Polar Obsession

by Paul Nicklen

The Arctic is in Paul Nicklen's blood. Born and raised on Baffin Island, Nunavut, he grew up in one of the only non-Inuit families in a tiny native settlement amid the ice fields, floes, and frigid seas of Northern Canada. At an age when most children are playing hide-and-seek, he was learning life-and-death lessons of survival: how to read the weather, find shelter in a frozen snowscape, or live off the land as his Inuit neighbors had done for centuries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426205112
• ISBN13: 9781426205118
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 5.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 14.1" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Gorgeous Photography

I loved the amazing photos from the Polar regions. Beautiful coffee table book. Great story from Paul Nicklen about his adventures and wildlife conservation.