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Summary: A desert island book. An absolute must read.
Review: Having seen an A&E special chonicling Shackleton's voyage, I desperately want to learn more about it. This book could not have been more enthralling. You will feel your are part of the hardy (that's a gross understatement), yet surprisingly cheerful crew. It is truely a page turner that is nearly impossilbe to put down. I give it a 10+.
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Summary: Made me feel cold on a hot summer day
Review: I first read this book about 15 yrs ago on a hot summer day and I felt cold the whole time I was reading it. The simple and matter of fact way Lansing describes the events made the courage of the men speak for themselves. Like other reviewers, couldn't put it down nor get it out of my mind for weeks. My husband had similar feelings. We unfortunately lent our old copy to a friend, and it disappeared into the lost book dimension. Our luck turned, when I found an old copy at the Strand Bookstore in NYC. Alas, also lost over the years. Since then, we have read other Arctic and Antarctic stories, and Shakelton's lengthy biography. This year, my husband picked up an abridged version of Endurance at a book sale. Anyway, I am happy to get a new copy from Amazon.com! And now there is a new book out written by a cat that was on the Endurance!
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Summary: Wonderful! Read it!
Review: Not much I can add to the reviews below. I am so pleased to finally read a book that I can recommend. Only flaws: this book cries out for maps; lots and lots of maps, but there was not even one. Also, we are only ever given temperatures at the very beginning. The physical hardships encountered are what this book is all about. Don't tell me it was cold, tell me how cold. Nitpicking, yes, but I did find myself wanting to know.
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Summary: The best true life adventure you will ever read
Review: The best a book can get. It is a page-turner. The content of most adventure books would only equal a single chapter in Endurance. A truly remarkable true adventure told with an understated style that made the story of the leadership of Shakelton and the amazing endurance of his crew come alive. If you only read one book this year, make it this one. Make it an 11!
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Summary: Unforgetable Story of Survival
Review: Since reading this book 4 years ago, I have been unable to get it completely out of my mind. That 30 men could survive for 3 years with only the loss of one man's foot under such conditions is an incredible tribute to the human will to survive. I am currently using the internet to try to track down relatives of survivors, or anyone who has additional information about the event. I would like to add to the knowledge of this event if possible. If you are such a person with info, please contact me by email at sgsull@aol.com Thanks.
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Summary: outstanding!
Review: I thought "the Long Walk" was an excellent book, but this might surpasses even that! The only bad thing about reading a book like this is that it has an ending!!
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Summary: It's a superb travel story ever written.
Review: First I would like to thank all the people who had went on line and wrote their reviews for this book. Without them, I would never known there is such a book out there waiting for me to read.
Read it and you will know why there are so many people love the book. One of the experiences you will not want to forget and it will always remain in your mind. It IS AN INSPIRATION book!
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Summary: Leadership: An Epic Struggle
Review: This well-written account of the Shackleton expedition to the Antarctic paints a riveting portrait of a diverse group of men and there lengthy struggle for survival.
Shackleton's goal was to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent by way of the South Pole. It might be difficult for us, people of an age when every mountain has been climbed, every noteworthy spot on the globe reached, to understand his motives, but Lansing examines this issue thoroughly. Fame, fortune, and thirst for adventure all played a part, but nothing could have prepared Shackleton's crew for the trials they would face when their boat was trapped in, and crushed by, ice floes in the Weddell Sea.
Thus began a struggle for survival which lasted nearly two years. Shackleton leads his crew of scientists, sailors and adventurers on an epic journey back toward civilization. They are at the mercy of dramatic weather conditions, the unpredictable drifts of the ice floe, and primitive equipment. The situation demands leadership, and Lansing examines Shackleton's skills in this area. He takes us virtually day-by-day though the decisions that must be made when any single wrong choice could mean disaster.
I highly recommend this book to anyone with a thirst for adventure but the common sense to avoid life threatening situations. It is an enjoyable escape and an inspiration. Makes "Into Thin Air" look like a Sunday walk in the park. (Hey! This thing had paragraph separations when I submitted it!)
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Summary: This book forever changed the perspective of my life.
Review: I cannot express how happy I am to have found
this book in print. I have been searching for
it for about 15 years. The only copies I have
seen are in libraries.
What Shackelton was to his men, and to all who
spend their lives in pursuit of achievement
cannot be expressed in a review. One has to
search the pages of Lansing's brilliant text
to begin to understand. No true story I have
read--including "Lord Grizzly" the encounter
of frontiersman Hugh Glass--can come close to
Endurance. Buy this book & read it, it will
leave you with an outlook you would never have
imagined possible. Your understanding of the
strength of the Human spirit will be forever
changed.
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Summary: Fantastic epic true story
Review: You will be unable to put this one down until finished! Incredible tale of perserverance, luck, and faith! I think I've read this story 3 times over the years
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