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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $66, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXARC292)		  
Last Places, A Journey in the North  •  Lawrence Millman  •  Paul Theroux
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 242 PAGES
In the wake of the Vikings, the intrepid author explores the landscapes, culture and history of the North Atlantic. His wry -- and sometimes hilarious -- commentary illuminates modern life in the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland. (ARC54, $15.95)		   Last Places, A Journey in the North
The Vikings, Lords of the Seas  •  Yves Cohat
HISTORY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES
An indispensable reference that fits in your pocket, this slim volume, part of the "Discoveries" series, is packed with maps, archival photographs and illustrations. It tells of the Norse homeland, discoveries and settlements and features a useful chronology and excerpts from the Viking Sagas. (VIK01, $15.95)		   The Vikings, Lords of the Seas
Wildlife of the North Atlantic, A Cruising Guide  •  Tony Soper  •  Dan Powell
FIELD GUIDE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES
As interesting to read as it is useful, this compact guide, geared for a anyone venturing by sea across the North Atlantic from Britain to Iceland or Greenland, covers all the birds, whales, dolphins you are likely to see (along with a few fish and invertebrates). Each of the creatures is fully described with a page or two, including handsome large watercolor illustrations. (ATL26, $25.99)		   Wildlife of the North Atlantic, A Cruising Guide
Circumpolar North / Greenland Map  •  ITMB
2009 •  MAP
This revised full-color, folded map of Greenland at a scale of 900,000 (with index, shaded coastal relief and travel notes) includes on the reverse the stunning North Circumpolar Region Map, published by the Natural Resources Canada. Showing all the land above 60 degrees north, this striking map also shows limits of polar sea ice, position of the magnetic North Pole and bathymetry of the Arctic basin. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (ARC111, $12.95)		   Circumpolar North / Greenland Map



Also Recommended

Iceland Adventure Map  •  National Geographic Society    •  A detailed, double-sided traveler's map at a scale of 1:465,000 by National Geographic. (ICL05, $11.95)
 		  
North Circumpolar Region  •  Canada Map Office    •  A striking bird's-eye view of the Arctic Ocean and all the lands of the far north, at a scale of 1:9,000,000, with shaded relief on sea and land. (ARC16, $19.95)
 		  
Bradt Guide Faroe Islands  •  James Proctor   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 		  
Lonely Planet Iceland  •  Deanna Swaney   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This concise guide to Iceland includes short essays on history, culture and attractions and plenty of practical travel information. (ICL06, $23.99)
 		  
Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings  •  John Haywood   • HISTORY • BEST SELLER  •  The history of the Vikings told through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs. This book traces the route of the 9th-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and on to the New World. (VIK02, $20.00)
 		  
Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga  •  William Fitzhugh  •  Elisabeth Ward   • HISTORY  •  An extensively illustrated volume of Viking culture, history and exploration that focuses especially on voyages to North America. Published in conjunction with a Smithsonian exhibit, it features essays and 400 color photographs. (VIK11, $34.95)
 		  
Frost on My Moustache, The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer  •  Tim Moore   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this inspired folly, a British comic heads to Iceland, Spitsbergen and other northern locales in pursuit of a fictitious Arctic hero. (ARC74, $16.99)
 		  
Iceland, Land of the Sagas  •  Jon Krakauer  •  David Roberts   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Krakauer and colleague David Roberts hike and climb around Iceland in this classic travel narrative, reissued as a paperback and featuring Krakauer's color photographs. The book interweaves the natural and cultural history of the island with the authors' own adventures. (ICL07, $24.00)
 		  
The Ice Finders, How a Poet, a Professor and a Politician Discovered the Ice Age  •  Edmund Blair Bolles   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A wonderfully eccentric history of 19th-century science, focusing on three personalities and their ideas about the role of ice in Earth's history. Each contributed to the Victorian debate among scientists, explorers and the man on the street about the nature of the polar regions. (ARC78, $17.95)
 		  
This Cold Heaven  •  Gretel Ehrlich   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  Ehrlich spent seven seasons in Greenland, mostly alone, traveling by boat, helicopter, plane and dogsled. This exhilarating book reflects her insight, knowledge and deep appreciation of the people and barren landscapes of the north. (ARC107, $18.95)
 		  
Far Afield  •  Susanna Kaysen   • LITERATURE  •  Susanna Kaysen's charming novel about a social anthropologist off on a grant to study the residents of the Faroes wonderfully evokes the people, culture and windswept landscapes of the North Atlantic archipelago. (ICL08, $17.00)
 		  
Independent People, An Epic  •  Halldor Laxness   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  Rich in local color, this great mock-epic by the Icelandic Nobel Prize-winner features the indelible Bjartur of Summerhouses, a hard-headed, independent-minded sheep farmer. (ICL01, $16.95)
 		  
Old Man and His Sons  •  Heoin Bru   • LITERATURE  •  Heoin Bru deftly captures a vanishing way of life in the Faroe Islands in this short novel, showing his thrifty characters occupied with gathering wood along the shore, farming and fishing in a traditional world on the verge of change. Heoin Bru was the penname of Hans Jacob Jacobsen (1901-1987), a Faroese novelist and translator. (SCN68, $13.95)
 		  
The Greenlanders  •  Jane Smiley   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  This marvelously researched novel recreates life in the Viking settlements in Greenland. (ARC08, $15.95)
 		  
The Sagas of Icelanders  •  Jane Smiley  •  Robert Kellog   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
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)
 		  
Arctic Dreams  •  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, $16.00)
 		  
Polar Bears  •  Ian Stirling   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
The Control of Nature  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  In the classic McPhee tradition, these sparkling essays explore our generally feeble attempts to combat all-powerful nature, including valient efforts by Icelanders to control the flow of a volcano across the harbor at Heimaey in the Westman Islands. (NAT01, $16.00)
 		  
The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife  •  Tony Soper   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An essential handbook for the ship-based traveler, this compact guide to the plants, marine mammals and birds of the circumpolar north features handsome watercolor illustrations and lively text. This new edition includes a section on the Bering Sea. (ARC85, $23.99)
 		  
 
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