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The Arctic is in Paul Nicklens blood. Born and raised on Baffin Island, Nunavut, he grew up in one of the only non-Inuit families in a tiny native settlement amid the ice fields, floes, and frigid seas of Northern Canada. At an age when most children are playing hide-and-seek, he was learning life-and-death lessons of survival: how to read the weather, find shelter in a frozen snowscape, or live off the land as his Inuit neighbors had done for centuries.

Today Nicklen is a naturalist and wildlife photographer uniquely qualified to portray the impact of climate change on the polar regions and their inhabitants, human and animal alike. In a wise and wonderful intertwining of art and science, his bold expeditions plunge him into freezing seas to capture unprecedented, up-close documentation of the lives of leopard seals, whales, walruses, polar bears, bearded seals, and narwhals. Bathed in polar light, his images, inspiring and amazing, break new ground in photography and provide a vivid, timely portrait of two extraordinary, endangered ecosystems.

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A large female leopard seal greets photographer G�ran Ehlm�. Anvers Island, Antarctica A young polar bear leaps between ice floes. Barents Sea, Svalbard, Norway A kittiwake soars in front of a large iceberg. Svalbard, Norway Narwhals dive deep under the ice to feed on Arctic cod, then return to the surface to breathe and raise their tusks high in the air. Lancaster Sound, Nunavut, Canada Mother bear and two-year-old cub drift on glacier ice. Hudson Strait, Nunavut, Canada

A gentoo penguin chick peeks, checking for patrolling leopard seals before tempting fate. Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula A leopard seal feeds Paul Nicklen a penguin. Antarctic Peninsula A large bull walrus returns to the shores of Prins Karl Forland after diving and feeding on clams. Svalbard, Norway Looking towards an uncertain future, a huge male bear triggers a camera trap, taking his own picture. Leifdefjorden, Spitsbergen, Norway In the Arctic spring, meltwater channels drain toward and down a seal hole, returning to the sea.

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(5 stars) - Great book, but the one we got from Amazon was filthy
The book is amazing. beautiful photos. The copy we got from Amazon was dusty and dirty, but thankfully just on the dust jacket. As it was a gift, I was quite annoyed by this.

(5 stars) - Focus on a keen obsession
This is a wonderfully readable book and one of the most thoroughly satisfying I have read in a long time.

Polar obsession is contagious to some of us and this book tells a rich variety of stories about encounters with arctic wildlife.

Paul Nicklen tells of his own experiences with melting ice.
His pictures produce a replica of what the impact of climate change is doing unfortunately to endangered ecosystems.

A must read!

Dag Stomberg
St. Andrews, Scotland

(5 stars) - Great book with gorgeous photos!
My husband and I bought this book after hearing a story about the author on NPR. We were not disappointed at all by the book and instantly went through the whole thing together. The photos are gorgeous - it feels like you are part of the authors adventures. My husband is now considering going scuba diving in Antartica!

(5 stars) - Fantastic photos and interesting stories
The stunning photos in this cook are complemented by well written stories of the polar regions. I read the book from cover to cover.

(5 stars) - Beautiful book.
This book was a gift for my husband who spent time in Alaska while in the military. We have looked at these beautiful photos over and over.
They are fascinating.

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