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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Crystal Desert: Summers in Antarcticaby David Campbell
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Crystal Desert: Summers in Antarctica is the story of life's tenacity on the coldest of Earth's continents. It tells of the explorers who discovered Antarctica, of the whalers and sealers who despoiled it, and of the scientists who are deciphering its mysteries. In beautiful, lucid prose, David G. Campbell chronicles the desperately short summers on the Antarctic Peninsula. He presents a fascinating portrait of the evolution of life in Antarctica and also of the evolution of the continent itself. Review:"With a poet's ear and a scientist's eye, biologist Campbell brings the Antarctic to vivid, teeming life..." Publishers Weekly Review:"Campbell effectively delineates the Antarctic with words as Ron Naveen and others did with photography in Wild Ice." Library Journal Review:"A splendid portrait of life in an alien landscape." Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the Senses Review:"A work of flawless prose, in which the plants, rocks, and glaciers of Antarctica are treated with the same particularity as the characters in a novel. A Feast." Edna O'Brien, New York Times Book Review Review:"A magical evocation of a crystalline place: Campbell takes a frozen continent and shows it to be gloriously, prodigiously alive." Chet Raymo, author of An Intimate Look at the Night Sky About the AuthorDavid G. Campbell is the author of the prizewinning Crystal Desert: Summers in Antarctica. He is a professor of biology at Grinnell College. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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