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Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer  
Publisher Comments The extraordinary bestselling true story of a young man's uncompromising pilgrimage that ended in tragedy....
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Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer Publisher Comments In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhikes to Alaska and walks alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body is found by a moose hunter. How Chris McCandless came to die is the unforgettable...
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Hoshino's Alaska
by Michio Hoshino Publisher Comments Michio Hoshino traveled from his native Japan to Alaska in 1972 for what was to be a two-week trip. Enchanted, he stayed for three months, then returned to live there in 1978, undertaking a lifelong career as a naturalist and photographer driven by a...
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Winterdance : the Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod (94 Edition)
by Gary Paulsen
Powells.com Staff Pick I read Winterdance while camping in the mountains of eastern Oregon when it was cold, very cold (though I was snug and warm in my sleeping bag), but I was glad to not be experiencing the Arctic climes in the book. Gary Paulsen describes cold and snow the...
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Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings (Vintage Departures)
by Jonathan Raban From Powells.com "I had a boat, most of a spring and summer, a cargo of books, and the kind of dream of self-enrichment that spurs everyone who sails north from Seattle," explains Jonathan Raban at the outset of his journey along the Inside Passage from...
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One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
by Sam Keith Publisher Comments To live in a pristine land . . . roam the wilderness . . . build a home. . . . Thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived them. Here is a tribute to a man who carved his masterpiece out of the beyond....
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Shopping for Porcupine Signed
by Seth Kantner Publisher Comments His story begins with the arrival of his father, Howard Kantner, to the remote Arctic of the 1950s and ends with him as a grown man settled in the same landscape. Through a series of moving essays and vivid photographs, ranging in subject from family...
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Frommer's Alaska Cruises & Ports of Call (Frommer's Alaska Cruises & Ports of Call)
by Jerry Brown Publisher Comments Cruising is the perfect way to see America' s last frontier-- wildlife and wilderness abound along the state' s breathtaking coastline, and are easily seen from the comfort of a deck chair or observation lounge. Thoroughly updated every year (unlike the...
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The Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier (Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, & Rafting in the Last Fronti)
by Karen Jettmar Publisher Comments Highly sought after by Alaska river runners, Alaska River Guide is the premier guide to Alaskan paddling. Karen Jettmar’s insightful narrative combined with detailed river maps, photographs, and crucial at-a-glance information provides readers with...
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Two Old Women an Alaska Legend of Betray
by Velma Wallis Publisher Comments Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River area in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a...
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Red Summer: The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village
by Bill Carter Publisher Comments A vivid, unforgettable account of the danger, pain, and joy of working on a salmon fishing boat and living in a small village on the farthest edge of Alaska Set in the tiny Native village of Egegik on the shores of Alaska's Bristol Bay, Bill Carter's Red...
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Shopping for Porcupine: A Life in Arctic Alaska
by Seth Kantner Publisher Comments His story begins with the arrival of his father, Howard Kantner, to the remote Arctic of the 1950s and ends with him as a grown man settled in the same landscape. Through a series of moving essays and vivid photographs, ranging in subject from family...
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Steller's Island: Adventures of a Pioneer Naturalist in Alaska
by Dean Littlepage Publisher Comments In 1741, a Russian expedition ship captained by Vitus Bering carried the first scientist to set foot anywhere on the western half of North America. Georg Steller would introduce the world to the staggering wealth and diversity of life of the North...
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Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man
by Doug Fine Publisher Comments Now here's a formula for near disaster: East Coast big-city guy, world-traveler, jounalist, and otherwise politically savvy fellow settles down in rural Alaska, where men are many and manly, and women with survival skills are good to count among your...
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50 Hikes in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula (50 Hikes in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula)
by Taz Tally Publisher Comments A 50 Hikes guide to one of Alaska's most stunning outdoor getaways. The Kenai Peninsula, with its proximity to Anchorage, is unarguably the gateway to the great outdoors of Alaska for vast numbers of visitors and locals alike. The 50 Hikes series, with...
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Two in the Far North
by Margaret E Murie Publisher Comments Award-winning classic about environmentalists Margaret and Olaus Murie....
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The Accidental Explorer
by Sherry Simpson Publisher Comments In these acclaimed essays, Sherry Simpson recounts her experiences as an ordinary woman confronting the vast expanses of water and wilderness of her home state. Her adventures include a harrowing bear encounter and a near-death experience...
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Alaska A to Z #2: Alaska A to Z
by Kris Graef Publisher Comments A revised second edition of Alaska A to Z had to be published to satisfy demand for the sold-out first edition, proving once again that curiosity about the 49th state is unflagging. This book is a favorite with many bed and breakfasts in Alaska, who hand...
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Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled: A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska
by Hudson Stuck Publisher Comments Though born and raised in England, explorer HUDSON STUCK (1865-1920) epitomized the adventurous New World spirit of the American West at its closing. Drawn by the wide-open spaces, Stuck, an Episcopal priest and champion of muscular Christianity...
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Fodor's Alaska Ports of Call with Map (Fodor's Alaska Ports of Call)
by Fodors Publisher Comments Walk on a glacier near Juneau, kayak through a fjord, gorge yourself at an outdoor fish bake, cast your line for Alaska king salmon or find yourself in the company of whales—Fodor's Alaska Ports of Call 2008 offers all these experiences and more...
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