Brunner, Bernd

Jonathan Yen’s confident delivery and masterful pronunciations of the many non-English terms draw listeners into Brunner’s descriptions of the almost magical beauty of the far North, while his expressive readings of the racist and pseudoscientific perversions of the region (by Nazis and other white supremacists) will stay with listeners long after the audiobook has ended.

As content creators continue to find inspiration in the mythical north, readers interested in why these themes have had such longevity will find this book invaluable.

Flawed but nevertheless recommended for those interested in natural history and the history of science.

Highly recommended for fans of eclectic histories, cultural anthropology, the socials sciences, and all readers enjoying a new look at a common undertaking they may not have seen as so complex.