Blight Louise (75 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Antarctica is a land of extremes: the coldest, windiest and most remote place on Earth and now one of the most vulnerable to climate change. On isolated Ross Island from where legendary explorers Scott and Shackleton once set out for the South Pole conservation scientist Louise K. Blight travels south to live and work at the edge of the world. There, alongside one of the worlds great Antarctic scientists, she documents how the planets largest iceberg is transforming the lives of Antarcticas penguins. Amid blizzards, endless daylight and the stark, hypnotic beauty of the ice, Louise observes the rhythms of penguin life and the small and eccentric human community that shares this inhospitable place. As days are shaped by weather, waiting and survival, Antarctica becomes both a physical and emotional testing ground, its vast silences offering space for reflection.Interwoven with stories of early explorers and modern-day Antarcticans, and enlivened by humorous and touching portraits of the penguins she studies, Where the Earth Meets the Sky is a powerful meditation on solitude, resilience and renewal and a vivid testament to how the harshest landscape on Earth profoundly alters those who enter it. Conservation biologist Louise K. Blight recounts a summer studying Adelie penguins on Antarcticas Ross Island, blending polar travel, science, and memoir. Amid extreme weather and isolation, she documents wildlife, climate impacts, and the healing power of nature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condition: New. Antarctica is a land of extremes: the coldest, windiest and most remote place on Earth - and now one of the most vulnerable to climate change. On isolated Ross Island - from where legendary explorers Scott and Shackleton once set out for the South Pole - conservation scientist Louise K. Blight travels south to live and work at the edge of the world. There, alongside one of the world's great Antarctic scientists, she documents how the planet's largest iceberg is transforming the lives of Antarctica's penguins. Amid blizzards, endless daylight and the stark, hypnotic beauty of the ice, Louise observes the rhythms of penguin life and the small and eccentric human community that shares this inhospitable place. As days are shaped by weather, waiting and survival, Antarctica becomes both a physical and emotional testing ground, its vast silences offering space for reflection.Interwoven with stories of early explorers and modern-day Antarcticans, and enlivened by humorous and touching portraits of the penguins she studies, Where the Earth Meets the Sky is a powerful meditation on solitude, resilience and renewal - and a vivid testament to how the harshest landscape on Earth profoundly alters those who enter it.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Set in the coldest, most inaccessible landscape on the planet, this is the story of a female scientist navigating Antarctica's extreme wilderness, revealing how nature can heal the human soul. Where the Earth Meets the Sky is a chronicle of Louise's time working in the most isolated place in the world. With just one other human being and two thousand penguins for company, this remote Antarctic laboratory allowed her not only to advance the study of seabirds, but also to discover important truths about grief, loss, and the capacity of the natural world to help us heal. Antarctica is a land of extremes. The coldest, windiest, and most inaccessible part of our planet, science and exploration there have long captured the public imagination. But while its hurricane force winds, tooth-breaking cold, and resident penguins have long been iconic, the perspective of a practicing female scientist is all but absent from modern day Antarctic accounts. Where the Earth Meets the Sky fills that gap. At their base in a remote two-person research camp, Louise and her campmate David Ainley--one of the greatest Antarctic scientists on the planet--live in a world defined by hostile weather, breathtaking beauty, a continuous parade of avian visitors, and an occasional human visitor from a nearby research station. There she explores the lingering grief that has followed the untimely death of her sister, and presents penguins as a window into how climate change and other environmental impacts are altering what has been one of the most untouched corners of the globe. While penguins and the awe-inspiring landscapes they inhabit provide the thread that runs through this story, a central theme is how the world's most unforgiving environment has shaped the psyches of Antarctica's human visitors, past and present. The story unfolds at the isolated scientific bases of Ross Island, where Sir Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott launched their attempts at the South Pole. Dramatic stories of these and other early explorers are woven into the narrative, along with a cast of compelling modern-day characters who choose to spend long periods in extreme isolation. As the globe lurches from one crisis to the next, Antarctica can be seen as a metaphorical place of sanctuary. Experiencing the Antarctic wildernesses has the potential to heal the human psyche and, perhaps, to give us the optimism to reimagine our relationship with the natural world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Like New. Copyright © 1996 by Bedford Books of St. 148 + xii pp. Flawless copy. Pictures of actual copy -not displayed here!- available upon request. Claire Seng-Niemoller (Text Design); Richard Emery Design, Inc. (Cover Design); Likeness of Nat Turner From A Print (Cover Art) (illustrator).…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A stunning work of natural history, science, and polar travelogue, Where the Earth Meets the Sky is a chronicle of one conservation scientist's time in Antarctica, the most isolated place on the planet.Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and most inaccessible part of our planet-and now one of the places most troubled by climate change. In this moving narrative, conservation scientist Louise K. Blight recounts her summer studying Adelie penguins.On isolated Ross Island, Louise K. Blight and pioneering penguin biologist David Ainley document how the region's penguins are being affected by the world's largest-ever iceberg. The iceberg's impact is geological in scope and life-changing for the breeding penguins rushing to mate and rear their young.The researchers record details of penguin courtship, incubation, and chick-rearing against a backdrop of the mental and emotional impacts of extreme weather, ongoing isolation and twenty-four hours of daylight. Interwoven with stories of early explorers and modern-day Antarcticans, Blight conveys the solitude and the endless silence that ultimately allows her to explore the grief that has lingered since the untimely deaths of her father and sister.A stunning work of natural history, science and polar travelogue, this is a story about a female scientist navigating Antarctica's extreme conditions and quirky human subculture. It is a story about how the world's most unforgiving environment has shaped the psyches of Antarctica's human visitors, past and present-and how nature can heal the human soul. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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