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Ainu, Spirit of a Northern People


by William Fitzhugh

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A magnificently illustrated, handsomely produced overview of Ainu history, art and culture. (JPN101, $49.95)

Alaska, An American Colony

Alaska, An American Colony


by Stephen Haycox

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 372 PAGES

This engaging, scholarly history, divided between Russian exploration and the American period, offers a cultural, political and environmental overview of Alaska, also exploring the colonization and exploitation of its indigenous people and the power of myth in shaping our national perceptions of the region. (ALA160, $18.95)

American Traveler, The Life and Adventures of John Ledyard, the Man Who Dreamed of Walking the World


by James Zug

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 277 PAGES

The biography an intrepid early American soul, and friend of Jefferson, who sailed with James Cook, trekked across Siberia and was among the first Americans to visit Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. (WLD54, $25.00)

Antler on the Sea, the Yup'ik and Chukchi of the Russian Far East

Antler on the Sea, the Yup'ik and Chukchi of the Russian Far East


by Anna Kerttula

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A portrait of the daily life, culture and economy of a typical village along the Chukotka Peninsula, written by an anthropologist who lived there for 18 months. (RUS100, $24.95)

Arctic Dreams

Arctic Dreams


by Barry Lopez

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 417 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A dazzling meditation on the Arctic, breathtaking in 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, $16.00)

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)

Arctic Superstars

Arctic Superstars


by William Putnam

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An American Alpine Club centennial celebration of Adolphus Greely and George Melville. (ARC144, $19.95)

Art of Siberia


by Valentina Gorbatcheva

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

An illustrated account of the art produced by the wide-ranging, diverse peoples of Siberia. (SIB60, $39.95)

The Art of the Russian North


by Anne Odom

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 72 PAGES

This illustrated collection of essays on the art of the Russian North includes contributions by William Brumfield on churches, Anne Odom on chests and plates, and Allison Hilton on distaffs and paintings. (SIB49, $18.00)

Asia Overland

Asia Overland


by Bijan Omrani

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

The Trans-Siberian, wonders of Lake Baikal, historical trading routes of tea and silk, Mughal routes and glories of Constantinople are all included in this magnificently illustrated, illuminating historical account of trade and travel across Asia. (CAS180, $29.95)

The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Region of Wonders

The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Region of Wonders


by Terry Johnson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 191 PAGES

An up-to-date, fact-filled illustrated primer on the region, its geography, marine and terrestrial life, mineral resources, industry and culture. (ALA197, $25.00)

Bering, The Russian Discovery of America

Bering, The Russian Discovery of America


by Orcutt Frost

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 330 PAGES

The first modern biography of the great explorer -- and an excellent account of still little-known regions of Kamchatka and the Russian Far East. The author draws on new evidence to reinvigorate the life and adventures of the seafaring Dane. (SIB33, $35.00)

The Birds of Heaven, Travels With Cranes


by Peter Matthiessen | Robert Bateman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Matthiessen traveled with the cranes to Siberia, Japan, Mongolia, North America, China, Bhutan, East Africa, Australia, India and Texas for this handsomely illustrated, informative book. He interweaves his travels with insightful commentary on the conservation, ecology, and the significance of the crane in art and culture. (BRD11, $16.00)

The Bloody White Baron

The Bloody White Baron


by James Palmer

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

Palmer turns his biography of the rabidly anti-Semitic madman Baron Nikolai Maximilian von Ungern-Sternberg -- and his improbable reign as the last Khan of Mongolia -- into a fascinating tale of politics run amok in Mongolia and the Russian Far East. (MGL66, $15.99)

Cannibal Island, Death in a Siberian Gulag


by Nicolas Werth

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 223 PAGES

The French scholar Werth documents the fate of the 10,000 miserable souls dumped on tiny Nazino Island, a 1,500 miles northeast of Moscow, as part of Stalin's murderous cleanup of dissidents in 1933. (SIB61, $24.95)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)

Coming into the Country

Coming into the Country


by John McPhee

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1976
  • PAPER
  • 438 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

McPhee's lyrical portrait of frontier life and some unforgettable Alaskan characters captures the spirit of the place like no other. (ALA04, $18.00)

Commonwealth of Independent States Map

Commonwealth of Independent States Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A double-sided map of the entire CIS, divided into Western Russia (at a scale of 1:2,000,000 and eastern Russia (1:8,000,000). (RUS133, $14.95)

A Concise History of the Russian Revolution


by Peter Dimock | Richard Pipes

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 431 PAGES

A serious but readable analysis of the Russian Revolution. (RUS98, $17.95)

The Cruise of the Corwin

The Cruise of the Corwin


by John Muir | William Frederic Bade

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An account of an 1881 voyage with Muir and others in search of the Jeanette Expedition, this book is also an eyewitness report of little-known lands including the Chukchi Peninsula, Diomede, Wrangel and Herald islands. (ALA76, $18.95)

Culture Smart! Russia

Culture Smart! Russia


by Anna King

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (RUS361, $9.95)

Drawing Shadows to Stone


by Laurel Kendall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

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)

A Dream in Polar Fog

A Dream in Polar Fog


by Yuri Rytkheu | Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 337 PAGES

A lyrical tale of life in the Arctic, traditional ways, and cultural encounters, this absorbing novel follows the fate of a young Canadian explorer stranded among the Chukchi people on the edge of the Bering Sea. (SIB44, $15.00)

Empire and Odyssey: The Brynners in Far East Russia and Beyond


by Rock Brynner

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 348 PAGES

Rock Brynner, the son of movie star Yul follows his family history through four generations of life in the Russian Far East, Europe and Central Asia. (RUS287, $29.95)

Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse


by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin | Vladimir Nabokov

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 362 PAGES

In this translation of Pushkin's epic poem set in 19th-century Russia, the great novelist Nabokov brings the spark of Pushkin's original words to life. (RUS290, $24.95)

Farewell to Matyora

Farewell to Matyora


by Valentin Rasputin | Antonina Bouis | Kathleen Parthe

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 227 PAGES

A classic novel by Valentin Rasputin, the acclaimed Siberian writer and environmentalist who advocates a return to traditional, rural ways of life. (SIB22, $16.00)

First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim

First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim


by Meg McHutchinson | Judith Roche | One Reel

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

A collection of native voices from Pacific shores, all remembering the salmon. It's a lovely book, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, and made more poignant by the salmon's decline in the coastal regions. (PNW116, $24.95)

From Nyet to Da: Understanding the Russians


by Yale Richmond

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 219 PAGES

An introduction to understanding Russian culture. (RUS96, $23.95)

The Gentleman From Finland, Adventures on the Trans-Siberian Express

The Gentleman From Finland, Adventures on the Trans-Siberian Express


by Robert M. Goldstein

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

The hapless, humerous Goldstein recounts his misadaventures on the rails in in 1987 Soviet-era Sibera with humor and insight. (SIB68, $14.95)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. I

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. I


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Thomas Whitney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

A masterpiece of literature and history, this novel documents the horrors of Russia's prison system under communism. Based on Solzhenitsyn's first-hand experiences, it is a powerful and unforgettable work of suffering and redemption. (RUS113, $21.99)

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. III

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: Vol. III


by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Thomas Whitney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 570 PAGES

The third volume in "The Gulag Archipelago" trilogy. (RUS114, $21.99)

Hell on Ice, The Saga of the Jeanette

Hell on Ice, The Saga of the Jeanette


by Edward Ellsberg

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 421 PAGES

This limited edition of the dramatic fictionalized account of the doomed Jeanette Expedition and their time in the New Siberian Islands includes a CD of the original 1938 radio play by Orson Welles's Mercury Theater. (ARC138, $27.95)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $15.00)

House of the Dead

House of the Dead


by Fyodor Dostoevsky | David McDuff

  • LITERATURE
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 362 PAGES

Dostoyevsky's semi-autobiographical novel of a man forced to endure ten years in a Siberian prison for the murder of his wife. (RUS261, $12.00)

Ice Window: Letters from a Bering Strait Village, 1892- 1902


by Kathleen Lopp Smith | Verbeck Smith

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

A chronicle of daily life, customs and struggles on the Bering Strait at the turn of the century. With 350 letters, more than 90 period photographs, maps, drawings from the letters, and reproductions of the five issues of "The Eskimo Bulletin." (ALA152, $45.00)

In the Land of White Death, An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic

In the Land of White Death, An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic


by Valerian Albanov | David Roberts | Jon Krakauer

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES

A Russian sailor trapped aboard a ship in the ice sets out over the pack for Franz Josef Land. (SIB16, $16.00)

In the Soviet House of Culture, A Century of Perestroikas


by Bruce Grant

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 225 PAGES

(RUS76, $32.95)

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)

Journal of a Voyage with Bering, 1741-1742

Journal of a Voyage with Bering, 1741-1742


by Georg Wilhelm Steller | O. W. Frost

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

The original account of the European discovery of Alaska, including a vivid description of the harrowing return voyage. (RUS63, $24.95)

Journey into the Mind's Eye

Journey into the Mind's Eye


by Leslie Blanch

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A travel book, love story and mystery, Journey into the Mind's Eye documents Blanch's early Romance with all things Russian, including the Trans-Siberian. (SIB47, $33.95)

The Last Imaginary Place

The Last Imaginary Place


by Robert McGhee

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

A curator at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, McGhee combines a lifetime of field work, ethnography and travel in this illuminating account of the human history of the Arctic. (ARC164, $18.00)

Literary Russia, A Guide

Literary Russia, A Guide


by Anna Benn | Rosamund Bartlett

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 528 PAGES

Organized geographically, this guide and literary companion includes the homes, museums and literary landmarks of Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Nabokov and other Russian masters. (RUS45, $37.50)

Marine Mammals of Alaska

Marine Mammals of Alaska


by Kate Wynne

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 75 PAGES

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)

Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific

Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific


by Sea Grant Alaska | Pieter Folkens

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PLASTIC CARD
  • 8 PAGES

This 8-panel waterproof card illustrates Alaska's whales, dolphins, sea otters and seals. (ALA143, $10.00)

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great


by Catherine the Great | Mark Cruse | Hilde Hoogenboom

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES

This collection of memoirs begins eighteen years before the beginning of Catherine's rule, upon her arrival in Russia as a German princess in 1744, continuing until her death in 1796. (RUS277, $26.95)

Monster of God, The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind

Monster of God, The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind


by David Quammen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

In search of lions in India's Gir forest, Australia's formidable saltwater crocodiles, Romania's brown bears and tigers in the Russian Far East. (BST84, $17.95)

Nature: Bears: Walking with Giants, Grizzlies of Siberia


by Nature

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • DVD

A double-feature from the award-winning Nature series. Walking with Giants features Canadian naturalist Charlie Russell's remarkable South Kamchatka Sanctuary. Showdown at Grizzly River, filmed at McNeil River Falls in Alaska, shows the bears gorging on salmon. 112 minutes. (SIB46, $19.99)

Once Upon the River Lore


by Andrei Makine | Geoffrey Strachan

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

In this richly evocative novel, three boys growing up in a Siberian backwater in the 1970's have their lives changed by watching a film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. (SIB45, $24.95)

The Portable Chekhov


by Avrahm Yarmolinsky | Anton Chekhov

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 634 PAGES

A collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov. (RUS99, $20.00)

The Reindeer People, Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia

The Reindeer People, Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia


by Piers Vitebsky

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

Vitebsky captures the hardships, challenges and routines of everyday life of the Eveny people on the taiga of northeastern Siberia. (SIB48, $26.95)

River of No Reprieve, Descending Siberia's Waterway of Exile, Death and Destiny

River of No Reprieve, Descending Siberia's Waterway of Exile, Death and Destiny


by Jeffrey Tayler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 230 PAGES

In his fifth book and the first back in Russia since Siberian Dawn, Tayler rafts 2,400 miles down the Lena from near Lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean. It's gifted, no-holds-barred portrait of the region, its beleaguered and eccentric inhabitants, and the difficulties of travel in the remotest regions. (SIB53, $14.95)

Russia and the Russians, A History

Russia and the Russians, A History


by Geoffrey Hosking

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 752 PAGES

This sweeping history by a leading scholar tackles with clarity the scope and breadth of the Russian empire from its Kievan beginnings through Imperial expansion, revolution and the Soviet period all the way to the 21st century. (RUS208, $25.95)

Russia's Far East, A Region at Risk

Russia's Far East, A Region at Risk


by Judith Thornton | Charles Ziegler

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 498 PAGES

These 18 review articles, all by leading scholars on the region, offer a detailed analysis of economic and political conditions since the collapse of the Soviet Union, focusing particularly on the strategic importance of the Russian Far East. (RUS205, $34.95)

Russia, Experiment With a People

Russia, Experiment With a People


by Robert Service

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

An authoritative survey of the transformation of Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Service casts a wide net, looking at not just political and economic change but also the influence of society, culture and belief. (RUS284, $23.50)

The Russian Far East, A Reference Guide for Conservation and Development

The Russian Far East, A Reference Guide for Conservation and Development


by Josh Newell

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 486 PAGES

A fact-filled, interdisciplinary overview of the region, its resources, ecology and future, by a team of specialists. With accompanying tables, graphs, illustrations and 50 maps (many in color). (SIB40, $59.95)

A Russian Journal

A Russian Journal


by John Steinbeck | Robert Capa

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Steinbeck's moving account of the people and everyday life in Russia, Ukraine and Caucasus circa 1948, with striking photographs by the great Robert Capra. (RUS275, $15.00)

Russian Short Stories

Russian Short Stories


by Robert Chandler

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 396 PAGES

This fine collection of tales captures the sweep and soul of Russian literature, including works by Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Chekhov and Tolstoy along with lesser-known greats. (RUS288, $18.00)

Shamanic Worlds: Rituals and Lore of Siberia and Central Asia

Shamanic Worlds: Rituals and Lore of Siberia and Central Asia


by Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

A series of scholarly essays on Shaminism in Siberia and Central Asia. (SIB18, $27.95)

Shamans Through Time: 500 Year on the Path to Knowledge

Shamans Through Time: 500 Year on the Path to Knowledge


by Jeremy Narby | Francis Huxley

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 354 PAGES

A collection of interviews and observations on Shamanism. (GEN202, $16.95)

Shanar, Dedication Ritual of Buryat Shaman in Siberia


by Virlana Tkacz | Sayan Zhambalov | Wanda Phipps | Alexander Khantaev | Dashinima Dugarov

  • RELIGION
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

An intimate account of a dedication ceremony among the shamans of Buryatia. (SIB32, $39.95)

Siberian Curse, How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold


by Fiona Hill | Clifford Gaddy

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A provocative analysis of the future of Russia's immense communist-era Siberian cities. (SIB42, $20.95)

Steller's History of Kamchatka


by Georg Wilhelm Steller

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER

Steller's handwritten notes on Kamchatka and the Kamchadals, written in 1743-1744 after Bering's Second Kamchatka Expedition, are here translated into English for the first time. (SIB36, $34.95)

Syann am! Tuvan Folk Tales


by Kira Van Deusen | Alexei Sedipkov

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 50 PAGES

An entertaining collection of eight Tuvan fairy tales. (SIB21, $9.95)

To a Distant Island

To a Distant Island


by James McConkey

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER

A transporting tale combining exquisite language and insightful commentary on Chekhov and his remarkable journey in 1890 from Moscow to Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. (RUS269, $14.95)

Track of the Tiger, Legend and Lore of the Great Cat


by Maurice Hornocker

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 120 PAGES

A visually stunning celebration of the tiger. (BST19, $30.00)

Tuva or Bust! Richard Feynman's Last Journey


by Ralph Leighton

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

A humorous account of eccentric Noble Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman and his good friend -- and their obsessive quest for Tuva. (SIB20, $16.95)

Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond

Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond


by Theodore Levin | Valentina Suzukei

  • MUSIC
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 312 PAGES

An in-depth study of the hauntingly beautiful throat singing of Tuva and Central Asia, accompanied by a combination DVD and CD music sampler. Levin (A Hundred Thousand Fools of Gold) follows Huun-Huur-Tu and other singers to the West. (SIB51, $35.00)

Where the Sea Breaks Its Back

Where the Sea Breaks Its Back


by Corey Ford

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 206 PAGES

Ford paints a vivid portrait of Georg Steller and his first encounters with the wildlife of Kamchatka, the Bering Sea and Alaska in this gripping tale of discovery and hardship on Bering's Great Nordic Expedition of 1741. (ALA07, $16.95)

White Sky, Black Ice

White Sky, Black Ice


by Stan Jones

  • MYSTERY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

In this first rate murder mystery state trooper Nathan Active returns to Chukchi from Anchorage to confront a memorable cast of characters -- and figure out why two young men have killed themselves. (ALA164, $14.00)

A Woman's Asia

A Woman's Asia


by Marybeth Bond

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller. (ASA49, $17.95)

 

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