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The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska 30th Anniversary Edition

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A Compact Guide to a Super Sized State
"Alaska's Favorite Factbook"

The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska 30th Anniversary Edition

Manufacturer: Alaska Northwest Books
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ASIN: 0882406523
Release Date: 2006-11-15

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If you want to know Alaska inside and out, there is no better reference than THE ALASKA ALMANAC.. Updated annually with facts and figures on geography, history, economics, sports, cultures, and people of the Last Frontier, this information-packed volume is a must-have for Alaskans and visitors alike. Celebrating its thirtieth birthday this year, this handy little guide is chock-full of Alaskana, from the beautiful to the bizarre. As always, the wit and wisdom of Mr. Whitekeys continues to delight readers with his wacky-but-true Alaska factoids. Did you know . . . Arctic researchers on the northern tundra have reported up to 9,000 mosquito bites per minute. There are 166,000 moose in Alaska. Each one produces approximately 400 "moose nuggets" per day. Alaskans are the second highest per capita consumers of SPAM. in the nation. "Gold nuggets about Alaska." -- The Associated Press

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A Compact Guide to a Super Sized State.......2007-01-31

As a long-term resident of the Last Frontier, I enjoy having the book handy somewhere between my computer, two Greenland Huskies, and the phone. The special 30th Anniversary edition continues a long tradition of concise information about our large and very diverse state.
Topics come in alphabetical order, for even quicker reference. So "Pioneers' Homes" comes just before "Pipeline," which is the mammoth Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline which runs over 800 miles from the Arctic Slope to the tankers at Valdez.
You can find out all about camping and hiking opportunities. When you get hungry,there is a recipe to rustle up a bunch of Sourdough Hotcakes (Serve quickly on hot plates, especially when it is 40 below zero.)
Each edition is spiced up with Alaskan humor from Mr. Whitekeys, a local commedian who could even make a Polar Bear laugh.Who else would report on a traditional Alaska duct tape sculpture contest? Entries included a duct tape bouquet of roses.
Enjoy this book if you are coming our way. Even if you never get here, it will make you feel like an Alaskan at heart!

"Alaska's Favorite Factbook".......2006-12-30

This is the 30th edition of the Alaska Almanac, a compendium of facts about the biggest state in the United States. Organized alphabetically, it covers everything from population to average temperatures to the number of fur-bearing animal species present in the state. Although not meant to serve as a tour guide to Alaska, it nicely complements the "The Milepost" as a source of information for folks with time to spend in exploring Alaska, or for new residents looking to understand how different Alaska is from the "lower 48." The text includes highlights on especially obscure facts and some interesting historical nuggets.

This book is highly recommended for the visitor to Alaska and the resident, both of whom will find fun facts to know and use.

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The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska

Manufacturer: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
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ASIN: 0882405810

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This best-selling reference book continues to soar in popularity. Chockfull of interesting facts in a handy A-to-Z format, THE ALASKA ALMANAC(r) features easy access to topics from Agriculture to Zip Codes. The highest mountain, biggest state park, the correct pronunciation of Iguigig . . . you ask, it's here. (It's ig-ee-AH-gig, by the way.)

"Nuggets," fun sidebars from earlier editions, will tickle and amaze. Take this one from the 1988 edition, when a gold-camp cook near Ketchikan visited the outhouse: " 'Was just about to sit down and I hear this noise,' he said. 'Then I turn around and I'm looking straight into a bear's eye.' The black bear's head was sticking up through the seat hole. It was not known how the bear crawled into the privy. Four men at the camp shoved the outhouse over, freeing the animal, who promptly ran away into the woods." Where else can you get such lively information, along with the names of the state's ten largest freshwater lakes and the latitude for America's farthest-north city?

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The best-selling reference to "The Great Land," The Alaska Almanac(r) celebrates its 29th birthday with an updated edition of invaluable, entertaining Alaska. With facts and figures on geography, history, economy, cultures, and peoples of the Last Frontier, the 29th edition is packed with all-about-Alaska information for people who dream of visiting Alaska, as well as long-lasting sourdoughs.

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Truly the Last Frontier.......2005-12-28

As a rural Alaskan in the Arctic, I think winter is a great time to publish the 29th edition of the Alaska Almanac. It can warm up even the coldest, darkest night with a mixture of facts about the 49th State, mixed in with biting barbs of wit from Mr.Whitekeys, a noted Alaskan humorist.

As a resident of Barrow, I was especially interested in learning at that our small town holds the record for least snowfall in a year ---only three inches in 1935-36. I think I just shoveled that off of our two Husky doghouses last week.

Also that Alaskans consume more ice cream than anywhere else in the country. You wouldn't believe the growing number of restaurants and stores selling all kinds of ice cream in Barrow these days --my favorite is soft chocolate waffle cones from Browers Cafe on the shores of the Arctic Ocean.

Meanwhile, Mr. Whitekeys notes that a certain soft drink has a national toll-free number for info and complaints, and that lots of Alaskans call during the winter --no complaints, they just want someone to talk to.

This is only the tip of the iceberg, as it were. Pick up a copy of the new Almanac and get ready for a warm evening of Alaska facts and fun.

The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska: With the Wacky Wisdom of Mr. Whitekeys (24th Edition)

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Mr. Whitekeys is an Alaskan treasure!
Essential Facts---and Some Fun Things---About Alaska
If I ever head to Nome, this book will go with!

The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska: With the Wacky Wisdom of Mr. Whitekeys (24th Edition)
Mr. Whitekeys
Manufacturer: Alaska Northwest Books
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Alaska is simply superlative, and so is THE ALASKA ALMANAC(r), this best-selling reference to America's biggest, northernmost state. The Last Frontier can also claim the tallest mountain, the longest coastline, and the fewest people per square mile. Whether you dream of visiting Alaska, have seen its grandeur, or live in the 49th state, this book is an all-about-Alaska education in a take-it-with-you package.

Are the rumors true about the ratio of men to women? Does a mukluk go on your head, in your mouth, or on your foot? Is most of the state really inaccessible by road? How cold does it get in winter? This book has answers for everything, and some of them will knock your socks off!

Just for fun, the 24th edition once again includes the off-the-wall humor of Mr. Whitekeys, operator of the famed Anchorage nightspot, The Fly by Night Club. Wit for wit, Mr. Whitekeys is the funniest man in Alaska. (He was once photographed trying to sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo couple. Really.) He is the author of ALASKA BIZARRE and ELVIS PRESLEY'S PHARMACIST WAS MY SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER, published by Alaska Northwest Books(tm).

"Easy and fun to read. . . . The best guide to bring to Alaska." -The Boston Globe

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Mr. Whitekeys is an Alaskan treasure!.......2002-08-18

Alaska is as unique as it is beautiful, and this book captures it's essence beautifully! The only other way to comprehend this is to take a trip up there and experience it for yourself. And while you're there, stop in and say hello to Mr. Whitekeys at the Fly-By-Night Club in Anchorage!!

Essential Facts---and Some Fun Things---About Alaska.......2002-02-21

As a resident of Barrow, Alaska, the farthest north city in Alaska and the United States, I am used to inaccurate and sometimes even mean-spirited descriptions of this big, beautiful and diverse state.
So this Almanac is valuable for anyone who might want to visit our state someday, or even just learn more about what truly is the "Last Frontier."
Barrow does get quite cold ---It is about 30 below in late February as I write this review, but the Almanac also notes how dry it is here. Barrow holds the record for least precipitation in a year ---1.61 inches in 1935.
It also devotes considerable coverage to the Native peoples of the state, and their history and culture. For example, if you fly to the beautiful village of Anaktuvuk Pass (population about 300) in the Brooks Range, you can visit the Simon Paneak Memorial Museum, which includes a description of Paleo-Indian people who occupied the Mesa Site in the Brooks Range more than 11,000 years ago.
And as other reviews note, Mr. Whitekeys contributes SPAM and humor to break up the facts with all kinds of interesting tidbits ----including research on the northern tundra which reports up to 9,000 mosquito bites per minute. I've been out on the tundra in summer, and well maybe it just seems like thousands of mosquitos buzzing around. I try to focus on the beauty of the tiny flowers and the magnificent birds and wildlife all around.

If I ever head to Nome, this book will go with!.......2001-08-13

I loved this book -- before opening it, I knew very little about Alaska. Now, I know more than I could ever need, unless I got caught in the Iditarod and needed something to eat (Spam doesn't freeze).

I liked the book's format, broken down alphabetically by subject -- Agriculture, Baidarka, Cabin Fever, etc -- and I especially loved Mr. Whitekeys, originator of the infamous "Whale Fat Follies", and his bits of whimsy. For example, did you know....Alaskans rank no. 1 in the consumption of ice cream and no. 2 in the per capita consumption of SPAM?

Books like these contain a lot of infomration packaged in a very clever format...good concept, great fun!

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Facts, history and humor from the Last Frontier.......2005-02-09

As Alaskans dig out from another winter of ice and snow, it is warming to see another edition of "The Alaska Alamanac, Facts about Alaska, with the wacky wisdom of Mr. Whitekeys." (who is a well-known club comic in Anchorage).

This easy-to-read cache of the Alaskan biggest, coldest and tallest informs readers that a full five percent of the state--some 29,000 square miles, is covered by glaciers. And that "Residents of Alaska really do consume more ice cream per capita than elsewhere in the U.S., and that's year round."

As a resident of the Alaskan arctic,now I know why I keep gaining weight, despite lots of lots of snow shoveling and chasing after Greenland Husky Nuna.

The Almanac was started by Alaskan economist Eric McDowell back in 1976, and like the population, has grown considerably since that time. According to editor Nancy Gates, this 28th edition is about four times the original.

She said it is a great reference for folks "Outside" which is how we refer to any place in the rest of the U.S. But it is also useful to residents, who often keep it right with their phone directory.

I imagine it has often been used to settle some late-night argument or bet in some log-cabin bar on a bone-chilling Alaskan evening. So it's easy to think of it as a peacekeeping force on the last frontier.

Pick up a copy and browse through some unique geography, history, population, celebrations, expeditions, and meet some of the characters who somehow manage to survive in this state, from the Arctic shores to the rain forests in the southeast panhandle.

Or as Mr. Whitekeys reports:
"A Rhode Island newspaper once described (the city of) Homer as 'The only place in the world where you can stand in mud up to your knees and still have dust blow in your face."

or
"Alaska is the state with the highest percentage of government employees in its workforce, and only a state with that honor could have a law on the books that reads: 'Se. 44.62.270 It is the state policy that emergencies are held to aminimum and are rarely found to exist."

Enjoy!

The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska (Alaska Almanac, 23rd ed)

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Lots of Facts and Figures...

The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska (Alaska Almanac, 23rd ed)

Manufacturer: Alaska Northwest Books
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ASIN: 0882405209

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Get the scoop on the geography, history, economy, cultures, and peoples of the Last Frontier--and have a blast doing it. Wondering how to eat your muktuk? Trying to calculate the number of nautical miles between Juneau and Haines? From homesteading to hot springs, parkas to pipelines--if you have a question about Alaska you'll find the answers here.

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Lots of Facts and Figures..........2000-04-24

If you're looking for a book with all the stats on Alaska, this is the place to find it. A handy ready-reference book, this interesting read covers everything from the average rainfall in Ketchikan to the population of the smallest incorporated community in Alaska (Adak Station, pop. 7, if you're interested)

While it does contain a number of interesting facts and figures, don't look here for a Cruisers guide to the Inside Passage or an insiders look at Denali. The various sidenotes and facts by "Mr. Whitekeys" make for an interesting, entertaining addition to an otherwise vanilla statistics book (i.e. Alaskans are the second-highest per-capita consumers of S.P.A.M in the country), but other than a rare chuckle here and there based on Mr. Whitekey's comments, I found this book generally to be a bland compilation of stats, meaningful only to a seasonal traveller to the state, or a seasoned sourdough, passionate about Alaska.

Facts about Alaska
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Facts about Alaska
Alaska Almanac
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ASIN: 0882402498

The Alaska Almanac, 1989: Facts About Alaska
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The Alaska Almanac, 1989: Facts About Alaska
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ASIN: 0882402455

The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska (Alaska Almanac, Vol. 20)
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The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska (Alaska Almanac, Vol. 20)

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Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska (Alaska Almanac)
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