The Complete Idiot鈥檚 Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic by Jack Williams, Alpha, $18.95, ISBN 1592570739 Reviewed by Alison George
UNSURE whether penguins or polar bears live at the North Pole? Or whether the Antarctic is at the top or bottom of the globe? Then this is the perfect book for you. This clever yet easy-to-read guide to all things polar has much to offer the more savvy reader too. It neatly deals with the question 鈥淚s the ice melting?鈥� and explains how creatures in these regions cope with the extreme cold. You鈥檇 be an idiot to miss it.