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These 4 items are available for $69, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXICL15)

Insight Guide Iceland  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES This beautiful guide features wonderful photographs and essays prepared by experts on Iceland. The emphasis here is on providing an understanding of the history, culture, landscapes and attractions of the country. Maps and practical information are secondary. (ICL04, $22.95)
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, $24.95)
Independent People, An Epic  •  Halldor Laxness LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES • FAVORITE A masterwork redolent of rural Icelandic life in the early days of the 20th century. This great mock-epic features Bjartur of Summerhouses -- a hard-headed, independent-minded sheep farmer whose voice dominates the story. Whatever its ethnographic interest, this is a tremendously good book, rich in local detail. The author won the Nobel Prize in 1955. (ICL01, $15.95)
Iceland Map  •  Rough Guide MAP A detailed double-sided map of Iceland, at a scale of 1:425,000. With an inset of Reykjavik. (ICL05, $9.99)

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, rugged coastlines, and breathtaking skies. (ICL42, $25.99)
Iceland, Landmark Visitors Guide  •  Cathy Harlow   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN FEBRUARY  •  A compact, illustrated guide to Iceland with color maps, photographs and a region-by-region survey of attractions. Fourth edition. (ICL20, $19.99)
Lonely Planet Best of Reykjavik  •  Lonely Planet Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A pocket guide with color maps. (ICL41, $12.99)
The Vikings, Lords of the Seas  •  Yves Cohat   • HISTORY  •  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, $12.95)
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 natural and cultural history of the island with the authors' own adventures. (ICL07, $21.95)
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, $13.00)
The Far Traveler, Voyages of a Viking Woman  •  Nancy Marie Brown   • EXPLORATION  •  Brown's intriguing account of the life of the young Viking woman Gudrid sheds light on early Norse settlements in Iceland, Newfoundland and beyond. It's an archaeological mystery, a history of ancient seamanship and a biography all rolled into one. (VIK26, $25.00)
The Sagas of Icelanders  •  Jane Smiley  •  Robert Kellog   • EXPLORATION  •  Nine sagas and six tales composed between 1000 and 1500, including an account of Leif Eriksson's voyage to North America, all newly translated. With an introduction by Jane Smiley. (ICL13, $22.00)
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)
Jar City, A Reykjavik Thriller  •  Arnaldur Indridason   • MYSTERY  •  A moody police procedural in which Reykjavik police inspector Erlendur Sveinsson uncovers the past of a murdered man. (ICL27, $14.00)
Silence of the Grave, A Thriller  •  Arnaldur Indridason   • MYSTERY  •  Reykjavik police inspector Erlendur Sveinsson uncovers more unsavory secrets in Indridason's excellent second crime novel. (ICL36, $14.00)
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, $14.00)
The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale  •  Keneva Kunz   • LITERATURE  •  This beloved Icelandic saga from the 13th century, possibly written by a woman, recounts years of betrayal, battle and romance: the stories of headstrong heroines in a changing world. In a new translation. (VIK31, $16.00)
Iceland  •  Einar Mar Jonsson  •  Guillaume Cannat  •  Patrick Desgraupes   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Desgraupes captures the natural beauty of Iceland with 175 original photographs. Icelandic essayist Jonsson adds a poetic appreciation of his homeland, and science writer Cannat contributes a naturalist's analysis of the Iceland's geography. (ICL38, $40.00)
The Control of Nature  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A bestseller in the classic McPhee tradition, this book explores our generally feeble attempts to combat all-powerful nature, including efforts by Icelanders to control the flow of a volcano. (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)
Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic  •  Carl Christian Kinze   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A guide to the marine mammals of the North Atlantic featuring 250 color illustrations. (FG60, $22.95)
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)