Dr Jerri Nielsen SIGNED Ice Bound Doctor Survival South Pole 2001 1st Ed. w/GOA

Description: Dr Jerri Nielsen SIGNED Ice Bound Doctor Survival South Pole 2001 1st Ed. w/GOA Up for bids is this 2001 first edition soft cover version of Ice Bound: A Doctor’s Incredible Battle for Survival At The South Pole, which was written AND signed by Dr. Jerri Nielsen and is in GOOD condition (NOT a library book; NO reminder marks; NO punch holes). Guarantee of Authenticity (GOA) – We guarantee the authenticity of our SIGNED books and sports memorabilia, all of which have passed a rigorous 20-step authentication process used by forensic autograph analysts. We are so confident in our process that IF one of our SIGNED items fails authentication via Beckett, PSA or CGC, EJay Collectibles will provide you with a full refund plus an additional $10 to help offset the expensive authentication process.Serving as doctor to the Americans "wintering over" at the South Pole in 1999, Jerri Nielsen made headlines when she discovered a lump in her breast that a self-administered biopsy revealed to be an aggressive, fast-growing cancer. No flights in or out of Antarctica are possible during the continent's long winter, and Nielsen's account of giving herself chemotherapy while she and her fellow "Polies" waited for the weather to break is even more gripping than the news reports at the time. She's candid about her pain and fear; the media battle waged by her embittered ex-husband makes her ordeal even more challenging. Interestingly enough, however, this high drama does not overshadow Nielsen's deeper narrative of a woman who came "to the Ice" seeking new meaning in a life shattered by divorce and estrangement from her children. In the back-to-basics world of Antarctic medicine, with outdated equipment, few supplies, and no assistants, she rediscovered her vocation as a doctor, free from the imperatives of corporate-directed medicine. More importantly, Nielsen found spiritual solace in the world's most extreme environment, where she was "introduced slowly to the notion of giving more than you have and using less than you need ... of knowing that all you really own are your own thoughts." She makes the glories of the Pole so palpable that, by the end, readers will not even be surprised when she signs an e-mail to her family, "from the wonderful Ice." Reviews"A fast-paced, engaging book. Nielsen gives a gripping account of life at the South Pole." -- Elle "It is the most moving, most American, most profoundly inspiring story I have encountered in so long." -- Diane Sawyer, on Larry King Live "Nielsen is a hero. Ice Bound takes its place among the great Antarctic adventure stories." -- The New York Times Book Review "[A] remarkable book...a fascinating sociological study." -- Chicago Tribune --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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