Tour Alaska Bookstore

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• Adventure Guide to Coastal Alaska and the Inside Passage by Lynn Readicker-Henderson - a detail study on how to explore over 45,000 miles of coastline, local history, culture, wildlife and more.

• Alaska's Inside Passage: Photography & Essay's by Kim Heacox - a great gift book for Alaska adventure and travel enthusiasts.

• Adventuring in Alaska The Ultimate travel guide published by Sierra Club Books. Includes adventure ideas ranging from the frozen tundra of the north to the lush rainforests of the southeast. Many ways to access towering mountains and spectacular glaciers. 9 maps.

• On the Road with Charles Kuralt1989 bestselling paperback by America's permier traveling journalist.

• The Great Golf Courses of America by Gordon and French. 240 pages published Sept 1997 of the 39 best courses in the U.S. with over 200 color photos, diagrams and maps.

• Golf Resorts of the World by Brian McCallen - 304 pages. Adapted from a feature in Golf Magazine, rates and profiles golf resorts around the world. Organized geographically starting in Hawaii. Include 402 photos, aerial views and interior guest room shots of 64 outstanding U.S. resorts and 32 others around the world.

• 1998 ESPN Sports Almanac 960 page compendium of statistics, top stories, anecdotes and sports trivia. Major year end review for each sport and final box score standings. A must for all serious sports fans.

• Idiot's Guide to Golf written by Michelle McGanan - winner of five Ladies PGA championships. Demonstrates every phase of the game.

• Golf for Dummies by Gary McCord with intro by Kevin Costner. Gary is the famous CBS Commentator and is one of golf's most knowledgeable characters.

• Gold Rush; North to Alaska and the Klondike - 246 pg Travelogue by Ian Wilson. Engaging story of a thousand mile trek to reach the Klondike goldfields, traveling as goldseekers did a century ago - by horseback, on foot, boat and snowshoe.

• Alaska's Wildlife by Tom Walker - Alaska's Premier Wildlife Photographer. Excellent 142 page science and wildlife pictorial. The text is fascinating story of how and why he optains these marvelous pictures.

• The Best of Field & Stream: 100 Years of Great Writing from America's Premier Sporting Magazine - A great collection of their best outdoor adventures.

• Ansel Adams: Our National Parks Collection of the greatest images and writings of this famous naturalist covering over 40 national parks and monuments.

• Alaska Atlas and Gazatteer by DeLorme. Complet road atlas to the state. 16,000 place name listings including mountains, lakes, bays. City maps of three largest cities. 10 pages of recreational topics.

• Rand McNally Cosmopolitan World Atlas Best known and bestselling atlas title for over 40 years. Hardcover edition with over 69,000 place names. Large scale maps of continents, countries, states and provinces. Excellent for home, business, travel, schools or libraries.

• How to Plan Your Dream Vacation Using the Web by Elizabeth Dempsey. Definitely one of my Favorite handbooks. Travelers can get huge discounts and savings on their vacation costs to anywhere in the world by using the internet. This book includes a crash course in using the World Wide Web.

• Oxford Family Encyclopedia by Oxford University Press. Single Volume edition - 768 pages released October 1997. Excellent reference for home and travel use. 15,000 entries and maps. Info on many geographical places. Special features on each country including culture, religion, medicine, sports and entertainment.

• Seven Years in Tibet - New York Times Bestseller Recently released as this year's famous motion picture. Story of the real life adventures of Heinrich Harner, an Austrian, who in World War II escapes from a Brittish internment camp in India and travels to Tibet where he spends several years tutoring the young Dalai Lama.

• The Wall Street Journal Almanac 1998 Complete reference guide to all major events in Politics, business, economy, science, media, sports and entertainment.

• Diana Princess of Wales: A Tribute in Photographs by Michael O'Mara Special commemorative edition about the life of our favorite princess.

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