An anthology of eyewitness accounts, this book excerpts the memoirs and adventure tales of Peary, Franklin, de Long, Nansen and other great polar explorers in search of the North Pole. Archivist at Scott Polar Research Institute, Clive Holland draws on the rich literature of polar exploration, well known and obscure, to weave a masterful story of courage and folly in the cold.  (ARC55, $12.95)