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The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge BRAND NEW Hardcover
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Personalize
- No
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- No
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Unknown
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9780241645833
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0241645832
ISBN-13
9780241645833
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3072443156
Product Key Features
Book Title
North Pole
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2025
Topic
Polar Regions, Earth Sciences / Geography, Personal Memoirs, Adventurers & Explorers
Genre
Travel, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
20.3 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
910.91632
Synopsis
Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place where the sun rises and stays aloft for six whole months before setting, plunging the expanse of ice and water into darkness for half a year. Foot-stepping alongside Erling Kagge, who ventured to the North Pole in the spring of 1990, we hear the story of the North Pole as never told before. From Herodotus who first wondered what the northernmost point of our planet might be like, to the intrepid early cartographers who mapped the world, and the legendary expeditions led by Fridtjof Nansen and Robert Peary - the first polar explorer global celebrities - who were in the grip of a dangerous obsession to get to the North Pole first. What emerges is a new history of the world, spanning thousands of years, as seen from the 'silver-shining vacantness' of the North Pole. Blending memories from Kagge's own 1990 trip with this epic history, The North Pole is an adventure story, a book about enacting hidden human dreams, about difficult fathers and their difficult sons, and a psychological record of what it means to keep putting one foot in front of the other in the face of adversity. It is for anyone who's gazed out at the horizon - and wondered what happens if you just keep walking.
LC Classification Number
G627.K3 2025
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- r***i (1000)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem was just as described, shipping was fast and communication with easy. Good price for the book. It was packed well. I will buy from again!!
- e***2 (39)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePleasant seller to deal with. Great communication. Seller answered a question I had very quickly. My package arrived very fast and the item arrived in great condition! Would do business with again. Thank you!
- w***r (138)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI just received my beautiful item. Perfectly packaged. Wonderful seller. Thank you so much!