{"product_id":"empire-antarctica-book-gavin-francis-9781619023406","title":"Empire Antarctica","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is difficult to read this engaging memoir without a smile on one's face . . . moments of sheer joy . . .  a] mesmerizing and memorable book. --\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChosen as a Book of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin Francis fulfilled a lifetime's ambition when he spent fourteen months as the base camp doctor at Halley, a profoundly isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarctica--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntarctica 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 year--from a summer of perpetual sunshine to months of winter darkness--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 man's fascination with the world's loneliest continent, and the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes maps and illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart travelogue, part memoir, part natural history book, a fascinating, lyrical account of one of the strangest places on earth and its majestic inhabitants. --\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly readable, enjoyable . . . 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. --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49619237568785,"sku":"GOR009463564","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51039961940241,"sku":"NIN9781619023406","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1619023407.jpg?v=1751310137","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/empire-antarctica-book-gavin-francis-9781619023406","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}