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Book Cover: Arctic Labyrinth: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
Arctic Labyrinth: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
By Glyn Williams

'The essential history . . . of the reason why men kept coming back to this frozen wasteland . . . deploys a lifetime of research and distinguished scholarship . . . Superb'  
BBC HISTORY

For centuries navigators dreamed of finding the Northwest Passage – the route over the top of North America that promised a short cut to the fabulous wealth of Asia, for anyone who managed to...


'The essential history . . . of the reason why men kept coming back to this frozen wasteland . . . deploys a lifetime of research and distinguished scholarship . . . Superb'  
BBC HISTORY...

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Published: 12/04/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141037158
RRP: $24.95

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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