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The Last Place on Earth
Shackleton
The classic, award-winning adventure story of Ernest Shackleton - now the subject of a major new Wolfgang (Das Boot) Peterson film.
Scott and Amundsen
A gripping history of the agonies and feuds, as well as the joys, of the legendary 1911-2 British-Norwegian race to the South Pole
Farthest North
Provides an account of the three-year Arctic voyage to the North Pole and the team's struggle against snowdrifts, ice floes, polar bears, scurvy, and hunger, and their …
Life's Philosophy
Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess' meditation on the art of living is an exhortation to preserve the environment and biodiversity. Now in his nineties, Naess offers a bright and …
Race for the South Pole
For the first time ever Roland Huntford presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail …
Skiing into the Bright Open
The first woman to ski solo to the South Pole tells the story of what it took to get there At home in Norway it is eight o’clock on Christmas Eve night, but ahead, at the …
Two Planks and a Passion
Predating the wheel, the ski has played an important role in our history. This is brilliantly brought to life in this engaging book. Roland Huntford's brilliant history begins …
The South Pole
Roald Amundsen records his race to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Amundsen's expertise enabled him to succeed where his predecessors, and competitors, did not. His rival …
Life's Philosophy
Now available in English for the first time, Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess's meditation on the art of living is an exhortation to preserve the environment and biodiversity. As …
A Cultural History of Snow
Snow remains something of an enigma. As an aspect of nature, the crystalline structure of snow has fascinated a variety of men from the ancient Chinese to the medieval Albert the …