 | An African in Greenland (New York Review Books Classics) by Tete-Michel Kpomassie
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $3.51 A good introduction to Greenland. An African man travels to Greenland to live, and comments on his experiences there. Written in 1981.
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 | This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland by Gretel Ehrlich
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.45 Essayist and naturalist from Wyoming, Greta Ehrlich, writes travelogue/novel about Greenland. Discusses her experiences in Greenland, the ethnography there, and Danish influence. 1993
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 | The Ice-Shirt (Seven Dreams) by William Vollmann
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $2.42 Combination of a journal, a novel, and historical information, about Iceland and Greenland. Very good, thought-provoking. By trendy writer William Vollman, 1993.
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 | Driving to Greenland: Arctic Travel, Northern Sport, and Other Ventures into the Heart of Winter (Travel Guide) by Peter Stark
Buy new: $7.81 / Used from: $0.01 1994 essays by outdoors writer Peter Stark about his love for icy climes. Covers everything from ski-jumping, to narwhal hunting, to types of snowflakes, ice, and snow. Fun read!
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 | Salamina by Rockwell Kent
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $12.49 1935 book, by Kent Rockwell. Rockwell spent a year in Greenland, and chronicles his experiences with the Inuit, and their now-extinct way of life. Lyrical, funny, enjoyable.
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 | The Sledge Patrol: A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and Victory by David Howarth
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $0.98 Thrilling tale about Danes and Norwegians protecting top-secret U.S. outpost in Greenland, during WWII. Compared to "Into Thin Air." Great! By David Howarth, 2001!
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 | No One Thinks of Greenland: A Novel by John Griesemer
Buy new: $12.82 / Used from: $0.52 2002 novel, by John Griesemer. Description of a military base/hospital in Greenland in the 1950's and '60's. A good read. 2001.
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 | The Transformation by Mette Newth
Buy used from: $0.01 Young adult novel written in 2000 by Norwegian author Mette Newth. Romance between Irish monk and Inuit shaman girl. Good, but uneven. Translated in English.
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 | The Abduction (Aerial Fiction) by Mette Newth
Buy used from: $0.01 Young adult novel, 1989, by Norwegian Mette Newth. Usuqo and Poq are young Inuits enslaved by Norwegians in Norway. True story, based on Norwegian slave-ship accounts. Good, but uneven--in English.
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 | Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 Danish author Peter Hoeg's 1995 thriller takes place in Denmark and Greenland. Book explores Danish attitudes about Greenland and Inuits. Partly in Denmark, and part in Greenland. Very good.
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 | The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
Buy used from: $0.01 Jane Smiley's 1988 novel, depicting the Viking settlement in Greenland, in the 14th century. Epic, historical, and tragic. Well worth reading.
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| The Norse Atlantic Saga: Being the Norse Voyages of Discovery and Settlement to Iceland, Greenland, and North America by Gwyn Jones
Buy used from: $2.89 This 1964 book has the Vikings' "Greenland Saga" in it. Also has background historical info. Describes Leif Erikkson's discovery of Greenland. Readable English translation of Old Norse.
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 | Ultima Thule: Explorers and Natives in the Polar North by Jean Malaurie
Buy new: $50.81 / Used from: $7.90 Great overall book about history of Greenland. Describes various European colonists and explorers in Greenland, while being respectful of Inuit history. By Jean Malaurie and Willard Wood, 2003.
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| GREENLAND MUMMIES
Buy used from: $2.93 This 1991 book, by the Smithsonian, shows the technology used by the Inuits to survive harsh Greenlandic winters. Interesting. Translated from Danish into English.
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 | The Frozen Echo: Greenland and the Exploration of North America, ca. A.D. 1000-1500 by Kirsten Seaver
Buy new: $25.00 / Used from: $18.50 Drawing on archaeology, history, and science, book attempts to explain why Vikings in Greenland died out. Readable, contemporary history book. By Kirsten A. Seaver, 1997.
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 | Greenland's Icy Fury (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series) by Wallace Hansen
Buy new: $23.92 / Used from: $2.56 History book about WWII top-secret military base in south Greenland. Weather-forecasters there helped gain advantage for allies in battles. Interesting. By Wallace R. Hansen, 1994.
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 | Greenland & The Arctic (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) by Etain O'Carroll
Buy new: $17.81 / Used from: $12.03 Only travel book available for Greenland. Full of information about country, but only updated every 3 years. 2005.
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 | Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.97 Great book on arctic, by Barry Lopes. Covers flora, fauna, aurora borealis, icebergs, snow, solar and lunar light, halos, coronas, and Inuits. 1985.
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| The Arctic & Its Wildlife by Bryan L. Sage
Buy used from: $0.75 Best book on Arctic wildlife in existence! Covers all birds, plants, and animals in arctic climates. 1987.
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 | Greenland Expedition: Where Ice Is Born by The Editors of NorthWord Press
Buy used from: $0.74 Great photos of Greenland! Dupre and Hoelscher's 15-month trek in 1997, around Greenland, via kayak, ski, and dog sledge. Is a travel journal, as well!
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 | Beyond the Imaginary Gates: Journeys in the Fjord region of Northeast Greenland by Iain Roy
Buy new: $36.06 / Used from: $24.29 Beautiful photo book, by Scottish explorer Iain Roy, about isolated fjords in northeast Greenland. 2004.
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 | Building the Greenland Kayak : A Manual for Its Contruction and Use by Christopher Cunningham
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.64 A book for learning to build a sea kayak which will withstand the harsh cold of the arctic North Sea!
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 | Woven into the Earth: Textile finds in Norse Greenland (None) by Else Ostergaard
Buy new: $42.70 / Used from: $51.30 Book describing clothing found on Viking mummies excavated from Eastern Greenland in the 1920's. Written in 2004. Interesting.
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 | Greenland Mummies (Time Travelers) by Buell Janet
Buy used from: $0.01 Children's book, from 1998, about Inuit mummies discovered in Eastern Greenland by Hans and Jukum Gronvold.
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 | The Raven's Gift: A True Story from Greenland by Kelly Dupre
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $0.16 Cute little children's book about Greenland! Kelly Dupre writes about her husband Lonnie's adventures in Greenland with a raven. 2001.
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