The Ice: A Journey to Antarctica - Softcover

Pyne, Stephen J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345348451 ISBN 13: 9780345348456

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1988

Synopsis

Discusses icebergs, ice packs, ice sheets, glaciers, and polar ice domes, and looks at the history of Antarctic exploration

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Review:

"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page . . . Mr. Pyne dizzies the mind yet conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast." - The New York Times Book Review ." . . an impressive work, one enhanced by a beautiful cover photograph and a selection of quotes by writers and explorers, including Tennyson, Poe, Byrd, and Cook." - Canadian Book Review Annual

"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page . . . Mr. Pyne dizzies the mind yet conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast."
- The New York Times Book Review

." . . an impressive work, one enhanced by a beautiful cover photograph and a selection of quotes by writers and explorers, including Tennyson, Poe, Byrd, and Cook."
- Canadian Book Review Annual

"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page . . . Mr. Pyne dizzies the mind yet conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast."
- The New York Times Book Review

." . . an impressive work, one enhanced by a beautiful cover photograph and a selection of quotes by writers and explorers, including Tennyson, Poe, Byrd, and Cook."
- Canadian Book Review Annual

Review:

The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page..Pyne conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast.

(New York Times Book Review)

Stephen Pyne has written an imaginative book that combines a geophysical description of Antarctica with a history of attempts to explore and assimilate intellectually this remote and strange continent.

(Isis)

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0345348451
• ISBN 13: 9780345348456
• Binding: Paperback