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Title: Lonely Planet the Arctic (A Travel Survival Kit) by Deanna Swaney ISBN: 0-86442-665-8 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: overall nicely done
Comment: i had already picked up the LP guide to the antarctic and i saw this and just couldn't resist. (and this is a guy who *freezes* when it gets below 60 degrees!)
overall, the book seems great, though of course i can't speak from experience. just as an introduction to the arctic it's not bad at all. you get lots of long sections on all sorts of stuff -- the flora and fauna, the history of arctic exploration, the indigenous peoples, past and current arctic research programs, even arctic literature, plus of course all the introductory stuff covering history more generally, geography, climate, "environment and ecology", and national parks. you also get short (usually one-to-four page) insets on a particular subject (alcoholism among the Inuit, Fridtjof Nansen, the Sea Ice, SAD == Seasonal Affective Disorder" [seasonal depression from lack of light], "Arctic Phenomena" == the Northern Lights and other such things). etc. etc.
in general i've had good luck with the lonely planet guides -- they give you detailed info about all the basics (getting there, visas, getting around, potential health problems, religion, basic phrases in the most important languages, etc.) and they seem well-organized and to-the-point when it comes to telling you what are the interesting things to see, as well as making it possible for you to make your own choices based on what *you* find interesting.
be aware that this is a first edition so it may have some bugs in it that will get ironed out in later editions.
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Title: A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic by E.C.. Pielou ISBN: 0226668142 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: November, 1994 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez ISBN: 0375727485 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: North Canada : Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut (The Bradt Travel Guide) by Geoffrey Roy ISBN: 1841620033 Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Antarctica (Lonely Planet Antarctica, 2nd Ed) by Jeff Rubin ISBN: 0864427727 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The The Arctic Ocean: A Guide to the Coastal Wildlife by Tony Soper, Dan Powell ISBN: 1841620203 Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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