{"product_id":"near-death-in-the-arctic-cecil-kuhne-9780307279378","title":"Near Death in the Arctic: True Stories of Disaster and Survival","description":"\"The fine snow choked his eyes, ears, and throat, and he did not hear his own smothered death cry. Down in cold blackness, 150 feet down, his falling body smashed into a projecting ledge of ironclad ice. With the shattered remains of his sledge, with the doomed dogs, Belgrave Ninnis plunged deeper and deeper into the abyss.\" --Lennard Bickel's \u003ci\u003eMawson's Will\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003cb\u003eNear Death in the Arctic\u003c\/b\u003e, editor Cecil Kuhne gathers astonishing tales of man versus nature, all set against the bleakly beautiful backdrop of the poles of the earth. On foot, by ship, or by dog-powered sledge, these adventurers brave the most savage and desolate environment on earth, their instinct for self-preservation and survival exceeded only by their desire for excitement and discovery. Also featuring: Captain Roald Amundsen's \u003ci\u003eThe South Pole\u003c\/i\u003e--The heart-pounding story of Amundsen's race to be the first man to reach both Poles despite driving snow, exhausted dogs, and towering glaciers. Ernest Shackleton's \u003ci\u003eSouth\u003c\/i\u003e--A riveting memoir of the doomed \u003ci\u003eEndurance\u003c\/i\u003e, which became trapped in dangerous pack ice that eventually tore the ship apart.Mike Stroud's \u003ci\u003eShadows on the Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e--The unbelievable account of a two-man, ninety-day trek across the Antarctic continent through temperatures as low as minus eighty-five degrees Celsius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecil Kuhne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307279375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307279378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.22w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2009 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 142","brand":"Cecil Kuhne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46135986553087,"sku":"9780307279378","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88580db0-6ecc-4225-bb93-17eed00aeb0f.jpg?v=1726415345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/near-death-in-the-arctic-cecil-kuhne-9780307279378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}