Describes the weather conditions, plant and animal life, and human activity in the four cold climate regions of the world: the poles, the tundra, subarctic regions, and highlands.
Gretel Ehrlich recounts her adventures traveling in some of the world's coldest locations in an attempt to understand the complex, primal nature of cold.
Focuses on the land, animals, plants, and climate of Alaska, presenting it as an example of a place where it is so cold your hair can freeze and break off.
