Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Audio Editions)

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Summary: OH, LIFE IS TREATING ME SO BADLY !!!
Review: FOR ALL THOSE WHO THINK ON ANY GIVEN DAY THE WORLD HAS SUDDENLY TURNED AGAINST THEM. READ THIS BOOK! THIS BOOK SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING IN ALL SCHOOLS TO SHOW WHAT SHEER WILL AND DETERMINATION CAN ACCOMPLISH. A TRULY INSPIRING TALE. YOU WILL FOREVER USE THIS CHRONICLE AS "THE" EXAMPLE OF TRUE HARDSHIP.

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Summary: The "eleventh essential"
Review: For anyone who hikes, climbs, kayaks or otherwise occasionally experiences "hardship" in the great outdoors, this is the ultimate story of leadership under the most extreme of conditions. Once you read this book, you will always have a reference point to cheer you up when you think things are tough.

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Summary: A Great Book
Review: This is one of the greatest stories I have ever read. I couldn't wait to get back to it every night. Standing on a hilltop at sunset in an Upstate New York winter, I could only imagine how these men must have felt facing an Antarctic winter in their circumstances. With all the topographic and latitude/longitude references, I recommend having a good map of Antarctica on hand as you read this book.

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Summary: One of the most exciting books I have ever read.
Review: It is 1:30 am and I have just finished reading about Shackleton's journey across the Antartic. This is truly one of the greatest tales of the triumph of human will that I have ever encountered. The attention to detail, personalities and chronology of events was unbelievable. The author uses actual diary text and seemlessly integrates it with his own recreation of event. I got frost-bite just reading it. I'd bet anyone my first-born that they will love this book.

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Summary: Words fail me...
Review: This has to be one of the most amazing stories ever told, the usual superlatives are simply not enough to describe it. You must read this book... and then read it again, and again...

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Summary: Shackelton: The Greatest Failure in History of Exploration
Review: A great story of a great, though failed, exploration. To fully appreciate the men of Endurance you should read this book with a flashlight outside on a cold winter night in Minnesota. Shackleton never achieved any of his goals but he never lost a man on his expeditions. I've read the book twice and, as a result, went on to read Shackleton's biography. This is it if you love the outdoors and adventure.

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Summary: inspiring story of human courage and leadership
Review: This book is a story of remarkable courage, self reliance, and even several strokes of incredible luck. I have been an outdoorsman all my life and how Shackleton and his team survived is just plain inspireing.

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Summary: sleepless nights
Review: When I finally forced myself to put the book down at 3am, I lay in the dark for an hour with my heart pounding. A daily source of inspiration and a great read!

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Summary: Can change your attitude towards difficulties
Review: I first read this book about 30 years ago as a graduate student when I found a copy at a field station on the shores of Chesapeake Bay. Subsequently I often thought of the endurance of the explorers when I was faced with very uncomfortable conditions as a field biologist, including time on research vessels at sea in the cold waters off Labrador and Newfoundland. I was able to put up with more discomfort than I might have otherwise. About 15 years ago I read the book to my wife and pre-teen daughter and son. I wanted the children to know that dogged persistence often overcomes difficult situations, but it was also an enjoyable adventure story for them. I am still moved when I recall the account at the end of the book of the homage paid to the explorers by the tough Norwegian whalers. They knew hardship, and celebrated the endurance of Shackleton and his men.

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Summary: This book is excellent!
Review: The age-old clash between man and nature is timeless. The triumph of the explorers over the elements is a tribute to our spieces. If you have any sense of adventure, then you will not be able to put this book down. When you finish reading Endurance, you'll spend many pleasurable hours day-dreaming about the bleak conditions of the Antarctic, and the brave men who survived.