The Scramble for the Arctic: Ownership, Exploitation and Conflict in the Far North
Sale provides an authoritative summary of the main issues confronting governments and corporations, and the consequences for the descendants of the original inhabitants.  --Times Literary Supplement, April 16, 2010Represents a well-researched and clearly written account of the signal failure of humanity to develop adequate protection for this great natural wonderland. I commend this book if only to help us all understand the issues which confront the Arctic over the coming decades.  -- Green WorldRichard Sale writes with neat, scholarly precision, detailing the history of the region, its ecology and what the future is likely to bring both politically and geologically.  --Good Book Guide