{"product_id":"a-year-in-lapland-9780295980379","title":"A Year in Lapland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn insider's account of the Saami reindeer hunters of Swedish Lapland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An awesome story of grueling work, adventure and friendship above the arctic Circle. . . . Beach gives a memorable portrait of a vanishing way of life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Teased, humored, and painstakingly educated by his polite and often mischevious hosts, the author joined a herder family at their summer settlement, where he listened to tales of evil trolls and ghost reindeer herds; partook in fortune-telling sessions; and learned to fish Saami-style and to share his cognac afterward. . . . An enthusiastic report by a man in love with his subject, best read on a cold winter’s night.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Kirkus Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through the author’s eyes, ears, and skin, the reader feels the mosquitoes’ stings and shivers at the cold breath of this northern land.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Arctic *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the English Edition\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Start with Henrik\u003cbr\u003e 2. On to Virihaure\u003cbr\u003e 3. Calf Marking\u003cbr\u003e 4. At Home in Staloluokta\u003cbr\u003e 5. Parka Separations\u003cbr\u003e 6. Lillselet and the Moose Hunt\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Sarv Slaughter\u003cbr\u003e 8. Autumn Migration to the Lowlands\u003cbr\u003e 9. Winter in Jokkmokk\u003cbr\u003e 10. Westward with the Spring\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Afterword to the 2001 Edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400910479703,"sku":"9780295980379","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-year-in-lapland-9780295980379","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}