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05.21.08

Water, ice and stone: a love affair with Antarctica

Tara Smith by Tara Smith     Department: Earth

Need some summer reading to keep you cool? How about a "savory" book about Antarctica?

In Water, Ice & Stone, Green tells the story of his love affair with Antarctica and shares his wonder at the mysteries posed by its rivers and lakes. Since 1968 Green, a retired Miami University of Ohio geochemistry professor, has made frequent trips to Antarctica to study the dynamic biological, chemical, and geological processes in the continent's waters.

Read a few chapter excepts at the link above...

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