Librophilia
Some great books we recommend!
The Arctic – The Complete Story
by Richard Sale
‘Richard Sale is one of the world’s leading Arctic scholars and explorers
and a professional glaciologist. He has written widely on Polar history,
exploration and wildlife (including Arctic Odyssey), and in 2003 won the
Outdoor Book of the Year award for To the Ends of the Earth.’
‘This book is the culmination of a lifetime’s work in the field, and
with 275,000 words and around 500 illustrations it will be, as its title
indicates, the complete story of a region that is daily attracting more
attention from politicians and ordinary people alike, and is annually
becoming more open to tourism as the end of the Cold War, and the onset
of global warming makes access easier, and more commercially attractive.’
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Planet Arctic: Life At The Top of The World
by Wayne Lynch
‘This gorgeous coffee-table book is a celebration of Arctic wildlife,
illustrated with many superb large-format colour photographs from
an award-winning Canadian photographer. The authoritative text
provides an excellent overview of the Arctic and its spectacular fauna
and flora and the book is divided into chapters entitled Large and
legendary, Arctic miniatures, Birds of the Midnight Sun, Hunters and
the hunted, Polar mariners, and Waterwings. This is one of the most visually
stunning books ever published on the subject.’
Arctic
Bruce Parry
‘This book includes over 150 specially-commissioned photographs. It
is written by a best-selling author with a thirst for extreme experiences
and dangerous rituals. Explorer Bruce Parry takes an epic seven-month
journey around the Arctic Circle (a passage of some 11,000 miles),
taking in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, Russia and Northern Europe - the
last great wilderness. This full-colour illustrated book documents an
important \