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The Anthropology of Iceland
• E. Paul Durrenberger
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly book on topics such as archaeology, gender, class and culture.
(ICL10, $17.95)
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Arctic Dreams, Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape
• Barry Lopez
• NATURAL HISTORY
• FAVORITE
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A dazzling meditation on the Arctic, breathtaking in its 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, $15.00)
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The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife
• Tony Soper
• Dan Powell
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, illustrated 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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Birds of Europe
• Killian Mullarney
• Lars Svensson
• Dan Zetterstrom
• Peter J. Grant
• FIELD GUIDE
• FAVORITE
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A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent.
(FG47, $29.95)
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Bradt Guide Faroe Islands
• James Proctor
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Chronicles of the Vikings: Records, Memorials and Myths
• R.I. Page
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A collection of recently translated Viking writings.
(VIK16, $29.95)
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
• HISTORY
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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)
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The Complete Works of W. H. Auden, Prose and Travel Books, Volume One, 1926-1938
• W.H. Auden
• ANTHOLOGY
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The only book available containing Auden's "Letters From Iceland," written with fellow poet Louis MacNiece, is a quirky, under-appreciated masterpiece that captures the spirit of Iceland, its people and landscapes.
(ICL11, $100.00)
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Far Afield
• Susanna Kaysen
• LITERATURE
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This 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 islands.
(ICL08, $14.00)
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Frost on My Moustache, The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer
• Tim Moore
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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In this inspired folly, a British comic heads to Iceland, Spitsbergen and other northern locales in the wake of a fictitious Arctic hero.
(ARC74, $12.95)
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Geology
• Frank Rhodes
• FIELD GUIDE
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A brief, authoritative overview of the geology of Earth, its relation in the universe, rocks, minerals and formation. A Golden Guide.
(GEO18, $6.95)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $17.95)
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The Greenlanders
• Jane Smiley
• LITERATURE
• FAVORITE
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This marvelously researched novel recreates life in the Viking settlements in Greenland.
(ARC08, $15.95)
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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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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, $14.00)
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The History of Iceland
• Gunnar Karlsson
• HISTORY
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A history of Iceland from the Viking era through colonization, independence and the 20th century. Karlsson draws on the sagas and rich literature of Iceland in presenting this comprehensive history.
(ICL17, $24.00)
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A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland
• T.K Derry
• HISTORY
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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 background.
(SCN03, $23.50)
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Iceland Road Atlas
• Mal Og Menning
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A detailed full color road atlas.
(ICL28, $60.00)
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Iceland's Bell
• Halldor Laxness
• Philip Roughton
• LITERATURE
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The first translation into English of a novel in the spirit the medieval sagas by Iceland's Nobel Laureate.
(ICL22, $15.95)
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Laxdaela Saga
• Magnus Magnusson
• LITERATURE
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A well known chronicle of medieval Iceland, including the story of Gudrun Osif's daughter. It's a compelling account of the Norse in a new land, covering the period between settlement and conversion to Christianity.
(ICL12, $15.00)
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Lonely Planet Iceland
• Deanna Swaney
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise guide to Iceland with short essays on history, culture and attractions and plenty of practical travel information.
(ICL06, $22.99)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
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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, $34.95)
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic
• E.C. Pielou
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Njal's Saga
• Robert Cook
• LITERATURE
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The tales of heroic (and handsome) Gunnar Hamundarson and his scheming friend Njal. Originally written in Icelandic sometime in the 13th century AD, it's an earthy tale with a strong sense of place, featuring murder, mayhem, a famous feud, and noble deeds.
(ICL16, $16.00)
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The Norsemen in the Viking Age
• Eric Christiansen
• HISTORY
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A cultural history of the Norse.
(VIK17, $26.95)
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Northeast Iceland Map
• Mal Og Menning
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A regional map of Iceland at a scale of 1,300,000.
(ICL29, $22.95)
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings
• Peter Sawyer
• HISTORY
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An insightful overview of the Viking Age in Norway and abroad, illustrated throughout and featuring essays by 12 experts.
(VIK18, $27.95)
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Paradise Reclaimed
• Halldor Laxness
• Magnus Magnusson
• Jane Smiley
• LITERATURE
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The quirky tale of a poor Icelandic farmer, his royal gift of a white pony and an impulsive detour into 19th century Utah.
(ICL23, $13.00)
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Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings
• John Haywood
• REFERENCE
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The history of the Vikings as shown through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs. This book traces the route of the ninth-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and on to the New World.
(VIK02, $20.00)
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The Poetic Edda
• Carolyne Larrington
• LITERATURE
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The Norse-Icelandic poems of mythological deities are translated into modern English.
(SCN25, $14.95)
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Reykjavik City Map
• Freytag & Berndt
• GUIDEBOOK
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A handy, detailed city map of Reykjavik.
(ICL43, $10.95)
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Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Rick Steves
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(EUR142, $9.95)
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Rough Guide Iceland
• David Leffman
• GUIDEBOOK
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This comprehensive travel guide in the British series includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Iceland along with extensive practical listings.
(ICL18, $19.99)
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The Royal Physician's Visit
• Per Olov Enquist
• LITERATURE
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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, $14.00)
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Scandinavia Wall Map
• National Geographic
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A colorful wall map of Scandinavia, including Iceland.
(SCN28, $14.99)
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Southeast Iceland Map
• Mal Og Menning
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A regional map of Iceland at a scale of 1,300,000.
(ICL30, $22.95)
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This Is Iceland Today
• M.E. Kentta
• Sigurdur Magnusson
• ANTHOLOGY
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A selection of recent articles and photographs from Iceland's largest daily newspaper.
(ICL19, $24.95)
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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Under the Glacier
• Halldor Laxness
• Magnus Magnusson
• LITERATURE
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Laxness brings the full range of his wit, humor, humanity and imagination to this strange, rather sleight, and amusing book, in which a Church of Iceland envoy travels inland to investigate the strange goings-on in a remote parish.
(ICL24, $14.00)
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Viking Age Iceland
• Jesse Byock
• HISTORY
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In this scholarly study, Byock challenges the conventional view of Norse society in Iceland. He describes the life, economy and culture of Medieval Iceland -- including its autonomy from kings and warlords back home.
(ICL15, $16.00)
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The Vikings
• Else Roesdahl
• HISTORY
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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)
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The Vikings, A Very Short Introduction
• Julian D. Richards
• HISTORY
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This slim volume is a stimulating, concise introduction to the Vikings.
(VIK24, $11.95)
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Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga
• William Fitzhugh
• Elisabeth Ward
• HISTORY
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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)
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Vinland Sagas, Norse Discovery of America
• Magnus Magnusson
• EXPLORATION
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These Icelandic sagas, as edited by the great Magnus Magnusson, tell the compelling story of the Norse discovery of America five centuries before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
(VIK03, $13.00)
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Vulcan's Fury, Man Against the Volcano
• Alwyn Scarth
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The enthralling tales of 15 notorious volcanic eruptions spanning continents and centuries.
(GEO21, $22.00)
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Vulcan's Fury, Man against the Volcano
• Alwyn Scarth
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Eyewitness acounts, science, sociology and folklore in this page-turning account of 15 dramatic volcanic events from Vesuvius to Krakatau, Mt. St. Helens and Pinatubo.
(GEO10, $48.00)
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The Whale Road
• Robert Low
• LITERATURE
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An adventuresome, rousing saga of Viking warriors, led by the young Orm Rurikson, who embark on daunting journey for hidden treasure.
(GBR723, $24.95)
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World Light
• Halldor Laxness
• Magnus Magnusson
• LITERATURE
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Reissued in honor of the Icelandic Nobel laureate's 100th birthday, this big novel is the sprawling, sad, funny story of a would-be (but hopelessly bad) poet in rural Iceland.
(ICL21, $16.95)
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