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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $91, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXARC62)		  
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
Eclipse! The What, Where, When, Why, and How Guide to Watching Solar and Lunar Eclipses  •  Philip Harington
REFERENCE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES
A guide to eclipse phenomena, including how to best photograph and appreciate lunar and solar eclipses, as well as understand general celestial mechanics. With tables summarizing where lunar and solar eclipses will be visible from 1998-2017. (GEN30, $19.95)		   Eclipse! The What, Where, When, Why, and How Guide to Watching Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Arctic Dreams  •  Barry Lopez
NATURAL HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 417 PAGES • FAVORITE
One of the best books we've read on any destination, this celebrated meditation on the Arctic draws on Lopez's travels throughout the North, including Baffin Island, Siberia and Greenland. A dazzling writer and compassionate observer, Lopez weaves biology and history into his storytelling, including extended chapters on the polar bear and narwhal. (ARC11, $16.00)		   Arctic Dreams
The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife  •  Tony Soper
FIELD GUIDE •  2012 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES
A compact, illustrated guide to coastal marine mammals and seabirds of the circumpolar north featuring handsome watercolor illustrations by Dan Powell and lively text on the natural history of each species by intrepid expedition leader and bird-lover Tony Soper. An essential handbook for the ship-based traveler. With a brief overview of history, short chapters on plants and invertebrates, and a glossary of snow and ice. (ARC85, $23.99)		   The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife
Denmark Map  •  Freytag & Berndt
MAP
This double-sided maap, covering Denmark and southern Sweden from Gothenburg to Kristianstad, includes the Faeroes and Greeland on the reverse. The index includes city plans for central Arhus, Copenhagen & Odense. One Side. 49x39 inches. (SCN15, $14.95)		   Denmark Map



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The Cambridge Eclipse Photography Guide  •  Jay M. Pasachoff  •  Michael A. Covington   • REFERENCE • COMING IN  •  Subtitled "How and Where to Observe and Photograph Solar and Lunar Eclipses," this brief practical guide includes everything you would want to know about photographing the phenomenon. (GEN29, $33.00)
 		  
The Frozen Echo, Greenland and the Exploration of North America, 1000-1500  •  Kirsten Seaver   • HISTORY  •  A scholarly account of Norse settlements in Greenland and Canada -- the best analysis of the subject to be published in decades. (ARC76, $30.95)
 		  
The Sledge Patrol, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Victory  •  David Howarth   • HISTORY  •  An engrossing true-life adventure story of Danish and Norwegian hunters evading Nazi troops across the hostile terrain of Greenland. (ARC112, $16.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
N by E  •  Rockwell Kent  •  Edward Hoagland   • EXPLORATION  •  The classic account of a 1929 sailing voyage from Labrador to Greenland, illustrated with wood-block prints by the author on every other page. (ARC35, $22.95)
 		  
Weird and Tragic Shores: The Story of Charles Francis Hall, Explorer  •  Chauncey Loomis  •  Andrea Barrett   • EXPLORATION  •  The tale of 19th-century Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his untimely death somewhere in Greenland. (ARC63, $19.00)
 		  
An African in Greenland  •  Tete-Michel Kpomassie  •  James Kirkup   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A memorable account of the odyssey of West African author from his home in Togo to Paris, Denmark and, ultimately, Greenland. (ARC110, $14.95)
 		  
Last Places, A Journey in the North  •  Lawrence Millman  •  Paul Theroux   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Millman explores the culture and history of the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland in this often-hilarious account of his travels in the wake of the ancient Vikings. (ARC54, $15.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Smilla's Sense of Snow  •  Peter Hoeg   • LITERATURE  •  Could it really have been all that long ago that Peter Hoeg's gripping second novel made such a splash? Set in Denmark and Greenland and aboard a secret ship, this page-turner, out in a 20th anniversary edition, includes an excellent portrait of modern day Copenhagen. Beneath its eery surface, the novel wrestles with racism and the tangled relations between Denmark and Greenland. (DMK03, $17.00)
 		  
The Greenlanders  •  Jane Smiley   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  This marvelously researched novel recreates life in the Viking settlements in Greenland. (ARC08, $15.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Einstein and the Total Eclipse  •  Peter Coles   • SCIENCE  •  An account of the solar eclipse expedition that vindicated Einstein's theory of relativity. The success of the experiment immediately propelled Einstein onto the front pages of newspapers around the world. (SCI28, $7.95)
 		  
Glacier Ice  •  Austin Post  •  Edward R. LaChapelle   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world. (SCI07, $27.95)
 		  
The Sun in Eclipse  •  Michael Maunder  •  Patrick Moore   • SCIENCE • COMING IN  •  Aimed at the experienced observer, this survey of solar eclipses not only explains the phenomenon but also includes suggestions on photography and viewing. (SCI27, $34.95)
 		  
 
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