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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as polar)
avg rating 4.47 — 183,305 ratings — published 1959
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 62 times as polar)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,544,995 ratings — published 2005
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as polar)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,736,337 ratings — published 1939
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The Worst Journey in the World The Worst Journey in the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as polar)
avg rating 4.19 — 8,847 ratings — published 1922
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as polar)
avg rating 4.27 — 20,583 ratings — published 2021
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La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as polar)
avg rating 4.20 — 268,975 ratings — published 2012
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as polar)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,509 ratings — published 2014
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L'Homme aux cercles bleus (Commissaire Adamsberg, #1) L'Homme aux cercles bleus (Commissaire Adamsberg, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as polar)
avg rating 3.66 — 14,461 ratings — published 1991
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 41 times as polar)
avg rating 4.19 — 781,226 ratings — published 1934
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 39 times as polar)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,011,310 ratings — published 2006
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Erebus: The Story of a Ship Erebus: The Story of a Ship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as polar)
avg rating 4.28 — 12,787 ratings — published 2018
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Have Mercy on Us All (Commissaire Adamsberg, #4) Have Mercy on Us All (Commissaire Adamsberg, #4)
by (shelved 39 times as polar)
avg rating 4.03 — 8,684 ratings — published 2001
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The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1) The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as polar)
avg rating 3.76 — 93,117 ratings — published 2003
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as polar)
avg rating 4.25 — 794,131 ratings — published 2007
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South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as polar)
avg rating 4.19 — 11,767 ratings — published 1919
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The Terror The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as polar)
avg rating 4.09 — 80,352 ratings — published 2007
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Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as polar)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,026 ratings — published 1987
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as polar)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,411,164 ratings — published 2015
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 30 times as polar)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,596,804 ratings — published 2003
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The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as polar)
avg rating 4.26 — 4,061,091 ratings — published 2022
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 29 times as polar)
avg rating 4.26 — 381,364 ratings — published 1926
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Seeking Whom He May Devour (Commissaire Adamsberg, #2) Seeking Whom He May Devour (Commissaire Adamsberg, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as polar)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,917 ratings — published 1999
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The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as polar)
avg rating 3.80 — 102,342 ratings — published 1987
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 28 times as polar)
avg rating 4.13 — 407,925 ratings — published 1902
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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as polar)
avg rating 4.34 — 22,099 ratings — published 1998
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The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as polar)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,062 ratings — published 2006
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Un lieu incertain (Commissaire Adamsberg, #8) Un lieu incertain (Commissaire Adamsberg, #8)
by (shelved 27 times as polar)
avg rating 3.89 — 5,819 ratings — published 2008
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The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as polar)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,658 ratings — published 1979
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Temps glaciaires (Commissaire Adamsberg, #10) Temps glaciaires (Commissaire Adamsberg, #10)
by (shelved 26 times as polar)
avg rating 3.96 — 6,106 ratings — published 2015
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Dans les bois éternels (Commissaire Adamsberg, #7) Dans les bois éternels (Commissaire Adamsberg, #7)
by (shelved 26 times as polar)
avg rating 4.06 — 6,013 ratings — published 2006
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Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as polar)
avg rating 4.46 — 4,306 ratings — published 2019
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Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand (Commissaire Adamsberg, #6) Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand (Commissaire Adamsberg, #6)
by (shelved 24 times as polar)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,834 ratings — published 2004
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Shackleton's Boat Journey Shackleton's Boat Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as polar)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,299 ratings — published 1933
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Entre deux mondes Entre deux mondes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as polar)
avg rating 4.38 — 4,965 ratings — published 2017
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The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)
by (shelved 23 times as polar)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,361 ratings — published 2012
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The Preacher (Patrik Hedström, #2) The Preacher (Patrik Hedström, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as polar)
avg rating 3.83 — 50,375 ratings — published 2004
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 22 times as polar)
avg rating 4.12 — 327,707 ratings — published 1937
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Quand sort la recluse (Commissaire Adamsberg, #11) Quand sort la recluse (Commissaire Adamsberg, #11)
by (shelved 22 times as polar)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,465 ratings — published 2017
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A Woman in the Polar Night A Woman in the Polar Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as polar)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,860 ratings — published 1938
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An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as polar)
avg rating 4.50 — 2,667 ratings — published 2000
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Dark Matter Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as polar)
avg rating 3.95 — 27,885 ratings — published 2010
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The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as polar)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,192 ratings — published 2000
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Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as polar)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,880 ratings — published 2021
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Surface Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as polar)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,842 ratings — published 2019
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Coule la Seine (Commissaire Adamsberg, #5) Coule la Seine (Commissaire Adamsberg, #5)
by (shelved 21 times as polar)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,403 ratings — published 2002
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as polar)
avg rating 4.12 — 515,391 ratings — published 1887
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Sur la dalle (Commissaire Adamsberg, #12) Sur la dalle (Commissaire Adamsberg, #12)
by (shelved 20 times as polar)
avg rating 3.55 — 3,697 ratings — published 2023
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In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as polar)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,985 ratings — published 1917
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The Ghost Riders of Ordebec (Commissaire Adamsberg, #9) The Ghost Riders of Ordebec (Commissaire Adamsberg, #9)
by (shelved 20 times as polar)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,446 ratings — published 2011
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Arctic Dreams Arctic Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as polar)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,403 ratings — published 1986
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“I must say that the charm of the Arctic, its infinite diversity, its aloofness from the rest of the world, made it a field which gives its own reward. Only those who have seen the magnificent sunsets over the ice, who have…been buffeted by storms… can appreciate the spell which always draws us back there.”
― Louise Arner Boyd

Steven Magee
“I routinely use my blue sky "Device" and it works very well for me.”
― Steven Magee, Curing Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity

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