{"product_id":"empire-antarctica-1","title":"Empire Antarctica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2013 *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*Shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Biography Prize*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e* Shortlisted for the 2013 RSL Ondaatje Prize *\u003cbr\u003e* Shortlisted for Banff Adventure Travel Prize *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e* Shortlisted for Saltire Book of the Year Award *\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGavin Francis fulfilled a lifetime''s ambition when he spent fourteen months as the base-camp doctor at Halley, a profoundly isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarctica. So remote, it is said to be easier to evacuate a casualty from the International Space Station than it is to bring someone out of Halley in winter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntarctica offered a year of unparalleled silence and solitude, with few distractions and very little human history, but also a rare oppurtunity to live among emperor penguins, the only species truly at home in the Antarctic. Following the penguins throughout the year -- from a summer of perpetual sunshine to months of winter darkness -- Gavin Francis explores a world of great beauty conjured from the simplest elements, the hardship of living at 50°C below zero and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community bring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57349157945726,"sku":"NW9780099565963","price":13.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780099565963.jpg?v=1778531130","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/empire-antarctica-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}