10 best books of January, according to Amazon's editors

The 10 best books of January, 2012, according to Amazon's editors.

10. 'The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration,' by Alec Wilkinson

Wilkinson's book is the story of Swedish balloonist Andrée, who attempted to be the first to the North Pole by getting there via hydrogen balloon. Wilkinson uses the story of Andrée to convey a larger narrative about a time in history when all the nations of the world vied to be the first to climb a summit or set a record.

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