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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gavin FrancisPublisher: Counterpoint Imprint: Counterpoint Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.10cm Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9781619023406ISBN 10: 1619023407 Pages: 282 Publication Date: 26 August 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsIt is difficult to read this engaging memoir without a smile on one's face, such is the author's enthusiasm for the world's southernmost continent and its endemic penguin species, the Emperor...Francis's descriptions of his visits to this spot, where 60,000 Emperors live in a 'great penguin jamboree, ' add moments of sheer joy to this mesmerizing and memorable book.--The Economist A highly readable, enjoyable account of one man's year serving as a doctor at Halley Research Station... A keen observer of his surroundings, the author writes vividly of auroras, clouds, stars, sunlight, darkness, ice and snow... A literate, stylish memoir of personal adventure rich in history, geography and science. --Kirkus ""It is difficult to read this engaging memoir without a smile on one's face, such is the author's enthusiasm for the world's southernmost continent and its endemic penguin species, the Emperor…Francis's descriptions of his visits to this spot, where 60,000 Emperors live in a 'great penguin jamboree,' add moments of sheer joy to this mesmerizing and memorable book.""—The Economist ""A highly readable, enjoyable account of one man's year serving as a doctor at Halley Research Station A keen observer of his surroundings, the author writes vividly of auroras, clouds, stars, sunlight, darkness, ice and snow A literate, stylish memoir of personal adventure rich in history, geography and science."" —Kirkus Author InformationGavin Francis was born in 1975 and brought up in Fife, Scotland. After qualifying from medical school in Edinburgh he spent ten years traveling, visiting all seven continents. He has worked in Africa and India, made several trips to the Artic, and crossed Eurasia and Australia by motorcycle. His first book, True North was published in 2008. He has lectured at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge and the Edinburgh Book Festival, and is a regular speaker at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He lives in Edinburgh. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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