{"product_id":"water-ice-stone-bill-green-9781934137086","title":"Water, Ice \u0026 Stone: Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Natural History Book\u003cbr\u003ePEN\/Martha Albrand Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Green's] prose rings with the elemental clarity of the ice he knows so well.\" --\u003cb\u003ePEN Awards Committee citation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic of contemporary nature writing, the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWater, Ice \u0026amp; Stone\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Green\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBoltzmann's Tomb: Travels in Search of Science\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934137081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934137086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.83h x 6.07w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 130","brand":"Bill Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991206920447,"sku":"9781934137086","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fd32091-6e70-4475-8835-d1f6218bf378.jpg?v=1683309053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/water-ice-stone-bill-green-9781934137086","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}