{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0749RFYT6?tag=bookfrontier-20","asin":"B0749RFYT6","authors":["David Welky","Joel Richards","Audible Studios","& 0 more"],"book_id":"9780393354829","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780393354829","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780393354829.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","description":"From a snow-swept hill in the ice fields northwest of Greenland, famed Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary spots a line of mysterious peaks dotting the horizon. In 1906, he names that distant, uncharted territory “Crocker Land.” Years later, two of Peary’s disciples, George Borup and Donald MacMillan, take the brave steps Peary never did: with a team of amateur adventurers and intrepid native guides, they endeavor to reach this unknown land and fill in the last blank space on the globe. What follows is hardship and mishap the likes of which none of the explorers could possibly have imagined. From howling blizzards and desperate food shortages to crime and tragedy, the explorers experience a remarkable journey of endurance, courage, and hope. Set in one of the world’s most inhospitable places, A Wretched and Precarious Situation is an Arctic tale unlike any other.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780393354829","publication_date":"20171121","publisher":"WW Norton","slug":"a-wretched-and-precarious-situation","subtitle":"In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier","title":"A Wretched and Precarious Situation"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"HIS046000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Polar Regions History","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"HIS051000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Exploration & Discovery","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}],"hint":[],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"HIS046000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Polar Regions History","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"HIS051000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Exploration & Discovery","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Polar Regions History","score":1,"slug":"polar-regions-history"},{"label":"Exploration & Discovery","score":1,"slug":"exploration-discovery"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers who enjoy Polar Regions History","Good for fans of History","Good for readers who enjoy Polar Regions History and Exploration & Discovery."],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Simon Vance","Anthony Brandt","Random House Audio","& 0 more"],"book_id":"9780307276568","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780307276568.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":14.2557,"title":"The Man Who Ate His Boots","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780307276568"},{"authors":["Mark Kurlansky"],"book_id":"9780393353709","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780393353709.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":14.1834,"title":"Paper","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780393353709"},{"authors":["Paul Robert Walker","Simon Vance","William Morrow","& 0 more"],"book_id":"9780380807925","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780380807925.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":14.0328,"title":"The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780380807925"},{"authors":["Julian Sancton"],"book_id":"9780593594179","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593594179.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":12.8025,"title":"Neptune's Fortune","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593594179"},{"authors":["Stephan Talty","John H. Mayer","Random House Audio","& 0 more"],"book_id":"9780307236616","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780307236616.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":12.7824,"title":"Empire of Blue Water","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780307236616"},{"authors":["M. G. Sheftall"],"book_id":"9780593472255","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593472255.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":12.1096,"title":"Hiroshima","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593472255"},{"authors":["Geert Mak"],"book_id":"9780307280572","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780307280572.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":11.8693,"title":"In Europe","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780307280572"}],"topics":[{"evidence_refs":["keyword:world history"],"label":"History","score":0.9238,"slug":"history"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:world history"],"label":"World","score":0.2022,"slug":"world"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:history teacher gifts"],"label":"Teacher","score":0.0532,"slug":"teacher"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:history buff gifts"],"label":"Buff","score":0.0434,"slug":"buff"}],"what_you_get":["Themes: History, Teacher, Buff.","Reading lane: Polar Regions History and Exploration & Discovery.","Publisher: WW Norton."]},"llm_signals":null,"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":false,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":0,"goodreads_ratings_count":380,"goodreads_reviews_count":59,"quality_score":0.8921}}