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Gavin Francis Empire Antarctica (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Empire Antarctica : Ice, Silence and Emperor Penguins
- Publication Name
- Empire Antarctica
- Title
- Empire Antarctica
- Subtitle
- Ice, Silence and Emperor Penguins
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1619023407
- EAN
- 9781619023406
- ISBN
- 9781619023406
- Publisher
- Counterpoint Press
- Genre
- Nature, Travel, Art
- Topic
- Polar Regions, Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions, General, Animals / Birds
- Release Year
- 2014
- Release Date
- 26/08/2014
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 8.7in
- Item Width
- 5.6in
- Item Weight
- 13 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Number of Pages
- 282 Pages
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Gavin Francis fulfilled a lifetime's ambition when he spent fourteen months as the basecamp doctor at Halley, a profoundly isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarctica. So remote, it is said to be easier to evacuate a casualty from the International Space Station than it is to bring someone out of Halley in winter. Antarctica offered a year of unparalleled silence and solitude, with few distractions and a very little human history, but also a rare opportunity to live among emperor penguins, the only species truly at home in he Antarctic. Following Penguins throughout the year -- from a summer of perpetual sunshine to months of winter darkness -- Gavin Francis explores the world of great beauty conjured from the simplest of elements, the hardship of living at 50 c below zero and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community bring. Empire Antarctica is the story of one man and his fascination with the world's loneliest continent, as well as the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him. Combining an evocative narrative with a sublime sensitivity to the natural world, this is travel writing at its very best
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Publisher
Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10
1619023407
ISBN-13
9781619023406
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176199403
Product Key Features
Book Title
Empire Antarctica : Ice, Silence and Emperor Penguins
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Polar Regions, Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions, General, Animals / Birds
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Nature, Travel, Art
Number of Pages
282 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.7in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
13 Oz
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"It is difficult to read this engaging memoir without a smile on one's face, such is the author's enthusiasm for the world's southernmost continent and its endemic penguin species, the Emperor...Francis's descriptions of his visits to this spot, where 60,000 Emperors live in a 'great penguin jamboree,' add moments of sheer joy to this mesmerizing and memorable book."-- The Economist "A highly readable, enjoyable account of one man's year serving as a doctor at Halley Research Station... A keen observer of his surroundings, the author writes vividly of auroras, clouds, stars, sunlight, darkness, ice and snow... A literate, stylish memoir of personal adventure rich in history, geography and science." -- Kirkus
Dewey Decimal
598.47
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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