Embark on a chilling odyssey with Bill Streever as he guides you through the frostbitten realms of the Earth in 'Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places.' This captivating narrative takes you on a year-long journey into the heart of coldness itself, from taking arctic swims in near-freezing waters to uncovering the mysteries of ancient ice ages. As Streever, with a fervor as intense as a blizzard, interweaves history, science, and personal anecdotes, he brings forth a vivid tableau of the influence of cold on earth's geography and its inhabitants. Delve into the hibernation secrets of wildlife, relive the legendary Shackleton expedition, and gaze upon the remnants of woolly mammoths as this book crystallizes the beauty and peril of the planet's coldest environments.