On an icy January day the Reykjavik police are called to a block of flats where a body has been found in the garden: a young, dark-skinned boy, frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. The discovery of a stab wound in his stomach extinguishes any hope that this was a tragic accident. Erlendur & his team embark on their investigation with little to go on but the news that the boy`s Thai half-brother is missing. Is he implicated, or simply afraid for his own life? The investigation soon unearths tensions simmering beneath the surface of Iceland`s outwardly liberal, multicultural society. A teacher at the boy`s school makes no secret of his anti-immigration stance; incidents are reported between Icelandic pupils & the disaffected children of incomers; &, to confuse matters further, a suspected paedophile has been spotted in the area. Meanwhile, the boy`s murder forces Erlendur to confront the tragedy in his own past. Soon, facts are emerging from the snow-filled darkness that are more chilling even than the Arctic night.* Book 5 in the Reykjavik Murder Mysteries series* ...

The Arctic – A guide to Coastal Wildlife by Bradt & now in its 3rd edition it is an instructive & beautifully illustrated travel companion for anyone cruising or visiting the Arctic Circle. This guide offers an interesting introduction to the exploration & conservation of the area before detailing the indigenous flora & fauna. Tony Soper, naturalist, expedition leader & presenter considers plants, invertebrates, fish, birds, terrestrial & marine mammals, each in separate chapters. Rich descriptions explore fascinating facts, habits & life histories all accompanied by watercolour illustrations by award-winning wildlife artist Dan Powell. The Bering Sea is covered in a separate section & additional pages present information on the Arctic code of conduct, glossary of snow & ice & a list of further reading. This guide is a must-have if you planning an expedition or cruise in this area or just want to know more about this specific region. ...

Bradt's fully illustrated wildlife guides focus on regions of the world particularly celebrated for their amazing & often unique species. With spectacular photography or exclusive watercolour drawings throughout, each visitors' guide provides an introduction to the region's principal flora & fauna alongside suggested wildlife itineraries, practical information on when to go & what to take & photography tips. Written in a deliberately engaging way, they offer something different from dry field guides, & will appeal to the interested layman as much as the wildlife devotee. It is ideal as a lightweight companion to any wildlife trip they also make a handsome souvenir. This is an introduction for visitors to the birds, animals & marine life of the Arctic Ocean & its polar fringes, & a fascinating & informative armchair read. ...

It`s hardly a surprise to discover that Sam Branson has a love of adventure & a real concern about our future in a world where the climate is changing rapidly. Journeying into the heart of the Arctic wilderness with his father & a film crew, Sam explores the changing landscape & the lives of the native Inuit people who have survived in a relentlessly inhospitable environment for 5000 years. Sleeping on frozen seas & encountering majestic polar bears, Sam & his father embark together on a winter expedition which Sam must ultimately complete on his own, finding new depths of resilience & courage in a formidable & breathtaking landscape. ...

Winner of the National Book Award & a best-seller upon publication in 1986, Arctic Dreams is now acknowledged as a classic, a book that re-defined the genre of nature writing. In prose of transparent beauty, Lopez celebrates the Arctic landscape & the animals & people that live there. He recounts massive migrations by l&, sea & air, the epic voyages of explorers, distant mountain that is actually a looming mirage. But he also looks deep into our dreams & the strange fascination that the Arctic exerts over our imaginations. Why do we find such a hostile, elemental environment so beautiful, so full of magic, so rich in ideas about how we should live our lives? ...

The arctic fox is an incredibly hardy animal that can survive frigid Arctic temperatures as low as -58°F in the treeless lands where it makes its home. Learn more about this amazing animal with Living Nature! All of our soft toy animals come with a swing tag packed with animal facts such as behaviour, habitat & food! ...

Cute & cuddly Arctic Hare soft toy with excellent detailing. Swing tag

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For centuries British navigators dreamt of finding the Northwest Passage
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” In 1912, the SS Birmingham approaches India. On board is Morgan Forster, novelist & man of letters, who is embarking on a journey of discovery. As Morgan stands on deck, the promise of a strange new future begins to take shape before his eyes. The seeds of a story start to gather at the corner of his mind: a sense of impending menace, lust in close confines, under a hot, empty sky. It will be another twelve years, & a second time spent in India, before A Passage to India, E. M. Forster`s great work of literature, is published. During these years, Morgan will come to a profound understanding of himself as a man, & of the infinite subtleties & complexity of human nature, bringing these great insights to bear in his remarkable novel. At once a fictional exploration of the life & times of one of Britain`s finest novelists, his struggle to find a way of living & being, & a stunningly vivid evocation of the mysterious alchemy of the creative process, Arctic Summer is a literary masterpiece, by one of the finest writers of his generation.” ...

** The Air Ministry`s emergency survival series makes the perfect gift for those who think they`d survive the world`s most hostile environments
- or at least imagine they could do!** First issued to airmen in 1952, this reprint of The Air Ministry`s Arctic Survival pamphlet

Includes:: original & authentic emergency advice to crew operating over arctic regions. With original illustrations & text, these survival guides provide an insight to military survival techniques from a by-gone era. Packed with original line drawings & instruction in:- The best faces to pull to prevent frostbite & when you can expect bits of you to `fall off`, should you fail- How to build a structurally sound igloo- How to fashion a mask to prevent snowblindness Focussing on the harshest of situations one can find oneself in, Arctic Survival is one of four reprints of The Air Ministry`s emergency survival pamphlets. Others include: Jungle Survival Desert Survival Arctic Survival


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