Brilliantly attuned to the transience of nature and painfully aware of the precariousness of a polar environment facing global warming, Peter Matthiessen provides an exquisite account of his voyage through the islands surrounding Antarctica. In lyrical prose, Matthiessen describes the wildlife he encounters and the region it inhabits, along with historical information regarding the greatest pioneers and adventurers who preceded him

Albert Einstein`s universal appeal is only partially explained by his brilliant work in physics, as Andrew Robinson in this authoritative, accessible, illustrated biography

This is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available