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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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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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GREENLAND ECLIPSE EXPEDITON

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Across Arctic America, Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition

Across Arctic America, Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition


by Knud Rasmussen

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 415 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A facsimile edition of Rasmussen's 1927 account of a 20,000-mile journey by dogsled across the top of North America. (ARC90, $24.95)

Bradt Guide Faroe Islands

Bradt Guide Faroe Islands


by James Proctor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

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, $25.99)

Call of the North, An Explorer's Journey to the North Pole

Call of the North, An Explorer's Journey to the North Pole


by Andre Malaurie

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 336 PAGES

A handsome, oversize memoir and celebration of the Inuit by the French polar explorer (Last Kings of Thule), featuring 300 of Malaurie's color photographs spanning 50 years in the Arctic. Malaurie became the first Frenchman to reach the Pole by dogsled in 1951. (ARC109, $60.00)

Circumpolar North / Greenland Map

Circumpolar North / Greenland Map


by ITMB

  • 2009
  • MAP

With the North Circumpolar region on one side, including Iceland, and a detailed map of Greenland on the other. (ARC111, $12.95)

Culture Smart! Finland

Culture Smart! Finland


by Terttu Leney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (SCN41, $9.95)

Driving to Greenland

Driving to Greenland


by Peter Stark

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Stark is an adventurous, entertaining writer -- whether he's at the precipice of the monster ski jump in Iron Mountain, Michigan, squeezed into a kayak with the local Greenlanders or on the road in Iceland. (ARC69, $14.95)

The Farfarers, Before the Norse

The Farfarers, Before the Norse


by Farley Mowat

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 377 PAGES

A rabble-rouser by nature, Mowat posits that a group of Europeans, whom he calls the Albans, may have come to America hundreds of years before the Vikings in this original and provocative history of Atlantic exploration. (VIK10, $16.95)

Greenland Expedition, Where Ice is Born

Greenland Expedition, Where Ice is Born


by Lonnie Dupre | Will Steger

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 159 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated account of a 15-month expedition by dog sled and kayak around Greenland -- a 3,200-mile odyssey using traditional modes of transport. With hundreds of excellent large color photographs and maps. (ARC96, $24.95)

Handbook of North American Indians: Arctic


by David Damas

  • REFERENCE
  • 1984
  • HARD COVER
  • 829 PAGES

An encyclopedia of the culture, art, ceremony and history of the native peoples of the Arctic. (ARC15, $52.00)

An Illustrated History of the First World War


by John Keegan

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)

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)

Lapland, A Natural History

Lapland, A Natural History


by Derek Ratcliffe

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

An authoritative, indispensable overview of the birds, plants, habitats and wildlife of the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwestern Russia. (ARC182, $70.00)

Lonely Planet Greenland and the Arctic

Lonely Planet Greenland and the Arctic


by Deanna Swaney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A comprehensive guide to the circumpolar north, covering Greenland and the Alaskan, the Canadian, the Scandinavian and the Russian Arctic. (ARC73, $26.99)

North to the Night, A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic

North to the Night, A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic


by Alvah Simon

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

A well crafted tale of adventures in the Canadian Arctic and Greenland aboard a 36-foot sailing yacht, including most memorably a solo winter frozen in the sea ice off Bylot Island. (ARC97, $14.95)

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings


by Peter Sawyer

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES

An insightful overview of the Viking Age in Norway and abroad, illustrated throughout and featuring essays by 12 experts. (VIK18, $27.99)

Polar Bears

Polar Bears


by Ian Stirling

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A tribute to the polar bear by a preeminent researcher, this handsome natural history features outstanding color photographs and detailed chapters on biology, distribution, behavior, study, conservation and lore. (ARC58, $40.00)

Polar Reaches, The History of Arctic and Antarctic Exploration


by Richard Sale

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A lively, nicely illustrated survey of exploration of the polar regions. (ANT170, $29.95)

The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders and Fearsome Raiders


by Melvin Berger | Gilda Berger

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 54 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An engaging history for young readers which gives plenty of information about Viking culture and debunks several myths and exaggerations. (SCN31, $18.95)

Riddle of the Ice, A Scientific Adventure into the Arctic

Riddle of the Ice, A Scientific Adventure into the Arctic


by Myron Arms

  • SCIENCE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 267 PAGES

An account of a 1991 scientific expedition to study climate change, including sailing voyage from Newfoundland across the Davis Strait to Greenland aboard a 50-foot sloop. (ARC93, $12.95)

The Royal Physician's Visit


by Per Olov Enquist

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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, $19.99)

The Sagas of Icelanders

The Sagas of Icelanders


by Jane Smiley | Robert Kellog

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

Nine sagas and six tales composed between the years 1000 and 1500, including an account of Leif Eriksson's voyage to North America, all newly translated. With an introduction by Jane Smiley. (ICL13, $25.00)

To the Arctic! The Story of Northern Exploration from Earliest Times

To the Arctic! The Story of Northern Exploration from Earliest Times


by Jeanette Mirsky

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 334 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

Ultima Thule, Explorers and Natives in the Polar North

Ultima Thule, Explorers and Natives in the Polar North


by Jean Malaurie

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 399 PAGES

In this oversize, handsomely illustrated history of European exploration of Greenland and the Arctic, Malaurie draws together explorers' logs, Inuit accounts, photographs, engravings and period drawings. (ARC123, $75.00)

The Vanishing Arctic

The Vanishing Arctic


by Cherry Alexander | Bryan Alexander

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A handsome book documenting life in the Circumpolar North. (ARC65, $19.95)

 

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