Rowan C. Danner

Broschiertes Buch

White Edge

An Expedition to Antarctica

Beschreibung

At the bottom of the world, survival is a craft and cooperation is culture. In White Edge, expedition writer Rowan C. Danner guides readers from the green thresholds of Punta Arenas and Christchurch across the Southern Ocean to blue-ice runways, crevasse fields, winter ops, and the quiet diplomacy of the Antarctic Treaty. Part field narrative, part science dispatch, and part practical ethics, this book reveals a continent that isn't empty but exacting-a place where precision is kindness, patience has a backbone, and leaving no trace is the highest form of respect. Danner's chapters braid story with clear, plain-English method: ice cores and climate memory, drones and rovers that extend human reach, clean-access drilling over hidden waters, and the krill-fed abundance that sustains penguins, seals, and whales. Along the way, the book learns from Amundsen, Scott, and Shackleton without mythmaking, and from today's cooks, mechanics, pilots, medics, and weather forecasters who keep stations humane and science honest. Written in warm, exacting prose for curious adults-armchair explorers and field practitioners alike-White Edge offers northbound lessons you can use anywhere: measure what matters, disturb less than you learn, and practice the radio etiquette of a shared world. This is an expedition story that resists heroics and favors craft, a climate book that favors evidence over alarm, and a travelogue that returns home with a usable ethic. Includes an afterword, safety & ethics note, methods in plain English, glossary, and acknowledgments.

Autor

Rowan C. Danner is a nonfiction author who loves turning real-life problems into clear, doable steps. He writes across a wide range of subjects, drawing on observation, research, and lived experience to tell stories that feel grounded in everyday life. Whether he's unpacking a tangled process, breaking down a big decision, or shining a light on small but meaningful habits, his work is always aimed at what readers can actually use right now-not "someday." His writing combines the clarity of a how-to guide with the warmth of a conversation with a trusted friend. Rowan is especially interested in the moments when ordinary people face practical obstacles-at home, at work, in their communities-and need more than abstract advice. He focuses on specifics: words to say, steps to follow, simple tools to try, and ways to adapt ideas to real constraints like time, money, energy, and family life. Across his projects, Rowan's goal is to help readers feel less overwhelmed and more capable. He writes with a steady, reassuring voice, turning complex or intimidating topics into something approachable, organized, and human. His pages are filled with examples, scripts, and everyday scenarios that invite readers to see themselves and experiment with small, meaningful changes. Whether he's writing about personal routines, shared spaces, relationships, or long-term planning, Rowan aims to make complex ideas feel friendly, manageable, and concrete-so readers can try something new this week, not just think about it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Horizon Lane Books
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 237g
• ISBN-13: 9798232436926
• Artikelnr.: 75939306