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ALASKA: WHALES OF POINT ADOLPHUS
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Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance
• Stephen Herrero
NATURAL HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 296 PAGES
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." Revised edition.
(BST21, $16.95) |
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The Complete Whitewater Rafter
• Jeff Bennett
REFERENCE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 196 PAGES
A popular, general guide to whitewater rafting in the United States, with information on preparing for your trip, choosing equipment, safety and rescue, the history of rafting, as well as introductions to water currents and rapid classifications.
(OCE59, $17.95) |
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Glacier Ice
• Austin Post
• Edward R. LaChapelle
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 145 PAGES
A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. The text is by Ed LaChapelle, an avalanche researcher, glaciologist, mountaineer, skier, author and professor, who died in 2007 at 80 of a heart attack while on the slopes in Colorado. Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers along the North Pacific Coast of North America and into the interior ranges of Alaska is supplemented with groundbased photographs from the Himalayas, Switzerland, Chile and other parts of the world.
(SCI07, $27.95) |
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The Milepost: Trip Planner for Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta & Northwest Territories
• Kris Valencia Graef
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 800 PAGES
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, it covers Alaska and northwestern Canada in depth.
(CND115, $29.95) |
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Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska
• Doug Capra
• Rockwell Kent
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 204 PAGES
Rockwell Kent, the acclaimed illustrator of Moby Dick and Shakespeare's Complete Works, was, among other things, an adventurer with a particular interest in remote destinations. This journal, featuring Kent's woodcuts, describes a trip to Alaska with his 9-year-old son in 1918. Over a course of 7 months, headquartered in a rustic island cabin near Seward, the father and son rekindle their bond.
(ALA106, $18.95) |
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Winterdance, The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
• Gary Paulsen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
Teenagers will especially enjoy Paulsen's spellbinding account of the 17-day journey (which could also be read aloud to youngsters). Paulsen, a novice, survived the journey with his sense of humor intact.
(ALA58, $15.00) |
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