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Summary: Amazing!!
Review: I approached this book as another boring assignment, but I soon was pleasantly surprised. This story is truly amazing. These men, accomplishing impossible feat after impossible feat, leave me inspired.
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Summary: Heros!
Review: I too cried when Shackleton shambles up to the manager's office. My God! What MEN!! I humbly stand in awe of them. This is a GREAT book!
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Summary: An epic story of survival
Review: How can 28 men survive being trapped on an ice floe below the Arctic Circle? No one can begin to believe how they made it through this ordeal until reading Alfred Lansing's 1959 chronicle. Mr Lansing has written in a very fluid and descriptive manner. He allows readers to feel the sub-zero winds, the icy ocean spray and see the endless expanse of ice. But only for a little bit because you know you really aren't there. And these men endured this for...how many months? You wouldn't believe it; this book simply must be read to appreciate what man can endure when they must.
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Summary: Amazing journey. Incredible leadership portrayal.
Review: I hardly put this book down. I had read small parts of Shakleton's voyage before, but I wasn't ready for the overwhelming content of the expedition and its sense of drama. As a previous reader suggested, those who didn't give at least give 4 stars here, aren't cut out for this type of adventure, and obviously don't dream of expanding their personal limits. Stay in your armchair.
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Summary: Incredible. Should be required reading.
Review: I am review no. 171 and there is nothing that I could say that would add to what has already been written-- Except for two things:One, I loved Into Thin Air, but Shackleton's experience makes Krakaeur's look like a trip to the freezer for ice-cream. And two, if you scroll down you will find that there are people who gave this book one star. They are seriously delusional and bitter individuals. Read this book and you will be amazed at man's will to live.
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Summary: L'avventura più avvincente mai letta
Review: E' incredibile pensare che degli uomini abbiano potuto affrontare una simile avventura, una storia degna del miglior romanzo, e che è resa ancor più avvincente proprio dal fatto che è una storia vera, raccontata in modo sublime in un libro che ti tiene incollato e ti appassiona dalla prima all'ultima pagina.
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Summary: One Incredible Book
Review: What an adventure. The story is strong so Alfred Lansing had good subject matter. But, what he was able to accomplish was to write a great book that is hard to put down. The story, characters, and writing in "Endurance" is wonderful. You'll never forget these men or this story.
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Summary: What an adventure story!
Review: This was a great book to read. I sat up all night and ended up leaving work early to come home and finish the book. It is truly amazing what a person can do when they are tapped out and really extend themselves. I would have to rate this as one of the all time best adventure stories. Definately a good read.
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Summary: Amazing story
Review: What a fantastic story - made all the more incredible by the fact that it is true. The only thing the book lacks is a map to support the magnitude of the achievements within it.
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Summary: The story is an absolute page turner!
Review: . . .though I longed to see maps of the exploration, maps, definition of terms. Perhaps other books on the subject might supply that information. There is an incredible exhibition called "The Endurance," at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City through October 11, 1999, which includes Frank Hurley's photographs and actual film footage of the ship, men, and dogs - as well as the original 22 ft. lifeboat, the "James Caird." Reading this book (which was actually recommended by Amazon.com) AND seeing this exhibition made a thrilling experience for me. Finally at the end of our century, there is recognition with appropriate tributes to the accomplishments of those brave men - a timeless tale, indeed!
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