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The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife

The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife

by Tony Soper

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

This compact guide to coastal marine mammals and seabirds of the circumpolar north features handsome watercolor illustrations and lively text. (ARC85, $21.95)

A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic

A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic

by E.C. Pielou

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 327 PAGES

Our best-selling book on the Arctic, this guide covers the geography and climate, plants, birds and wildlife of the circumpolar north. (ARC03, $22.00)

The Last Gentleman Adventurer

The Last Gentleman Adventurer

by 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). (ARC173, $14.95)

Arctic Dreams

Arctic Dreams

by Barry Lopez

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 417 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A dazzling meditation on the Arctic, breathtaking in scope. Lopez draws on his travels throughout the North, including Baffin Island, the Chukchi and Bering seas, Alaska, the Yukon and Greenland, interweaving natural history, accounts of early exploration, anecdote and lore into an indelible portrait of place. (ARC11, $16.00)

Nunavut Map

Nunavut Map

by International Travel Maps

  • 2009
  • MAP

A regional traveler's map at a scale of 1:1,85 million with good topographic relief, showing roads, physical features and nature preserves. (CND328, $12.95)

 
Arctic and Antarctica Map

Arctic and Antarctica Map


by British Antarctic Survey

  • 2007
  • MAP

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

Baffin Island: Climbing, Trekking & Skiing


by Mark Synnott

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

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

The Basic Book of Sea Kayaking


by Derek C. Hutchinson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

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

Inuit Folk-Tales


by Knud Rasmussen

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 303 PAGES

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

Uqalurait, An Oral History of Nunavut


by John Bennett | Susan Rowley

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 520 PAGES

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


by Robert McGhee

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

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

A History of Arctic Exploration


by Juha Nurminen

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 349 PAGES

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

Call of the North, An Explorer's Journey to the North Pole


by Andre Malaurie

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 336 PAGES

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

Cold Comfort, My Love Affair with the Arctic


by Graham Rowley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

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

North to the Night, A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic


by Alvah Simon

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

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

The Fast Runner, Filming the Legend of Atanarjuat


by Michael Robert Evans

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

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

The Last Imaginary Place


by Robert McGhee

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

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

The Voyage of the Narwhal


by Andrea Barrett

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

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

Ultima Thule, Explorers and Natives in the Polar North


by Jean Malaurie

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 399 PAGES

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


by James Houston

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 63 PAGES
  • 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

A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife


by Richard Sale

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 464 PAGES

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


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

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

Polar Bears


by Ian Stirling

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

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

Polar Obsession


by Paul Nicklen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES
  • 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

What We Know About Climate Change


by Kerry Emanuel

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 85 PAGES

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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