15%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World´s Most Mysterious Continent
Gabrielle Walker
€ 18.99
€ 16.18
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World´s Most Mysterious Continent
Paperback. A full and intimate portrait of the most mysterious continent on earth and how it holds the key to all our futures Num Pages: 416 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 314. An Intimate Portrait of the World's Most Mysterious Continent. 416 pages, Colour. A full and intimate portrait of the most mysterious continent on earth and how it holds the key to all our futures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTL; WTM. Dimension: 205 x 144 x 27. Weight: 314.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408830598
SKU
V9781408830598
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Gabrielle Walker
Gabrielle Walker has a PhD in natural sciences from Cambridge University and has taught at both Cambridge and Princeton universities. She is Chief Scientist of strategic advisory firm Xyntéo, a consultant to New Scientist, contributes frequently to BBC radio and writes for many newspapers and magazines. In 2009 and 2011 respectively she presented the Planet Earth Under Threat series and ... Read more
Reviews for Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World´s Most Mysterious Continent
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more