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Sub-Zero Nonfiction

These exciting nonfiction books are about life, death and adventure on the coldest continent: Antarctica.

Whatcom County Library System

18 items

  • The Quickening

    Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth

    Rush, Elizabeth A.,
    BookMinneapolis : Milkweed Editions, 2023. — 998.9 RUSH 2023
  • The Last Cold Place

    a Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica

    de Gracia, Naira,
    BookNew York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2023. — 919.89 DE GRACIA 2023
  • The Ship Beneath the Ice

    the Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance

    Bound, Mensun,
    BookNew York : Mariner Books, 2023. — 919.8904 BOUND 2023
  • Madhouse at the End of the Earth

    the Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night

    Sancton, Julian,
    BookNew York : Crown, [2021]. — 919.8904 SANCTON 2021
  • Land of Wondrous Cold

    the Race to Discover Antarctica and Unlock the Secrets of Its Ice

    Wood, Gillen D'Arcy,
    BookPrinceton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2020. — 919.89 WOOD 2020
  • The Impossible First

    From Fire to Ice--crossing Antarctica Alone

    O'Brady, Colin,
    BookNew York : Scribner, 2020. — 919.89 O'BRADY 2020
  • BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]. — 598.47 MCCRAE 2019
  • A Polar Affair

    Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins

    Davis, Lloyd Spencer, 1954-
    BookNew York : Pegasus Books, [2019]. — 919.8904 DAVIS 2019
  • BookNew York : Doubleday, [2018]. — 919.8904 GRANN 2018
  • Catching Thunder

    the Story of the World's Longest Sea Chase

    Engdal, Eskil, 1964-
    BookLondon : Zed Books, 2018. — 341.4409 ENGDAL 2018
  • To the Edges of the Earth

    1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration

    Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)
    BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]. — 919.804 LARSON 2018
  • The Stowaway

    a Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica

    Shapiro, Laurie Gwen
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2018. — 919.8904 SHAPIRO 2018
  • Shackleton's Heroes

    the Epic Story of the Men Who Kept the Endurance Expedition Alive

    McOrist, Wilson
    BookNew York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2016. — 919.8904 MCORIST 2016
  • Silence

    in the Age of Noise

    Kagge, Erling
    BookNew York : Pantheon Books, [2017] — 152.15 KAGGE 2017