Terra Incognita: Travels in AntarcticaJ. Cape, 1996 - Всего страниц: 306 Sara Wheeler was the first woman selected by the American government to be the Writer in Residence at the US South Pole Station. She spent six weeks at the pole. In this book she reveals how people live on the bases and how the landscape affects them. |
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... wanted freedom more than I wanted a partner or children , and on the road I was free . Back at home , increasingly , it seemed a tough choice to have to make . In Antarctica I met many people who were struggling with this dilemma . The ...
... wanted freedom more than I wanted a partner or children , and on the road I was free . Back at home , increasingly , it seemed a tough choice to have to make . In Antarctica I met many people who were struggling with this dilemma . The ...
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... when he returned from his daily run up the nearest hill . - ' What d'you expect ? ' he said . ' It's the end of January – mid- summer , practically ' When I went into town , I wanted to buy 181 From New Zealand to the Falklands.
... when he returned from his daily run up the nearest hill . - ' What d'you expect ? ' he said . ' It's the end of January – mid- summer , practically ' When I went into town , I wanted to buy 181 From New Zealand to the Falklands.
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... wanted Cox's apples , the hammock on my roof and a bathroom without a seal in it . I wanted to hear the Whitmanesque roll call of the shipping forecast before I went to sleep : Cromarty , Forth , Tyne , Dogger , Gale Force Nine ...
... wanted Cox's apples , the hammock on my roof and a bathroom without a seal in it . I wanted to hear the Whitmanesque roll call of the shipping forecast before I went to sleep : Cromarty , Forth , Tyne , Dogger , Gale Force Nine ...
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