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Newfoundland & Labrador: A Walk Through Time Here is a brief selection of favorite, new and hard-to-find books prepared for your journey. Carleton travelers may enter coupon code N92016 at checkout to receive $25 off your order. For your convenience, you may call toll-free (800) 342-2164 to order these books directly from Longitude, a specialty mail-order book service. To order online, and to get the latest, most comprehensive selection of books for your trip, go directly to reading.longitudebooks.com/N926544. SUGGESTED READING GUIDE RECOMMENDED PACKAGE These 4 items are available as a set for $65 including shipping, 15% off the retail price (Item EXCND467). Any additional books ordered will be shipped free of charge. John Gimlette. Theatre of Fish, Travels Through Newfoundland and Labrador. Vintage Books, 2006. A rollicking account of Gimlette’s adventures in Newfoundland and Labrador on the trail of a great-great grandfather. It’s a witty tale, soaked in fishy history, myth, lore and incident. (PAPER, 356 Pp., $16.95, Item CND234) John Haywood. Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings. Penguin Putnam, 1995. This history of the Vikings tells their story through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs. It traces the routes of 9th-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and the New World. (PAPER, 144 Pp., $22.00, Item VIK02) Andrew Hempstead. Moon Handbook Atlantic Canada. Avalon Travel Publishing, 2015. A comprehensive guide to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. With regional maps and detailed descriptions of St. John’s and other points of interest, along with an overview of the people, wildlife and history of the region. (PAPER, 528 Pp., $21.99, Item CAN02) ITMB. Newfoundland & Labrador Map. ITMB, 2011. This double sided map shows Newfoundland on one side (with St. Pierre et Miquelon and an inset of St. John’s) with Labrador on the reverse. (MAP, Pp., $7.95, Item CND378)
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Newfoundland & Labrador: A Walk Through TimeHere is a brief selection of favorite, new and hard-to-find books prepared for your journey. Carleton travelers may enter coupon code N92016 at checkout to receive $25 off your order. For your convenience, you may call toll-free (800) 342-2164 to order these books directly from Longitude, a specialty mail-order book service. To order online, and to get the latest, most comprehensive selection of books for your trip, go directly to reading.longitudebooks.com/N926544.
SUGGESTED READING GUIDE
RECOMMENDED PACKAGE
These 4 items are available as a set for $65 including shipping, 15% off the retail price (Item EXCND467). Any additional books ordered will be shipped free of charge.
John Gimlette. Theatre of Fish, Travels Through Newfoundland and Labrador. Vintage Books, 2006. A rollicking account of Gimlette’s adventures in Newfoundland and Labrador on the trail of a great-great grandfather. It’s a witty tale, soaked in fishy history, myth, lore and incident. (PAPER, 356 Pp., $16.95, Item CND234)
John Haywood. Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings. Penguin Putnam, 1995. This history of the Vikings tells their story through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs. It traces the routes of 9th-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and the New World. (PAPER, 144 Pp., $22.00, Item VIK02)
Andrew Hempstead. Moon Handbook Atlantic Canada. Avalon Travel Publishing, 2015. A comprehensive guide to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. With regional maps and detailed descriptions of St. John’s and other points of interest, along with an overview of the people, wildlife and history of the region. (PAPER, 528 Pp., $21.99, Item CAN02)
ITMB. Newfoundland & Labrador Map. ITMB, 2011. This double sided map shows Newfoundland on one side (with St. Pierre et Miquelon and an inset of St. John’s) with Labrador on the reverse. (MAP, Pp., $7.95, Item CND378)
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MAPS & GUIDEBOOKS
Michael Burzynski. Gros Morne National Park. Aa Balkema, 2012. Aimed at the first-time visitor, this guidebook covers the natural history of the park and includes practical details about the trails and backcountry routes. (PAPER, 256 Pp., $29.95, Item CND452)
HISTORY & CULTURE
Robert Bothwell. A Traveller’s History of Canada. Interlink Publishing Group, 2010. A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (PAPER, 220 Pp., $14.99, Item CND82)
Yva Momatiuk, John Eastcott. This Marvellous Terrible Place, Images of Newfoundland and Labrador. Firefly Books, 1998. This portrait of Newfoundland, compiled by two accomplished photojournalists, combines color photographs and oral histories of the area. (PAPER, 176 Pp., $24.95, Item NFL07)
William Fitzhugh (Editor), Elisabeth Ward (Editor). Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga. Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. An extensively illustrated volume of Viking culture, history and exploration that focuses especially on voyages to North America. Published in conjunction with a Smithsonian exhibit, it features essays and 400 color photographs. (PAPER, 432 Pp., $34.95, Item VIK11)
TRAVEL, BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
Nancy Marie Brown. The Far Traveler, Voyages of a Viking Woman. Harcourt Books, 2008. Brown’s intriguing account of the life of the young Viking woman Gudrid sheds light on early Norse settlements in Iceland, Newfoundland and beyond. It’s an archaeological mystery, a history of ancient seamanship and a biography all rolled into one. (PAPER, 320 Pp., $16.95, Item VIK26)
Farley Mowat. The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float. Bantam Doubleday, 1989. A laugh-out-loud account of Mowat’s determination to refurbish and sail a clunky old boat in the not-always-forgiving waters of Newfoundland. (PAPER, 208 Pp., $5.99, Item NFL02)
LITERATURE
Alistair MacLeod. Island, The Complete Stories. W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. Raised in Cape Breton, Alistair MacLeod writes of family, the pull of old Gaelic traditions, love and the landscape and folkways of Nova Scotia in this collection of 16 stories. Winner of the Pen/Malamud Award. (PAPER, 448 Pp., $15.95, Item CND73)
NATURAL HISTORY & FIELD GUIDES
Mark Kurlansky. Cod, A Biography of a Fish That Changed the World. Penguin Putnam, 2009. A sparkling extended essay on the cod, looking at the importance of the fish to cuisine and history, as well as to Scandinavian, American and Canadian commerce. (PAPER, 294 Pp., $16.00, Item OCE10)
Tony Soper, Dan Powell (Illustrator). Wildlife of the North Atlantic, A Cruising Guide. Bradt Publications, 2008. This compact, illustrated guide covers the many petrels, ducks, gulls, terns and other seabirds, as well as the rich abundance of life existing under the waves, that populate the vast Atlantic region from the British Isles to Newfoundland. (PAPER, 176 Pp., $25.99, Item ATL26)
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