A Life of Extremes

'This is quite an amazing book, showing the hardship, danger and excitement of filming in extreme weather conditions. As well as the scientific aspects of the films, the author has a real interest in and knowledge of the polar wildlife, and many different species feature throughout the book. It is well illustrated in colour photographs, with the pictures alone almost being able to tell the story. I can heartily recommend this book.' -- Alan Stewart 'Quinn is an effective storyteller and succeeds in highlighting a range of experiences that moves the book well past what could easily have been we came, we saw, we got cold .' -- David Barnes * Engaging account of intrepid travels * A great book that inspires and shows the endurance and energy one person must have to do the thing they love most even when the risks are high... the rewards were priceless. -- Diaries of a Cheshire Wildlife Watcher His up- close experience of the Arctic and Antarctica also meant Max was early to the climate change story, addressing it years before An Inconvenient Truth woke the world up, sort of -- 1964 Magazine 'A Life of Extremes is a personal memoir of Max's travel and polar filmmaking encounters with wildlife in these remote locations. Whether it be travelling eighty kilometres over ice to a lonely colony of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsterior) or being surrounded by minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) frolicking in pools of open water, Max has a story to tell about it.' -- Australian Wildlife Magazine An inherently fascinating and impressively informative read about an unusual life lived out under unusual circumstances, A Life of Extremes: The Life and Times of a Polar Filmmaker is especially and unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library American Biography and American Cinematography collections. -- Midwest Book Review