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Agassiz, A Novel in Stories
• Sandra Birdsell
• R.W. Scholes
• LITERATURE
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Several generations of the Lafreniere family set in the fictional town of Agassiz in Manitoba.
(CND55, $14.95)
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Arctic Wildlife Nature Activity Book
• James Kavanagh
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife
• Tony Soper
• Dan Powell
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact 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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The Atlas of North American Exploration, From the Norse Voyages to the Race to the Pole
• William H. Goetzmann
• Glyndwr Williams
• EXPLORATION
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Essays and maps on the history of exploration on the North American continent.
(ARC42, $29.95)
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Aurora: The Northern Lights in Mythology, History and Science
• Torbjorn Lovgren
• Harald Falck Ytter
• SCIENCE
• OUT OF PRINT
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An account of the history, folklore and science of the Northern Lights.
(ARC105, $19.95)
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The Beluga Cafe, My Strange Adventures with Art, Music, and Whales in the Far North
• Jim Nollman
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A musician's quest to make music with the beluga whales of the Canadian Arctic. Knollman reflects on their beauty and appeals for their preservation.
(ARC168, $16.95)
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Beluga Days, Tracking the Endangered White Whale
• Nancy Lord
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A naturalist and long-time resident of Cook Inlet on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Lord combines her own observations of beluga whales with insightful interviews in this tale of natural history, culture and conservation in frontier Alaska.
(BST90, $16.95)
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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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Canada: A People's History, Volume 1
• Don Gillmor
• Pierre Turgeon
• HISTORY
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An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective.
(CND160, $60.00)
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Canada: A People's History, Volume 2
• Don Gillmor
• Pierre Turgeon
• HISTORY
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An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective.
(CND161, $60.00)
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Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise
• Kirkpatrick Sale
• EXPLORATION
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A new edition of this wide-ranging and lucid portrait of the man and the legends surrounding him, originally published in 1990. Columbus is no hero in Sale's view but rather a sea-faring adventurer in search of glory, gold and god.
(USA134, $15.95)
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Coming into the Country
• John McPhee
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• FAVORITE
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McPhee's lyrical portrait of frontier life and some unforgettable Alaskan characters captures the spirit of the place like no other.
(ALA04, $17.00)
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Cook and Peary, The Polar Controversy Resolved
• Robert M. Bryce
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Drawing Shadows to Stone
• Laurel Kendall
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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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)
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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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Farthest North
• Fridtjof Nansen
• EXPLORATION
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The great Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen's classic account of the voyage of the Fram, originally published in 1897. His compelling adventure jumps from the page through maps and photographs.
(ARC60, $17.95)
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Farthest North, A History of North Polar Exploration in Eyewitness Accounts
• Clive Holland
• EXPLORATION
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An anthology of eyewitness accounts, this book excerpts the memoirs and adventure tales of Peary, Franklin, de Long, Nansen and other great polar explorers in search of the North Pole.
(ARC55, $12.95)
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The Flight of the Red Knot
• Brian Harrington
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The tale of the annual migration of a sandpier 18,000 miles between Brazil and Hudson Bay.
(GEN67, $29.95)
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The Future of Ice, A Journey into Cold
• Gretel Ehrlich
• EXPLORATION
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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)
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Handbook of North American Indians: Arctic
• David Damas
• REFERENCE
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An encyclopedia of the culture, art, ceremony and history of the native peoples of the Arctic.
(ARC15, $52.00)
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How to be a Canadian, Even If You Already are One
• Ian Ferguson
• Will Ferguson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A tongue-in-cheek portrait of Canadian people and society, written by two native sons. Not entirely (but mostly) in jest, the book is an insightful look at the Canadian national character.
(CND208, $19.95)
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The Idea of North
• Peter Davidson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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The Illustrated History of Canada
• Craig Brown
• HISTORY
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A good, nicely illustrated history of Canada, featuring contributions by six Canadian historians, along with hundreds of engravings, maps, photographs and illustrations.
(CND19, $32.95)
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Insight Guide Canada
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated guide to Canada with essays on history, culture and nature.
(CND42, $23.95)
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Insight Guide Norway
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN DECEMBER
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A profusely illustrated overview of Norway, featuring concise essays on natural history, politics and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information.
(NOR03, $22.95)
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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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The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885
• Pierre Berton
• HISTORY
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Part two in Berton's exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad.
(CND179, $24.95)
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Lonely Planet Canada
• Mark Lightbody
• Thomas Huhti
• Ryan Ver Berkmoes
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide to Canada.
(CND54, $26.99)
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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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Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions
• Adrian Forsyth
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America.
(NAM02, $29.95)
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Manitoba, A Colourguide
• Marilyn Morton
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to Canada's prairie province, home of polar bears, fishing camps, and its capital city Winnipeg.
(CND59, $19.95)
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Marine Mammals of Alaska
• Kate Wynne
• FIELD GUIDE
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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)
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Midnight Sun
• Lawrence Osgood
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Moon Handbook Canadian Rockies
• Andrew Hempstead
• GUIDEBOOK
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This comprehensive guide includes useful information on history, nature and attractions, as well as in-depth chapters on Banff and Jasper National Parks.
(CND231, $17.95)
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Moose
• Valerius Geist
• Michael H. Francis
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose.
(BST56, $21.95)
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N by E
• Rockwell Kent
• Edward Hoagland
• EXPLORATION
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The classic account of a 1929 sailing voyage from Labrador to Greenland, illustrated with wood-block prints by the author on every other page.
(ARC35, $19.95)
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The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881
• Pierre Berton
• HISTORY
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An exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad. The first of two parts, this book follows the railway from idea to the beginning of construction.
(CND178, $24.95)
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National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers
• National Geographic
• REFERENCE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The third edition of this colorful guide to the U.S. -- state by state and region by region.
(USA93, $24.95)
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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, $40.00)
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Ninety Degrees North, The Quest for the North Pole
• Fergus Fleming
• EXPLORATION
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A thrilling, artfully told chronicle of the mostly 19th-century adventurers, madmen and explorers who quested after the North Pole.
(ARC124, $15.00)
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No Man's River
• Farley Mowat
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A memoir of Mowat's experiences working as a biologist n Manitoba after World War II.
(ARC157, $14.95)
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North Circumpolar Region
• Canada Map Office
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A bird's-eye view of the Arctic Ocean and all the lands of the far north, at a scale of 1:10,000,000.
(ARC16, $19.95)
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The North Pole, A Narrative History
• Anthony Brandt
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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Out of Work, A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (20th Anniversary Edition)
• Alice Kessler-Harris
• HISTORY
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A historical examination of the changing role of women in the workplace in the United States.
(GEN318, $24.95)
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Paddle to the Arctic
• Don Starkell
• EXPLORATION
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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, $15.95)
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Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings
• John Haywood
• REFERENCE
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The history of the Vikings told 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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People of the Deer
• Farley Mowat
• HISTORY
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A classic account of the people of Canada's barren grounds. The book both launched Farley Mowat's career and brought attention to the plight of a fast disappearing people.
(CAN01, $14.95)
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Poet of the Appetites, The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher
• Joan Reardon
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography of the prolific food and travel writer, who wrote over thirty books from 1943 until her death in 1992.
(GEN316, $15.00)
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The Presence of Whales, Contemporary Writers on the Whale
• Frank Stewart
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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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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The Road Past Altamont
• Gabrielle Roy
• Joyce Marshall
• LITERATURE
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Roy depicts a young girl's world through four connected stories that ultimately trace her coming of age.
(CND57, $7.95)
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Seals and Sea Lions of the World
• Nigel Bonner
• FIELD GUIDE
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An accessible, comprehensive overview of the pinnipeds. With wit and grace, Bonner outlines the evolutionary history, biology and ecology and behavior of seals, sea lions and walruses.
(FG05, $35.00)
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
• David Sibley
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks.
(USE262, $19.95)
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Silent Snow, The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic
• Marla Cone
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
• Mark Carwardine
• FIELD GUIDE
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In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species.
(FG02, $20.00)
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The Snow Walker
• Farley Mowat
• LITERATURE
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A collection of Arctic tales by the master storyteller and Canadian National Treasure.
(ARC160, $19.95)
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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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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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To the Arctic, The Story of Northern Exploration from Earliest Times
• Jeanette Mirsky
• EXPLORATION
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Mirsky recounts tales of Arctic exploration, from the Dutch discovery of Spitsbergen to the search for Franklin and the quest for the North Pole in this classic history.
(ARC31, $17.00)
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True North: Peary, Cook, and the Race to the Pole
• Bruce Henderson
• EXPLORATION
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A brief account the controversy, bitter rivalry and competing claims between Robert Peary and Frederick Cook.
(ARC158, $24.95)
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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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The Voyage of the Narwhal
• Andrea Barrett
• EXPLORATION
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A gripping work of historical imagination in the form of a 19th-century account of Arctic exploration. It's Barrett's evocative tale of a Philadelphia naturalist Erasmus Darwin Wells who sets out on a foolhardy mission in search of the Franklin Expedition in the Canadian Arctic.
(ARC40, $14.00)
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Voyage to the North Star
• Peter Nichols
• LITERATURE
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A novel of Arctic exploration.
(ARC56, $16.00)
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Wildflowers of Britain and Europe, Compact Guide
• W. Lippert
• D. Podlech
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact photographic guide to British and European wildflowers, covering 350 of the most commonly encountered species. Flowers are organized by color for easy identification.
(EUR46, $19.99)
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