Posts Tagged ‘Antarctica’

Vostok, Antarctica

Published September 17th, 2012

Vostok, Antarctica
Kindly contributed by Jason Anthony, author of Hoosh: Roast Penguin, Scurvy Day, and Other Stories of Antarctic Cuisine, one of the lucky few who has visited the coldest place on Earth, and veteran of eight seasons in the Antarctic. Anthony was working as a U.S. Antarctic Program fuels operator when he was called to remote
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WildGuides

Published September 17th, 2012

WildGuides
Bob Burton’s handy new Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia features full-color, full page-photographs of the birds, marine mammals and plants of this most spectacular of the Subantarctic islands. Burton reeled in noteworthy experts to provide individual accounts, including WildGuides stalwart Robert Still (Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands), who handled
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Gone Missing…In Antarctica

Published September 7th, 2012

Gone Missing…In Antarctica
Maria Semple, novelist and screenwriter who did time writing for Beverly Hills, 90210, Ellen, Mad About You and Arrested Development, brings her comic sensibility to Where’d You Go, Bernadette but that’s not what got me hooked. Yes, the book is hilarious and breezy, a satire that makes great fun of Seattle (where Semple lives) and
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In Search of the South Pole

Published December 14th, 2011

In Search of the South Pole
In Search of the South Pole, the best book we’ve seen on polar exploration in many a year, captures the ambition, romance and thrill of adventuring in Antarctica. Kari Herbert (daughter of polar explorer Sir Wally) and husband Huw Lewis-Jones collared an international who’s who of explorers, historians, scientists and polar experts for this irresistible
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