Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence & Emperor Penguins

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Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence & Emperor Penguins

â€œIt is difficult to read this engaging memoir without a smile on oneâ€™s faceÂ .Â .Â . moments of sheer joyÂ .Â .Â . [a] mesmerizing and memorableÂ book.â€ â€”The Economist
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Chosen as a Book of the Year by the Scotsman, the Financial Times, and the Sunday Herald
Gavin Francis fulfilled a lifetimeâ€™s ambition when he spent fourteen months as the basecamp doctor at Halley, a profoundly isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarcticaâ€”so remote that 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.
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Antarctica offered a year of unparalleled silence and solitude, with few distractions and a rare opportunity to live among emperor penguins, the only species truly at home in the Antarctic. Following penguins throughout the yearâ€”from a summer of perpetual sunshine to months of winter darknessâ€”Francis explores the world of great beauty conjured from the simplest of elements, the hardship of below-zero temperatures and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community brings. Empire Antarctica is the story of one manâ€™s fascination with the worldâ€™s loneliest continent, and the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him.
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Includes maps and illustrations
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â€œPart travelogue, part memoir, part natural history book, a fascinating, lyrical account of one of the strangest places on earth and its majestic inhabitants.â€ â€”Esquire
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â€œHighly readable, enjoyableÂ .Â .Â . the author writes vividly of auroras, clouds, stars, sunlight, darkness, ice and snowÂ .Â .Â . A literate, stylish memoir of personal adventure rich in history, geography and science.â€ â€”Kirkus Reviews

Country	USA
Author	Gavin Francis
Binding	Kindle Edition
EAN	9781619022591
EISBN	9781619022591
Format	Kindle eBook
ISBN	1619022591
Label	Counterpoint
Manufacturer	Counterpoint
NumberOfPages	268
PublicationDate	2013-09-16
Publisher	Counterpoint
ReleaseDate	2018-11-01
Studio	Counterpoint

Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence & Emperor Penguins

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