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'Of Ice and Men:' a history of humanity and the cold

Pegasus Books

On another rather cold January morning here in Idaho, we consider ice, not so much what the natural elements have delivered to our doorstep, but the ice that we create for our comfort, for our consumption, our leisure for so much of our lives. But at what cost?

That’s just one of the many questions at the heart of a new book. It is titled "Of Ice and Men.” Its author is Fred Hogge he chatted with our Morning Edition host George Prentice.

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