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  <title><![CDATA[Freezing Point]]></title>
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  <default_description>&quot;Salvation and annihilation meet at one degree.One man's dream of providing clean drinking water for millions, tapped from the polar ice, sparks a conflict of humanity, science, big business, and environmental extremism.But no one can foresee the true danger hidden deep within the ice- an enemy more deadly than any could imagine, and an apocalyptic horror mankind may not survive.&quot;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">30</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">9</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Freezing Point</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Dionne]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The world’s supply of fresh water is decreasing right at the point need for the commodity is increasing exponentially so it seems only natural that some corporation headed by someone evil will try to melt any icebergs created at the planet’s poles and sell the resulting water to the highest bidd...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42873999">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 15 09:35:01 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have enjoyed reading Freezing Point by Karen Dionne. <br/>It is an intriguing tale of two different groups of people who find themselves in opposing roles but still connected to each other in the cold Antarctic. The one group collects icebergs to melt into water for the needs of the population in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77852098">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 21 11:43:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[When the world is running low on safe, drinkable water, big business starts scurrying to find ways to tap the iceberg's resources. And where can they find the ultimate in iceberg resources but Antarctica? Soldyne Corporation has plans to use microwaves to melt the ice and transport the water back to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30802390">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A story of a hope for the environment, corporate greed, and danger among the icebergs in a place where most people wouldn’t dare to go or be brave enough to face the obstacles found there.  <br/><br/>Ben Maki has dreams of seeing clean drinking water for the thirsty people of the world.  Ben is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33624181">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29785829">
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you like your suspense to be organic to life, not contrived the way some serial killer books feel, then read Freezing Point. As unique as the story is – using microwave beams to melt icebergs to get clean water – it feels as if it could be true. But the suspense is not in the melting of an ic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29785829">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44104481">
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jan 23 15:42:04 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I felt the book was a Clive Cussler wannabe (without the hidden ship).  Even the cover on the book was similar to Cussler's latest book.  The book was a little scarry for me.  Yes, I am a fraidy cat.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="47821802">
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting read, sporting relevant ecological issues in an intriguing storyline.  The writing is well done but the ending did leave me a little disappointed - in a 'hanging on', 'what's next' kind of a way.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely had a crazy dream about rats after reading this...  Very entertaining, a few borderline unrealistic parts.]]></body>
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    <review id="45573620">
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    <body><![CDATA[Good eco stuff.]]></body>
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    <review id="77387263">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Creative plot]]></body>
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    <review id="63881476">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This reminded me of Deception Point by Dan Brown, but with a lot of rats.]]></body>
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    <review id="53221818">
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  <read_at>Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Halfway through this one and it's very good so far.  Just what I look for in a thriller - a little science, some unique confrontations, and characters that fit the plot without interactions that feel forced.  And good writing.]]></body>
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    <review id="43588036">
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    <body><![CDATA[Thrilling, creepy, thoughtful, Freezing Point kept me up at night. Best of all I loved the fantastically exotic setting of Antarctica. Karen Dionne writes beautiful descriptions of the continent that put me right there.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="40883937">
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great eco-thriller set in Antarctica with a bit of a medical twist. It's fast-paced, an easy read for a few days, and good suspense.   ]]></body>
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    <review id="34361700">
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>eReader.com</em>.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[it's my mom!]]></body>
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