Details: Richard Sale is one of the worlds leading Arctic scholars & explorers & a professional glaciologist. He has written widely on Polar history, exploration & wildlife (including Arctic Odyssey), & in 2003 won the Outdoor Book of the Year award for To the Ends of the Earth. This book is the culmination of a lifetimes work in the field, & with 275, 000 words & around 500 illustrations it will be, as its title indicates, the complete story of a region that is daily attracting more attention from politicians & ordinary people alike, & is annually becoming more open to tourism as the end of the cold war, & the onset of global warming makes access easier, & more commercially attractive. With its stunning photographs & authoritative text this book will be the basic resource for anyone interested in one of the worlds most fascinating & little known regions. Ideal For: Would make the perfect gift for anyone who is interested in nature & The Arctic.