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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
• BEST SELLER
• 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
• BEST SELLER
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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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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, $21.95)
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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, $27.95)
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Culture Smart! Finland
• Terttu Leney
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(SCN41, $9.95)
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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 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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Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories
• Herman Palsson
• LITERATURE
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This collection of the most famous of Icelandic sagas includes stories with titles like Thorstein the Staff-Struck and Ale Hood. Dating from the 12th century, these tales vividly recreate the society of medieval Iceland.
(ICL31, $14.00)
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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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An Illustrated History of the First World War
• John Keegan
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War
(WAR16, $50.00)
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Lapland, A Natural History
• Derek Ratcliffe
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An authoritative, indispensable overview of the birds, plants, habitats and wildlife of the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwestern Russia.
(ARC182, $65.00)
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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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Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic
• Carl Christian Kinze
• FIELD GUIDE
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A guide to the marine mammals of the North Atlantic featuring 250 color illustrations.
(FG60, $21.95)
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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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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 Prose Edda
• Snorri Sturluson
• Jesse Byock
• LITERATURE
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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, $15.00)
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The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders and Fearsome Raiders
• Melvin Berger
• Gilda Berger
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An engaging history for young readers which gives plenty of information about Viking culture and debunks several myths and exaggerations.
(SCN31, $18.95)
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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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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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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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This entertaining collection depicts Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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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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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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