Big Dead Place: Inside the Strange & Menacing World of Antarctica

by Nicholas Johnson

When Johnson went to work for the US Antarctic Program (devoted to scientific research and education in support of the national interest in the Antarctic), he figured he'd find adventure, beauty, penguins, and lofty-minded scientists. Instead he found boredom, alcohol, and bureaucracy.

As a dishwasher and garbage man at McMurdo Station, Johnson quickly shed his illusions about Antarctica. Since he and his coworkers seldom ventured beyond...

• Format: MP3 CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536617512
• ISBN13: 9781536617511
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 6.7"