Fire Into Ice: Charles Fipke & the Great Diamond Hunt
Autor Vernon Frolicken Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2023
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781551923345
ISBN-10: 1551923343
Pagini: 354
Ilustrații: 21 photos
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Ann & Laurence Yeadon-Jones
Colecția Ann & Laurence Yeadon-Jones (US)
ISBN-10: 1551923343
Pagini: 354
Ilustrații: 21 photos
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Ann & Laurence Yeadon-Jones
Colecția Ann & Laurence Yeadon-Jones (US)
Recenzii
"Fire Into Ice is three books in one, principally it is a stimulating insight into the mind of an exploration geologist/explorer; however, it is also an introduction to anthropology and the stresses and strains of marriage. An excellent read, but you should keep an Atlas close at hand." -- al stanton on December 13, 2002
"I am not a prolific reader but a family member handed me this book when I asked for a suggestion for some reading for an upcoming vacation. I opened the book the first morning on the beach and finished it by sunset. I was mesmerized by the adventures of Chuck. I agree with the other comments that this an adventure novel but it is also a must read for anyone that enjoys biographies of people that lived a life that teaches us how to truly live a life holding nothing back. Regardless of his wealth, Chuck should have few if any regrets in life and I am sure that there is nothing left on his bucket list that can top the adventures he has already had. If you do Chuck, please send us an update!" -- dhcanada on July 24, 2011
"As a keen observer of the stock market, I was quite interested to "dig" into the background of Chuck Fipke and how he discovered diamonds in the Canadian Arctic. When the Diamet discovery was first announced it was an extraordinary revelation to the "jaded" Canadian Mining community. Frolick does a very good job of embroidering the details of Fipke's exploits as a young, driven, globe-trotting geologist. His first job at Ok Tedi Gold Mine in Papaua New Guinea with BHP/Kennecott, working at the secretive JCI Gold in South Africa, the duplicity of Cominco management while in the Amazonian jungles etc. Unfortunately, the storey of the actual diamond discovery only takes 2 of 58 chapters!. Little is learned about the financial manouvering conducted behind the scence's by BHP and DiaMet after the discovery was announced and the book stops when Fipke's active involvement ends. One discovers little of the tremendous challenges faced and overcome before the actual production of the first commercial diamond discovery in North America. In sum, more of a hagiography to Chuck Fipke than the story of a remarkable mining achievement in Canada, but nonetheless - a worthwhile read." -- eskimo56 on October 3, 2001
"I am not a prolific reader but a family member handed me this book when I asked for a suggestion for some reading for an upcoming vacation. I opened the book the first morning on the beach and finished it by sunset. I was mesmerized by the adventures of Chuck. I agree with the other comments that this an adventure novel but it is also a must read for anyone that enjoys biographies of people that lived a life that teaches us how to truly live a life holding nothing back. Regardless of his wealth, Chuck should have few if any regrets in life and I am sure that there is nothing left on his bucket list that can top the adventures he has already had. If you do Chuck, please send us an update!" -- dhcanada on July 24, 2011
"As a keen observer of the stock market, I was quite interested to "dig" into the background of Chuck Fipke and how he discovered diamonds in the Canadian Arctic. When the Diamet discovery was first announced it was an extraordinary revelation to the "jaded" Canadian Mining community. Frolick does a very good job of embroidering the details of Fipke's exploits as a young, driven, globe-trotting geologist. His first job at Ok Tedi Gold Mine in Papaua New Guinea with BHP/Kennecott, working at the secretive JCI Gold in South Africa, the duplicity of Cominco management while in the Amazonian jungles etc. Unfortunately, the storey of the actual diamond discovery only takes 2 of 58 chapters!. Little is learned about the financial manouvering conducted behind the scence's by BHP and DiaMet after the discovery was announced and the book stops when Fipke's active involvement ends. One discovers little of the tremendous challenges faced and overcome before the actual production of the first commercial diamond discovery in North America. In sum, more of a hagiography to Chuck Fipke than the story of a remarkable mining achievement in Canada, but nonetheless - a worthwhile read." -- eskimo56 on October 3, 2001