With a name like Peck, you almost have to be an expert on birds. Mark Peck, an ornithological expert at the Royal Ontario Museum, provides detailed and informative text to go along with stunning photographs.

He could run "faster than an express train... nothing less than a bursting shell could penetrate his skin!" 

Arctic researcher, author, and photographer Norman Hallendy's journey to the Far North began in 1958, when many Inuit, who traditionally lived on the land, were moving to permanent settlements created by the Canadian government. 

John Julius Norwich has authored scores of books damned by the faint praise of being “popular” histories. This is unjust, says the Washington Times.