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Antarctica An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent

Gabrielle Walker

Antarctica is the most alien place on the planet, the only part of the earth where humans could never survive unaided. Out of our fascination with it have come many books, most of which focus on only one aspect of its unique strangeness. None has managed to capture the whole story—until now.

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Empire: World History

The book was described as amazing, and the author turned Antarctica into a character, making it just as significant as Shackleton himself.

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author of Antarctica, an intimate portrait of the world's most mysterious continent. It is honestly an amazing book

— Episode: 110. Antarctica: The Continent that woul...

Episode: 110. Antarctica: The Continent that wouldn’t be Co...

The book was described as amazing, and the author turned Antarctica into a character, making it just as significant as Shackleton himself.

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author of Antarctica, an intimate portrait of the world's most mysterious continent. It is honestly an amazing book

she makes Antarctica just as much a character as Shackleton himself

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