Empire Antarctica
€21.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780099565963 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gavin Francis |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.258 |
| Publishing Date | 07/11/2013 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €20.66 |
| Tax | €1.24 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €21.90 |
| Availability | 3 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
* WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2013 *
*Shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Biography Prize*
* Shortlisted for the 2013 RSL Ondaatje Prize *
* Shortlisted for Banff Adventure Travel Prize *
* Shortlisted for Saltire Book of the Year Award *
Gavin 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, 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.
Antarctica offered a year of unparalleled silence and solitude, with few distractions and very little human history, but also a rare oppurtunity to live among emperor penguins, the only species truly at home in the Antarctic. Following the penguins throughout the year -- from a summer of perpetual sunshine to months of winter darkness -- Gavin Francis explores a world of great beauty conjured from the simplest elements, the hardship of living at 50°C below zero and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community bring.