{"product_id":"magnetic-north-paperback-1","title":"Magnetic North - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year 2011 Title \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than a decade ago, Sara Wheeler traveled to Antarctica to understand a continent nearly lost to myth and lore. In the widely acclaimed, bestselling \u003ci\u003eTerra Incognita\u003c\/i\u003e, she chronicled her quest to find a hidden history buried in Antarctica's extreme surroundings. Now, Wheeler journeys to the opposite pole to create a definitive picture of life on the fringes. In \u003ci\u003eThe Magnetic North\u003c\/i\u003e, she takes full measure of the Arctic: at once the most pristine place on earth and the locus of global warming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the spiraling shape of a reindeer-horn bangle, she travels counterclockwise around the North Pole through the territories belonging to Russia, the United States, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, marking the transformations of what once seemed an unchangeable landscape. As she witnesses the mounting pollution concentrated at the pole, Wheeler reckons with the illness of the whole organism of the earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmashing through the Arctic Ocean with the crew of a Russian icebreaker, shadowing the endless Trans-Alaska Pipeline with a tough Idaho-born outdoorswoman, herding reindeer with the Lapps, and visiting the haunting, deceptively peaceful lands of the Gulag, Wheeler brings the Arctic's many contradictions to life. \u003ci\u003eThe Magnetic North \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent, beautiful book, rich in dramatic description and vivid reporting. It is a singular, deeply personal portrait of a region growing daily in global importance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eToo Close to the Sun: The Audacious\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLife and Times of Denys Finch Hatton, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvia: Travels on an Undiscovered Greek\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIsland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravels in a Thin Country: A\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJourney Through Chile\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTerra Incognita: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTravels in Antarctica\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9.02 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694649970751,"sku":"9780374533090","price":28.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8daa765a7a44e879091c3e467e7f2f00.webp?v=1765001819","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/magnetic-north-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}