Review:Roland Huntford's The Last Place on Earth (Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole), re-published as part of the Modern Library Exploration Series after its original publication in the 1970s, is the precursor to the whole spate of recent books on Arctic explorations, both North and South, to the delight of many readers, myself hungrily among them. The author tells an exciting story and was able to effectively destroy the grand heroic myth of Scott and his run for the South Pole while resurr... Read more

Review:Mawson's polar exploration accomplishments equal or exceed Shackleton and Amundson! He was an explorer to his core. His survival was part miracle and part refusal to die. An amazing story - and true. Read more

Review:Cussler just seems to get better and better as he goes along. I have read all of his books to date, most of them more than once, and am anxiously awaiting his new Isaac Bell book, "The Spy". I have yet to find one of his books I didn't enjoy thoroughly. My favorites are the Dirk Pitt and Kurt Austin books with the Oregon series a close second. So far the new Isaac Bell series is running neck and neck with the Oregon series. As I said earlier, I haven't found a Cussler novel I didn't like. Read more