“Nature writing of a very high order . . . a joyride for those who enjoy deep explorations of logic, human frailty and the laws of nature.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“[Bill Green’s] prose rings with the elemental clarity of the ice he knows so well.”—PEN committee citation
A classic of contemporary nature writing, this award-winning account of Antarctica is now available for the first time in paperback. A new introduction by the author emphasizes the ecological importance of the continent within the global warming crisis.
Bill Greenis a professor of interdisciplinary studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has been conducting research in Antarctica since 1968.
Awarded the coveted John Burroughs Medal in Nature Writing, a scientific and poetic journey into Antarctica.
Bill Green made his first journey to Antarctica in 1968 to study the chemistry of the McMurdo Dry Valley lakes. He returns regularly to do research which has resulted in multiple articles on the biogeochemical processes at work in the primordial lakes of that continent. He is a professor of Interdisciplinary studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Media exposure and reviews: Radio and print: We will do a complete review mailing to the mainstream media and go for radio interviews on PRI and national, regional and local NPR stations. New preface will connect this classic with front-page news on the impact of global warming and will attract renewed media interest in the book and its author. What makes this newsworthy and mediagenic: In recent years, in the aftermath of important oceanographic and atmospheric studies, Antarctica has emerged as a continent central to our understanding of the earth as a global system.
A classic of nature writing, available in paperback for the first time. Fans of Annie Dillard, Barry Lopez and Bill McKibben will love this book. Awarded the Jl#
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