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Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North

Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North


by Yuri Sleskine

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

A fascinating overview of the 26 ethnic groups found in the Russian North, including Lapps, Eskimos, Aleuts, Uralic and Turkic nomads. (ARC22, $27.95)

The Curve of Time

The Curve of Time


by Muriel Wylie Blanchet

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 170 PAGES
  • FAVORITE
  • OUT OF PRINT

Blanchet's delightful, unlikely account of life aboard a 25-foot ketch with her young family. It's a funny, vivid account of Vancouver Island, full of memorable detail on people and place. (PNW48, $15.95)

The Eskimos

The Eskimos


by Ernest S. Burch, Jr.

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1988
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated, authoritative portrait of diverse peoples, cultures and landscapes of the circumpolar north with a focus on the Eskimo peoples of Alaska. (ARC165, $19.95)

Glacier Bay, The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park

Glacier Bay, The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park


by Peggy Bauer | Erwin A. Bauer

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES

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)

Last Stand of the Great Bear

Last Stand of the Great Bear


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • DVD

National Geographic joins conservation experts on a 250-mile adventure through the coastal rainforest of British Columbia, home to the rare white Kemode Bear, wolves and grizzlies. (BST126, $19.98)

Passage to Juneau

Passage to Juneau


by Jonathan Raban

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 435 PAGES

In this thoughtful account of the sea and its meaning, Raban weaves the tale of Vancouver's original voyage of discovery with his own adventures on a solo journey aboard a 35-foot ketch along the Inside Passage. (ALA94, $15.95)

The Russian Far East, A History

The Russian Far East, A History


by John J. Stephan

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 487 PAGES

The first history of Russia's least-known region in any language, this comprehensive book is a readable, scholarly history of the Russian Far East from prehistory to the break-up of the Soviet Union. (RUS34, $32.95)

The Sea Runners

The Sea Runners


by Ivan Doig

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

This novel of high adventure and derring do, originally published in 1983, evokes the land and people of the Russian Alaska. (PNW200, $13.00)

The Shaman's Coat, A Native History of Siberia

The Shaman's Coat, A Native History of Siberia


by Anna Reid

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Reid interviewed hunters, reindeer herders, storytellers and dozens of other aboriginal inhabitants across Siberia for this eye-opening book. With chapters on the Khant, Buryat, Tuvans, Sakha, Ainu and Chukchi people. (SIB28, $13.00)

 

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