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Insight Guide Alaska
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2008 PAPER 392 PAGES
A profusely illustrated overview of the region, this travel guide features concise essays by well regarded authors on nature, history, peoples and culture. With hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information. This award-winning series is noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and informative short essays.
(ALA42, $22.95)
The Reader's Companion to Alaska
Alan Ryan
ANTHOLOGY 1997 PAPER 395 PAGES
The great Alaskan wilderness has inspired generations of writers. This volume collects 28 eyewitness reports written over the last 100 years, including pieces by John Muir, Pierre Berton, Barry Lopez and Jon Krakauer. The satisfyingly long excerpts are presented geographically, with separate sections on the Inside Passage, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Denali.
(ALA53, $17.00)
Coming into the Country
John McPhee
CULTURAL PORTRAIT 1976 PAPER 438 PAGES
BEST SELLER
FAVORITE
An outstanding portrayal of frontier life in Alaska circa 1976, this is among the finest of this gifted writer's works. Beautifully written, it's an even-handed look at environmental issues, as well as a hilarious portrait of some unforgettable Alaskan characters. Originally published in "The New Yorker."
(ALA04, $17.00)
Two in the Far North
Margaret Murie Olaus Murie
EXPLORATION 2003 PAPER 369 PAGES
FAVORITE
A beloved tale of life in the Alaskan frontier by noted conservationist Margaret Murie, recently released in a 35th-anniversary edition. Her field biologist husband supplies not only fodder for the stories, but also the illustrations.
(ALA57, $16.95)
Canada's Yukon and South Central Alaska Map
Coastal Cruise Tour Guides
1998 MAP
Featuring handsome topographic maps that fold down into a booklet, this guide also includes sections on visitor attractions and highlights. With seven fold-out maps of Prince William Sound, Kodiak Island, Denali National Park, Katmai and Kenai Peninsula. Two Sides. 12x72 inches.
(ALA55, $15.95)
Prince William Sound Map, East
Trails Illustrated
A topographic map of Prince William Sound, the eastern half at a scale of 1:105,600.
(ALA159, $9.95)
Prince William Sound, West Map
Trails Illustrated
A topographic map of Prince William Sound (including Chugach National Park) at a scale of 1:105,600.
(ALA85, $11.95)
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park Map
Trails Illustrated
A folded, full-color map of Alaska's Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park with good topographic relief at a scale of 1:375,000.
(ALA110, $11.95)
Alaska Almanac
Alaska Northwest
REFERENCE
FAMILY
Zany facts and figures on the geography, history and culture of Alaska. Peppered with only-in-Alaska jokes and goofy illustrations, it makes for leisurely, entertaining browsing for the whole family. Updated annually.
(ALA21, $12.95)
Alaska By Cruise Ship
Anne Vipond
GUIDEBOOK
A compact, illustrated guide to ports of call, excursions and sightseeing from Seattle to Anchorage. With a short overview of the culture, nature and history of Alaska, a full-color pull-out map and excellent town maps.
(ALA125, $21.95)
Picture Journeys in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias
George Herben
GUIDEBOOK
An illustrated portrait of the national park. In words and photographs, Herben captures the spirit of Kennecott, McCarthy and the backcountry.
(ALA200, $24.95)
Out of the Channel, The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound
John Keeble
Natalie Fobes
HISTORY
First published in 1990, this book has been updated to reflect the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, ten years after the event.
(ALA86, $14.00)
The Cruelest Miles, The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
Gay Salisbury
Laney Salisbury
HISTORY
The gripping tale of the 1925 serum run from Seward to Nome, a tribute to the spirit and gumption of the dog drivers and sled dogs of Alaska. The authors bring the individual men, their dog teams and the conditions of early 20th-century backcountry Alaska to life in vivid detail.
(ALA173, $14.95)
Travels in Alaska
John Muir
EXPLORATION
The centerpiece of this beloved classic is Muir's wide-eyed account of the discovery of Glacier Bay. A touchstone of the early 20th-century romance with wild places.
(ALA16, $12.00)
Winterdance, The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
Gary Paulsen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A man and his dogs against 1,150 miles of icy wilderness in the dead of winter. Paulsen, a novice, survived the 17-day journey with his sense of humor intact.
(ALA58, $15.00)
Alaska
James Michener
LITERATURE
Michener tackles the 49th state in this rousing epic tale of men and wildlife on the frontier.
(ALA56, $15.95)
White Sky, Black Ice
Stan Jones
MYSTERY
In this first rate murder mystery state trooper Nathan Active returns to Chukchi from Anchorage to confront a memorable cast of characters -- and figure out why two young men have killed themselves.
(ALA164, $13.00)
Alaska Wildlife
Pocket Naturalist
FIELD GUIDE
This laminated card features color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered birds, mammals and reptiles of Alaska.
(ALA123, $5.95)
Marine Mammals of Alaska
Kate Wynne
FIELD GUIDE
BEST SELLER
Designed for use in the field, this indispensable guide features large color photographs, key information and detailed range maps for all the whales, seals and other marine creatures of Alaska and the Bering Sea across to Russia.
(ALA08, $25.00)
The Nature of Alaska
James Kavanagh
Raymond Leung
FIELD GUIDE
A basic, illustrated field guide to the mammals, birds, seashore life, fishes, trees, shrubs and wildflowers of Alaska with 300 color illustrations.
(ALA137, $14.95)
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