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Where the Sea Breaks its Back •  Corey Ford
EXPLORATION • 1992 • PAPER • 206 PAGES
A gripping tale of naturalist Georg Steller and Bering's Second Expedition in 1741. Chronicling one of the great stories of exploration, Ford paints a vivid portrait of Steller and his first encounter with the wildlife of the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and Alaskan coast. A classic, first published in 1966, it's subtitled "The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska." (ALA07, $14.95)

Kamchatka, A Journal & Guide •  Diana Gleadhill
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 312 PAGES
This handsomely illustrated compact guide, the first to the region, introduces the nature, wildlife, history and people of Kamchatka. With hundreds of superb color photographs, maps and travel information. (ARC201, $24.95)

The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Region of Wonders •  Terry Johnson
NATURAL HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 191 PAGES
An up-to-date, fact-filled illustrated primer on the region, its geography, marine and terrestrial life, mineral resources, industry and culture. With good color photographs of seabirds, marine mammals and marine life. (ALA197, $25.00)

Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific •   Sea Grant Alaska •  Pieter Folkens
FIELD GUIDE • 2000 • PLASTIC CARD • 8 PAGES
A convenient, 8-panel waterproof card illustrating 50 species of whales, dolphins, sea otters and pinnipeds found in the North Pacific from Alaska and the west coast of North America to Hawaii. It's handsomely illustrated, and includes full-color panels with typical behaviors, whalewatching guidelines and identification tips. Co-sponsored by the Alaska Whale Foundation and the University of Alaska Sea Grant Program, It's an excellent, weatherproof identification guide. (ALA143, $8.95)

Kamchatka Peninsula Map •   Avacha Bay
2003 • MAP
A full-color map of Kamchatka, based on satellite imagery and USGS data, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. With good topographic detail, contour lines at 200 M intervals, bathymetry and key features. The reverse features satellite images of volcanoes and reserves. (SIB35, $12.99)

Japan Map •   Periplus Maps
2002 • MAP
Handsome, accurate and updated annually, this convenient map covers the island nation with insets of the major cities. It has a variety of scales, with the majority at 1:2,000,000. (JPN06, $8.95)

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Fodor's Tokyo's 25 Best •   Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket map and practical guide. (JPN05, $11.95)

Bering, The Russian Discovery of America •  Orcutt Frost • HISTORY • The first modern biography of the great explorer -- and an excellent account of still little-known regions of Kamchatka and the Russian Far East. The author draws on new evidence to reinvigorate the life and adventures of the seafaring Dane. (SIB33, $35.00)

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)

The Museum at the End of the World, Encounters in the Russian Far East •  Alexia Bloch •  Laurel Kendall • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • In this astute book, two anthropologists recount their 1998 journey in the footsteps of Franz Boas and the ambitious Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902), interweaving their own travels with history and ethnography. With chapters on travels in Chukotka, Magadan, Anadyr, Khabarovsk, Petropoavlovsk and Esso in Kamchatka's central volcanic range. (SIB39, $28.95)

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)

Ainu, Spirit of a Northern People •  William Fitzhugh • ARCHAEOLOGY • A magnificently illustrated, handsomely produced overview of Ainu history, art and culture. (JPN101, $49.95)

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)

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)

Tent Life in Siberia •  George Kennan •  Larry McMurtry • EXPLORATION • Kennan's spirited account of his adventures among the people, little-known cultures and snow-capped volcanoes of Kamchatka and the Russian Far East, originally published in 1871. (RUS142, $14.95)

To a Distant Island •  James McConkey • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A transporting tale combining exquisite language and insightful commentary on Chekhov and his remarkable journey in 1890 from Moscow to Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. (RUS269, $14.95)

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)

Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises •  Mark Carwardine • FIELD GUIDE • In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)

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	Where the Sea Breaks its Back • Corey Ford EXPLORATION • 1992 • PAPER • 206 PAGES A gripping tale of naturalist Georg Steller and Bering's Second Expedition in 1741. Chronicling one of the great stories of exploration, Ford paints a vivid portrait of Steller and his first encounter with the wildlife of the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and Alaskan coast. A classic, first published in 1966, it's subtitled "The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska." (ALA07, $14.95)
	Kamchatka, A Journal & Guide • Diana Gleadhill GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 312 PAGES This handsomely illustrated compact guide, the first to the region, introduces the nature, wildlife, history and people of Kamchatka. With hundreds of superb color photographs, maps and travel information. (ARC201, $24.95)
	The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Region of Wonders • Terry Johnson NATURAL HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 191 PAGES An up-to-date, fact-filled illustrated primer on the region, its geography, marine and terrestrial life, mineral resources, industry and culture. With good color photographs of seabirds, marine mammals and marine life. (ALA197, $25.00)
	Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific • Sea Grant Alaska • Pieter Folkens FIELD GUIDE • 2000 • PLASTIC CARD • 8 PAGES A convenient, 8-panel waterproof card illustrating 50 species of whales, dolphins, sea otters and pinnipeds found in the North Pacific from Alaska and the west coast of North America to Hawaii. It's handsomely illustrated, and includes full-color panels with typical behaviors, whalewatching guidelines and identification tips. Co-sponsored by the Alaska Whale Foundation and the University of Alaska Sea Grant Program, It's an excellent, weatherproof identification guide. (ALA143, $8.95)
	Kamchatka Peninsula Map • Avacha Bay 2003 • MAP A full-color map of Kamchatka, based on satellite imagery and USGS data, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. With good topographic detail, contour lines at 200 M intervals, bathymetry and key features. The reverse features satellite images of volcanoes and reserves. (SIB35, $12.99)
	Japan Map • Periplus Maps 2002 • MAP Handsome, accurate and updated annually, this convenient map covers the island nation with insets of the major cities. It has a variety of scales, with the majority at 1:2,000,000. (JPN06, $8.95)

	Fodor's Tokyo's 25 Best • Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket map and practical guide. (JPN05, $11.95)
	Bering, The Russian Discovery of America • Orcutt Frost • HISTORY • The first modern biography of the great explorer -- and an excellent account of still little-known regions of Kamchatka and the Russian Far East. The author draws on new evidence to reinvigorate the life and adventures of the seafaring Dane. (SIB33, $35.00)
	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)
	The Museum at the End of the World, Encounters in the Russian Far East • Alexia Bloch • Laurel Kendall • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • In this astute book, two anthropologists recount their 1998 journey in the footsteps of Franz Boas and the ambitious Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902), interweaving their own travels with history and ethnography. With chapters on travels in Chukotka, Magadan, Anadyr, Khabarovsk, Petropoavlovsk and Esso in Kamchatka's central volcanic range. (SIB39, $28.95)
	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)
	Ainu, Spirit of a Northern People • William Fitzhugh • ARCHAEOLOGY • A magnificently illustrated, handsomely produced overview of Ainu history, art and culture. (JPN101, $49.95)
	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)
	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)
	Tent Life in Siberia • George Kennan • Larry McMurtry • EXPLORATION • Kennan's spirited account of his adventures among the people, little-known cultures and snow-capped volcanoes of Kamchatka and the Russian Far East, originally published in 1871. (RUS142, $14.95)
	To a Distant Island • James McConkey • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A transporting tale combining exquisite language and insightful commentary on Chekhov and his remarkable journey in 1890 from Moscow to Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. (RUS269, $14.95)
	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)
	Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises • Mark Carwardine • FIELD GUIDE • In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)