Arnesen, Liv & Bancroft, Ann, with Cheryl Dahle. No horizon is so far; two women and their historic journey across Antarctica.ARNESEN, Liv & BANCROFT, Ann, with Cheryl Dahle. No horizon is so far; two women and their historic journey across Antarctica. Penguin. 253p. illus. c2003.0-14-303424-3. $15.00. SA Liv Arnesen Liv Ragnheim Arnesen (born June 1, 1953 in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian cross-country skier, adventurer, guide, and motivational speaker. In 1994, she became the first woman to ski alone and unassisted to the South pole. The 1200km trek took fifty days. and Ann Bancroft For the actress, see . Ann Bancroft (born 29 September 1955 in Mendota Heights, Minnesota) is a United States author, teacher, and adventurer. She was the first woman to successfully finish a number of arduous expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. would seem to be a study in contrasts: one is straight, one is gay, one is Norwegian and taller, one is American and shorter. But their similarities unite them in an unquenchable need to explore, to live at the edge and to transverse To cross from side to side. Antarctica. This drive is akin to religious zeal Zeal Bows, Mr. crippled fiddler with intense feelings. [Br. Lit.: Pendennis] Cedric of Rotherwood zealous about restoring Saxon independence. [Br. . As Arnesen puts it: "Putting that feeling into words in impossible. I know that some of my drive comes from the inspiration I find in nature...The feeling is similar to the one I have heard religious people describe. It's a reverence that makes everything else make sense. When I am in the wilderness, I know why I am here, what life is about, who I am." (p.20) Starting November 13, 2000, Arnesen and Bancroft spent the following 97 days trying to be the first women to cross the entire continent of Antarctica, using skis and "sails." Unlike previous explorers, the high-tech world could assist them and bring them back to a different reality. (Once, while on hold with a phone call, they listened to muzak from thousands of miles away.) However, such contact and easy access to rescue did not prevent them from the immediate dangers of whiteout, injuries, frostbite frostbite (chilblains), injury to the tissue caused by exposure to cold, usually affecting the extremities of the body, such as the hands, feet, ears, or nose. Extreme cold causes the small blood vessels in the extremities to constrict. and unseen crevices. One moment of stillness and beauty could quickly turn into a moment of complete terror. Using the first person, Arnesen and Bancroft alternate short chapters, with a third-person "fill-in" voice representing those who waited for them. It is a casual yet effective style, complete with flashbacks and different points of view on what happened. Both speak movingly of the schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school around the world who followed their progress. "When I think about what I want my legacy to be, I think about Logan and the other children whose lives we touched ... I guess that makes me a better educator than explorer. I prefer it that way." (p.222) Readers might disagree. Recommended for all high school and public libraries. Katherine Gillen, Libn., Luke AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass Lib., AZ S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code help librarian and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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