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Highly recommended for all serious collections on glaciology and climate change and for anyone who wants to know more about the science of discovering ancient climates.
Well written and enjoyable, the book uses ample quotes from Amundsen to give readers a sense of the man. However, Bown adds nothing new to the information already in print. A great title for collections that don't own Amundsen's own books or previous biographies, this volume is recommended for readers high school-age and up who are interested in polar exploration.
The information presented here will appeal to readers interested in living fossils; recommended with the caveat that images are lacking. [See Prepub Alert, 9/29/11.]
A valuable contribution to the knowledge of these remote mountains, this book is recommended for libraries with polar collections and interests in the age of exploration. The photography alone makes this an essential title. Readers of Antarctic history and the age of exploration will enjoy it.
Levy documents the science with 17 pages of notes and bibliographic citations that will allow readers to continue investigating the topics. Highly recommended for all interested readers.
Some will consider this a coffee-table book; others, a light natural history of the Arctic. Both are right. Recommended for readers interested in the Arctic and in beautiful photography, it will be especially valuable in public, school, and university libraries.