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Alaska By Cruise Ship
• Anne Vipond
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, illustrated guide to ports of call, excursions and sightseeing from Seattle to Anchorage. With a short overview of the culture, nature and history of Alaska, a full-color pull-out map and excellent town maps.
(ALA125, $21.95)
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Alaska Explorer Map
• Ocean Explorer Maps
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An informative, well-illustrated map of all Alaska at a scale of 1:3,800,000, aimed at cruise and expedition travelers in the region.
(ALA153, $11.95)
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Alaska Light: Ideas and Images from a Northern Land
• Kim Heacox
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Photographs and essays from all over Alaska.
(ALA122, $22.95)
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Alaska's Bears: Grizzlies, Black Bears and Polar Bears
• Bill Sherwonit
• FIELD GUIDE
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A pocket photographic guide to Alaska's bears.
(ALA63, $12.95)
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Alaska's Birds, A Pocket Guide to Selected Species
• Robert H. Armstrong
• FIELD GUIDE
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Color photographs and profiles of 200 species of Alaskan birds.
(ALA03, $14.95)
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Best Places Alaska, The Locals' Guide to the Best Lodgings, Outdoor Adventure, Sights, Shopping, and Restaurants
• Kate Ripley
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to the sights, highlights and attractions of Alaska.
(ALA226, $21.95)
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled.
(BRD29, $14.00)
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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The Capture of Attu, A World War II Battle As Told by the Men Who Fought There
• Robert J. Mitchell
• Sewell T. Tying
• Nelson L. Drummond
• HISTORY
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One of the lesser known battles of World War II.
(ALA149, $18.95)
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Commerical Fishing in Alaska
• Terry Johnson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An engaging and authoritative overview of the seafood industry in Alaska, featuring color photos and drawings of fish and invertebrates and the gear used to harvest them.
(ALA157, $25.00)
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Compass Guide Alaska
• John A. Murray
• Don Pitcher
• Nick Jans
• GUIDEBOOK
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This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and nature of Alaska.
(ALA146, $22.95)
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Denali/Mount Mckinley, Summit of North America
• Harry Kikstra May
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, practical guide in the "Rucksack Reader" series, this book features a route map, photographs and practical details for climbing Mount McKinley.
(ALA234, $14.95)
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Fairbanks, A Gold Rush Town That Beat the Odds
• Dermot Cole
• HISTORY
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A colorful history of Fairbanks by a local historian and newspaper columnist, featuring many archival photographs.
(ALA186, $19.95)
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Fairbanks, Alaska's Heart of Gold
• Tricia Brown
• Roy Corral
• GUIDEBOOK
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A slim, illustrated pocket guide to Fairbanks (founded during the 1902 Alaska gold rush), its geography, history, culture, wildlife and attractions.
(ALA155, $12.95)
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Father of the Iditarod: The Joe Redington Story
• Lewis Freedman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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In this memoir, Freedman (author of more than a dozen books about Alaska) takes on the legend of Redington, the founder of the Iditarod.
(ALA210, $19.95)
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Flyfishing Alaska
• Anthony J. Route
• GUIDEBOOK
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A useful guide to the diversity of sport fish in Alaska.
(ALA138, $17.95)
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Fodor's Alaska
• Fodor's Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A popular, practical guide to Alaska.
(ALA225, $19.95)
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The Forgotten War, A Pictorial History of World War II in Alaska and Northwestern Canada, Vol. 2
• Stan B. Cohen
• HISTORY
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A concise, illustrated history of Alaska during World War II, with much of the action taking place on the Aleutian Islands.
(ALA150, $14.95)
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Glacier Bay, The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park
• Peggy Bauer
• Erwin A. Bauer
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A photographic tribute to Glacier Bay by a husband and wife team. A short essay on the region's history and nature accompanies the dazzling images of glaciers, forests and marine life.
(ALA120, $14.95)
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Grizzlies of Mount McKinley
• Adolphe Murie
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Murie's natural history of the grizzlies in Denali National Park.
(ALA194, $19.95)
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The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced: A Century of Change, 1899-2001
• Thomas S. Litwin
• David Rockefeller
• ANTHOLOGY
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A wide-ranging selection of articles on the history, culture, and ecology of Alaska, with contributions from William Cronon, Kim Heacox, and Richard Nelson.
(ALA199, $29.95)
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The Kid's Guide to Cruising Alaska
• Eileen Ogintz
• GUIDEBOOK
• FAMILY
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With illustrations, fun facts about the glaciers and Alaska's Inside Passage, and tips for kids who are new to cruises, this book is a must-have for any family planning to take one of these popular cruises.
(ALA198, $8.95)
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year.
(BRD27, $14.00)
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Looking Both Ways, Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People
• Aaron Cromwell
• Amy Steffian
• George Pullar
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A marvelously illustrated, absorbing introduction to the coastal people of the Kodiak archipelago and South-central Alaska, covering history, art and contemporary culture.
(ALA180, $24.95)
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
• FIELD GUIDE
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The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico.
(NAM11, $19.95)
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The Milepost: Trip Planner for Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta & Northwest Territories
• Kris Valencia Graef
• GUIDEBOOK
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This comprehensive guide, published annually in March, is an essential reference and trip planner for an extended trip to Alaska. With detailed information on lodging, transportation, national parks and activities, as well as numerous helpful maps.
(CND115, $27.95)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Western Region
• Richard Spellenburg
• National Audubon Society
• FIELD GUIDE
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A photographic field guide to 654 species of wildflowers found in the West.
(USW406, $19.95)
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National Geographic Traveler Alaska
• Robert S. Devine
• Michael Melford
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guidebook by National Geographic with the publisher's usual attention to maps and color photography. With a good overview of history, nature, culture and attractions.
(ALA228, $22.95)
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
• ANTHOLOGY
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This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
(USA95, $22.00)
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Natives of the Far North, Alaska's Vanishing Culture in the Eye of Edward Sheriff Curtis
• Shannon Lowry
• Edward S. Curtis
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A collection of black-and-white photographs and stories collected by Curtis. A member of the 1899 Harriman Expedition, he went on to spend 30 years among the Aleut and other peoples of the Bering Strait.
(ALA145, $29.95)
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Northland Stories
• Jonathan Auerbach
• Jack London
• LITERATURE
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London's turn-of-the-century tales of life in the remote wilderness, inspired by the Gold Rush of 1897.
(ALA131, $13.00)
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Out of the Channel, The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound
• John Keeble
• Natalie Fobes
• HISTORY
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First published in 1990, this book has been updated to reflect the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, ten years after the event.
(ALA86, $14.00)
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Prince William Sound Map, East
• Trails Illustrated
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A topographic map of Prince William Sound, the eastern half at a scale of 1:105,600.
(ALA159, $9.95)
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information.
(USA96, $17.95)
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America.
(USA123, $15.00)
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Shaman Pass
• Stan Jones
• MYSTERY
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The second installation in Jones's Nathan Active mystery series, starring an Alaska state trooper from Anchorage living in Chukchi. Active investigates the theft of an Inupiat mummy in this mystery.
(ALA214, $11.00)
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The Stars, the Snow, the Fire
• John Haines
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Life in the Alaskan wilderness near Fairbanks, where Haines (a poet) homsteaded for 25 years.
(ALA154, $15.00)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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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, $17.00)
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The Thousand-Mile War, World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians
• Brian Garfield
• HISTORY
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A gripping account of the Aleutian Island campaign (1942-43), originally published in 1969. Many of the islands, depicted in black-and-white photographs, are littered with WWII era runways, huts and other relics.
(ALA114, $24.95)
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
• NATURAL HISTORY
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In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species.
(BRD28, $14.00)
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Trains of Discovery, Western Railroads and the National Parks/Collector's Guide
• Alfred Runte
• HISTORY
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An illustrated tribute to American railroads and national parks, featuring period advertisements, posters and memorabilia of Glacier, Grand Canyon and Denali National Parks.
(USW56, $19.95)
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Treasures of Alaska, Last Great American Wilderness
• Michael Melford
• Jeff Rennicke
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A magazine-style portrait of the Alaskan wilds in the National Geographic Destinations series.
(ALA170, $15.00)
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Trout, An Illustrated History
• James Prosek
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An illustrated chronicle of the variety and history of trout, featuring Prosek's magnificent watercolors.
(FSH03, $35.00)
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Two in the Far North
• Margaret Murie
• Olaus Murie
• EXPLORATION
• FAVORITE
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Murie's field biologist husband supplies not only fodder for the stories, but also the illustrations for this tale of life on the Alaskan frontier.
(ALA57, $16.95)
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Under Northern Lights, Writers and Artists View the Alaskan Landscape
• Kesler Woodward
• Frank Soos
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Sixteen essays and 38 color plates show the diversity of the Alaskan landscape.
(ALA132, $39.95)
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes.
(BRD26, $14.95)
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Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska
• Doug Capra
• Rockwell Kent
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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This journal, featuring Kent's woodcuts, describes a trip to Alaska with his 9-year-old son in 1918.
(ALA106, $18.95)
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The Wolves of Mount McKinley
• Adolphe Murie
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An overview of the ecology of wolves in Denali.
(ALA195, $16.95)
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Woodsong
• Gary Paulsen
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• YOUNG ADULTS
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Three-time Newbery Award-winner Paulsen offers an autobiographical book divided into a series of reflections and stories followed by a day-by-day account of racing the Iditarod.
(ALA209, $17.95)
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Working on the Edge, Surviving in the World's Most Dangerous Profession
• Spike Walker
• HISTORY
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Enthralling, if not somewhat pulpy, these true-life tales of crab fishing expeditions off the coast of Alaska capture all the danger and adrenaline that go with making a living at sea.
(ALA158, $15.95)
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Yukon Alone: The World's Toughest Adventure Race
• John Balzar
• SPORT
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Balzar follows mushers on the 1,023-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, an excellent opportunity to examine the rugged landscape and those who inhabit it. He adroitly profiles some of the trappers and mushers on the race.
(ALA211, $16.00)
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