Author: Alan Gurney
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393323214
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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A fascinating account of the early days of Antarctic exploration from an expert storyteller.

Author: Thomas Robert Henry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Author: D. C. Poyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780515054798
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340

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Author: David Poyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937997670
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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A NOVEL OF RELENTLESS SUSPENSEON EARTH'S FINAL FRONTIERFor thirty years diehard David Poyer fans searched used bookstores for the few tattered copies surviving of WHITE CONTINENT. This sprawling first novel reads like a remix of ATLAS SHRUGGED and THE DOGS OF WAR as retold by Robert Heinlein. It follows a team of adventurers, mercenaries, outcasts, and entrepreneurs in a daring coup to take over the last unclaimed land on earth; the terrifyingly hostile continent of Antarctica. Using advanced technology to survive, and surplus weaponry to defend their new possession, they now must hold this new state against all comers . . . and build a Utopian society unlike any that exists elsewhere on earth. This new edition cuts 10,000 words from the original text, reading daster and more smoothly. The geopolitical scene has changed greatly since WHITE CONTINENT was written. But the book is still prescient, in its foreshadowing of today's conflicting claims and impending resource wars in places like the Arctic and the China Sea. Fans of Poyer's later books will notice hints of themes he's still exploring, such as the search for authentic authority, conflicted heroes, and deeply-layered, multidimensional characters who think as well as act.

Author: Katie Coakley
Publisher: Horizon Guides
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 55

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Horizon Guides’ Antarctica is your one-stop guide for researching a trip to the vast, frozen wilderness of the White Continent.

This guide provides the inspiration and practical information you need to begin planning a cruise to Antarctica.

We look at how to choose, book and prepare for a cruise to Antarctica, look at the types of wildlife you’ll encounter and discuss the impact of climate change.

In this guide:

• In-depth travel planning guide to cruises to Antarctica
• First-hand travel experiences from visitors, explorers and academics
• Route maps highlighting potential itineraries
• Guidance on when to visit and what to experience

Our Antarctica guide is designed to help travellers learn more about the White Continent and decide what sort of trip they’d like to have. Get inspired by our first-hand experiences and get planning with our in-depth guides.

Author: Rebecca Priestley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781927249055
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Since British explorer James Cook first circumnavigated Antarctica in the late 18th century, the white continent has exerted a powerful attraction. There is no permanent human habitation, and no mercy from the raw, relentless elements, yet for nearly 200 years explorers and scientists have been drawn to work and sometimes risk their lives here. Rebecca Priestley's landmark anthology reveals the numerous scientific discoveries that have been made, from how sea creatures survive in the freezing waters, to the continent's extraordinary proliferation of meteorites and the startling revelations of its fossils. In the early days, nations vied to establish a presence on the continent to try and claim its resources. Today scientists track the arrival of space particles and examine ice cores, sea-floor sediments and rocks hewn by glaciers to better understand our universe, uncover the story of climate change, and learn how a land once covered in forests became a frozen desert. More than an anthology, this unique book is a thrilling journey through time as explorers and scientists unravel the mysteries of Earth's last great wilderness.

Author: David Grann
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0385544588
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager, a thrilling and powerful true story of adventure and obsession in the Antarctic, lavishly illustrated with color photographs. "[Grann is] one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine Henry Worsley was a devoted husband and father and a decorated British special forces officer who believed in honor and sacrifice. He was also a man obsessed. He spent his life idolizing Ernest Shackleton, the nineteenth-century polar explorer, who tried to become the first person to reach the South Pole, and later sought to cross Antarctica on foot. Shackleton never completed his journeys, but he repeatedly rescued his men from certain death, and emerged as one of the greatest leaders in history. Worsley felt an overpowering connection to those expeditions. He was related to one of Shackleton's men, Frank Worsley, and spent a fortune collecting artifacts from their epic treks across the continent. He modeled his military command on Shackleton's legendary skills and was determined to measure his own powers of endurance against them. He would succeed where Shackleton had failed, in the most brutal landscape in the world. In 2008, Worsley set out across Antarctica with two other descendants of Shackleton's crew, battling the freezing, desolate landscape, life-threatening physical exhaustion, and hidden crevasses. Yet when he returned home he felt compelled to go back. On November 13, 2015, at age 55, Worsley bid farewell to his family and embarked on his most perilous quest: to walk across Antarctica alone. David Grann tells Worsley's remarkable story with the intensity and power that have led him to be called "simply the best narrative nonfiction writer working today." Illustrated with more than fifty stunning photographs from Worsley's and Shackleton's journeys, The White Darkness is both a gorgeous keepsake volume and a spellbinding story of courage, love, and a man pushing himself to the extremes of human capacity. Look for David Grann’s latest bestselling book, The Wager!

Author: Daniela Liggett
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319189476
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 588

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This multi-disciplinary book will cater to students and those who want to have a more critical look behind the scenes of Antarctic science. This book will take a systems approach to providing insights into Antarctic ecosystems and the geophysical environment. Further, the book will link these insights to a discussion of current issues, such as climate change, bio prospecting, environmental management and Antarctic politics. It will be written and edited by experienced Antarctic researchers and scientists from a wide range of disciplines. Academic references will be included for those who wish to delve deeper into the topics discussed in the book.

Author: Deborah Shapley
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135993866
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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First Published in 2011. Part of the resources for the future library collection on Global Environment and Development, this is the final Volume of seven. This book presents a broad-ranging study of Antarctica's history, politics, and development prospects with a command of issues in geography, science policy, technology, and international law, which is addressed with authority and flair. At this time, nations of the world are struggling to fashion a legal framework to govern Antarctic resources, which some regard as the common heritage of mankind. This debate, described vividly here, represents an ongoing application of the common-property resource concept, which has played a prominent role in RFF's research and analytical contributions during the past quarter-century. Furthermore, the continent's energy and minerals endowment-if exploitable at all (and in the author's judgment the prospects for this are dim)-constitute at best resources for the future.

Author: Yves Sente
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 1849188114
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66

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Blake, Mortimer and Nasir are en route to Antarctica, hoping to locate Olrik and his Indian and KGB allies and to stop his attack on the Brussels Universal Exposition. Little do they know that their old adversary isn’t the one in charge this time. In the frozen wasteland of the sixth continent, Mortimer will be reunited with an old acquaintance and solve the enigma of his younger days—at a terrible price.