Northern Lights: The Science, Myth and Wonder of Aurora Borealis  •  Calvin Hall  •  Daryl Pederson  •  George Bryson NATURAL HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES • COMING IN Taken mostly in Alaska, these photographs capture, in dazzling color, the majesty and mystery of the aurora borealis. Journalist George Bryson provides a short essay on the history of human interpretation of the phenomenon. (ARC126, $19.95)
Aurora: The Northern Lights in Mythology, History and Science  •  Torbjorn Lovgren  •  Harald Falck Ytter SCIENCE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES • COMING IN An account of the history, folklore and science of the Northern Lights from their mythological importance, to Aristotle, and modern scientific understanding. Features some lovely illustrations. (ARC105, $19.95)
Empire of the Bay, The Company of Adventurers That Seized a Continent  •  Peter C. Newman HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 646 PAGES • COMING IN A big lively history of Hudson's Bay Company, the enormous fur trading organization that controlled and explored much of the Canadian wilderness in the 18th and 19th centuries. Originally published in two volumes: "Company of Adventurers" and "Caesars of the Wilderness," this book is well worth the effort. (CND78, $16.00)