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How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
by Tori Murden McClureThis article relates to A Pearl in the Storm
Not all adventurers seek solitude. In December 2009, seven women from the Commonwealth countries of Cyprus, India, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, skied together over 800 kilometres across Antarctica to the South Pole "to demonstrate the potential of greater intercultural understanding and exchange, while at the same time highlighting the achievements of women across the world." You can meet the team members and view clips from their heartwarming, but face-freezing journey on the project's website. Team leader Felicity Aston has also led a number of other amazing, creative, and challenging expeditions.
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Biography.com presents an interesting list of the top-ten female adventurers:
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This "beyond the book article" relates to A Pearl in the Storm. It originally ran in April 2009 and has been updated for the April 2010 paperback edition. Go to magazine.
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