Arctic DreamsClassic · Nonfiction, Nature, Travel
Arctic Dreams
1986 · 464 pages · Nonfiction
66
Classic
★ 4.23 on Goodreads · 9K ratings
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1986) and 1 more win. 4.23★ from 9K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
66Must-Read Score
- Critics72 out of 100 · counts 35%+29
- Readers65 out of 100 · counts 50%+37
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #12 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #51 of the 296 classics we rank
- #130 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1986)
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (1986)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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