Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent

Walker, Gabrielle

ISBN 10: 0151015201 / ISBN 13: 9780151015207

Published by Harper, 2013

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Synopsis:

Antarctica is the most alien place on the planet, the only part of the earth where humans could never survive unaided. Out of our fascination with it have come many books, most of which focus on only one aspect of its unique strangeness. None has managed to capture the whole story—until now.

Drawing on her broad travels across the continent, in Antarctica Gabrielle Walker weaves all the significant threads of life on the vast ice sheet into an intricate tapestry, illuminating what it really feels like to be there and why it draws so many different kinds of people. With her we witness cutting-edge science experiments, visit the South Pole, lodge with American, Italian, and French researchers, drive snowdozers, drill ice cores, and listen for the message Antarctica is sending us about our future in an age of global warming.

This is a thrilling trip to the farthest reaches of earth by one of the best science writers working today.

About the Author:

GABRIELLE WALKER has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Cambridge University and has taught at both Cambridge and Princeton. She is a consultant to New Scientist,

writes for many newspapers and magazines, and is the author of three previous books.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a ...
Publisher: Harper
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket