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Scott of the Antarctic: The Definitive Biography by David Crane
$14.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
David Crane has given us a magisterial portrait of one of Britain's greatest heroes and explorers, acclaimed as the 'masterpiece' on the subject. Reissued for the 100th anniversary of Scott's doomed expedition. 'It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more! For God's sake look after our people.' ...Show more
Antarctic Partners 50 years of New Zealand and United States Cooperation in Antarctica 1957-2007 by Neville Peat
$25.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
Snow Dogs: The huskies of Antarctica by Neville Peat
$20.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
1912: The Year the World Discovered Antarctica by Chris Turney
$16.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
“The South Pole discovered” trumpeted the front page of The Daily Chronicle on March 8, 1912, marking Roald Amundsen’s triumph over the tragic Robert Scott. Yet behind all the headlines there was a much bigger story. Antarctica was awash with expeditions. In 1912, five separate teams representing the ol ...Show more
On The Edge: Astonishing True Stories of Exploration, Survival and Endurance by Edited by John Keay
$10.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Series: Giant Book Ser. | Reading Level: good
On the Edge's liner notes end with the proclamation "Hail to the Power, Spirit, and Might of Heavy Metal!" Such an unabashedly earnest sentiment could only come from a band like Iron Fire (or Manowar, for that matter), who dutifully adhere to all of the most cherished tenets of '80s metal: sizzling dual ...Show more
Antarctic Odyssey - In The Footsteps Of The South Polar Explorers by Graham Collier
$25.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
Both a journey in the footsteps of others and an account of the author's own experiences with the spectacular wildlife: from Emperor penguins to skuas, which prey on their chicks, to leopard seals and the Orcas. Through his reflections and observations upon the waste of irridescent ice and snow, the boo ...Show more
The White Desert: His Personal Story of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition
$15.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
The Lonely South: Kerguelen and the Antarctic by Andre Migot
$25.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
The Home of the Blizzard: Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14 by Douglas Mawson
$16.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
First published in 1930, this volume provides a detailed account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition's daily subsistence on the icy continent, its scientific endeavours and Douglas Mawson's sledge journey in 1912-13 during which his companions Ninnis and Mertz both perished.
Ice Bound: One Woman's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole by Jerri Nielsen
$14.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
The dramatic and inspiring true story of Dr Jerri Nielsen, the physician stranded at a South Pole research station, whose amazing rescue in October, 1999 made headlines around the world.
In the Ghost Country by Peter Hillary & John Elder
$15.00 NZD
Category: Antarctic | Reading Level: very good
In the Antarctic summer of 1998-99, Peter Hillary began a walk to the South Pole, across some of the most forbidding country on earth. Under the pressure of a bizarre and relentless media spotlight, his team broke apart and descended into madness. For Hillary, a veteran of major expeditions in the Himal ...Show more