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Paperback. In 1942 Attu, the westernmost island in the Aleutian chain, was home to two Americans and forty-five Aleut hunters and their families. This book offers accounts of the survivors. It presents them here in their own immediate, direct, and informal language. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1MTA; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803295575
- ISBN
- 9780803295575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. Weaves the tragic and heroic tales of nineteenth-century exploration, and the author's personal observations into a remarkable collage. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240018
- ISBN
- 9780803240018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.77
€ 20.77
Paperback. Robert Falcon Scott's 1901-4 expedition to the Antarctic was a landmark event in the history of Antarctic exploration, creating a sensation comparable to the Arctic efforts of the American Robert E Peary. This book studies the purpose, composition, and real accomplishments of the expedition of Robert Falcon Scott. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803216396
- ISBN
- 9780803216396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.04
€ 23.99
€ 22.04
Paperback. A fascinating account of the early days of Antarctic exploration from an expert storyteller. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393323214
- ISBN
- 9780393323214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
hardcover. Editor(s): Decker, Julie; Anderson, Kirsten J. Num Pages: 200 pages, 108 colour illustrations, 108 color illus. BIC Classification: 1MTN; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6161 x 5499 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295999081
- ISBN
- 9780295999081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
hardcover. With chronological chapters featuring emblematic Arctic explorers - including Elisha Kent Kane, Charles Hall, and Robert Peary - this title reveals why the North Pole, a region so geographically removed from Americans, became an iconic destination for discovery. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MTN; 3JH; HBJK; HBJQ; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226721842
- ISBN
- 9780226721842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.69
€ 95.07
€ 78.69
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 34
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376491
- ISBN
- 9788200376491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.81
€ 50.99
€ 50.81
Paperback. Twenty-eight men stood on a desolate Antarctic ice floe 1000 miles from the nearest human contact. In a few months the ice would melt. To survive they would have to be safely on land before that happened. They were led by Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922). This title presents the history of the Antarctic expedition led by Shackleton. Num Pages: 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803219441
- ISBN
- 9780803219441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Deeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge .. makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North. -- Farley Mowat Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MTN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814683
- ISBN
- 9780774814683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. Series: Wildguides. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 color photos. 3 halftones. 31 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WSSC; WTHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Fully revised and updated third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163444
- ISBN
- 9780691163444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardcover. Recent controversies over the political and environmental management of the Antarctic ensure that it will remain an important global issue. Drawing on recent developments in critical geopolitics and cultural geography, Klaus Dodds examines the six major nations of the Southern hemisphere currently involved in the Antarctic. Series: Polar Research. Num Pages: 270 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1MTS; JPSL; RGCP; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471969921
- ISBN
- 9780471969921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.36
€ 235.36
Hardcover. This book fills a significant gap in the climatological literature; comprehensive assessment of the climates of the southern hemisphere. It is the first book of its type to provide a consolidated view of the climates of southern Africa, Australia, South America and Antarctica, addressing past and future climates as well as those in the present. Series: Belhaven Studies in Climatology. Num Pages: 318 pages, figures, table, plates, index. BIC Classification: 1MT; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471949268
- ISBN
- 9780471949268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.95
€ 246.95
Hardcover. A systematic investigation of both the geopolitical commonalities and differences between the Arctic and Antarctic. The objective is to study them both together, and then to present a broader global context so that a new research agenda can be set for further comparative polar studies. Series: Polar Research. Num Pages: 330 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTS; JPSL; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471948988
- ISBN
- 9780471948988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 365.92
€ 365.92
Paperback. Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fresh take on Antarctic exploration. By focusing on the larger purpose, it deepens our appreciation of the explorers' achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. Num Pages: 326 pages, 54 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; HBJQ; HBLW; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300188219
- ISBN
- 9780300188219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
Hardback. Sweeping research on the frozen continent of Antarctica is yielding insights of global importance. Num Pages: 232 pages, 158 colour images + 5 black-&-white illustrations, with 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; RBGD; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 212 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1206.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187007
- ISBN
- 9780300187007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.81
€ 52.99
€ 37.81
Paperback. This is a practical guide to the Arctic's natural history - sky, atmosphere, terrain, ice, the sea, plants, birds, mammals, fish and insects - for those who will experience the Arctic firsthand and also for armchair travellers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 413 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MTN; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668147
- ISBN
- 9780226668147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.99
€ 27.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. In the late 1800s, "Arctic Fever" swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. This book argues, was an activity that unfolded in America as much as it did in the wintry hinterland. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MTN; 3JH; HBJK; HBJQ; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226214153
- ISBN
- 9780226214153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. HMS Conqueror is Britain's famous submarine. It is the only sub since World War Two to have sunk an enemy ship. Conqueror's sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano made inevitable an all-out war over the future of the Falkland Islands, and sparked off one of the most controversial episodes of twentieth century politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571290338
- ISBN
- 9780571290338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 9.99
€ 15.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Paints a vivid portrait of a woman gloriously out of the step with the conventions of her time. Over the course of a dozen years, Scottish plant collector Isobel Wylie Hutchison (1889-1982) explored northern latitudes from the Lofoten Islands of Norway to the far reaches of the American Aleutians. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BG; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803273443
- ISBN
- 9780803273443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
Paperback. Thoughtful essays establishing the Arctic as a distinctive region of international political, socioeconomic, and environmental importance. Series: Arctic Visions. Num Pages: 303 pages, 10 charts. 1 Map. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874516067
- ISBN
- 9780874516067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.85
€ 32.99
€ 25.85