It's all ready scanned. As I said, I have probably two dozen books scanned on arctic exploration. I'll upload this weekend. Brian Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 9:02 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Polar exploration books > Yes, I remember seeing her interviewed on 20/20 or Dateline or one of those > type shows. That was one time where it definitely pays to be a doctor. > I for one would like to read that book. If you're willing to scan it I'll be > willing to edit/validate it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:05 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Polar exploration books > > > > I have Jerry Nielsen's book, Ice Bound, about her experience as the South > > Pole Station's doctor. She discovered she had breast cancer while on the > > ice, and had to perform a lumpectomy on herself as it was winter and no > one > > could get in to rescue her. > > Brian M. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Louise" <lougou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 6:10 AM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Polar exploration books > > > > > > > I can hardly wait to start reading these books. However, I should > > probably > > > read books about the North and South Pole during the heat and humidity > of > > > the summer rather than during the winter here in Wisconsin! We had 30 > > below > > > zero a couple of nights last week, but not quite as cold now and a real > > heat > > > wave by the weekend, maybe 30 degrees above zero! > > > > > > Do you have any books about living and working at the scientific station > > at > > > the South Pole? That would be very interesting! > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:47 PM > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Polar exploration books > > > > > > > > > > Most of the books I have are very accessible, very enjoyable. > > > > Huntford's works are exhaustive, but never dull. > > > > In addition to the book on Shackleton, he also wrote a duel biography > of > > > > Robert Falcon Scot and Roald Amundsen, called The Last Place on Earth > > > > (American title), and a biography of F. Nansen, Norwegien explorer. > > > > Brian Miller > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:48 PM > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >