Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survial at the South Pole
by Nielsen, Jerri; Vollers, Maryanne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0786866845
- ISBN 13
- 9780786866847
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Hyperion (2001).. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later printing. xvi, 362 pp. Photos. Inscribed by Nielsen in 2002. Jacket has short tear at tail of spine, cruise line sticker to front endpaper. A clean book with little wear. "A physician stranded at a South Pole research station describes how she discovered a lump in her breast, treated herself with a biopsy and chemotherapy, and was rescued by the Air National Guard during a daring mission to Antarctica and reflects on the meaning of her experience and the dedication and support of her colleagues.
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- Bookseller
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- Title
- Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survial at the South Pole
- Author
- Nielsen, Jerri; Vollers, Maryanne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0786866845
- ISBN 13
- 9780786866847
- Publisher
- Hyperion (2001).
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Biography, Doctor, Physician, South Pole, Antarctica, Cancer, Survival
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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