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Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World's Most Mysterious Continent (Paperback)
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Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World's Most Mysterious Continent (Paperback)

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Paperback 416 Pages / Published: 14/03/2013
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There have been many books about Antarctica in the past, but all have focused on only one aspect of the continent - its science, its wildlife, the heroic age of exploration, personal experiences or the sheer awesome beauty of the landscape- but none have managed to capture the whole story, until now. Gabrielle Walker, author, consultant to New Scientist and regular broadcaster with the BBC has written a book unlike any that has ever been written about the continent. Antarctica weaves all the significant threads into an intricate tapestry, made up of science, natural history, poetry, epic history, what it feels like to be there and why it draws so many different kinds of people back there again and again. It is only when all the parts come together that the underlying truths of the continent emerge. Antarctica is the most alien place on Earth, the only part of our planet where humans could never survive unaided. It is truly like walking on another planet. And yet, in its silence, its agelessness and its mysteries lie the secrets of our past, and of our future.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408830598
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 357 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm

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We are all anxious Antarctic watchers now, and Walker's book is the essential primer * Guardian *
The early Antarctic expeditions are thoroughly covered in this enthralling book. But, then again, so is every other aspect of a place that continues to haunt the human imagination ... Perhaps best of all, Walker gives us a fantastically vivid sense of what it's like to be in Antarctica * Readers Digest *
This is a fascinating insight into one of the most inhospitable places on Earth and its implications for the world's future * Irish Examiner *
Brimful of science, heroism, tragedy and laugh-out-loud humour, Antarctica is an exciting and informative read ... Walker interweaves personal accounts and in-depth research to tell an intimate captivating story -- Kathryn Jeffs * BBC Focus *

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