Lost in the Aurora
Lost in the Aurora

Author: OJ LEIGH

Publisher: OJ LEIGH

Published: 2023-09-14

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13:

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In the breathtaking and ethereal landscape of the Arctic, where the heavens weave their celestial tapestry, a tale of unexpected adventure and magnetic love unfolds under the mesmerizing dance of the Northern Lights. Welcome to "Lost in the Aurora," a captivating journey that transports us deep into the heart of the frozen wilderness, where the destinies of two souls, seemingly worlds apart, collide in the most enchanting and life-altering manner. Meet Marcellus, an intrepid aurora chaser fueled by an insatiable passion for capturing the elusive beauty of the Northern Lights. With a heart set ablaze by the mysteries of the night sky, they embark on a daring expedition, chasing the ethereal glow across the Arctic tundra. Opposite to Marcellus stands Dr. Blaire Ivanna, a reserved and brilliant polar scientist, whose mind is a sanctuary of logic and reason, devoted to understanding the enigmatic climate patterns of the region. Focused, driven, and emotionally guarded, Blaire finds solace in the rigors of scientific pursuit. Fate, however, has other plans as the forces of destiny conspire to bring these two contrasting souls together. In a serendipitous encounter during their individual quests, an unexpected snowstorm envelopes them, and both lose their way back to the safety of their research base. Stranded in the unforgiving Arctic wilderness, they must now rely on each other's survival instincts to endure the extreme conditions and find their way home. As they face nature's harsh trials and share the experience of a lifetime beneath the swirling hues of the Northern Lights, their initial differences begin to melt away like ice under the warmth of a shared fire. Through laughter, tears, and moments of vulnerability, they discover the profound and magnetic pull of love, subtly weaving its threads through their lives. Join us on this enthralling expedition of self-discovery, as Marcellus and Blaire navigate the uncharted territory of the heart and the Arctic, exploring the depths of their emotions while braving the elements. "Lost in the Aurora" is a tale that transcends the boundaries of the tangible world, delving into the depths of human connection, and revealing that, amidst the darkness, the most profound beauty lies beneath the dancing Northern Lights.

Arctic Legacy
Arctic Legacy

Author: Loretta Jackson

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

Published: 2014-03-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781477834022

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Reprint. Originally published: New York: Avalon Books, 1999.

A Naturalist and Other Beasts
A Naturalist and Other Beasts

Author: George B. Schaller

Publisher: Catapult

Published: 2010-05-04

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1578051703

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Since the 1950s, eminent field biologist George Schaller has roamed through many lands observing wild animals and conducting landmark long–term studies that have deepened our understanding of these creatures. He has reported and reflected on his work in classic, much–acclaimed books, including The Last Panda and National Book Award winner The Serengeti Lion, but much of his best writing has been ephemeral, published in magazines, only to drop out of sight. This collection features 19 short pieces brought together in book form to offer a unique overview of his life in the field. Chapters describe stalking tigers in India and jaguars in Brazil's Pantanal swamps, studying mountain gorillas in Central Africa and predator–prey relations in the Serengeti, tracking newfound species on the wild border of Vietnam and Laos, searching for snow leopards in the Hindu Kush, and Schaller's groundbreaking work with giant pandas in Sichuan. Later accounts broaden the focus from individual creatures to whole ecosystems. "The careless rapture of my early studies has been replaced more and more by efforts to protect animals and their habitats," he writes. New to this book are Schaller's introductions for each chapter, which add and update information, and an overall introduction that looks back on his remarkable career.

Arcticness
Arcticness

Author: Ilan Kelman

Publisher: UCL Press

Published: 2017-08-14

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1787350142

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Climate change and globalisation are opening up the Arctic for exploitation by the world – or so we are told. But what about the views, interests and needs of the peoples who live in the region? This volume explores the opportunities and limitations in engaging with the Arctic under change, and the Arctic peoples experiencing the changes, socially and physically. With essays by both academics and Arctic peoples, integrating multiple perspectives and multiple disciplines, the book covers social, legal, political, geographical, scientific and creative questions related to Arcticness, to address the challenges faced by the Arctic as a region and specifically by local communities. As well as academic essays, the contributions to the book include personal reflections, a graphic Topics covered in the essays include indigenous identity and livelihoods such as reindeer herding, and adapting to modern identities; a graphic essay on the experience of Arctic indigenous peoples in residential schools; the effects of climate change; energy in the Arctic; and extractive industries and their impacts on local communities.essay, and poetry, to ensure wide and varied coverage of the Arctic experience – what the contributions all have in common is the fundamental human perspective.The book includes reflections on the future of Arcticness, engaging with communities to ensure meaningful representation and as a counterpoint to the primacy of environmental, national and global issues.

Legacies and Change in Polar Sciences
Legacies and Change in Polar Sciences

Author: Jessica M. Shadian

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-22

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1317106482

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Providing case study analyses of the politics of science in and around the International Polar Year of 2007-2008, this volume makes a distinct contribution to ongoing research focusing on the relationship between science, international politics, law and history. The contributors combine both interdisciplinary and multi-theoretical approaches to engage directly with the most recent debates in international relations scholarship, to include discussions of arctic climate change, governance issues, reflections on the Antarctic Treaty and the science-geopolitics interface amongst others. This is the first comprehensive account to look explicitly at the relationship between global politics and science through an account of the International Polar Years.

Sir John Franklin
Sir John Franklin

Author: Anders Knudsen

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780778724209

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A mystery for more than a hundred years, British naval officer Sir John Franklin and his entire crew disappeared on his famous voyage to find the Northwest Passge in the mid-1800s. Learn about the life of this driven explorer, the Arctic voyages that would make him famous, and what really happened to Franklin's party.

Identity and Heritage
Identity and Heritage

Author: Peter F. Biehl

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-10-15

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 3319096893

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This book will suggest new agendas for identity and heritage studies by means of presenting contentious issues facing archaeology and heritage management in a globalized world. The book is not only present the variability of heritage objectives and experiences in the New and Old World, and opens a discussion, in a shrinking world, to look beyond national and regional contexts. If the heritage sector and archaeology are to remain relevant in our contemporary world and the near future, there are a number of questions concerning the politics, practices and narratives related to heritage and identity that must be addressed. Questions of relevance in an affluent, cosmopolitan setting are at odds with those relevant for a region emerging from civil war or ethnic strife, or a national minority battling oppression or ethnic cleansing. A premise is that heritage represents a broad scope of empirically and theoretically sound interpretations – that heritage is a response to contemporary forces, as much as data. It is therefore necessary constantly to evaluate what is scientifically accurate as well as what is valid and relevant and what can have a contemporary impact.

A Legacy of Arctic Art
A Legacy of Arctic Art

Author: Dorothy Jean Ray

Publisher: Seattle : Published for the University of Alaska Museum by the University of Washington Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780295975184

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Dorothy Jean Ray describes her collection of nearly one hundred Eskimo artifacts, now part of the University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, and provides an engaging and colorful history of her own pioneering work as an anthropologist, researcher, and writer. Functioning both as a catalog and memoir, the book combines the formal, analytical description of each object with an informal discussion of the author's relationships with the artists and others from whom she obtained these pieces.

The Eskimo and The Oil Man
The Eskimo and The Oil Man

Author: Bob Reiss

Publisher: Business Plus

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1455510807

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The Arctic century is upon us. A great jockeying for power and influence has erupted among nations in the high north. At stake are trillions of dollars in profit or loss, US security, geopolitical influence and the fate of a fragile environment as well as the region's traditional people. As the ice melts and oil companies venture north, the polar regions may become the next Panama Canal, the next Arabian Peninsula-places on earth that remain relatively unknown in one century and become pivotal in the next. Now Shell oil plans to sink exploratory wells in the pristine waters off the North Slope of Alaska-a site that the company believes contains three times as much oil as the Gulf of Mexico. The Eskimo and the Oil Man tells this story through the eyes of two men, one an Iñupiat Eskimo leader on Alaska's North Slope, the other the head of Shell Oil's Alaska venture. Their saga is set against the background of an undersea land rush in the Arctic, with Russian bombers appearing off Alaska's coast, and rapid changes in ice that put millions of sea mammals at risk. The men's decisions will affect the daily lives of all Americans, in their cities and towns and also in their pocketbooks. The story begins as a fight and ends with a surprise. In the spirit of Thomas L. Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded, bestselling author Bob Reiss traveled in America's High North over three years and spent time with scientists, diplomats, military planners, Eskimo whale hunters and officials at the highest levels of the government. He traveled to remote villages and sailed on a US icebreaker. The Eskimo and the Oil Man reflects the issues dividing every American community wrestling with the balance between energy use and environmental protection, our love of cheap gas and the romance of pristine wilderness.

Out in the Cold
Out in the Cold

Author: Alan R. Marcus

Publisher: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Study of the Canadian government's Inuit relocation experiment in the eastern high Arctic. The study deals mainly with the relocation in 1953 and 1955 from Port Harrison to Grise Fiord and Resolute Bay examining the reasons for, execution of, and consequences for the Inuit of the relocation.