GLSKA BOOK SHOP

A selection of books of interest to Great Lakes paddlers
(Updated March 25, 2012)

Featured Books for the Spring



BOOKS REVIEWED IN QAYAQ

GREAT LAKES BOOKS

cover Windjammers: Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors
Ivan H Walton & Joe Grimm
(Reviewed Summer 2002)
cover Schooners
Robert Shipley & Fred Addis
(Reviewed Summer 1997)
cover Paddle Wheelers
Robert Shipley & Fred Addis
(Reviewed Summer 1997)
cover Propellers
Robert Shipley & Fred Addis
(Reviewed Summer 1997)
cover Ghosts of the Bay: A Guide to the History of Georgian Bay
Russell Floren.
(Reviewed Winter 1994)
Ninety Fathoms Down: Canadian Stories of the Great Lakes
Mark Bourrie
(Reviewed Summer 1996)
Tales from the Great Lakes: Based on C.H.J. Snider's "Schooner days"
C.H.J. Snider
(Reviewed Summer 1998)
The Dynamic Great Lakes
Barbara Spring
(Reviewed Winter 2006)
The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas
Jerry Dennis
(Reviewed Spring 2007)
The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region
Wayne Grady
(Reviewed Spring 2008)
The Last Stand : A Journey Through the Ancient Cliff-Face Forest of the Niagara Escarpment
Peter R. Kelly & Douglas W. Larson
(Reviewed Autumn 2007)
Water, Weather and the Mountain West
Robert William Sandford
(Reviewed Spring 2008)
Guiding Lights, Tragic Shadows: Tales of Great Lakes Lighthouses
Edward Butts
(Reviewed Summer 2009)
   
  Superior Illusions
Richards Pope
(Reviewed Autumn 2000)

OTHER GREAT LAKES TITLES

 

SEA KAYAKING BOOKS – GENERAL

cover Baidarka
George Dyson
(Reviewed Summer 1989)
cover Great Lakes Journey: Exploring the Heritage Coast
Gary & Joanie McGuffin
(Reviewed Winter 2004)
Paddling My Own Canoe
Audrey Sutherland
(Reviewed Summer 2004)
cover Paddling Through Time: A Kayaking Journey Through Clayoquot Sound
Joanna Streetly
(Reviewed Winter 2002)
cover Kayaking in Paradise: Journeys From Alaska Through the Inside Passage
Greg Rasmussen
(Reviewed Autumn 2003)
  Stepping Stones: Of Ungava and Labrador
Nigel Foster
(Reviewed Summer 2010)
cover Kabloona in a Yellow Kayak
Victoria Jason
(Reviewed Winter 1997)
cover Paddle to the Arctic
Don Starkell
(Reviewed Winter 1997)
cover Reflections on a River
Elizabeth Noel
(Reviewed Spring 2001)
cover The Hidden Coast: Coastal Adventures from Alaska to Mexico
Joel Rogers
(Reviewed Autumn 1991)
cover Birthplace of the Winds: Adventuring in Alaska's Islands of Ice and Fire
Jon Bowermaster
(Reviewed Spring 2002)
cover On Celtic Tides: One Man's Journey Around Ireland by Sea Kayak
Chris Duff
(Reviewed Autumn 2002)
cover Keep Australia on Your Left: A True Story of an Attempt to Circumnavigate Australia by Kayak
Eric Stiller
(Reviewed Summer 2001)
cover The Cruelest Journey: Six Hyndred Miles To Timbuktu
Kira Salak
(Reviewed Spring 2005)
At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness
Peter Stark
(Reviewed Summer 2006)
cover Arctic Crossing: One Man's 2,000-Mile Odyssey Among the Inuit
Jonathan Waterman
(Reviewed Summer 2006)
cover Cold Oceans: Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat and Dogsled
Jon Turk
(Reviewed Summer 2006)
In the Wake of the Jomon
Jon Turk
(Reviewed Autumn 2005)
cover Greenland Expedition: Where Ice is Born
Lonnie Dupre
(Reviewed Summer 2002)
cover The Raven's Gift: A True Story from Greenland
Kelly Dupre
(Reviewed Summer 2002)
cover Inuksuit: Silent Messengers of the Arctic
Norman Hallendy
(Reviewed Summer 2005)
Bill Mason: Wilderness Artist: From Heart to Hand
Ken Buck
(Reviewed Winter 2005)
The Canoe in Canadian Cultures
John Jennings
(Reviewed Spring 2000)
Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives
Jason Schoonover
(Reviewed Winter 2007)
  Totem Poles
Pat Kramer
(Reviewed Winter 2008)
  Haida Gwaii
Ian Gill
(Reviewed Autumn 2009)
  26 Feet to the Charlottes: Exploring the Land of the Haida
June Cameron
(Reviewed Autumn 2009)
  Argonauts of the Western Isles
Robin Lloyd-Jones
(Reviewed Winter 2008)
The Epic of Qayaq: The Longest Story Ever Told by My People
Lela Kiana Oman
(Reviewed Winter 2000)
   
  Fallen Pieces of the Moon
Robin Lloyd-Jones
(Reviewed Winter 2006)
   
  Seekers of the Horizon:
Sea Kayaking Voyages from around the World

Will Nordby
(Reviewed Winter 1990)
   
  Qajaq: Kayaks of Alaska and Siberia
David Zimmerly
(Reviewed Spring 1991)

 

SEA KAYAKING BOOKS – TRIP GUIDES

  Paddling and Hiking the Georgian Bay Coast
Kas Stone
(Reviewed Autumn 2008)
cover Kayaking Georgian Bay
Jonathan Reynolds & Heather Smith
(Reviewed Autumn 1999)
cover Sea Kayaking on Lake Superior & Michigan
Bill Newman, Sarah Ohmann & Don Dimond
(Reviewed Winter 1999)
cover Sea Kayaking in Lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario
Bill Newman, Sarah Ohmann & Don Dimond
(Reviewed Winter 1999)
cover Sea Kayak Around Vancouver Island
Doug Alderson
(Reviewed Autumn 2004)
cover Sea Kayak Nootka & Kyuquot Sounds
Heather Harbord
(Reviewed Autumn 2004)
cover Sea Kayak the Gulf Islands
Mary Ann Snowden
(Reviewed Winter 2004)
Sea Kayak Desolation Sound and the Sunshine Coast
Heather Harbord
(Reviewed Autumn 2005)
Sea Kayak Paddling Through History: Vancouver & Victoria
Aileen Stalker and Andrew Nolan
(Reviewed Winter 2005)
Sea Kayak Barkley & Clayoquot Sounds
Mary Ann Snowden
(Reviewed Winter 2005)
  Baffin Island: Climbing Trekking & Skiing
Mark Synnott
(Reviewed Summer 2008)

SEA KAYAKING BOOKS – HOW-TO MANUALS

Sea Kayaking: A Manual for Long-Distance Touring
John Dowd
(Reviewed Summer 1989)
cover The Coastal Kayaker's Manual: The Complete Guide to Skills, Gear and Sea Sense
Randel Washburne
(Reviewed Summer 1990)
cover The Essential Sea Kayaker
David Seidman
(Reviewed Spring 1996)
cover The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking
Derek Hutchison
(Reviewed Autumn 1989)
cover Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation
David Burch
(Reviewed Autumn 1989)
cover Sea Kayak Navigation
Franco Ferreo
(Reviewed Autumn 2000)
Sea Kayak Strokes: A Guide to Efficient Paddling Skills
Doug Alderson
(Reviewed Summer 2007)
cover Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescues
John Lull
(Reviewed Winter 2001)
cover Sea Kayak Rescue: The Definitive Guide to Modern Reentry and Recovery Techniques
Roger Schumann & Jan Shriner
(Reviewed Autumn 2002)

cover

Eskimo Rolling
Derek Hutchison
(Reviewed Autumn 1990)

cover

Extreme Sea Kayaking
Eric Soares & Michael Powers
(Reviewed Winter 2000)

cover

Fit to Paddle: The Paddler's Guide to Strength & Conditioning
Rocky Snyder
(Reviewed Winter 2003)

cover

Shooting Paddlers: Photographic Adventures
with Canoeists, Kayakers and Rafters

Toni Harting
(Reviewed Spring 2001)

cover

Surfing the Great Lakes
P.L. Strazz (Ed.)
(Reviewed Autumn 2003)

SEA KAYAKING BOOKS – CAMPING

cover

St. John Ambulance Official Wilderness First Aid Guide
Wayne Merry
(Reviewed Autumn 1994)

cover

How to Shit in the Woods
Kathleen Meyer
(Reviewed Winter 1991)
cover Camping in the Old Style
David Wescott
(Reviewed Spring 2003)

SEA KAYAKING BOOKS – BUILDING

cover Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own
Graham Warren & David Gidmark
(Reviewed Summer 2001)
cover Building Skin-On-Frame Boats
Robert Morris
(Reviewed Autumn 2001)
cover Building the Greenland Kayak: A Manual for its Construction and Use
Christopher Cunningham
(Reviewed Spring 2003)
Building a Greenland Kayak
Mark Starr
(Reviewed Spring 2003)
   
  Building a Jawbone Kayak
Zu Freeman
(Reviewed Spring 1990)

OTHER SEA KAYAKING TITLES

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