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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $76, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXICL48)		  
Lonely Planet Iceland  •  Deanna Swaney
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES
A concise guide to Iceland with short essays on history, culture and attractions and plenty of practical travel information. This guide replaces Lonely Planet Iceland, Greenland & the Faroes. (ICL06, $23.99)		   Lonely Planet Iceland
Northern Lights  •  Calvin Hall  •  Daryl Pederson  •  George Bryson
NATURAL HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES
These color photographs capture the dazzling majesty and mystery of the aurora borealis while journalist George Bryson provides a short essay on the history of the phenomenon. (ARC126, $19.99)		   Northern Lights
Ring of Seasons, Iceland, Its Culture and History  •  Terry G. Lacy
HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 332 PAGES
A longtime resident of Reykjavik, Lacy weaves tales of family life, anecdote, lore and history into this illuminating personal portrait of Iceland. (ICL03, $25.95)		   Ring of Seasons, Iceland, Its Culture and History
Iceland Adventure Map  •  National Geographic Society
2011 •  MAP
A detailed double-sided map of Iceland, at a scale of 1:465,000. Printed on tear- and water-reistant paper, this National Geographic Adventure map is based on the cartography of Reise Know-How Verlag and the exclelent World Mapping Project. Two Sides. 27 X 39 inches. (ICL05, $11.95)		   Iceland Adventure Map



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Reykjavik City Map  •  Freytag & Berndt   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handy, detailed city map of Reykjavik at a scale of 1:10,000. (ICL43, $11.95)
 		  
Bradt Guide Iceland  •  Andrew Evans   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A detailed, personable guide in the venerable British series with a focus on natural treasures, including glaciers, lava flows and rugged coastlines. (ICL42, $25.99)
 		  
A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland  •  T.K Derry   • HISTORY  •  Scandinavia from prehistory to the present with chapters on the Viking and Lutheran kingdoms, medieval times, monarchies, the World Wars and modern period, emphasizing the common cultural, political and social backgrounds. (SCN03, $25.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
The History of Iceland  •  Gunnar Karlsson   • HISTORY  •  A history of Iceland from the Viking era through colonization, independence and the 20th century. Karlsson draws on the sagas and rich literature of Iceland in presenting this comprehensive history. (ICL17, $25.50)
 		  
The Vikings, Lords of the Seas  •  Yves Cohat   • HISTORY  •  An indispensable reference that fits in your pocket, this slim volume 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. Part of the "Discoveries" series. (VIK01, $15.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Letters from Iceland  •  W.H. Auden   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Written with fellow poet Louis MacNiece, this quirky, under-appreciated masterpiece captures the spirit of Iceland, its people and landscapes. (ICL49, $24.95)
 		  
Arctic Chill  •  Arnaldur Indridason   • MYSTERY  •  Another chilling police procedural set in contemporary Iceland, the fifth in the series. (ICL46, $15.00)
 		  
Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories  •  Herman Palsson   • LITERATURE  •  This collection of the most famous of Icelandic sagas includes stories with titles like Thorstein the Staff-Struck and Ale Hood. Dating from the 12th century, these tales vividly recreate the society of medieval Iceland. (ICL31, $14.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Jar City  •  Arnaldur Indridason   • MYSTERY  •  Indridason's first moody police procedural finds Reykjavik detective Erlendur Sveinsson investigating the brutal murder of a lonely pensioner, and the man's connection to the deaths of a number of young women. The series continues with Silence of the Grave (ICL36), Voices (ICL53), The Draining Lake (ICL52) and more. (ICL27, $15.00)
 		  
Silence of the Grave  •  Arnaldur Indridason   • MYSTERY  •  Reykjavik police inspector Erlendur Sveinsson uncovers an old skeleton and unsavory secrets in Indridason's excellent second crime novel translated into English. Winner of the 2005 Gold Dagger award. (ICL36, $15.00)
 		  
The Fish Can Sing  •  Halldor Laxness  •  Magnus Magnusson   • LITERATURE  •  A quirky, moving coming-of-age tale set in Reykjavik at the turn of the last century, featuring an unforgettable cast of Icelandic characters. Laxness, who also wrote Independent People (ICL01), won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. (ICL14, $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)
 		  
Iceland  •  Einar Mar Jonsson  •  Guillaume Cannat  •  Patrick Desgraupes   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The French landscape photographer Desgraupes captures the natural beauty of Iceland in 175 color-saturated photographs. (ICL38, $45.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Volcanoes, Crucibles of Change  •  Richard Fisher   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A complete primer for the volcano lover, this heavily illustrated book covers types of volcanoes and eruptions, worldwide distribution and the physics of their formation. (GEO02, $29.95)
 		  
Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth  •  Maurice Krafft   • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  By the great French volcanologist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1992), this pocket guide features hundreds of full-color paintings, traces the study of volcanoes from early myth and legend to modern science. (GEO06, $15.95)
 		  
A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets  •  Jay M. Pasachoff   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A guided tour of the heavens in the Peterson series equally useful in Des Moines or Montevideo. With an atlas of the sky, detailed moon maps and an overview of the science of astronomy. (SCI01, $19.00)
 		  
Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)
 		  
Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-West Europe  •  Chris Kightley   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact field-friendly guide to the birds found in the British Isles and the Faroes, Scandinavia and Northwest Europe. (EUR50, $27.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Night Sky  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Cavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A guide to the major constellations in the Northern Hemisphere featuring color photographs and glow-in-the-dark star charts. (SCI49, $5.95)
 		  
 
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