<DIV><p>“Nature writing of a very high order . . . a joyride for those who enjoy deep explorations of logic, human frailty and the laws of nature.”—<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i></p><p>“[Bill Green’s] prose rings with the elemental clarity of the ice he knows so well.”—PEN committee citation</p><p>A classic of contemporary nature writing, this award-winning account of Antarctica is now available for the first time in paperback. A new introduction by the author emphasizes the ecological importance of the continent within the global warming crisis.</p><p><b>Bill Green</b> is a professor of interdisciplinary studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has been conducting research in Antarctica since 1968.</p></DIV>