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Sara wheeler s books include the international bestseller terra incognita. Sara spent seven months in antarctica in 1995 as writer in residence with the u. After writing about her travels on the greek island of euboea and in chile, she was accepted by the us national science foundation as their first female writer in residence at the south pole, and spent seven months in antarctica. This bibliography of antarctica is a list of englishlanguage nonfiction books which have been described by reliable sources as in some way directly relating to the subject of antarctica, its history, geography, people, etc.
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Travels in antarctica, the magnetic north winner of the banff adventure. Beyond completing the great loopthe circumnavigation of the eastern half of the united statesand then embarking for a journey around the world, cruising the southern ocean is one of the last great maritime adventures. No matter how sara wheeler got there, her 7month trip through antarctica unfolds beautifully between the eccentric and fun beakers she meets along the way and the intense splendor of the continent. She wrote the title of this book on a new notebook as she flew north again from the chilean base.
Sara wheeler after writing two highly praised travel books, sara wheeler was accepted by the american government to be the first foreigner on their national science foundations antarctic artists and writers. In this book she reveals how people live on the bases and how the landscape affects them. The antarctica in terra incognita, while far from benign, is a place where a profound peace can be found, and where the rest of the world is put in perspective. Sara wheeler was brought up in bristol, england, and studied classics and modern languages at brasenose college, university of oxford. When i started reading terra incognita, i was keen on the promise and the premise of. Like denys finch hatton, sara wheeler was educated at brasenose college, oxford. The london library and the london library trust annual reports and financial statements 20092010 pdf. For this book, wheeler spent seven months in antarctica in 1995. Sara wheeler spent seven months in antarctica, living with its scientists and dreamers.
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