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Summary: Superb!
Review: Here's a clip to wet your appetite:"Never was there a worse night. As the darkness deepened, the wind increased and the temperature dropped ever lower. An actual reading was impossible, but it was probably at least as low as 8 below. It was so cold that the seas that broke over them froze almost as soon as the hit. The boats, the mean-- everything was soaked, then frozen. Most of the men tried to shelter themselves under the tent cloths, but the wind repeatedly tore them loose. There was only room enough for the men to sit upright, huddled together with their with their feet squeezed between the cases of stores. The seas that came on board ran down into the bottom of the boat, and since most of the men were wearing felt boots, their feet were soaked all night in the icy water. To keep their feet from freezing, they worked their toes constantly inside their boots. They could only hope that the pain in their feet would continue, because comfort would mean that they were freezing...." Oh Ya! Oh baby, action and excitement. You must read this book. And it's not all just them being miserable, there are some really happy times out there in the middle of a frozen ocean. It gives clips of journals from he men and what they were thinking, how they got along or annoyed each other.. that kind of stuff. Very descriptive writing style. You just keep thinking, "what else can go wrong, how could they survive." I've read a lot of books and this is one of my favorites.
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Summary: Simply one of the finest books I've ever read
Review: I read a lot of travel books but had no specific interest in the geographic, adventure or exploration aspects of this subject. I had never heard of the author and ordered the book on the strength of the glowing customer reviews here on amazon. This book has everything a discerning reader could want, from solid historical information to keen description and exquisite style to pathos to gripping suspense. It's rare for me to find a piece of nonfiction that I literally can't put down. In the closest comparison I can come up with at the moment, Lansing has written this account at least as beautifully as John McPhee might have, and more passionately (and my admiration for McPhee is practically unbounded). I am delighted but not surprised that Lansing's wonderful accounting remains in print and popular after so many years.
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Summary: An unbelieveable look into what humans are capable of.
Review: If you are looking for a real life account of what a group of men had to endure during a polar winter on an iceberg through actual journal entries, you've found it. The whole time I was reading this book, I kept thinking to myself that it couldn't be real. Even in modern times, a group of experts re-traced the Shackleton Journey and couldn't figure out how any of those men made it to civilization alive.
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Summary: a book that changed my life
Review: When I found this in a catalog, discovering it was still in print (11th ed.? 13th?) I hopped up and down. I ordered a copy, and when I held it in my own sweaty mitts I did a little jig right there in the store. My copy's getting a little threadbare from loaning, and a couple of those people have since bought THEIR own copy for loaning. (The catalog where I spotted this called it the first book they'd ever seen that lived up to its encomiums. I agree.) When I read it as a child I found it literally incredible - I refused to believe it until I looked up Shackleton in all the references I could find. Astounding book. <N>
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Summary: Somewhat interesting but NOT exciting
Review: This book almost put me to sleep half way through the "adventure". From a historical perspective it was mildly interesting-that's all.
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Summary: The most macho man to ever walk the earth.
Review: This book recounts a truly insane story. Their journey was mind boggling. Shakleton is over-macho. He makes the Everest survivors from "Into Thin Air" look like wimps.
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Summary: Bloody fantastic book
Review: OK. Add mine to the list of 10's. Put me on a desert island if you like but pack me off with a copy of this book to read over and over and over....Nothing more to be said but fantastic writing and a great story.
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Summary: This was an Incredible Story - and it's TRUE!!!
Review: This is a must read for anyone! What the crew of the Endurance went through is unbelievable. So many times I wanted their misery to end, the only thing that kept me reading was knowing they survived. It will definitely put your own life into perspective!
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Summary: You must read this
Review: Being a sci-fi, mystery and action book fan, I didn't know what to make of my friend when he lent me "Endurance". I started reading it Friday night when I got home from work, and finished it about 4am Saturday morning, starting out with a beer or two, and finishing with coffee and hot chocolate (couldn't do the powdered milk). If there was ever a book that would inspire schoolkids and executives alike, it would be this one. Leadership, teamwork, perserverence, positive attitude, etc. What is most incredible is the time in which this adventure occured and the fact that survival in their incredible conditions was achieved. Like many reviewers, I would love to see a movie made from this book, with the same budget and attention to detail as "Titanic". Last note: Read this aloud to your family.. one chapter per night..
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Summary: I LOVED this book!
Review: Upon learning that I was crazy about "Into Thin Air", a co-worker leant me his copy (1959 original) of this book. Just finished it, and am now ordering my own.
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