Gretchen Legler, On the Ice: An Intimate portrait of Life at McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Minus 120-degree temperatures, abandoned huts, and heartbreaking stories of exploration--these are the things one expects to find in Antarctica. But what you don't expect is warehouses of canned food, decaying computers stacked to the ceiling, and one of the largest lesbian communities on earth. Legler's book is a sociological study, historiography, and love story that reveals the most unexplored place on earth and the people who are drawn to it. Amazon Bookstore, 4755 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/821-9630; http://www.amazonbookstorecoop.com

