Cold Adventures in the World's Frozen Places

Name: Cold Adventures in the World's Frozen Places
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ISBN: 9780316042925

ISBN-10: 0316042927

ISBN-13: 9780316042925

Edition: 2010

Authors: Bill Streever

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From avalanches to glaciers and seals to snowflakes, from igloos to icebergs, permafrost to hoarfrost, chilblains to frostbite, Bill Streever unearths the consistent, ongoing influence of cold on the planet. Evoking history, myth, geography and ecology, Streever's quest for icy, forty-below cold gains purchase in July, while he's taking a dip in an Arctic swimming hole; in September, while excavating our planet's ice ages; and in October, while exploring animals' hibernation habits, from humans to wood frogs to bears. In March he even does his best to escape it, bundling up in layers of polyester, spandex and Primaloft fill to face thermometers reading twenty-three below. Streever visits an…

Book details

List price: $10.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Publication date: 9/2/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.19" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English