"Without this child, we shall all die." Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world... The first volume in Philip Pullman's incredible HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy. First published in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, it won the UK's top awards for children's literature.
Carvel , John L. , Stephen of Linthouse , 1750–1950 , Glasgow , 1950 . ... Jakobsson , M .; Macnab , R .; Mayer , L .; Anderson , R .; Edwards , M .; Hatzky , J .; Schenke , H. W .; and Johnson , P. , ' An Improved Bathymetric Portrayal ...
Report of the Hudson's Bay Expedition, Under the Command of Lieut. A.R. Gordon, 1884 [microform]
Learn all about the Arctic, one of the world's most important and delicate climate zones.
Policies and Practicalities of Shipping in Changing Ice Conditions: A Case Study from Cape Dorset, Nunavut
Istoriia pol'skikh, russkikh, i sovetskikh poliarnykh issledovanii: Materialy III Pol'skoSovetskogo Simpoziuma po istorii mauk ozemle, 25–30 sentiabria 1978. Wroclaw; Polish Academy of Sciences, 1982. Jakobson, Michael.
Recent climate variability and trends, and projected future states are discussed in detail. The Arctic Climate System provides an overview of the subject for researchers and advanced students in a wide range of disciplines.
In response to her mother's questions, a child makes up her own bedtime story. In her story the child ties her boat to the tail of a whale and sails off to the Arctic. In her adventures she meets polar bears, auks, seals and other animals.
Life with the Esquimaux: The Narrative of Captain Charles Francis Hall, of the Whaling Barque "George Henry", from the 29th...
Sargasso of Lost Starships: The Terrans need Basil Donovan to guide them into the Black Nebula--a place from which few starships had ever returned. Not only does Basil hate the Terrans, but he has no desire to return to the Black Nebula.
Examines past and present scientific study of the Arctic, describing what life is like for scientists staying there and explaining how and what they study.