description: Winner of the National Book Award and a best-seller upon publication in 1986, Arctic Dreams is now acknowledged as a classic, a book that re-defined the genre of nature writing. In prose of transparent beauty, Lopez celebrates the Arctic landscape and the animals and people that live there. He recounts massive migrations by land, sea and air, the epic voyages of explorers, distant mountain that is actually a looming mirage. But he also looks deep into our dreams and the strange fascination that the Arctic exerts over our imaginations. Why do we find such a hostile, elemental environment so beautiful, so full of magic, so rich in ideas about how we should live our lives?
language: English
title: Arctic Dreams
titlecomplete: Arctic Dreams
genres: Adventure, Nature, Science Nature, History, Travel, Environment, Science, Memoir, Nonfiction, Natural History
ratings_count: 7963
places: Arctic Circle
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: National Book Award
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Oregon Book Award
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Bantam Books