Part history, partly a record of self-discovery, and suffused throughout with a radiant sense of the hidden, inexhaustible beauty of the world, this lyrical book gives Bill Green's personal account of the time he spent alone and in the company of other scientists, probing the waters of the lakes of the Antarctic's dry valleys.
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Part history, partly a record of self-discovery, and suffused throughout with a radiant sense of the hidden, inexhaustible beauty of the world, this lyrical book gives Bill Green's personal account of the time he spent alone and in the company of other scientists, probing the waters of the lakes of the Antarctic's dry valleys.
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Used: Acceptable. Size: 15.2 x 2.5 x 22.2; Condition good. ref ZKVQ A personal account of a study on the Antarctic dry valley lakes reveals what they can tell scientists about the evolutionary process and the life that exists in their frozen vicinity. 15, 000 first printing. From the Inside Flap oes to the lakes of Antarctica to do scientific field research, but finds in his own memories and in the beauty and brutality of a lonely, dangerous land, something of the awe and wonder that are the inspirations for scientific inquiry. About the Author Bill Green is presently a professor at Miami University in Ohio.
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Very good. John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Natural History BookPEN/Martha Albrand Award Finalist"[Green's] prose rings with the elemental clarity of the ice he knows so well."-PEN Awards Committee citationA classic of contemporary nature writing, the award-winning Water, Ice & Stone is both a scientific and poetic journey into Antarctica, addressing the ecological importance of the continent within the context of climate change. Bill Green has been traveling to this remote and primordial place at the bottom of the Earth since 1968. With this book he focuses on the McMurdo Dry Valleys-an area that is deceptively timeless as a stark landscape of rock and ice. Here, Green delves into the geochemistry of the region and discovers a wealth of data, which vividly speaks to the health and climate of the larger world. Bill Green is a geochemist and professor emeritus at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He first traveled to Antarctica in 1968 and began conducting research there in 1980. He is also the author of Boltzmann's Tomb: Travels in Search of Science.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Contains: Maps, Charts. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Contains: Maps, Charts. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
