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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $82, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXARC284)		  
The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife  •  Tony Soper
FIELD GUIDE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 144 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, $21.95)		   The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife
A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic  •  E.C. Pielou
NATURAL HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 327 PAGES
A well written primer on Arctic climate, geography, plants, birds, mammals and insects in a single nicely written book. It's a highly recommended, enthusiastic guide to natural history throughout the North -- a good first choice for even the keenest naturalist. With line drawings, charts, and maps. (ARC03, $22.00)		   A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic
The Last Gentleman Adventurer  •  Edward Beauclerk Maurice  •  Lawrence Millman
EXPLORATION •  2006 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES
Maurice's poignant tale of coming-of-age with the Hudson Bay Company in the Canadian Arctic in the 1930s. Posted to Pangnirtung as a remarkably unlikely 17-year-old recruit, Maurice grew into a man with the fur traders and Inuit of Baffin Island, earning the name of Issumatak (One Who Thinks). The memoir, written 50 years after the fact, shows both immediacy and the wisdom of age. Maurice died at 90 in 2003, just as the book was being readied. (ARC173, $14.95)		   The Last Gentleman Adventurer
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
Nunavut Map  •  International Travel Maps
2009 •  MAP
Produced in conjunction with the Canada map office, this regional traveler's map at a scale of 1:1.85 million shows roads and populations, physical features and nature preserves in authoritative detail. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (CND328, $12.95)		   Nunavut Map



Also Recommended

Arctic and Antarctica Map  •  British Antarctic Survey    •  This cartographic marvel shows the Antarctic on one side and the Circumpolar North on the reverse at a scale of 1:10,000,000. (ANT266, $17.95)
 		  
Baffin Island: Climbing, Trekking & Skiing  •  Mark Synnott   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Beautifully illustrated with stunning photos and detailed maps this comprehensive guide covers activities across rugged Baffin Island. (ARC236, $29.95)
 		  
The Basic Book of Sea Kayaking  •  Derek C. Hutchinson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A brief guide to the fundamentals of sea kayaking by a leading authority, equally useful for the beginner and as a review for experienced paddlers. With 50 color illustrations. (OCE54, $9.95)
 		  
Inuit Folk-Tales  •  Knud Rasmussen   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This pocket edition of 50 tales of daily, world view and mythology were collected by the great Rasmussen along the whole west coast of Greenland at the turn of the last century. (ARC227, $19.95)
 		  
Uqalurait, An Oral History of Nunavut  •  John Bennett  •  Susan Rowley   • HISTORY  •  A history of the people of Nunavut in their own words, drawing on accounts of early exploration, interviews and traditional tales. (ARC169, $85.00)
 		  
Ancient People of the Arctic  •  Robert McGhee   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  In this nicely illustrated overview of the Paleo-Eskimos, Robert McGhee, an archaeologist, brings vibrantly to life North America's first settlers and their culture. (ARC163, $32.95)
 		  
A History of Arctic Exploration  •  Juha Nurminen   • EXPLORATION  •  The ancient Inuit, Vikings, Vitus Bering, whalers, explorers and James Cook all are paid tribute in striking art and historic maps in this sumptuously illustrated history, drawing on the collections of Helsinki's Nurminen Foundation. (ARC257, $60.00)
 		  
Call of the North, An Explorer's Journey to the North Pole  •  Andre Malaurie   • EXPLORATION  •  A handsome, oversize memoir and celebration of the Inuit by the French polar explorer (Last Kings of Thule), featuring 300 of Malaurie's color photographs spanning 50 years in the Arctic. Malaurie became the first Frenchman to reach the Pole by dogsled in 1951. (ARC109, $60.00)
 		  
Cold Comfort, My Love Affair with the Arctic  •  Graham Rowley   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A warm account of a cold land, this memoir of an archaeologist on the west coast of Baffin Island, and his work in the field before WWII, is also a tribute to people and places on the brink of change in the North. (ARC67, $29.95)
 		  
North to the Night, A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic  •  Alvah Simon   • EXPLORATION  •  A well crafted tale of adventures in the Canadian Arctic and Greenland aboard a 36-foot sailing yacht, including most memorably a solo winter frozen in the sea ice off Bylot Island. (ARC97, $14.95)
 		  
The Fast Runner, Filming the Legend of Atanarjuat  •  Michael Robert Evans   • EXPLORATION  •  Evans shows the culture, history and traditions of the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic in this behind-the-scenes look at the making of the remarkable Atanarjuat, filmed on location on Baffin Island, directed, acted and performed in Inuktitut. (ARC255, $19.95)
 		  
The Last Imaginary Place  •  Robert McGhee   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A curator at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, McGhee combines a lifetime of field work, ethnography and travel in this illuminating account of the human history of the Arctic. (ARC164, $18.00)
 		  
The Voyage of the Narwhal  •  Andrea Barrett   • EXPLORATION  •  A gripping work of historical imagination in the form of a 19th-century account of Arctic exploration. It's Barrett's evocative tale of a Philadelphia naturalist Erasmus Darwin Wells who sets out on a foolhardy mission in search of the Franklin Expedition in the Canadian Arctic. (ARC40, $14.95)
 		  
Ultima Thule, Explorers and Natives in the Polar North  •  Jean Malaurie   • EXPLORATION  •  In this oversize, handsomely illustrated history of European exploration of Greenland and the Arctic, Malaurie draws together explorers' logs, Inuit accounts, photographs, engravings and period drawings. (ARC123, $75.00)
 		  
Tikta'liktak, An Inuit-Eskimo Legend  •  James Houston   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The adventures of a young Inuit hunter, Tikta'liktak, set adrift on an ice floe. (ARC140, $11.00)
 		  
A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife  •  Richard Sale   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This stunning primer features hundreds of spectacular color photographs, range maps and descriptions of 200 birds and 77 mammals. (ARC190, $49.95)
 		  
Masters of the Arctic Ice  •  National Geographic Society   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This spectacular one-hour documentary, filmed using the National Geographic Crittercam, features the ringed seals and polar bears of Prudhoe Bay and narwhals around Baffin Island. (ARC211, $19.98)
 		  
Polar Bears  •  Ian Stirling   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A tribute to the polar bear by a preeminent researcher, this handsome natural history features outstanding color photographs and detailed chapters on biology, distribution, behavior, study, conservation and lore. (ARC58, $40.00)
 		  
Polar Obsession  •  Paul Nicklen   • NATURAL HISTORY • NEW  •  Born and raised on Baffin Island, Nicklen has ice in his blood. The National Geographic photographer, wildlife biologist and naturalist presents up-close portraits of the creatures of the high latitudes in 150 dazzling photographs of swimming bears, cavorting seals, penguins, dueling narwhals and all manner of polar life. (ANT305, $50.00)
 		  
What We Know About Climate Change  •  Kerry Emanuel   • SCIENCE  •  With the power of a polished lecturer, Emanuel outlines the issues, causes and concerns about the fate of our climate. (GEO46, $14.95)
 		  
 
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