What I'm Reading on my Sony Reader and Remembering my Mother
I am asked quite often what I am currently reading on my Sony Reader , so I’ve decided to start sharing those books here on my blog. I recently went with my television crew to Churchill, Manitoba, to film the annual polar bear migration. To familiarize myself with the climate, I decided to read an extraordinary book, Cold: Adventures in the World’s Frozen Places. It’s a captivating account of the life, history, and ecology of extreme and inhospitably cold climates. The author, Bill Streever, a research biologist, passes along a vast amount of scientific facts and brings them all to life through an engaging narrative that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. The book begins with a 5-minute plunge into the 35-degree water of Prudhoe Bay about 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, so vividly written that I found myself shivering.
If you decide to also read this book, post your comments here or tweet with #booksimreading. And please watch my show on Monday, December 6th to see my interview with author Bill Streever. Until then, I hope you stay cozy and warm. Please enjoy these photos that I took in Canada!
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- Baked Alaska
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- Resting by the water or hunting for some fish?
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- Such a beautiful creature
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- Building an igloo for shelter
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- Face to face!
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- Lumbering along
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- A spectacular sunset over the tundra in Churchill Canada.
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- The fabulous book ‘COLD’ on my Sony Reader Pocket Edition
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- Author Bill Streever- photo-credit Steve Amstrup
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