Water, Ice & Stone: Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes - Softcover

Green, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934137081 ISBN 13: 9781934137086

Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press, 2008

Synopsis

“Nature writing of a very high order . . . a joyride for those who enjoy deep explorations of logic, human frailty and the laws of nature.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“[Bill Green’s] prose rings with the elemental clarity of the ice he knows so well.”—PEN committee citation

A classic of contemporary nature writing, this award-winning account of Antarctica is now available for the first time in paperback. A new introduction by the author emphasizes the ecological importance of the continent within the global warming crisis.

Bill Green is a professor of interdisciplinary studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has been conducting research in Antarctica since 1968.

About this title

From the Publisher:

From the Paperback Edition: "A classic of contemporary nature writing, this award winning account of Antarctica is now available for the first time in paperback. A new introduction by the author emphasizes the importance of the continent within the global warming crisis."

Awarded the John Burroughs Medal Award for Nature Writing.

Nominee for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction.

From the Back Cover:

From the Hardback Edition: "Water, Ice and Stone is a rare achievement in the literature of science. It finds spiritual exhilaration rooted in the elements of the earth; it conveys the joy and passion that scientists feel for their work; and it elegantly bridges the gulf that separates the literary and the scientific sensibilities."

About this edition

• Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1934137081
• ISBN 13: 9781934137086
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272