Arctic Dreams (Unabridged)
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Winner of the National Book Award
This bestselling, groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing.
The Arctic is a perilous place. Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this modern classic, Barry Lopez explores the many-faceted wonders of the Far North: its strangely stunted forest, its mesmerizing aurora borealis, its frozen seas. Musk oxen, polar bears, narwhal, and other exotic beasts of the region come alive through Lopez’s passionate and nuanced observations. And, as he examines the history and culture of the indigenous people, along with parallel narratives of intrepid, often underprepared and subsequently doomed polar explorers, Lopez drives to the heart of why the austere and formidable Arctic is also a constant source of breathtaking beauty, beguilement, and wonder.
Written in prose as memorably pure as the land it describes, Arctic Dreams is a timeless mediation on the ability of the landscape to shape our dreams and to haunt our imaginations.
Look for Barry Lopez's new book, Horizon, available now.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
See the Arctic in a different light with the help of this remarkable nonfiction listen. National Book Award–winning author Barry Lopez draws on research into the fierce region’s biology and ecology—and explores the personal experiences of the area’s indigenous Inuit peoples, as well as the whalers, traders, and explorers who’ve been drawn there. This wonderfully holistic approach unearths so many fascinating stories, from the surprising truth behind the oft-repeated statement that native communities can distinguish between a thousand different forms of frozen water and the plight of the overhunted bowhead whale to the region’s distinctive relationship between daylight and night. With his almost musical narration, actor James Naughton captures the way Lopez crystallizes the unique aspects of the polar realm. This awe-inspiring audiobook will help you imagine the frost on your breath and the crunch of snow under your boots.