The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future
By: Jon Gertner
4.17
Format: 418 pages, Hardcover
Greenland: a remote, mysterious island five times the size of California but with a population of j…
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1. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
By: Hampton Sides
4.27
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San… read more
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"We live in weary suspense," DeLong wrote. "Wintering in the pack may be a thrilling thing to read about alongside a warm fire, but the actual thing is sufficient to make any man prematurely old."-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
"When De Long arrived in California with Emma that May, he went straight down to the yard and feasted his eyes upon his new ship. He was smitten by the transformation that had taken place during his a…"-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
2. Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
By: Margaret Atwood , Owen Beattie , John Geiger
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The revised text of "Frozen in Time" expands on the history of nineteenth century British Arctic ex… read more
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3. Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
By: Mitchell Zuckoff
3.43
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
Lost in Shangri-La recounts the incredible true-life adventure of twenty-four officers and enlisted… read more
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4. This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland
By: Gretel Ehrlich
4.08
Format: None pages, Paperback
For the last decade, Gretel Ehrlich has been obsessed by an island, a terrain, a culture, and the t… read more
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5. The Climb - Tragic Ambitions on Everest
By: Anatoli Boukreev , G. Weston DeWalt
3.68
Format: 528 pages,
The Climbis Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev's account of the harrowing May 1996 Mount Everest … read more
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6. The Greenlanders
By: Jane Smiley
3.92
Format: 594 pages, Paperback
Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Jane Smiley's The Greenlandersis an enthralling novel … read more
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7. Shaman
By: Kim Stanley Robinson
4.38
Format: 83 pages, Hardcover
Kim Stanley Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of science fiction masterworks such as … read more
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8. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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- audiobook
9. Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters
By: Charan Ranganath
3.95
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, on… read more
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10. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
By: Jeff Goodell
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The world is waking up to a new wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting… read more
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- climate change
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11. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
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12. Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
By: Harry Cliff
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Experimental physicist at CERN and acclaimed science presenter Harry Cliff offers an eye-opening ac… read more
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- audiobook
13. A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey
By: Jonathan Meiburg
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey … read more
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14. Attack Surface (Little Brother, #3)
By: Cory Doctorow
3.94
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Cory Doctorow's Attack Surface is a standalone novel set in the world of New York Times bestsellers… read more
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"Masha, I know you think that the ‘struggle for justice’ is a corny fantasy, but you live in a world where people have weekends, don’t get maimed on the job, and have constitutional rights, at least s…"-Cory Doctorow, Attack Surface (Little Brother, #3)
15. How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
By: Egill Bjarnason
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The untold story of how one tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for cent… read more
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16. The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World
By: Jeff Goodell
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
What if Atlantis wasn't a myth but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the gl… read more
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- climate change
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17. Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
By: Buddy Levy
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one … read more
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18. Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way
By: Kieran Setiya
3.58
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
A NEW YORKER AND THE ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022" Life Is Hard is a humane consolation for challeng… read more
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19. The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change
By: Geoff Dembicki
4.06
Format: None pages, ebook
Burning fossil fuels will cause catastrophic global warming: this is what top American oil executiv… read more
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- climate change
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20. Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
By: Annalee Newitz
3.99
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
A sharp and timely book about the dark art of manipulation through weaponized storytelling Best-… read more
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21. The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future
By: Jon Gertner
4.17
Format: 418 pages, Hardcover
Greenland: a remote, mysterious island five times the size of California but with a population of j… read more
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- history
- adventure
- travel
- natural history
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- nature
- science
