global Warming


by Spencer Weart

  • SCIENCE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A cool-headed analysis and history of our current understanding of planetary weather. (SCI66, $19.00)

Distant Shores, The Odyssey of Rockwell Kent

Distant Shores, The Odyssey of Rockwell Kent


by Constance Martin | Rockwell Kent

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A striking collection of work by the great American illustrator and adventurer. New. (ART34, $125.00)

Drawing Shadows to Stone


by Laurel Kendall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

Featuring 83 photographs, this book is a record of the 1897 American Museum of Natural History expedition to Alaska and Siberia under Franz Boas. It illuminates the anthropology of peoples on both sides of Bering Strait. (ARC34, $22.50)

Driving to Greenland

Driving to Greenland


by Peter Stark

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Stark is an adventurous, entertaining writer -- whether he's at the precipice of the monster ski jump in Iron Mountain, Michigan, squeezed into a kayak with the local Greenlanders or on the road in Iceland. (ARC69, $14.95)

Ecology of Arctic Environments


by Sarah Woodin

  • REFERENCE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

This scholary collection of review articles is an exxcellent overview of current issues by leading contibutors to the 13th Special Symposium of the British Ecological Society. (ARC230, $40.00)

Encyclopedia of the Arctic


by Mark Nuttall

  • REFERENCE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 2380 PAGES

This landmark reference, published in a three-volume set, covers the Arctic environment, its wildlife, climate, history, exploration, resources, economics, politics, indigenous cultures and languages, conservation initiatives and more with great authority and panache. 305 maps. (ARC221, $665.00)

The Eskimos

The Eskimos


by Ernest S. Burch, Jr.

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1988
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated, authoritative portrait of diverse peoples, cultures and landscapes of the circumpolar north with a focus on the Eskimo peoples of Alaska. (ARC165, $19.95)

Extremes, Surviving the World's Harshest Environments

Extremes, Surviving the World's Harshest Environments


by Nick Middleton

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

In this latest journey to impossible places, British geographer Middleton learns how to survive with nomadic peoples in Greenland, the Congo, Niger and Papua New Guinea. (TVL65, $24.95)

Far Afield

Far Afield


by Susanna Kaysen

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 338 PAGES

Susanna Kaysen's charming novel about a social anthropologist off on a grant to study the residents of the Faroes wonderfully evokes the people, culture and windswept landscapes of the North Atlantic archipelago. (ICL08, $17.00)

Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)


by Zacharias Kunuk

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • DVD

This epic, filmed in the Canadian Arctic with Inuit actors, brings a powerful Inuit legend to the screen. (ARC216, $27.96)

Fatal Passage, The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot

Fatal Passage, The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot


by Ken McGoogan

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

A compelling biography of the Scottish explorer who pioneered Inuit methods, completed the Northwest Passage and found Franklin. (ARC118, $15.95)

A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife

A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife


by Noble S. Proctor | Patrick J. Lynch

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 221 PAGES

A comprehensive pocket guide to commonly encountered marine mammals, seabirds and other marine life of Northeastern North America, from North Carolina to Newfoundland and the Canadian Maritimes. (NAM24, $19.95)

The First Crossing of Greenland

The First Crossing of Greenland


by Fridtjof Nansen

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Nansen's account of his 1888 Greenland journey by ski and sledge with five companions, the first successful expedition across the Greenland icecap. (ARC132, $29.95)

The Flight of the Red Knot


by Brian Harrington

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

The tale of the annual migration of a sandpier 18,000 miles between Brazil and Hudson Bay. (GEN67, $29.95)

The Franz Josef Land Archipelago, E. B. Baldwin's Journal of the Wellman Polar Expedition, 1898-1899

The Franz Josef Land Archipelago, E. B. Baldwin's Journal of the Wellman Polar Expedition, 1898-1899


by E.B. Baldwin | P.J. Capelotti

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 200 PAGES

The previously unpublished journal of Arctic explorer Evelyn Briggs Baldwin (1862-1933), second in command on the first American expedition to Franz Josef Land. (ARC146, $49.95)

Frost on My Moustache, The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer

Frost on My Moustache, The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer


by Tim Moore

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

In this inspired folly, a British comic heads to Iceland, Spitsbergen and other northern locales in pursuit of a fictitious Arctic hero. (ARC74, $16.99)

Frozen Earth, The Once and Future Story of the Ice Ages

Frozen Earth, The Once and Future Story of the Ice Ages


by Doug Macdougall

  • SCIENCE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 267 PAGES

An balanced history of the ice ages and climatology (SCI76, $21.95)

The Frozen Echo, Greenland and the Exploration of North America, 1000-1500


by Kirsten Seaver

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 407 PAGES

A scholarly account of Norse settlements in Greenland and Canada -- the best analysis of the subject to be published in decades. (ARC76, $30.95)

Frozen in Time, The Fate of the Franklin Expedition

Frozen in Time, The Fate of the Franklin Expedition


by Owen Beattie | John Geiger

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 185 PAGES

An exhaustive examination of the evidence surrounding the disappearance of the Franklin Expedition. Beattie and Geiger, a forensic anthropologist and historian, build a credible tale of the disappearance of the expedition. (ARC81, $22.95)

The Future of Ice, A Journey into Cold

The Future of Ice, A Journey into Cold


by Gretel Ehrlich

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 200 PAGES

The marvelous Ehrlich (This Cold Heaven) continues her fascination with out-of-the-way places with this account of journeys to the ends of the earth, including chapters set in Patagonia and Spitsbergen. The book is not so much about place as the experience of cold. (ANT215, $13.95)

Glaciers

Glaciers


by Michael Hambrey

  • SCIENCE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 376 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This lively, illustrated overview of glaciers and glacial phenomena from Scandinavia to Alaska, Antarctica and Central Park features 200 color photographs and expert commentary. (GEO03, $87.00)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

Great North, Celebrating Man, Animal, and Landscape at the Top of the World

Great North, Celebrating Man, Animal, and Landscape at the Top of the World


by Martin Dignard

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • DVD

A dazzling portrait of the wildlife, landscapes and cultures of the circumpolar north, originally presented in IMAX theaters. At the heart of the film are the caribou herds of the Inuktitut of northern Quebec. 41 minutes. (ARC152, $19.99)

The Great White Bear

The Great White Bear


by Kieran Mulvaney

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 251 PAGES

A journalist with an affinity for the wild (he once lived on the shores of Cook Inlet), Mulvaney combines natural and human history, myth and eyewitness reports from Barrow, Churchill and other locales for this astute chronicle. (ARC267, $26.00)

Handbook of North American Indians: Arctic


by David Damas

  • REFERENCE
  • 1984
  • HARD COVER
  • 829 PAGES

An encyclopedia of the culture, art, ceremony and history of the native peoples of the Arctic. (ARC15, $52.00)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $15.00)

Holman, Forty Years of Graphic Art


by Darlene Coward Wight

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER

An exhibition catalog from the Winnepeg Art Gallery. (ARC120, $25.00)

The Horizontal Everest, Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island

The Horizontal Everest, Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island


by Jerry Kobalenko

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 277 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A warm tribute to a very remote, cold place. Kobalenko combines tales of personal adventure, history and rumination with a handsome collection of photographs. (ARC115, $15.00)

Ice Ages, Solving the Mystery

Ice Ages, Solving the Mystery


by Katherine Palmer Imbrie | John Imbrie

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

An examination of the geologic evidence explaining the Earth's ice ages, written for a general audience. (GEO17, $27.00)

The Ice Chronicles, The Quest to Understand Global Climate Change


by Paul Andrew Mayewski | Frank White | Lynn Margulis

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

A history of the Greenland Ice Sheet drilling project, started in 1998 to help measure global climate change throughout history. (SCI70, $22.95)

Ice Station Zebra

Ice Station Zebra


by John Sturges

  • MYSTERY
  • 1968
  • DVD

A gripping cold war thriller starring Rock Hudson and Ernest Borgnine and featuring a mad dash for the North Pole. (ARC179, $14.97)

Ice, The Nature, The History, And The Uses Of This Astonishing Substance

Ice, The Nature, The History, And The Uses Of This Astonishing Substance


by Mariana Gosnell

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

A thorough, engaging read about the incredibly versatile stuff that has had a fundamental effect on history, science and everyday life. (SCI103, $18.00)

The Idea of North


by Peter Davidson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A meditation on the concept of "northerly places," which draws upon famous writings, mythology, films and visual art to create a dynamic portrait of life in cold northern lands. (ARC159, $27.00)

In the Land of White Death, An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic

In the Land of White Death, An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic


by Valerian Albanov | David Roberts | Jon Krakauer

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES

A Russian sailor trapped aboard a ship in the ice sets out over the pack for Franz Josef Land. (SIB16, $16.00)

Insight Guide Canada

Insight Guide Canada


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

An illustrated guide to Canada with essays on history, culture and nature. (CND42, $24.95)

Insight Illustrated Dream Cruises of the World


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A photographic guide to idyllic cruises in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, Antarctia, the Pacific and down the Mississippi. (GEN436, $29.95)

Inuit Art, An Introduction

Inuit Art, An Introduction


by Ingo Hessel | Dieter Hessel

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 198 PAGES

A history, survey and guide to appreciating Inuit drawings, prints, textiles and sculpture with 125 color photographs. (ARC142, $45.00)

The Inuit Thought of It, Amazing Arcic Innovations

The Inuit Thought of It, Amazing Arcic Innovations


by Alootook Ipellie

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

One in a series of lively introductions to cultures around the world for ages 8-12. With a timeline, maps and terrific photographs. (ARC253, $9.95)

The Land Beyond, A Memoir


by Jack Ives

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • PAPER

Former director of the McGill Sub-Arctic Research Laboratory in Labrador-Ungava, Ives writes of the people, research, wilderness and conservation in the region, particularly life at the station in the late 1950s. (ARC279, $29.95)

Lapland, A Natural History

Lapland, A Natural History


by Derek Ratcliffe

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

An authoritative, indispensable overview of the birds, plants, habitats and wildlife of the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwestern Russia. (ARC182, $70.00)

Last Places, A Journey in the North

Last Places, A Journey in the North


by Lawrence Millman | Paul Theroux

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 242 PAGES

Millman explores the culture and history of the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland in this often-hilarious account of his travels in the wake of the ancient Vikings. (ARC54, $15.95)

The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885

The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885


by Pierre Berton

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

Part two of Berton's classic account. (CND179, $24.95)

Light at the Edge of the World

Light at the Edge of the World


by Wade Davis

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic Wade Davis surveys the global diversity of peoples and cultures in this meditative account of travels from the Arctic to the Amazon to Borneo. (WLD34, $14.95)

The Little Ice Age, How Climate Made History 1300-1850

The Little Ice Age, How Climate Made History 1300-1850


by Brian Fagan

  • SCIENCE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A delightful and well-documented survey of the impact of medieval cooling on world affairs, including the hardships suffered by the Norse on Greenland. (ARC147, $16.95)

Lonely Planet Canada

Lonely Planet Canada


by Mark Lightbody | Thomas Huhti | Ryan Ver Berkmoes

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 902 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to all of Canada, redigned for this 11th edition. (CND54, $26.99)

Lonely Planet Iceland

Lonely Planet Iceland


by Deanna Swaney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

This concise guide to Iceland includes short essays on history, culture and attractions and plenty of practical travel information. (ICL06, $23.99)

The Long Exile, A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic

The Long Exile, A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic


by Melaine McGrath

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES

The poignant tale of the fate of the Inuit. (ARC196, $24.95)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

Mammals of North America

Mammals of North America


by Roland W. Kays | Don E. Wilson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Fully revised, this second edition covers 462 mammals found throughout the United States and Canada. With 112 color plates, range maps and concise descriptive information. (NAM11, $19.95)

Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions


by Adrian Forsyth

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America. (NAM02, $29.95)

Manitoba Map

Manitoba Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

A map of the Canadian province at a scale of 1:900,000. (CND51, $7.95)

Marine Mammals of Alaska

Marine Mammals of Alaska


by Kate Wynne

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 75 PAGES

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)

Midnight Sun


by Lawrence Osgood

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

A novel about the eerie intertwining lives of the people of the town of Poniktuk, a small village on the Beaufort Sea. (ARC170, $16.95)

Moose


by Valerius Geist | Michael H. Francis

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose. (BST56, $21.95)

My Attainment of the Pole

My Attainment of the Pole


by Frederick A. Cook | Robert Bryce

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 624 PAGES

Cook's original, and much disputed, account of his expedition to the North Pole. This edition includes several new assessments of the dispute whether he ever made it to the Pole. (ARC100, $19.95)

Nanook of the North


by Robert J. Flaherty

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1922
  • DVD

A gorgeously produced DVD of the groundbreaking Nanook of the North, originally released in 1922. (ARC153, $29.95)

Nansen

Nansen


by Roland Huntford

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 750 PAGES

The centerpiece of Huntford's masterful biography of the polar explorer is the gripping account of the drift of the Fram -- and Nansen's epic trek across the ice to Franz Josef Land. (ARC121, $29.95)

The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881

The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881


by Pierre Berton

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

Part one of the great Berton's exhilarating account of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad, from idea to the start of construction. (CND178, $24.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

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)

Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf


by Farley Mowat

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 246 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A laugh-out-loud account of wolf research and government folly set on the barren lands of northern Manitoba. Perfect for teens. (BST34, $12.99)

No One Thinks of Greenland

No One Thinks of Greenland


by John Griesemer

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

The Allies secret WWII army base in Greenland serves as inspiration for this tale of mysterious goings-on during the Korean War. (ARC149, $15.00)

The Norsemen in the Viking Age


by Eric Christiansen

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 379 PAGES

A cultural history of the Norse. (VIK17, $35.95)

North Circumpolar Region Rolled Map

North Circumpolar Region Rolled Map


by Canada Map Office

  • 2008
  • MAP

A striking bird's-eye view of the Arctic Ocean and all the lands of the far north, at a scale of 1:9,000,000, with shaded relief on sea and land. (ARC178, $24.95)

The North Pole

The North Pole


by Robert E. Peary | Robert Bryce

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 373 PAGES

A reprint of the original, and much disputed, account of Peary's 1909 journey to the North Pole. Robert Bryce provides the introduction for this new edition, setting the controversy in historical context. (ARC99, $22.95)

North Pole Legacy: Black, White, and Eskimo

North Pole Legacy: Black, White, and Eskimo


by S. Allen Counter

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 327 PAGES

A biography and reconsideration of Matt Henson. (ARC114, $14.95)

The North Pole, A Narrative History

The North Pole, A Narrative History


by Anthony Brandt

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 413 PAGES

Anthony Brandt samples the literature of exploration for this anthology. Organized chronologically, the book is divided into three parts: early exploration; the quest for the Northwest Passage; and North Pole journeys. (ARC155, $15.00)

North to the Night, A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic

North to the Night, A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic


by Alvah Simon

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

A well crafted tale of adventures in the Canadian Arctic and Greenland aboard a 36-foot sailing yacht, including most memorably a solo winter frozen in the sea ice off Bylot Island. (ARC97, $14.95)

North to the Orient

North to the Orient


by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1966
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A classic account of pioneering aviation, this wonderfully written memoir includes adventures in Petropavlovsk and the Russian Far East, Japan and the Yangtze. (ARC36, $12.95)

The Northern Copper Inuit, A History


by Julia Ogina | Richard G. Condon

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 216 PAGES

A vivid history of the Holman region of the Northwest Territories. (ARC119, $34.95)

Northern Lights

Northern Lights


by Calvin Hall | Daryl Pederson | George Bryson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

These color photographs capture the dazzling majesty and mystery of the aurora borealis while journalist George Bryson provides a short essay on the history of the phenomenon. (ARC126, $19.99)

The Northern Lights, The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis

The Northern Lights, The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis


by Lucy Jago

  • SCIENCE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

The compelling story of Kristian Birkeland, the turn-of-the-century Norwegian scientist who devoted his career to understanding the aurora borealis, this book also covers the science, history, myth and romance of the phenomenon. (ARC104, $16.95)

Nunavut Map

Nunavut Map


by International Travel Maps

  • 2009
  • MAP

A regional traveler's map at a scale of 1:1,85 million with good topographic relief, showing roads, physical features and nature preserves. (CND328, $12.95)

Oil and Ice, A Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynasty

Oil and Ice, A Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynasty


by Peter Nichols

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 306 PAGES

Nichols tells the riveting history of America's whaling industry and it's sudden fall in 1871, when a fleet of ships from New Bedford was destroyed in an arctic ice storm. (ARC264, $16.00)

On the Wing, To the Edge of the World with the Peregrine Falcon

On the Wing, To the Edge of the World with the Peregrine Falcon


by Alan Tennant

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

Naturalist Tennant tries to follow Peregrine Falcons along their migratory route to the Arctic and back, using radio-ID tags and flying behind in an old airplane. (WLD46, $25.00)

One Day the Ice Will Reveal All Its Dead

One Day the Ice Will Reveal All Its Dead


by Clare Dudman

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Dudman takes the bare facts of Alfred Wegener's adventurous life and builds an engrossing novel of science and exploration, set in Greenland (where Wegener ultimately died). (ARC148, $14.00)

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings


by Peter Sawyer

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES

An insightful overview of the Viking Age in Norway and abroad, illustrated throughout and featuring essays by 12 experts. (VIK18, $27.99)

Paddle to the Arctic

Paddle to the Arctic


by Don Starkell

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Not simply the story of a man in a kayak, this diary of a 3,000-mile journey from Churchill to Tuktoyaktut captures the challenges of the Northwest Passage. (ARC26, $16.95)

Pass the Butterworms, Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered

Pass the Butterworms, Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered


by Tim Cahill

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER

A collection of enertatining travel essays. (WLD01, $16.00)

Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings

Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings


by John Haywood

  • REFERENCE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

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)

Polar Journeys, The Role of Food and Nutrition in Early Exploration

Polar Journeys, The Role of Food and Nutrition in Early Exploration


by Robert Feeney

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 279 PAGES

This is the book for anyone who has ever wondered about hoosh, pemmican and all the other makings of the early explorers' diets. The author, a biochemist, looks at the nutrition and diet of explorers, linking developments in food preservation techniques to the history of polar exploration. (ANT107, $27.95)

The Presence of Whales, Contemporary Writers on the Whale

The Presence of Whales, Contemporary Writers on the Whale


by Frank Stewart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 319 PAGES

In this well chosen series of essays, some of our best modern writers enlighten and entertain on the subject of whales, with pieces from Roger Payne, Diane Ackerman, and Barry Lopez. (BST02, $15.95)

Prisoners of the North


by Pierre Berton

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

In this engaging series of biographies, Berton recounts the lives and adventures of poet Robert Service, gold prospector Joe Boyle and other personalities of the Canadian North. (CND217, $26.00)

The Road Past Altamont


by Gabrielle Roy | Joyce Marshall

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 154 PAGES

Roy depicts a young girl's world through four connected stories that ultimately trace her coming of age. (CND57, $7.95)

Rowing to Latitude, Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge

Rowing to Latitude, Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge


by Jill Fredston

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An enjoyable account of watery travels along the coasts of Alaska, British Columbia, Labrador, Greenland, Spitsbergen, and Norway. It's a lyrical tale of the adventurous life of this husband-and-wife team. (ARC108, $16.00)

The Royal Physician's Visit


by Per Olov Enquist

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Swedish novelist Enquist fleshes out a footnote in Danish history in this story of the Enlightenment-era Danish court, the mad king Christian VII, the ambitious royal doctor and the passionate young queen. (DMK21, $19.99)

Salamina

Salamina


by Rockwell Kent

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES
  • 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)

The Scramble for the Arctic

The Scramble for the Arctic


by Richard Sale

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

Sales and co-author Eugene Potapov focus on the history of Arctic exploitation, legal status and future of the region in this compact survey. (ARC240, $24.95)

Servants of the Map

Servants of the Map


by Andrea Barrett

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Barrett introduces a cast of truth-seekers and explorers in these luminous tales of discovery ranging the map (and centuries) from the Himalayas to Pennsylvania and New York. (WLD30, $13.95)

Silent Snow, The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic

Silent Snow, The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic


by Marla Cone

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

On a journey intended to investigate the deteriorating Arctic environment, Cone travels across the northern region and makes several surprising discoveries about the dangers of pollution and how toxic chemicals from around the world end up contaminating the Arctic. (ARC181, $14.00)

Sir James Wordie, Polar Crusader: Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic

Sir James Wordie, Polar Crusader: Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic


by Michael Smith

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 371 PAGES

The first biography of Sir James Wordie, whose many polar adventures took him from the Heroic Age of Shackleton and Scott to the modern era. (SCT109, $35.00)

The Sledge Patrol, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Victory

The Sledge Patrol, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Victory


by David Howarth

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

An engrossing true-life adventure story of Danish and Norwegian hunters evading Nazi troops across the hostile terrain of Greenland. (ARC112, $16.95)

Sleeping Island, A Journey to the Edge of the Barrens

Sleeping Island, A Journey to the Edge of the Barrens


by R.H. Cockburn | P.G. Downes

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 267 PAGES

Harvard graduate Downes recounts his solo 1939 canoe adventure through the Great Barren Lands of the Canadian North to the then-unmapped Nueltin Lake. He meets Indians and Inuits who remain completely untouched by the world of white men. (CND258, $19.95)

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow


by Peter Hoeg

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 469 PAGES

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 Snow Walker


by Farley Mowat

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER

A collection of Arctic tales by the master storyteller and Canadian National Treasure. (ARC160, $19.95)

Spitsbergen Explorer Map

Spitsbergen Explorer Map


by Ocean Explorer Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A detailed map of Svalbard. (ARC88, $11.95)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas


by Ronald Wright

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $24.95)

The Sun Maiden and the Crescent Moon, Siberian Folk Tales

The Sun Maiden and the Crescent Moon, Siberian Folk Tales


by James Riordan

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

A collection of tales from throughout Siberia, divided thematically, and with an excellent introduction by James Riordan. Many of the stories feature the harsh setting of the tundra and importance of the spirit. (SIB12, $11.95)

The Svalbard Archipelago

The Svalbard Archipelago


by P.J. Capelotti

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

A reprint of a WWII-era report on Spitsbergen by U.S. intelligence, covering the geography, history and geo-politics of the archipelago. With 63 photographs, maps, glossary, illustrations, bibliography, appendices, and an index. (ARC91, $49.95)

Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo

Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo


by Henry Rink

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

A facsimile edition of a collection of Greenlandic tales with a sketch of "their habits, religion, language and other peculiarities" by the explorer and Danish governor of Southern Greenland, originally published in 1875. With woodcuts and engravings. (ARC184, $12.95)

The Tenderness of Wolves


by Stef Penney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Penney evocatively sets her Costa Award-winning debut novel -- a pageturning combination of murder mystery, historical novel and family epic -- in 19th-century Canada's snowy north. (CND293, $15.00)

This Cold Heaven

This Cold Heaven


by Gretel Ehrlich

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Ehrlich spent seven seasons in Greenland, mostly alone, traveling by boat, helicopter, plane and dogsled. This exhilarating book reflects her insight, knowledge and deep appreciation of the people and barren landscapes of the north. (ARC107, $18.95)

To the Ends of the Earth, Adventures of an Expedition Photographer

To the Ends of the Earth, Adventures of an Expedition Photographer


by Gordon Wiltsie | Alex Lowe

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

National Geographic photographer Wiltsie chronicles his inspiring adventures from bouldering as a youth in California's Chalk Bluff cliffs to early climbs in the Himalayas, and expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctic, Patagonia, Mongolia and beyond in this illustrated journal. (ANT242, $35.00)

To the Top of the Continent

To the Top of the Continent


by Frederick A. Cook

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The 90th anniversary edition of the much-debated account by Frederick Cook of his first-ever ascent of Mount McKinley (1903-1906). (ALA83, $19.95)

A Traveller's History of Canada

A Traveller's History of Canada


by Robert Bothwell

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 220 PAGES

A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.95)

True North: Peary, Cook, and the Race to the Pole

True North: Peary, Cook, and the Race to the Pole


by Bruce Henderson

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 331 PAGES

Henderson tackles the bitter rivalry between Robert Peary and Frederick Cook, along with the competing claims, controversy and politics of who first reached the North Pole. (ARC158, $24.95)

The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future

The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future


by Richard Alley

  • SCIENCE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 229 PAGES

A persuasive, accessible survey of climatic change as revealed through ice core drilling. The author includes enthusiastic tales of his research in Greenland and Antarctica, an overview of how climate works, and his prognostication for the future. (SCI24, $21.95)

Under Polaris, An Arctic Quest


by Tahoe Talbot Washburn

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 264 PAGES

A record of Arctic living and adventure by a woman who accompanied her husband to the Canadian Arctic. (ARC82, $27.50)

Uqalurait, An Oral History of Nunavut

Uqalurait, An Oral History of Nunavut


by John Bennett | Susan Rowley

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 520 PAGES

A history of the people of Nunavut in their own words, drawing on accounts of early exploration, interviews and traditional tales. (ARC169, $85.00)

The Vikings and America


by Eric Wahlgren

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

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)

Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga

Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga


by William Fitzhugh | Elisabeth Ward

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

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)

Voyage to the North Star

Voyage to the North Star


by Peter Nichols

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A novel of Arctic exploration. (ARC56, $16.00)

The Whale and the Supercomputer, On the Northern Front of Climate Change

The Whale and the Supercomputer, On the Northern Front of Climate Change


by Charles Wohlforth

  • SCIENCE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

Anchorage-based journalist Wohlberg heads out with climatologists and the Inupiat of Alaska's northern slope in this clear-headed report from the field. (ALA204, $16.00)

White Paradise, Journeys to the North Pole

White Paradise, Journeys to the North Pole


by Francis Latreille

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 232 PAGES

From reindeer herders and Inuits to modern-day explorers and travelers, walruses, polar bears and icescapes, this stunning collection of photographs celebrates the Arctic. (ARC192, $40.00)

White Sky, Black Ice

White Sky, Black Ice


by Stan Jones

  • MYSTERY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

In this first rate murder mystery state trooper Nathan Active returns to Chukchi from Anchorage to confront a memorable cast of characters -- and figure out why two young men have killed themselves. (ALA164, $14.00)

The Wolf, Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species


by David Mech

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1970
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A classic overview of the ecology of the wolf by David Mech, a well known biologist who has done much of his field work on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian North. (BST35, $19.95)

Women of the Four Winds

Women of the Four Winds


by Elizabeth Olds

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A collection of four lively biographies of four 20th-century American explorers. (EXP19, $21.95)

A World Without Ice


by Pollack Henry

  • SCIENCE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

In this history of ice and humans' relationship to it, Pollack -- a cowinner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize -- describes the impact glaciers have on drinking water and irrigation and other ways climate change effects us now and could influence our future. (SCI289, $26.00)

 

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