Glacier Ice
• Austin Post
• Edward R. LaChapelle
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 145 PAGES
A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. The text is by Ed LaChapelle, an avalanche researcher, glaciologist, mountaineer, skier, author and professor, who died in 2007 at 80 of a heart attack while on the slopes in Colorado. Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers along the North Pacific Coast of North America and into the interior ranges of Alaska is supplemented with groundbased photographs from the Himalayas, Switzerland, Chile and other parts of the world.
(SCI07, $27.95) |
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Hildur, Queen of the Elves, and Other Icelandic Folk Tales
• J. M. Bedell
LITERATURE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 267 PAGES
A collection of marvelously translated tales.
(ICL50, $15.00) |
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Hypothermia, A Thriller
• Arnaldur Indridason
MYSTERY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
CWA Gold Dagger winner Indridason's sixth novel, title, in which Reykjavik Inspector Erlendur is haunted by his past when a woman is found hanged in her summer cottage.
(ICL51, $15.00) |
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Njal's Saga
• Robert Cook
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
Like many of the Norse sagas, this epic of the heroic (and handsome) Gunnar Hamundarson and his scheming friend Njal is a tragedy shot through with black comedy. 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 Prose Edda
• Snorri Sturluson
• Jesse Byock
LITERATURE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
A new translation of one of the most influential and entertaining medieval Icelandic sagas, the source for much of what we know of Norse mythology.
(ICL26, $17.65) |
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Reykjavik City Map
• Freytag & Berndt
GUIDEBOOK •
MAP
A handy, detailed city map of Reykjavik at a scale of 1:10,000. Two Sides. 27x39 inches.
(ICL43, $11.95) |
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Rough Guide Iceland
• David Leffman
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 399 PAGES
This comprehensive travel guide in the British series includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Iceland along with extensive practical listings.
(ICL18, $21.99) |
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The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale
• Keneva Kunz
LITERATURE •
2008 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
This beloved Icelandic saga from the 13th century--possibly written by a woman--recounts years of betrayal, battle and romance, with headstrong heroines in a changing world. Gudrun, the most beautiful woman in Iceland, is the center of the first tale (Laxardal), her son Bolli Bollason of the second. In a new translation.
(VIK31, $16.00) |
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Summer at Little Lava, A Season at the Edge of the World
• Charles Fergus
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1998 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
A summer in Iceland, weaving folklore, history and lyrical descriptions of nature.
(ICL09, $24.00) |
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Viking Age Iceland
• Jesse Byock
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
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. Byock, a professor of Old Norse and translator of many Sagas, has also written Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and Power.
(ICL15, $18.00) |
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Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga
• William Fitzhugh
• Elisabeth Ward
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
Published in conjunction with a Smithsonian exhibit, this excellent book explores the culture and history of the Vikings, and especially their well documented voyages to North America. Featuring 400 color photographs, the book also includes lively essays on Viking art, religion, daily life and colonies. It's especially good on Viking expansion and settlements in North America.
(VIK11, $34.95) |
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World Light
• Halldor Laxness
• Magnus Magnusson
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 540 PAGES
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. Translated by Magnus Magnusson.
(ICL21, $16.95) |
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The Worst Thing
• Aaron J. Elkins
MYSTERY •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES
A stand-alone thriller from the Edgar Award-winning creator of the Gideon Oliver Mystery series. Bryan Bennett -- an expert on kidnapping and hostage negotiation -- embarks on a battle of will and nerve after he accepts a suspicious invitation to Iceland.
(ICL54, $25.95) |
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Xenophobe's Guide to the Icelanders
• Richard Sale
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 92 PAGES
Frank, irreverent and funny, this entertaining pocket guide might just increase cultural awareness!
(ICL55, $7.95) |
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Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories
• Herman Palsson
LITERATURE •
1971 •
PAPER
• 137 PAGES
This collection of the most famous of Icelandic sagas includes stories with titles like Thorstein the Staff-Struck and Ale Hood. Dating from as far back as the 12th century, these tales vividly recreate the society of medieval Iceland.
(ICL31, $14.00) |
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Silence of the Grave
• Arnaldur Indridason
MYSTERY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
Reykjavik police inspector Erlendur Sveinsson uncovers an old skeleton and unsavory secrets in Indridason's excellent second crime novel translated into English. Winner of the 2005 Gold Dagger award.
(ICL36, $15.00) |
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Arctic Chill
• Arnaldur Indridason
MYSTERY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
Another chilling police procedural set in contemporary Iceland, the fifth in the series.
(ICL46, $15.00) |
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Voices
• Arnaldur Indridason
MYSTERY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
Inspector Erlendur returns in this third thriller set in Reykjavik, where the Christmas rush is at its peak and a man dressed as Santa has been brutally stabbed in a local hotel.
(ICL53, $15.00) |
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Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-West Europe
• Chris Kightley
FIELD GUIDE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 299 PAGES
A compact field-friendly guide to the birds occurring in the British Isles and the Faroes, Scandinavia and Northwest Europe from France and Germany to the Alps. Many of the 385 species covered get a full page with several illustrations, key features and a range map.
(EUR50, $27.00) |
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