The Arctic – A guide to Coastal Wildlife by Bradt & now in its 3rd edition it is an instructive & beautifully illustrated travel companion for anyone cruising or visiting the Arctic Circle. This guide offers an interesting introduction to the exploration & conservation of the area before detailing the indigenous flora & fauna. Tony Soper, naturalist, expedition leader & presenter considers plants, invertebrates, fish, birds, terrestrial & marine mammals, each in separate chapters. Rich descriptions explore fascinating facts, habits & life histories all accompanied by watercolour illustrations by award-winning wildlife artist Dan Powell. The Bering Sea is covered in a separate section & additional pages present information on the Arctic code of conduct, glossary of snow & ice & a list of further reading. This guide is a must-have if you planning an expedition or cruise in this area or just want to know more about this specific region. ...

Bradt's fully illustrated wildlife guides focus on regions of the world particularly celebrated for their amazing & often unique species. With spectacular photography or exclusive watercolour drawings throughout, each visitors' guide provides an introduction to the region's principal flora & fauna alongside suggested wildlife itineraries, practical information on when to go & what to take & photography tips. Written in a deliberately engaging way, they offer something different from dry field guides, & will appeal to the interested layman as much as the wildlife devotee. It is ideal as a lightweight companion to any wildlife trip they also make a handsome souvenir. This is an introduction for visitors to the birds, animals & marine life of the Arctic Ocean & its polar fringes, & a fascinating & informative armchair read. ...

It`s hardly a surprise to discover that Sam Branson has a love of adventure & a real concern about our future in a world where the climate is changing rapidly. Journeying into the heart of the Arctic wilderness with his father & a film crew, Sam explores the changing landscape & the lives of the native Inuit people who have survived in a relentlessly inhospitable environment for 5000 years. Sleeping on frozen seas & encountering majestic polar bears, Sam & his father embark together on a winter expedition which Sam must ultimately complete on his own, finding new depths of resilience & courage in a formidable & breathtaking landscape. ...

Winner of the National Book Award & a best-seller upon publication in 1986, Arctic Dreams is now acknowledged as a classic, a book that re-defined the genre of nature writing. In prose of transparent beauty, Lopez celebrates the Arctic landscape & the animals & people that live there. He recounts massive migrations by l&, sea & air, the epic voyages of explorers, distant mountain that is actually a looming mirage. But he also looks deep into our dreams & the strange fascination that the Arctic exerts over our imaginations. Why do we find such a hostile, elemental environment so beautiful, so full of magic, so rich in ideas about how we should live our lives? ...

This title comes with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane. Lopez`s journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans & dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals & people. The stage to massive migrations by l&, sea & air. The setting of epic exploratory voyages. &, in crystalline prose, Lopez captures the magic of the Arctic
- the essential mystery & beauty of a continent that has enchanted man`s imagination & ambition for centuries.
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Cute & cuddly Arctic Hare soft toy with excellent detailing. Swing tag

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For centuries British navigators dreamt of finding the Northwest Passage
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” In 1912, the SS Birmingham approaches India. On board is Morgan Forster, novelist & man of letters, who is embarking on a journey of discovery. As Morgan stands on deck, the promise of a strange new future begins to take shape before his eyes. The seeds of a story start to gather at the corner of his mind: a sense of impending menace, lust in close confines, under a hot, empty sky. It will be another twelve years, & a second time spent in India, before A Passage to India, E. M. Forster`s great work of literature, is published. During these years, Morgan will come to a profound understanding of himself as a man, & of the infinite subtleties & complexity of human nature, bringing these great insights to bear in his remarkable novel. At once a fictional exploration of the life & times of one of Britain`s finest novelists, his struggle to find a way of living & being, & a stunningly vivid evocation of the mysterious alchemy of the creative process, Arctic Summer is a literary masterpiece, by one of the finest writers of his generation.” ...

** The Air Ministry`s emergency survival series makes the perfect gift for those who think they`d survive the world`s most hostile environments
- or at least imagine they could do!** First issued to airmen in 1952, this reprint of The Air Ministry`s Arctic Survival pamphlet

Includes:: original & authentic emergency advice to crew operating over arctic regions. With original illustrations & text, these survival guides provide an insight to military survival techniques from a by-gone era. Packed with original line drawings & instruction in:- The best faces to pull to prevent frostbite & when you can expect bits of you to `fall off`, should you fail- How to build a structurally sound igloo- How to fashion a mask to prevent snowblindness Focussing on the harshest of situations one can find oneself in, Arctic Survival is one of four reprints of The Air Ministry`s emergency survival pamphlets. Others include: Jungle Survival Desert Survival Arctic Survival


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The Arctic Circle contains some of the most spectacular places on earth, including rivers of ice, taiga forests, bleak tundras, & vast regions of pack ice. Despite its harsh climate, the Arctic is home to a surprisingly rich fauna, ranging from tiny insects & crustaceans to a wealth of birds such as Ptarmigan, Snowy Owl, Gyrfalcon & a host of breeding waders, & from a diverse assemblage of small mammals like voles & hares to giants such as Walrus, Narwhal & Bowhead Whale. The Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife is the first comprehensive biography of this region. Illustrated throughout with the amazing photography of author Richard Sale & polar expert Per Michelson, it contains in-depth sections on the geology & geography of the area, climate, ecology, species diversity & biogeography, a review of the peoples of the Arctic, & a discussion of the impact of human activity on this fragile environment. The rest of the book contains a detailed field guide covering the birds & mammals of the region, with sections on identification, confusion species, diet, breeding biology, taxonomy & distribution, illustrated with range maps & glorious photography. This breathtaking book will enchant everyone who loves wild places, & will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in the polar north. ...