Antarctic Book List.

 This list of books is almost directly from an old book list that the Antarctica NZ library had considered as good general reading for those interested in Antarctica. They are not necessarily specific to New Zealand bookstores but they may be easier to locate if in New Zealand. Many of the older books are well out of print and inquiries should be made to your local library about their availability for borrowing. Antarctica NZ in Christchurch NZ is a great place to start but I hear that this resource is being shut down and many of the books are going to Canterbury University. Contact Antarctica New Zealand and find out.
 

(1)	Billing, G. ; Mannering, G. South	Man and Nature in Antarctica
(2)	M.Conly, N.Peat	Ice on My Palette
(3)	V.Fuchs, E. Hilary	The Crossing of Antarctica
(4)	D.L. Harrowfield	Icy Heritage: Historic Sites of the Ross Sea Region.
(5)	D.L. Harrowfield	Scott Base: A history of New Zealand's Southernmost Station 1957-1997.
(6)	D.L. Harrowfield	Sledging into History
(7)	D.L. Harrowfield	The Tip of the Iceberg: Yarns and Ditties of New Zealanders in Antarctica.
(8)	Heatherton, T. ed	Antarctica: The Ross Sea Region
(9)	A. Hayler	The Year of the Quiet Sun
(10)	A. Helm, J.H. Miller	Antarctica: The Story of the New Zealand Party of the Trans- Antarctic Expedition
(11)	W. Herbert	A world of Men
(12)	W. Herrick	A Year on Ice ( I recommend this book if you want a general idea of life at Scott Base ).
(13)	E. Hillary	No Latitude for Error.
(14)	HMNZS Endeavor	A Report on Proceedings to the NZ on Board Antarctic Voyage 1956/57
(15)	HMNZS Endeavor	A Report on Proceedings to the NZ on Board the Second Antarctic Voyage 1957/58
(16)	D. McKenzie	Opposite Poles
(17)	J. McPherson	Footsteps on a Frozen Continent
(18)	N. Peat	Snow Dogs
(19)	L.B. Quatermain	New Zealand and the Antarctic
(20)	P. Young	Penguin Summer

  Personal Favorites: from someone who reads for pleasure.

Mike, (one of our engineers ) has read many books on Antarctica. Some of the ones he likes are listed below, along with a few of his comments.
 

(1)	Readers Digest Antarctica		Great Stories from the Frozen Continent
(2)	Beryl Bainbridge		The Birthday Boys
(3)	Sarah Wheeler, Sara Terra Incognita		Travels in Antarctica
(4)	Roland Huntford		Shackleton
(5)	Roland Huntford		Scott and Admundson
(6)	Cherry-Garrad, Aspley		The Worst Journey in the World
(7)	Ernest Shackleton		The heart of the Antarctic
(8)	Ernest Shackleton		South
(9)	Captain Robert F. Scott		The Voyage of Discovery
(10)	The GREENPEACE Book of Antarctica

The Reader's Digest book ANTARCTICA: "Great Stories from the Frozen Continent " gives a good overview of the different expeditions. On top of that, there is a vast number of publications of diaries by members of various expeditions from the "heroic age" of Antarctic exploration. They are quite fun to read since they tell more of the day to day routine and differ significantly from the official reports.

Mike

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9-3-01

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