Into the Arctic

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Reducere. This volume explores 15, 000 years of indigenous human history on the North American continent, drawing on the latest archaeological theories, time...

DescriptionThe must-have photography monograph of the year, this lavish oversized volume celebrates David Yarrow's unparalleled wildlife imagery. F...

Reducere. Awards🏆Honorable Mention (2012) - National Outdoor Book Awards - (Nature/Environment)Contributor(s): Author: Andrew E. DerocherPhotographer: Wayne ...

A third-generation Inuit artist based in Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada, Shuvinai Ashoona is best known for her highly personal and imaginative iconogra...

Reducere. As a mythical creature, the whale has been responsible for many transformations in the world. It is an enchanting being that humans have long felt ...

DescriptionA visually stunning, photographically driven celebration of bird migration--one of the great marvels of the natural world The vast trans...

Reducere. No animal is more symbolic of the Arctic than the polar bear. In the short space of 150, 000 years, it has undergone behavioural and physiological ...

Reducere. Although the seasons have been a perennial theme in literature and art, their significance for philosophy and environmental theory has remained lar...

Reducere. Tucked away in the northeastern corner of Alaska is one of the most contested landscapes in all of North America: the Arctic National Wildlife Refu...

This book, written by a multidisciplinary team of authors comprising scientists, artists and communicators, explores one of the most pressing issue...

An arresting insight into the origins and material culture of Arctic peoples, whose lifestyle is now threatened by climate change.Illustrations: 34...

In 1941, military operations were conducted by large formations along the northern coast of Scandinavia - for the first time in history of warfare....

May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth collects the private correspondence of the officers and sailors who set out in May 1845 on the Erebus and Terror ...

In his new preface Bernd Heinrich ranges from Maine to Alaska and north to the Arctic as he summarizes findings from continuing investigations over...

Reducere. Greyhound buses and vintage suitcases, whitewashed cottages and wildlife souvenirs, fishing camps and bathing beauties adorn the pages of Minnesota...

Reducere. From the author of The Ice Master comes the remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who survived six months alone on a desolate, uninhabited A...

Reducere. DescriptionHow the far North offered a different kind of terra incognita for the Renaissance imagination.European narratives of the Atlantic New Wo...

Reducere. Fly-fishing has its sacred waters the world over. Yellowstone National Park claims some of the craft's most storied destinations. Casting in the Fi...

Reducere. DescriptionSetting off in an overloaded canoe, they journeyed down the Yukon River and walked upstream into the remote Brooks Range to build a cabi...

Reducere. The Classic Nursery Rhyme Gets an Upgrade! Play pat-a-cake with new verses and cheerful illustrations in this new picture book. Each verse introduc...

DescriptionSince early times, humans have explored the space below their feet for different purposes: to flee persecution and war, to find protecti...

Reducere. The English explorer Henry Hudson devoted his life to the search for a water route through America, becoming the first European to navigate the Hud...

Reducere. THE COIL LEGACY COLLECTION, Three Page-turning Novels in One Volume by D.I. TELBAT, draws us into a COIL saga of practical faith and heart-pounding...

Reducere. Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthus...

Reducere. First in a new series from New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown, featuring U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Nick Flynn on the hunt for R...

Reducere. In 1893, Fridjtof Nansen set sail in the Fram, a ship specially designed and built to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pres...

Reducere. This richly illustrated encyclopedia series sets sail into new waters with an exploration of the world's oceans and seas. Discover the geography, g...

Reducere. Description The Yup'ik people of southwest Alaska were among the last Arctic peoples to come into contact with non-Natives, and as a result, Yup'ik...

Reducere. For four years at Annapolis he prepared for this, pledging his youth, his ambition, and even his life. But when junior officer Dan Lenson finally g...

Reducere. Beneath the Arctic ice, the Methanaur is awakening. If this deadly methane monster breaks free, it spells the end of civilization as we know it. Me...

Reducere. In an age where southern power-holders look north and see only vacant polar landscapes, isolated communities, and exploitable resources, it is impo...

Reducere. Any animal that lives in the Arctic is tough! This title looks into how the Peary caribou survives such cold and unforgiving conditions, what it ea...

Reducere. Any animal that lives in the Arctic is tough! This title looks into how the Arctic hare survives in such cold and unforgiving conditions, what it e...

Reducere. Any animal that lives in the Arctic is tough! This title looks into how the narwhal survives such cold and unforgiving conditions, what it eats, an...

Umberto Nobile was an airship designer and pilot who became an Arctic explorer. In 1926 he flew the airship 'Norge' from Rome to Teller in Alaska, ...

Reducere. Earth's Arctic ice is disappearing! But why are ice caps, glaciers, and icebergs melting, and how does it impact the planet? In this nonfiction gra...

Reducere. Window on the World is your ticket to travel around the world If you appreciate Operation World as an adult, your kids will love this invaluable an...

Reducere. Bold and beautiful, falcons hold a special place in the hearts of people. In Falcons of North America, renowned raptor advocate and environmental e...

Reducere. Sailing well into his eighties, Captain Eric Forsyth shows in his book, An Inexplicable Attraction: My Fifty Years of Ocean Sailing, that age need ...

DescriptionA detailed account of the Royal Navy's near fatal expedition into the polar regions in 1773--with the young Horatio Nelson on board.In t...

Reducere. With the help of a demented Alaska Native elder, Chukchi police chief Nathan Active hunts for the killer who left a woman's expertly dismembered bo...

Reducere. Wildlife biologist Alex Carter is back, fighting for endangered species in the Canadian Arctic and battling for her life in this action-packed foll...

Reducere. "B95 can feel it: a stirring in his bones and feathers. It's time. Today is the day he will once again cast himself into the air, spiral upward int...

Reducere. Life Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freeman's experiences growing up in the Inuit communities of James Bay and her journey in the 1...

First in a new series from New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown, featuring U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Nick Flynn on the hunt for R...

Reducere. Developed soon after World War II, the de Havilland Beaver has become one of the most successful and long-lived designs in aviation history. The Be...

Reducere. At the age of twenty-three, Deanne Burch accompanied her husband, Ernest "Tiger" Burch to the Inuit village of Kivalina, Alaska, a barrier island 2...

Reducere. Jean Aspen, daughter of arctic explorer and author Constance Helmericks, began life in the wilderness. Throughout six decades, the natural world ha...

Reducere. 'Shaman', meaning 'intermediary between spirit and the natural world', has become a much overused word in the West. It's not a job title one can gi...

Reducere. The landmark trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of climate change--updated and abridged into ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Nicola DaviesIllustrator: Emily SuttonIn a remarkable collaboration, Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton celebrate the sea in al...

Missionary, linguist, and ethnographer Emile Petitot (1838-1916) was known for his work in Canada's Northwest Territories and as the author of a co...

As a young adult, Katie Eberhart moved to Cabin 135, a house on a knoll in remote Alaska. Over the next decade, growing up and growing into her hom...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the Mojave Desert to the arctic expanses of Baffin Island, the rituals and traditions of the First Peoples of North America blur th...

For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her lo...

DescriptionWith great good humor and a Wagnerian sense of the majesty in an ocean crossing, Juan Corradi makes his sailboat the star of the narrati...

Reducere. DescriptionThe idea of a lost ancient civilization located at the North Pole at a time when its climate was friendlier to human habitation is sugge...

Reducere. DescriptionFly-fishing has its sacred waters the world over. Yellowstone National Park claims some of the craft's most storied destinations. Castin...

A celebration of and practical guide to Europe's areas of incredible natural beauty. Step into a world boasting hilltop coastal villages, frozen Ar...

Though plastic has numerous benefits, our reliance on this sturdy, light and flexible material, paired with its longevity and our changing consumer...

The Golden Volcano thrusts two Canadian cousins-unexpectedly bequeathed a mining claim in the Klondike-into the middle of the gold rush, where they...

Reducere. Canoeing North Into the Unknown is an important book about canoeing Canada's most remote and fabled rivers, the rivers that flow north to the Arcti...

Reducere. The Karluk set out in 1913 in search of an undiscovered continent, with the largest scientific staff ever sent into the Arctic. Soon after, winter ...

Reducere. If geoengineering continues unabated, and the ozone layer is completely destroyed, it will be game over for us all. No ozone layer = no life on Ear...

Reducere. DescriptionFans of Kerry Lord's popular Edward's Menagerie series will rejoice in these 50 new crochet patterns for spectacular animals from around...

Reducere. DescriptionNative Born Son is J. David Ford's first-hand telling of his suspenseful exploits while growing up in the eastern arctic during the 1920...

Reducere. DescriptionNow more than ever, the world is recognizing how strong women and girls are. How strong? In the early 1920s, Inuit expeditioner Ada Blac...

Reducere. Hawk Hunter and the United American Air Force destroy a secret Arctic base belonging to Viktor Robotov-only to see the super-villain's submarine, t...

Reducere. Self-styled arctic outdoorsman, John Hornby had already compromised his abilities to survive in the tundra through several incidents of near starva...