Title: Mix of interesting personal stories and boring science
Product review: This book really should have been two. I found the first half, where the author explained what it was like for him to 'break into' the Antartic meteorite-searching world, quite interesting. Unfortunately the second half delved into meteorite-recovery statistics in WAY too much detail -- that portion of the book I feel would have been better left out, with the information contained published in scientific journals. Overall I finished this book wishing for more personal stories about 'life in the Antartic' and 'dealing with the science community'. Also I wished something on 'what to look for when on the ice, and how to do recovery correctly' had been included.But it is a "better-than-OK" addition to my meteorite library. I recommend it for the non-casual meteorite-lover.
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