I'd also be interested in the polar exploration books!! Louise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 1:48 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Polar exploration books > Go ahead and submit them, Brian. I'll validate the > Shackleton one if it's interestingly written and if no > one else does it before I get to it (I have several to > do before that). I enjoyed the TV special with the > same title. Was it based on the book? > > Are the others interestingly written for the lay > person or very scholarly and dry? > > Cindy > > --- Brian Miller <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > If folks are interested, I have a rather extensive > > library of polar > > exploration titles -- all scanned. I used to teach > > a course on exploration > > and I taught a section on the search for the > > northwest passage and the race > > for the South Pole. > > Among my titles is the ultimate bio of Shackleton by > > Rolland Huntford, > > simply called Shackleton. > > I'll upload if there are takers for validation. The > > quality of the scan is > > high. > > Brian Miller > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kellie Hartmann" <kellhart@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:02 AM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] too much imagination > > > > > > > I watched Shackleton's Adventure the other night, > > and it made me really > > > cold. The whole exploration team spent 16 months > > living on a glacier with > > > insufficient sleeping bags and tents. And I > > thought Minnesota was bad! > > <lol> > > > Kellie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page - Try My Yahoo! > http://my.yahoo.com > >