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Arctic Dreams
Barry Lopez
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Description for Arctic Dreams
Paperback. Lopez's journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage to massive migrations by land, sea and air. The setting of epic exploratory voyages. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1MTN; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 360.
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'A master nature writer' (New York Times) provides the ultimate natural, social and cultural history of the Arctic landscape.
The author of Horizon's classic work explores the Arctic landscape and the hold it continues to exert on our imagination.
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 and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage to massive migrations by land, sea and air. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099583455
SKU
9780099583455
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Barry Lopez
Barry Lopez is the author of seven works of non-fiction and nine works of fiction. His writing appears regularly in Harper's, The Paris Review, Orion, and The Georgia Review. He is the recipient of a National Book Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and many other honours. Lopez lives in ... Read more
Reviews for Arctic Dreams
The Arctic dreamland seen and described by a writer of rare perception and poetic descriptive power... The pages sparkle with Arctic light
David Stephen
Scotsman
A marvellous evocation of the Arctic by a naturalist, who is part poet... A magical book to read slowly and savour
Gillian Somerville-Large
Irish Times
Barry Lopez by some ... Read more
David Stephen
Scotsman
A marvellous evocation of the Arctic by a naturalist, who is part poet... A magical book to read slowly and savour
Gillian Somerville-Large
Irish Times
Barry Lopez by some ... Read more