Destination Alaska
Suggested Reading List

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The following is a list of select books recommended by individuals from the local biotechnology and medical technology community. This section is intended as a guide or reference for individuals interested in learning more about this unique region. If you are interested in reviewing or purchasing any of these items, we have linked each of the books to Amazon.com, the world's largest online bookstore. Amazon.com provides a secure online transaction system, and prompt delivery-to-your-door service. If you are aware of a book we should add to our list, please send it to Suggestion@InfoResource.org. We hope you find this section a useful resource.

	Lonely Planet Alaska by Jim Dufresne, Paige R. Penland, Don Root Published by Lonely Planet Publications, 7th edition. 2003.
Alaska: Images of the Country by John McPhee, Galen Rowell Published by Sierra Club Books. 1997.
	The World-Famous Alaska Highway: A Guide to the Alcan & Other Wilderness Roads of the North by Tricia Brown Published by Fulcrum Publishing. 2000.
Fishing Alaska's Kenai Peninsula by Dave Atcheson Published by Countryman Press, 1st edition. 2002.
	Highliners: The Classic Novel about the Commercial Fisherman of Alaska by William McCloskey Published by The Lyons Press. 2000.
Coming into the Country by John McPhee Published by Farrar, Straus and Girous, reissue edition. 1991.
	How Heavy is the Mountain by Tim Rundquist Published by Writers Club Press. 2000.
Alaska By James A. Michener Published by Picador. 2001.
	Collected Poems of Robert Service by Robert Service Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, reprint edition. 1989.
Jack London: Novels and Stories By Jack London, Donald Pizer Published by Library of America. 1982.