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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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Ainu, Spirit of a Northern People


by William Fitzhugh

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A magnificently illustrated, handsomely produced overview of Ainu history, art and culture. (JPN101, $49.95)

Alaska, An American Colony

Alaska, An American Colony


by Stephen Haycox

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 372 PAGES

This engaging, scholarly history, divided between Russian exploration and the American period, offers a cultural, political and environmental overview of Alaska, also exploring the colonization and exploitation of its indigenous people and the power of myth in shaping our national perceptions of the region. (ALA160, $18.95)

American Traveler, The Life and Adventures of John Ledyard, the Man Who Dreamed of Walking the World


by James Zug

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 277 PAGES

The biography an intrepid early American soul, and friend of Jefferson, who sailed with James Cook, trekked across Siberia and was among the first Americans to visit Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. (WLD54, $25.00)

Arctic Dreams

Arctic Dreams


by Barry Lopez

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 417 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A dazzling meditation on the Arctic, breathtaking in 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, $16.00)

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)

Art of Siberia


by Valentina Gorbatcheva

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

An illustrated account of the art produced by the wide-ranging, diverse peoples of Siberia. (SIB60, $39.95)

The Birds of Heaven, Travels With Cranes


by Peter Matthiessen | Robert Bateman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Matthiessen traveled with the cranes to Siberia, Japan, Mongolia, North America, China, Bhutan, East Africa, Australia, India and Texas for this handsomely illustrated, informative book. He interweaves his travels with insightful commentary on the conservation, ecology, and the significance of the crane in art and culture. (BRD11, $16.00)

Bradt Guide Lake Baikal

Bradt Guide Lake Baikal


by Marc Di Duca

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Di Duca brings pluck and wit to this first-ever guide to Baikal and surroundings, which includes an overview of the five national parks in the immediate vicinity along with chapters on Irkutsk and both the Trans-Siberian and Tran-Mongolian railways. (SIB63, $25.99)

Cannibal Island, Death in a Siberian Gulag


by Nicolas Werth

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 223 PAGES

The French scholar Werth documents the fate of the 10,000 miserable souls dumped on tiny Nazino Island, a 1,500 miles northeast of Moscow, as part of Stalin's murderous cleanup of dissidents in 1933. (SIB61, $24.95)

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)

Coming into the Country

Coming into the Country


by John McPhee

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

A superb introduction to the state, McPhee's lyrical portrait blends history, issues and interesting facts, including sketches of frontier life and some unforgettable Alaskan characters. (ALA04, $18.00)

Commonwealth of Independent States Map

Commonwealth of Independent States Map


by 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). (RUS133, $14.95)

A Concise History of the Russian Revolution


by Peter Dimock | Richard Pipes

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 431 PAGES

A serious but readable analysis of the Russian Revolution. (RUS98, $17.95)

Culture Smart! Russia

Culture Smart! Russia


by Anna King

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

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. (RUS361, $9.95)

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago


by Boris Pasternak | Richard Pevear | Larissa Volokhonsky

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

From the acclaimed translators of War and Peace (RUS391), Anna Karenina (RUS81) and The Death of Ivan Illyich (RUS391) comes a stunning new translation of Pasternak's Nobel Prize-winning masterpiece, last translated in 1958. (RUS222, $16.95)

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)

Empire and Odyssey: The Brynners in Far East Russia and Beyond


by Rock Brynner

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 348 PAGES

Rock Brynner, the son of movie star Yul follows his family history through four generations of life in the Russian Far East, Europe and Central Asia. (RUS287, $29.95)

Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse


by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin | Vladimir Nabokov

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 362 PAGES

In this translation of Pushkin's epic poem set in 19th-century Russia, the great novelist Nabokov brings the spark of Pushkin's original words to life. (RUS290, $24.95)

Farewell to Matyora

Farewell to Matyora


by Valentin Rasputin | Antonina Bouis | Kathleen Parthe

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 227 PAGES

A classic novel by Valentin Rasputin, the acclaimed Siberian writer and environmentalist who advocates a return to traditional, rural ways of life. (SIB22, $16.00)

First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim

First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim


by Meg McHutchinson | Judith Roche | One Reel

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

A collection of native voices from Pacific shores, all remembering the salmon. It's a lovely book, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, and made more poignant by the salmon's decline in the coastal regions. (PNW116, $24.95)

From Nyet to Da: Understanding the Russians


by Yale Richmond

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 219 PAGES

An introduction to understanding Russian culture. (RUS96, $23.95)

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 delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe's medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

The Great Railway Bazaar

The Great Railway Bazaar


by Paul Theroux

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Theroux's account of his journeys across Asia by train display the writer's inimitable talent for portraiture, ego and the dismissive aside. He takes every two-bit train he can find from London across Europe, Turkey and the Middle East, India, Japan and China, returning home via the Trans-Siberian Express. (ASA40, $14.95)

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. I

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. I


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Thomas Whitney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

A masterpiece of literature and history, this novel documents the horrors of Russia's prison system under communism. Based on Solzhenitsyn's first-hand experiences, it is a powerful and unforgettable work of suffering and redemption. (RUS113, $21.99)

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. II

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. II


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Thomas Whitney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 712 PAGES

The second (and by some considered the best) in "The Gulag Archipelago" trilogy, this novel documents the horrors of Russia's prison system under communism, based on the author's first-hand experiences. (RUS74, $21.99)

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. III

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. III


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Thomas Whitney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 570 PAGES

The third volume in "The Gulag Archipelago" trilogy. (RUS114, $21.99)

Gulag, A History

Gulag, A History


by Anne Applebaum

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 677 PAGES

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, $18.95)

Hell on Ice, The Saga of the Jeanette

Hell on Ice, The Saga of the Jeanette


by Edward Ellsberg

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 421 PAGES

This limited edition of the dramatic fictionalized account of the doomed Jeanette Expedition and their time in the New Siberian Islands includes a CD of the original 1938 radio play by Orson Welles's Mercury Theater. (ARC138, $27.95)

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)

House of the Dead

House of the Dead


by Fyodor Dostoevsky | David McDuff

  • LITERATURE
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 362 PAGES

Dostoyevsky's semi-autobiographical novel of a man forced to endure ten years in a Siberian prison for the murder of his wife. (RUS261, $12.00)

The Ice Master, The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk

The Ice Master, The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk


by Jennifer Niven

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 402 PAGES

Nivens draws on diaries, journals and letters to reconstruct, month by month, the tragic fate of the ambitious Canadian Arctic Expedition in 1913-1918. Eleven men died. The charismatic, scene-stealing Stefannson (who blamed Captain Bob Bartlett and leaves the ship as soon as it is trapped in the ice) gets a good drubbing by Niven. (ARC130, $19.95)

Ice Window: Letters from a Bering Strait Village, 1892- 1902


by Kathleen Lopp Smith | Verbeck Smith

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

A chronicle of daily life, customs and struggles on the Bering Strait at the turn of the century. With 350 letters, more than 90 period photographs, maps, drawings from the letters, and reproductions of the five issues of "The Eskimo Bulletin." (ALA152, $45.00)

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)

In the Soviet House of Culture, A Century of Perestroikas


by Bruce Grant

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 225 PAGES

(RUS76, $32.95)

Irkutsk, Lake Baikal Map

Irkutsk, Lake Baikal Map


by Russian Government

  • MAP
  • OUT OF PRINT

An Irkutsk city map with a map of Baikal (but not surrounding roads or land) on the reverse. Published in Irkutsk. (SIB17, $10.00)

Islands of the Arctic

Islands of the Arctic


by Julian Dowdeswell | Michael Hambrey

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 280 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated, authoritative overview of the physical geography of the Arctic, especially the role of glaciers and ice in shaping the land and history of northern islands across the Arctic from the Canadian Archipelago, Greenland and Svalbard to the Russian Arctic. (ARC122, $60.00)

Journey into the Mind's Eye

Journey into the Mind's Eye


by Leslie Blanch

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A travel book, love story and mystery, Journey into the Mind's Eye documents Blanch's early Romance with all things Russian, including the Trans-Siberian. (SIB47, $33.95)

The Last Imaginary Place

The Last Imaginary Place


by Robert McGhee

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

A curator at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, McGhee combines a lifetime of field work, ethnography and travel in this illuminating account of the human history of the Arctic. (ARC164, $18.00)

The Last Voyage of Captain Cook: The Collected Writings of John Ledyard


by James Zug

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 266 PAGES

This volume, edited by Ledyard-biographer James Zug, gathers his single travel book along with the best of his journals and letters. (RUS354, $16.00)

Ledyard: In Search of the First American Explorer


by Bill Gifford

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 331 PAGES

Journalist Gifford attempts to revive American adverturer Ledyard's place in history with this in-depth biography. (RUS352, $15.00)

Literary Russia, A Guide

Literary Russia, A Guide


by Anna Benn | Rosamund Bartlett

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 528 PAGES

Organized geographically, this guide and literary companion includes the homes, museums and literary landmarks of Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Nabokov and other Russian masters. (RUS45, $37.50)

Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway

Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway


by Simon Richmond

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A guide to the railway and, especially, stops en route from Vladivostok to Moscow it in the hallmark Lonely Planet style. With 35 sketch maps covering routes and major cities, a section of color-photos, and a brief language guide. (SIB26, $20.99)

The Long Walk, The True Story of a Trek to Freedom

The Long Walk, The True Story of a Trek to Freedom


by Slavomir Rawicz

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 245 PAGES

Thisremarkable tale follows the odyssey of cavalry officer Rawicz and six fellow prisoners from their 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)

The Making of John Ledyard: Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler


by G. Edward Gray

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER

A scholarly biography of adventurer John Ledyard, including the places he traveled and the colorful personalities he encountered. (RUS353, $37.00)

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great


by Catherine the Great | Mark Cruse | Hilde Hoogenboom

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES

This collection of memoirs begins eighteen years before the beginning of Catherine's rule, upon her arrival in Russia as a German princess in 1744, continuing until her death in 1796. (RUS277, $26.95)

Monster of God, The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind

Monster of God, The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind


by David Quammen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

In search of lions in India's Gir forest, Australia's formidable saltwater crocodiles, Romania's brown bears and tigers in the Russian Far East. (BST84, $17.95)

Once Upon the River Lore


by Andrei Makine | Geoffrey Strachan

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

In this richly evocative novel, three boys growing up in a Siberian backwater in the 1970's have their lives changed by watching a film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. (SIB45, $24.95)

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 181 PAGES

An overnight classic, Solzhenitsyn's poweful story of an inmate struggling to maintain his dignity in a Siberian labor camp still resonates today. (RUS26, $14.00)

The Portable Chekhov


by Avrahm Yarmolinsky | Anton Chekhov

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 634 PAGES

A collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov. (RUS99, $20.00)

The Raven's Gift, A Scientist, a Shaman, and Their Remarkable Journey Through the Siberian Wilderness

The Raven's Gift, A Scientist, a Shaman, and Their Remarkable Journey Through the Siberian Wilderness


by Jonathan Turk

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Scientist adventurer Turk's illuminating account of a physical and spiritual journey to Siberia -- and his encounters with Moolynaut, a Koryak shaman. (SIB62, $16.99)

Russia and the Russians, A History

Russia and the Russians, A History


by Geoffrey Hosking

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 752 PAGES

This sweeping history by a leading scholar tackles with clarity the scope and breadth of the Russian empire from its Kievan beginnings through Imperial expansion, revolution and the Soviet period all the way to the 21st century. (RUS208, $25.95)

Russia's Far East, A Region at Risk

Russia's Far East, A Region at Risk


by Judith Thornton | Charles Ziegler

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 498 PAGES

These 18 review articles, all by leading scholars on the region, offer a detailed analysis of economic and political conditions since the collapse of the Soviet Union, focusing particularly on the strategic importance of the Russian Far East. (RUS205, $34.95)

Russia, Experiment With a People

Russia, Experiment With a People


by Robert Service

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

An authoritative survey of the transformation of Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Service casts a wide net, looking at not just political and economic change but also the influence of society, culture and belief. (RUS284, $23.50)

The Russian Far East and Pacific Asia, Unfulfilled Potential


by Michael J. Bradshaw

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 294 PAGES

Bradshaw offers a comprehensive analysis of the resources, economy and political situation of the Russian Far East, concluding with scenarios for the future development of the RFE. (RUS355, $185.00)

A Russian Journal

A Russian Journal


by John Steinbeck | Robert Capa

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Steinbeck's moving account of the people and everyday life in Russia, Ukraine and Caucasus circa 1948, with striking photographs by the great Robert Capra. (RUS275, $15.00)

Russian Short Stories

Russian Short Stories


by Robert Chandler

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 396 PAGES

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, $18.00)

Sacred Sea, A Journey to Lake Baikal

Sacred Sea, A Journey to Lake Baikal


by Peter Thomson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Senior editor of National Public Radio's Living on Earth, Thomson blends personal tales with journalism, natural history and cultural insights in this lyrical account of a six-month journey. (SIB56, $29.95)

Shamanic Worlds: Rituals and Lore of Siberia and Central Asia

Shamanic Worlds: Rituals and Lore of Siberia and Central Asia


by Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

A series of scholarly essays on Shaminism in Siberia and Central Asia. (SIB18, $27.95)

Shamans Through Time: 500 Year on the Path to Knowledge

Shamans Through Time: 500 Year on the Path to Knowledge


by Jeremy Narby | Francis Huxley

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 354 PAGES

A collection of interviews and observations on Shamanism. (GEN202, $16.95)

Shanar, Dedication Ritual of Buryat Shaman in Siberia


by Virlana Tkacz | Sayan Zhambalov | Wanda Phipps | Alexander Khantaev | Dashinima Dugarov

  • RELIGION
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

An intimate account of a dedication ceremony among the shamans of Buryatia. (SIB32, $39.95)

Siberia and the Exile System, Volume 1


by George Kennan

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 428 PAGES

Kennan, the author of Tent Life in Siberia, traveled back to the Russian Far East in 1891 -- the year that construction began on the Trans-Siberian Railroad -- to study Russia's exile and penal system. This is the first volume of his report. (SIB57, $37.50)

Siberia and the Exile System, Volume 2


by George Kennan

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES

Kennan, the author of Tent Life in Siberia, traveled back to the Russian Far East in 1891 -- the year that construction began on the Trans-Siberian Railroad --to study Russia's exile and penal system. This is the second volume of his report. (SIB58, $37.50)

Siberia on Fire: Stories and Essays

Siberia on Fire: Stories and Essays


by Valentin Rasputin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

Born in Irkutsk, where he still lives, Rasputin combines great in-sight and supple prose with passion for his homeland in this collection of six stories and six essays. (SIB04, $20.00)

Siberia, Siberia

Siberia, Siberia


by Valentin Rasputin

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 443 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A sweeping account of the exploration, conquest and colonization of Russia's "West," beginning with the crossing of the Ural Mountains by the Cossacks in 1580. (SIB01, $22.95)

Siberian Curse, How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold


by Fiona Hill | Clifford Gaddy

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A provocative analysis of the future of Russia's immense communist-era Siberian cities. (SIB42, $20.95)

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)

Syann am! Tuvan Folk Tales


by Kira Van Deusen | Alexei Sedipkov

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 50 PAGES

An entertaining collection of eight Tuvan fairy tales. (SIB21, $9.95)

Tigers in the Snow

Tigers in the Snow


by Peter Matthiessen | Maurice Hornocker

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 185 PAGES

A lyrical tribute to the Siberian Tiger. Matthiessen writes movingly of tigers, their dwindling habitat and the people devoted to studying them. (SIB10, $15.00)

Track of the Tiger, Legend and Lore of the Great Cat


by Maurice Hornocker

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 120 PAGES

A visually stunning celebration of the tiger. (BST19, $30.00)

Trans-Siberian Handbook

Trans-Siberian Handbook


by Bryn Thomas

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

Featuring maps, history and practical details for cities and sights from Moscow to Irkutsk and Vladivostok. (RUS73, $21.95)

Tuva or Bust! Richard Feynman's Last Journey


by Ralph Leighton

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

A humorous account of eccentric Noble Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman and his good friend -- and their obsessive quest for Tuva. (SIB20, $16.95)

A Woman's Asia

A Woman's Asia


by Marybeth Bond

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller. (ASA49, $17.95)

A Year With a Whaler

A Year With a Whaler


by Walter Noble Burns

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

Responding to a newspaper ad in 1890, Walter Noble Burns shipped out from San Francisco on a whaling expedition aboard the bark Alexander to the Chukchi and Bering Seas. He documents a way of life and time long gone in this facsimile reprint. (OCE101, $17.95)

 

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