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	Across Arctic America, Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition • Knud Rasmussen • EXPLORATION • 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)
	Ada Blackjack • Jennifer Niven • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The incredible story of a failed 1921 mission to colonize Wrangel Island that left four men dead and Ada Blackjack, a young Inuit seamstress, alone in the arctic wilderness for six months. (ALA196, $14.95)
	After the Ice Age: The Return of Life to Glaciated North America • E.C. Pielou • NATURAL HISTORY • An environmental history of North America over the last 20,000 years. The author describes -- in vivid detail -- the changes in the physical and biological environment. (ALA41, $22.50)
	Ainu, Spirit of a Northern People • William Fitzhugh • ARCHAEOLOGY • A magnificently illustrated, handsomely produced overview of Ainu history, art and culture. (JPN101, $49.95)
	Alaska Birds • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • A handy, 12-panel fold-up card illustrating the most commonly encountered birds of Alaska. (ALA207, $5.95)
	Alaska Light: Ideas and Images from a Northern Land • Kim Heacox • NATURAL HISTORY • Photographs and essays from all over Alaska. (ALA122, $22.95)
	Alaska Map • ITMB • A detailed travel map of Alaska, including the Aleutians, the Bering Strait, and much of neighboring Siberia, at a scale of 1:2,500,000. (ALA31, $8.95)
	Alaska Trees and Shrubs • Les Viereck • Elbert L. Little • FIELD GUIDE • The classic field guide to the woody plants of the 49th state, in a revised second edition. (ALA221, $24.95)
	Alaska Wilderness, Exploring the Central Brooks Range • Robert Marshall • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A chronicle of adventures and exploration in 1930s arctic Alaska. First published in the 1950s, the book displays the author's boundless spirit and dedication to conservation. (ALA193, $19.95)
	Alaska's Bears: Grizzlies, Black Bears and Polar Bears • Bill Sherwonit • FIELD GUIDE • A pocket photographic guide to Alaska's bears. (ALA63, $12.95)
	Alaska's Birds, A Pocket Guide to Selected Species • Robert H. Armstrong • FIELD GUIDE • Color photographs and profiles of 200 species of Alaskan birds. (ALA03, $14.95)
	Alaska's History, The People, Land and Events of the North Country • Harry Ritter • HISTORY • A brief primer highlighting pivotal events in Alaskan history. (ALA35, $12.95)
	Alaska's Inside Passage • Kim Heacox • NATURAL HISTORY • This coffee table book captures the region's natural beauty in a series of color photographs and informative essays (ALA43, $39.95)
	Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, A Traveler's Guide • AAA Publishing • Andromeda Romano-Lax • Bill Sherwonit • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, colorful guide to exploring the nature, history and wildlife of the region. (ALA167, $12.95)
	Alaska's Prince William Sound, A Traveler's Guide • Mary Beth Holleman • GUIDEBOOK • An illustrated pocket guide, featuting information on attractions and background on the history, culture and nature of the region. (ALA183, $12.95)
	Alaska's Seashore Creatures: A Guide to Selected Marine Invertebrates • Carmen Field • Conrad Field • FIELD GUIDE • A slim, illustrated guide to more than 50 invertabrates found along the coast of Alaska. (ALA80, $12.95)
	Alaska, An American Colony • Stephen Haycox • HISTORY • An engaging, scholarly history, neatly divided into Russian exploration and the American period. (ALA160, $18.95)
	Alaska, National Geographic Guide to America's Outdoors • Nan Elliot • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, illustrated guide to Alaska featuring National Geographic's usual careful attention to maps and color photography along with suggested itineraries, resources and attractions. (ALA130, $24.00)
	Alaska, On-the-Road Histories • Ryan Madden • HISTORY • A compact history, covering full sweep of the history of Alsaka from its original inhabitants through the Russian period, purchase by the United States, gold boom, WWII, statehood and contemporary issues. (ALA212, $27.95)
	Alaska, Spirit of the Wild • George Casey • NATURAL HISTORY • This gorgeous film, originally produced for IMAX, showcases the spectacular landscapes, glaciers, bears, whales and wilderness of Alaska with humor, drama and some dazzling camera work. (ALA216, $14.99)
	Alaska, Tales of Adventure from the Last Frontier • Spike Walker • ANTHOLOGY • An anthology of 31 tales, classic and modern, including Jack London's famous tale of the Yukon, How To Build a Fire, and Muir's discovery of Glacier Bay. (ALA188, $15.95)
	Alaska, The Cruise-Lover's Guide • Paul Grescoe • Audrey Grescoe • GUIDEBOOK • A compact handbook to Southeast Alaska and beyond, featuring a good overview of the nature and history of the region. (ALA71, $17.95)
	Alaska: Reflections on Land and Spirit • Robert Hedin • Gary Holthaus • ANTHOLOGY • A wonderful collection of writing, both contemporary and historic, on the Alaskan spirit. (ALA48, $19.95)
	Arctic Dreams, Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape • Barry Lopez • NATURAL HISTORY • 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, $15.00)
	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land • Subhankar Banerjee • Jimmy Carter • NATURAL HISTORY • This photographic tribute to the Alaskan Arctic is also an appeal for its preservation. (ALA201, $29.95)
	Attu, Birding on the Edge • Charles Osgood • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A memoir of 25 years birding on the western fringes of North America. (ALA169, $35.00)
	Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance • Stephen Herrero • NATURAL HISTORY • Despite its frightening title, this book is a helpful introduction to the natural history and behavior of the bear by a long-term researcher in the field. With useful tips on "avoidance." (BST21, $16.95)
	Beluga Days, Tracking the Endangered White Whale • Nancy Lord • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Region of Wonders • Terry Johnson • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Best Places Alaska, The Locals' Guide to the Best Lodgings, Outdoor Adventure, Sights, Shopping, and Restaurants • Kate Ripley • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to the sights, highlights and attractions of Alaska. (ALA226, $21.95)
	The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession • Mark Obmascik • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	The Birds of Heaven, Travels With Cranes • Peter Matthiessen • Robert Bateman • NATURAL HISTORY • 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 Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife • Christopher W. Leahy • Gordon Morrison • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Canada's Yukon and South Central Alaska Map • Coastal Cruise Tour Guides • Featuring handsome topographic maps that fold down into a booklet, this guide also includes sections on visitor attractions and highlights. With seven fold-out maps of Prince William Sound, Kodiak Island, Denali National Park, Katmai and Kenai Peninsula. (ALA55, $15.95)
	The Capture of Attu, A World War II Battle As Told by the Men Who Fought There • Robert J. Mitchell • Sewell T. Tying • Nelson L. Drummond • HISTORY • One of the lesser known battles of World War II. (ALA149, $18.95)
	Caribou, Wanderer of the Tundra • Tom Walker • NATURAL HISTORY • An illustrated overview of the caribou by nature photographer Tom Walker. (ALA203, $9.95)
	Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise • Kirkpatrick Sale • EXPLORATION • 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, $19.95)
	The Coastal Companion, A Guide to the Inside Passage • Joe Upton • GUIDEBOOK • This popular guide by a veteran writer and Alaska enthusiast includes chapters on ports and places, local artists, wildlife and geography. (ALA45, $19.95)
	Commerical Fishing in Alaska • Terry Johnson • NATURAL HISTORY • An engaging and authoritative overview of the seafood industry in Alaska, featuring color photos and drawings of fish and invertebrates and the gear used to harvest them. (ALA157, $25.00)
	Commonwealth of Independent States Map • Freytag & Berndt • 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, $12.95)
	Compass Guide Alaska • John A. Murray • Don Pitcher • Nick Jans • GUIDEBOOK • This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and nature of Alaska. (ALA146, $22.95)
	A Concise History of the Russian Revolution • Peter Dimock • Richard Pipes • HISTORY • A serious but readable analysis of the Russian Revolution. (RUS98, $17.00)
	The Cruelest Miles, The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic • Gay Salisbury • Laney Salisbury • HISTORY • The gripping tale of the 1925 serum run from Seward to Nome, a tribute to the spirit and gumption of the dog drivers and sled dogs of Alaska. The authors bring the individual men, their dog teams and the conditions of early 20th-century backcountry Alaska to life in vivid detail. (ALA173, $14.95)
	The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Empire: Forty Years that Shook the World, from Stalin to Yeltsin • Fred Coleman • HISTORY • Insightful analysis of Russia history and politics, post Stalin. (RUS97, $19.95)
	Denali National Park and Preserve Map • Trails Illustrated • A durable, fold-up topographic map of Denali and surroundings at a scale of 1:300,000. (ALA88, $11.95)
	Dersu the Trapper • V.K. Arseniev • Malcolm Burr • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE • A mesmerizing account of adventure, exploration and friendship in the Russian Far East. Arseniev, a Russian captain who explored much of the region north of Vladivostok at the turn-of-the-century, forged a friendship with the taciturn Dersu, a nomadic Goldi hunter. (SIB24, $16.00)
	Distant Shores, The Odyssey of Rockwell Kent • Constance Martin • Rockwell Kent • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A striking collection of work by the great American illustrator and adventurer. (ART34, $24.95)
	Drawing Shadows to Stone • Laurel Kendall • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)
	Drifting Home, A Family's Voyage of Discover Down the Wild Yukon River • Pierre Berton • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An account of a 1972 voyage on the Yukon river in the wake of an 1898 Klondike Gold Rush voyage by the author's father. (ALA213, $12.95)
	Empire and Odyssey: The Brynners in Far East Russia and Beyond • Rock Brynner • HISTORY • 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)
	Enterprising Women, 250 Years of American Business • Virginia Drachman • HISTORY • Profiles of the most important women in American industry, from colonial times through the twentieth century. (GEN317, $39.95)
	Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse • Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin • Vladimir Nabokov • LITERATURE • 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, $22.95)
	Eye of the Whale, Epic Passage From Baja to Siberia • Dick Russell • NATURAL HISTORY • Epic in scope, this absorbing, first-person account follows the migration of the gray whale from the lagoons along the Pacific coast of Baja to the summer feeding grounds in Alaska. (BJA32, $29.95)
	Fairbanks, A Gold Rush Town That Beat the Odds • Dermot Cole • HISTORY • A colorful history of Fairbanks by a local historian and newspaper columnist, featuring many archival photographs. (ALA186, $19.95)
	Fairbanks, Alaska's Heart of Gold • Tricia Brown • Roy Corral • GUIDEBOOK • A slim, illustrated pocket guide to Fairbanks (founded during the 1902 Alaska gold rush), its geography, history, culture, wildlife and attractions. (ALA155, $12.95)
	Farewell to Matyora • Valentin Rasputin • Antonina Bouis • Kathleen Parthe • LITERATURE • 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)
	Father of the Iditarod: The Joe Redington Story • Lewis Freedman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • In this memoir, Freedman (author of more than a dozen books about Alaska) takes on the legend of Redington, the founder of the Iditarod. (ALA210, $19.95)
	Field Guide to the Grizzly Bear • Lance Olsen • FIELD GUIDE • OUT OF PRINT • A brief introduction of the ecology, natural history and conservation of the grizzly, sponsored by the Great Bear Foundation. (BST38, $6.95)
	First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim • Meg McHutchinson • Judith Roche • One Reel • ANTHOLOGY • 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)
	Flyfishing Alaska • Anthony J. Route • GUIDEBOOK • A useful guide to the diversity of sport fish in Alaska. (ALA138, $17.95)
	Fodor's Alaska • Fodor's Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A popular, practical guide to Alaska. (ALA225, $19.95)
	Frigid Embrace: Politics, Economics, and Environment in Alaska • Stephen Haycox • HISTORY • In this hardhitting economic history of the state, Haycox looks at how Alaska makes its money in fur, oil, timber and fish. (ALA161, $21.95)
	From Nyet to Da: Understanding the Russians • Yale Richmond • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An introduction to understanding Russian culture. (RUS96, $23.95)
	From the Land of the Totem Poles, The Northwest Coast Indian Art Collection at the American Museum of Natural History • Aldona Jonaitis • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated portrait of the people of the Northwest coast and their art, this handsome paperback features illustrations of the collection at the American Museum of Natural History as well as insightful, provocative essays by Aldona Jonaitis. (ALA14, $45.00)
	Galen Rowell's Inner Game of Outdoor Photography • Galen Rowell • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the practice and idea of taking better pictures outdoors, featuring 160 photographs. Rowell, a climber, adventurer -- and outstanding landscape photographer -- has focused on remote mountainous areas including Tibet and Antarctica. (PHT07, $40.00)
	Galen Rowell's Poles Apart, Postcard's from the Ends of the Earth • Galen Rowell • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A selection of 22 glossy, full-color postcards. (ANT151, $9.00)
	Gates of the Arctic National Park • Trails Illustrated • A durable folded map of Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park at a scale of 1:400,000. (ALA202, $9.95)
	Geology of Southeast Alaska: Rock and Ice in Motion • Harold Hilton Stowell • NATURAL HISTORY • An illustrated guide to the geography, glaciers and geological formation of coastal Alaska from Ketchikan to Skagway with detailed geological maps and color photographs throughout. (ALA220, $19.95)
	Gilead • Marilynne Robinson • LITERATURE • A story about fathers and sons whose family history intersects with the U.S. Civil War. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)
	Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Map • Trails Illustrated • A folded, full-color topographic map of Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve at a scale of 1:94,000. (ALA112, $11.95)
	Glacier Bay National Park, A Backcountry Guide to the Glaciers and Beyond • Jim DuFresne • GUIDEBOOK • A slim guide to Glacier Bay for the adventurous traveler with much good general information about geology, history and wildlife. It includes descriptions of major kayaking and hiking routes. (ALA127, $10.95)
	God Lives in St. Petersburg, and Other Stories • Tom Bissell • LITERATURE • Six fast-paced tales set in Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and the Aral Sea by the author of Chasing the Sea. (CAS117, $13.95)
	The Great Land, Reflections on Alaska • Robert Hedin • Gary Holthaus • ANTHOLOGY • A grand tour of the state as seen through the eyes of some great writers. (ALA49, $19.95)
	Grizzlies of Mount McKinley • Adolphe Murie • NATURAL HISTORY • Murie's natural history of the grizzlies in Denali National Park. (ALA194, $19.95)
	A Guide to Alaska Seabirds • Alaska Northwest • FIELD GUIDE • (ALA69, $4.00)
	A Guide to Marine Invertebrates, Alaska to Baja California • Daniel W. Gotshall • FIELD GUIDE • This second, revised edition of Gotshall's invaluable field guide features full color photographs and brief descriptive information on 285 species of Pacific inshore and subtidal marine invertebrates. (BJA40, $29.95)
	Guide to Sea Kayaking in Southeast Alaska, The Best Trips and Tours from Misty Fjords to Glacier Bay • Jim Howard • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, practical guide to 41 kayak trips. (ALA136, $15.95)
	A History of Prince William Sound Alaska • Jim Lethcoe • Nancy Lethcoe • HISTORY • A locally published history of the region from fur trading center to tourist destination. With photographs, illustrations and maps. (ALA141, $19.95)
	The History of Russia • John Lawrence • HISTORY • A concise popular history of Russia from its pagan roots through the Tsarist period, revolution and post-Soviet realities. (RUS289, $17.00)
	A History of the Peoples of Siberia, Russia's North Asian Colony 1581-1990 • James Forsyth • HISTORY • An ethnohistory of the people of Siberia from Russian conquest to the 1980s. Forsyth looks at 30 indigenous groups, comparing their experience with Eskimos and Indians in North America. (SIB03, $50.00)
	Honest Dogs, A Story of Triumph and Regret from the World's Greatest Sled Dog Race • Brian Patrick O'Donoghue • EXPLORATION • A wry, absorbing account of Brian Patrick O'Donoghue's valiant attempt to salvage his youth and honor in the 1998 Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race. (ALA206, $19.95)
	Ice Ages, Solving the Mystery • Katherine Palmer Imbrie • John Imbrie • NATURAL HISTORY • An examination of the geologic evidence explaining the Earth's ice ages, written for a general audience. (GEO17, $23.00)
	Ice Window: Letters from a Bering Strait Village, 1892- 1902 • Kathleen Lopp Smith • Verbeck Smith • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	Iditarod, The Great Race to Nome • Bill Sherwonit • HISTORY • A portfolio of color and archival illustrations. (ALA185, $21.95)
	In Denali: A Photographic Essay of Denali National Park and Preserve • Kim Heacox • NATURAL HISTORY • This handsome portrait of Denali, by a well-known writer, photographer and naturalist, features color photographs along with an overview of the wildlife, habitats, human history and conservation. (ALA26, $22.95)
	In Siberia • Colin Thubron • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE • Thubron captures the contradictions, beauty, personality and hardship of this huge land in his immensely enjoyable account of a 15,000-mile, cross-continental odyssey from the Yenisei to Baikal, Khabarovsk and Magadan. (SIB14, $14.95)
	In the Land of White Death, An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic • Valerian Albanov • David Roberts • Jon Krakauer • EXPLORATION • A Russian sailor trapped aboard a ship in the ice sets out over the pack for Franz Josef Land. (SIB16, $14.95)
	In the Soviet House of Culture, A Century of Perestroikas • Bruce Grant • HISTORY • (RUS76, $27.95)
	Inside Passage Activity Guide • Nancy Reynolds • GUIDEBOOK • Explore Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, Haines and Skagway with this slim guide featuring walks and activities, each keyed to a detailed map (ALA184, $16.95)
	Into Brown Bear Country • Will Troyer • NATURAL HISTORY • Filled with up-close photographs, this is an excellent introdution to the brown bears of Kodiak and Katmai, mixing natural history with the author's own experiences studying and photographing bears for nearly fifty years. (ALA222, $24.95)
	Irkutsk, Lake Baikal Map • Russian Government • OUT OF PRINT • An Irkutsk city map with a map of Baikal (but not surrounding roads or land) on the reverse. Published in Irkutsk. (SIB17, $10.00)
	The Island Within • Richard Nelson • EXPLORATION • A beautifully written tribute to the Pacific Northwest. Drawn from the author's journals, this is an account of the natural and cultural history of an island in the waters of Haida Strait, with emphasis on the relationship between people and the land. (ALA17, $15.00)
	John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide • John Shaw • REFERENCE • An updated edition of Shaw's guide to taking better photographs of plants, animals and landscapes. The book offers solid advice on equipment and basic techniques, and is highly recommended as the best reference for the wildlife photographer. (PHT01, $24.95)
	Katmai National Park & Preserve Map • Trails Illustrated • A folded, topographic map of Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve. (ALA111, $11.95)
	Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Map • Trails Illustrated • A durable, folded, topographic recreation map of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (ALA33, $11.95)
	Kenai Peninsula Map • Great Pacific Map Company • A colorful regional map and guide of the Kenai Peninsula, including Homer, Seward, Kenai Fjords, and Kenai National Park at a scale of 1:475,000. (ALA208, $6.95)
	The Kid's Guide to Cruising Alaska • Eileen Ogintz • GUIDEBOOK • FAMILY • With illustrations, fun facts about the glaciers and Alaska's Inside Passage, and tips for kids who are new to cruises, this book is a must-have for any family planning to take one of these popular cruises. (ALA198, $8.95)
	Killer Whales of Prince William Sound • Craig Matkin • FIELD GUIDE • A guide to the history and ecology of orcas Prince William Sound by Craig Matkin, a marine mammal specialist with the North Gulf Oceanic Society in Homer, Alaska. (ALA142, $12.95)
	Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand • Kenn Kaufman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	The Klondike Fever, The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush • Pierre Berton • HISTORY • First published in 1958, the classic history of the Yukon and Alaska gold rush by the great Canadian historian Pierre Berton. A master storyteller, Berton captures the spirit of the rowdy days of old in loving detail. (ALA20, $16.95)
	The Last Great Race, The Iditarod • Tim Jones • HISTORY • A history of the 1,200 mile Alaskan dog race. (ALA176, $16.95)
	Literary Russia, A Guide • Anna Benn • Rosamund Bartlett • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	Lonely Planet Alaska • Jim DuFresne • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive practical guide to Alaska featuring maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (ALA171, $21.99)
	Lonely Planet Hiking in Alaska • Jim DuFresne • GUIDEBOOK • A practical gudie in the popular series. (ALA172, $19.99)
	Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway • Simon Richmond • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the railway and, especially, stops en route from Vladivostok to Moscow it in the hallmark Lonely Planet style. With 35 sketch maps covering routes and major cities, a section of color-photos, and a brief language guide. (SIB26, $19.99)
	The Long Walk, The True Story of a Trek to Freedom • Slavomir Rawicz • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The remarkable tale of cavalry officer Rawicz and six fellow prisoners and their odyssey from capture in Moscow under Stalin to a prison camp in Yakutsk and escape across Siberia and the Gobi to Tibet and over the Himalayas to India. Originally published in 1956. (SIB13, $16.95)
	Looking at Totem Poles • Hilary Stewart • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An excellent survey of 110 totem poles set along the coast of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska. Introductory chapters feature background information of the making, history and spiritual meaning of the carvings. (ALA13, $17.95)
	Looking Both Ways, Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People • Aaron Cromwell • Amy Steffian • George Pullar • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A marvelously illustrated, absorbing introduction to the coastal people of the Kodiak archipelago and South-central Alaska, covering history, art and contemporary culture. (ALA180, $24.95)
	Looking for Alaska • Peter Jenkins • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An account of an Alaskan adventure complete with eccentric local characters. (ALA166, $15.95)
	Make Prayers to the Raven, A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest • Richard Nelson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A literate and meditative portrait of the Koyukon people. (ALA59, $19.00)
	Mammals of North America • Roland W. Kays • Don E. Wilson • FIELD GUIDE • The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico. (NAM11, $19.95)
	Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions • Adrian Forsyth • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America. (NAM02, $29.95)
	The Memoirs of Catherine the Great • Catherine the Great • Mark Cruse • Hilde Hoogenboom • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	The Milepost: Trip Planner for Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta & Northwest Territories • Kris Valencia Graef • GUIDEBOOK • This comprehensive guide, published annually in March, is an essential reference and trip planner for an extended trip to Alaska. With detailed information on lodging, transportation, national parks and activities, as well as numerous helpful maps. (CND115, $27.95)
	Moon Handbook Alaska • Deke Castleman • Don Pitcher • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to the places, culture and nature of Alaska and the Yukon (ALA90, $21.95)
	Moose • Valerius Geist • Michael H. Francis • NATURAL HISTORY • A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose. (BST56, $21.95)
	My Lead Dog Was a Lesbian, Mushing Across Alaska in the Iditarod � the World's Most Grueling Race • Brian Patrick O'Donoghue • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An account of an amateur musher's ill-advised attempt to compete the 1991 Ititarod. (ALA178, $13.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Western Region • Richard Spellenburg • National Audubon Society • FIELD GUIDE • A photographic field guide to 654 species of wildflowers found in the West. (USW406, $19.95)
	National Geographic Traveler Alaska • Robert S. Devine • Michael Melford • GUIDEBOOK • A compact guidebook by National Geographic with the publisher's usual attention to maps and color photography. With a good overview of history, nature, culture and attractions. (ALA228, $22.95)
	National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers • National Geographic • REFERENCE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • The third edition of this colorful guide to the U.S. -- state by state and region by region. (USA93, $24.95)
	Native Universe, Voices of Indian America • Clifford E. Trafzer • ANTHOLOGY • This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $22.00)
	A Naturalist in Alaska • Adolphe Murie • NATURAL HISTORY • A wide-eyed look at the cycle of animal life in Alaska. (ALA44, $19.95)
	A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic • E.C. Pielou • NATURAL HISTORY • Our best-selling book on the Arctic, this guide covers the geography and climate, plants, birds and wildlife of the circumpolar north. (ARC03, $22.00)
	The Nature of Southeast Alaska • Rita O'Clair • Robert Armstrong • Richard Carstensen • FIELD GUIDE • This authoritative field guide to the natural history of the region, its plants and animals, marine mammals and habitats, includes line drawings and color photos. (ALA24, $18.95)
	North Circumpolar Region • Canada Map Office • 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)
	North to the Orient • Anne Morrow Lindbergh • EXPLORATION • A classic account of pioneering aviation, this wonderfully written memoir includes adventures in Petropavlovsk and the Russian Far East, Japan and the Yangtze. (ARC36, $12.00)
	The Northern Lights, The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis • Lucy Jago • SCIENCE • The compelling story of Kristian Birkeland, the turn-of-the-century Norwegian scientist who devoted his career to understanding the aurora borealis, this book also covers the science, history, myth and romance of the phenomenon. (ARC104, $14.00)
	Northern Lights: The Science, Myth and Wonder of Aurora Borealis • Calvin Hall • Daryl Pederson • George Bryson • NATURAL HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • An essay and collection of photos of the aurora borealis. (ARC126, $19.95)
	Northland Stories • Jonathan Auerbach • Jack London • LITERATURE • London's turn-of-the-century tales of life in the remote wilderness, inspired by the Gold Rush of 1897. (ALA131, $13.00)
	An Observers Guide to the Geology of Prince William Sound • Jim Lethcoe • FIELD GUIDE • A locally published overview and guide to the geology of Prince William Sound with 78 photographs, maps and descriptions of 124 sites. It includes a history of mines and mining. (ALA139, $17.95)
	Open Lands, Travels Through Russia's Once Forbidden Places • Mark Taplin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT • A witty travelogue about regions of Russia suddenly thrown open to the West, including gulags, Siberian archipelagos, Kamchatka and Vladivostok. (RUS62, $18.00)
	Out of the Channel, The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound • John Keeble • Natalie Fobes • HISTORY • First published in 1990, this book has been updated to reflect the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, ten years after the event. (ALA86, $14.00)
	Out of Work, A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (20th Anniversary Edition) • Alice Kessler-Harris • HISTORY • A historical examination of the changing role of women in the workplace in the United States. (GEN318, $24.95)
	Peoples of the Northwest Coast, Their Archaeology and Prehistory • Kenneth Ames • Herbert Maschner • ARCHAEOLOGY • A readable, nicely illustrated survey of the culture and history of peoples along the along the Pacific Coast of North America from California to Alaska. (PNW106, $24.95)
	Picture Journeys in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias • George Herben • GUIDEBOOK • An illustrated portrait of the national park. In words and photographs, Herben captures the spirit of Kennecott, McCarthy and the backcountry. (ALA200, $24.95)
	Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska • Andy MacKinnon • Jim Pojar • FIELD GUIDE • A terrific handbook to nearly 800 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska. (PNW02, $24.95)
	Poet of the Appetites, The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher • Joan Reardon • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the prolific food and travel writer, who wrote over thirty books from 1943 until her death in 1992. (GEN316, $15.00)
	Poles Apart • Galen Rowell • NATURAL HISTORY • Noted landscape photographer Galen Rowell turns his attention to the ends of the earth: a gorgeous collection of 188 color photographs with insightful commentary on the story behind each picture. (ANT27, $39.95)
	The Portable Chekhov • Avrahm Yarmolinsky • Anton Chekhov • LITERATURE • A collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov. (RUS99, $18.00)
	Portrait of Alaska's Inside Passage • Kim Heacox • NATURAL HISTORY • Heacox's stunning color photos and informative essays celebrate Southeast Alaska's nature, wild coastlines, mountains and glaciers. (ALA36, $12.95)
	The Presence of Whales, Contemporary Writers on the Whale • Frank Stewart • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Prince William Sound Map, East • Trails Illustrated • A topographic map of Prince William Sound, the eastern half at a scale of 1:105,600. (ALA159, $9.95)
	Prince William Sound, West Map • Trails Illustrated • A topographic map of Prince William Sound (including Chugach National Park) at a scale of 1:105,600. (ALA85, $11.95)
	Race Across Alaska, First Woman to Win the Iditarod Tells Her Story • Libby Riddles • Tim Jones • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An inside look at the Iditarod from the first woman to win the rece in 1985. (ALA177, $19.95)
	The Race to Save the Lord God Bird • Phillip Hoose • NATURAL HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • An engaging and well-researched history of the ivory-billed woodpecker, and the struggles surrounding its survival. It's a suspenseful and entertaining book about modern conservation and environmental issues for middle-school readers. (BRD30, $21.00)
	Raising Ourselves, A Gwich'in Coming of Age Story form the Yukon River • Velma Wallis • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (ALA192, $15.95)
	Reeling in Russia, An Angler's Paradise • Fen Montaigne • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A wonderfully written, entertaining and insightful portrait of modern Russia, and more specifically fishing in places like Baikal, Kamchatka and Kolyma. (RUS61, $15.95)
	Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories • Ronald J. Drez • David Eisenhower • HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS • 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)
	Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul • Scott Weidensaul • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Roadside Geology, Alaska • Cathy O'Connor • Daniel O'Haire • NATURAL HISTORY • The geologic history of Alaska as imagined through a car window. (ALA46, $18.00)
	Russia's Far East, A Region at Risk • Judith Thornton • Charles Ziegler • HISTORY • 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, $30.00)
	Russia, A Concise History • Ronald Hingley • HISTORY • Well-known scholar Hingley sketches Russia's multiple transformations from her illiterate, pagan, Slavic roots to a multi-ethnic empire in this highly readable, well-illustrated brief history. (RUS04, $19.95)
	Russia, Experiment With a People • Robert Service • HISTORY • 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, $20.00)
	The Russian Far East, A History • John J. Stephan • HISTORY • 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, $31.95)
	A Russian Journal • John Steinbeck • Robert Capa • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Steinbeck's moving account of the people and everyday life in Russia, the Ukraine and Cau-casus circa 1948, with striking photographs by the great Robert Capra. (RUS275, $15.00)
	Russian Short Stories • Robert Chandler • LITERATURE • NEW • 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, $17.00)
	The Sea Runners • Ivan Doig • LITERATURE • This novel of high adventure and derring do, originally publsihed in 1983