Solid as a block of Antarctic ice itself, but no less readable for it, his latest book draws on five years of meticulous research to tell the story of human endeavour in Antarctica, the last continent to be discovered.
他的新书的深奥度绝不亚于南极,却有着很强的可读性。书中描写了五年来对南极洲——这片最后为人类所发现的大陆的详细考察。