The Arctic

Of all the extraordinary and dramatic escapes on this planet, none is more stunning or otherworldly than the Arctic. This 5.5-million-square-mile region perched atop the earth boasts frigid climes, vast ice sheets, and towering glaciers that calve and yield monolithic icebergs all beneath the haunting midnight sun. It is a vast, frozen wilderness teeming with life lived at the extreme, a resource-rich environment whose strategic impact on the earth's future cannot be overemphasized. Simultaneously raw and sophisticated, the High Arctic is home to the most stunning environmental phenomena ever seen and to spectacular wildlife and people who share the planet's only remaining untouched habitat.

The Arctic brings this region to life with an unparalleled collection of photography celebrating its stunning scenery, magnificent animals, and fascinating cultures. With more than 150 images from the world's finest nature photographers, this book introduces the reader to the Arctic in three sections-landscape, wildlife, and people and the accompanying text explores the challenges facing each in a rapidly changing environment.

While celebrated in this book, these stunning Arctic images and stories are also a dramatic and timely demonstration of the constant transformation of this region at a most critical time. This work simultaneously celebrates the region's beauty and sounds a call to action to save this distant world that affects each of us in countless ways.