{"product_id":"9781608196937","title":"The Ends of the Earth: An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic","description":"The Arctic and Antarctic ice shelves have been an object of obsession \u003cbr\u003efor as long as we've known they existed. Countless explorers, including \u003cbr\u003esuch legends as Richard Byrd, Ernest Shackleton, and Robert Falcon \u003cbr\u003eScott, have risked their lives to chart their frozen landscapes. Now, \u003cbr\u003efor the first time in human history, we are in legitimate danger of \u003cbr\u003eseeing polar ice dramatically shrink, break apart, or even disappear. \u003ci\u003eThe Ends of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e a collection of the very best writing on the Arctic and Antarctic, will\u003cbr\u003e simultaneously commemorate four centuries of exploring and scientific \u003cbr\u003estudy, and make the call for preservation.\u003cbr\u003eStocked with \u003cbr\u003efirst-person narratives, cultural histories, nature and science writing,\u003cbr\u003e and fiction, this book is a compendium of the greats of their fields: \u003cbr\u003eincluding legendary polar explorers and such writers as Jon Krakauer, \u003cbr\u003eJack London, Diane Ackerman, Barry Lopez, and Ursula K. LeGuin. Edited \u003cbr\u003eby two contemporary authorities on exploring and the environment, \u003ci\u003eThe Ends of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e is a memorable collection of terrific writing-and a lasting \u003cbr\u003econtribution to the debate over global warming and the future of the \u003cbr\u003epolar regions themselves.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133972726000,"sku":"9781608196937","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608196937_p0.jpg?v=1763838650","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608196937","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}