Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Audio Editions)

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Summary: Strongly recommended
Review: Even though I'm a fan of the genre (man against the elements and against all odds) I did not have high expectations for this book. However, once I started I could literally not put it down. Part of that compulsion was, of course, due to curiosity about what happened to the men, but part was the sheer, gripping drama of every single page. The subtitle of this book is "Shackleton's Incredible Voyage," and what a voyage it is. Perhaps the only problem with the tale is the fact that, if this story were presented as fiction, it would be dismissed out of hand as too implausible.

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Summary: Never retire from life!!
Review: In the summer of 1978 while hiking in the Adirondack Mountains, I literally stumbled upon an old, soiled copy of Endurance. I was only 10 years old at the time, but what an impact this book has had on my life. The lesson of survival, and to never let go is so important. Today,as a physician, I see so many patients who suffer from pain or the loss of a loved one, that you realize just how precious life is. Endurance taught me so many lessons, that I am forever grateful to Alfred Lansing in telling this story. I was so happy to see that it was still in print. My copy, found on a trail in upstate New York sits behind my desk in a glass case. At least now I can have one for the home. There is a message in this book, with such importance, that it should be required reading at the grade school level. Please enjoy Endurance. I would welcome comments from other readers.

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Summary: NEVER GIVE UP. SURVIVE.
Review: In December of 1963, I was a sixth grade student at Hyannis Elementary School in Hyannis, Massachusetts. As was the practice at the time students exchanged Christmas gifts prior to the holiday vacation. I received a gift from my classmate John Marceline. It was a blue covered, hard bound text titled Endurance by Alfred Lansing. At first I was disappointed to have received a book for a Christmas gift. Today I look at that gift as one of the most important gifts I have received in my life. I have read that very book countless times. Endurance has enriched my life with visions of beauty, joy, strength and utter desperation. Today as an eighth grade science teacher on Martha's Vineyard my students' lives are enriched by the spirit of Endurance. Endurance is required reading for my students. My students learn, as I did, the courage and power of Endurance

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Summary: An incredible journey
Review: I like this book Endurance very much; it is very phat and has a lot of action. I told everyone I know about it. Some have read it and it got rave reviews

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Summary: A Most Suspenseful Tale
Review: Endurance was an incredible book. I thought it couldn't be any better than it was. Every piece of information given out was exciting. I stayed up late nights reading because I loved it so much

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Summary: Endurance, a spectacular novel!
Review: Endurance by far was the best, most thrilling and exciting book I have ever read. I normally wouldn't read a book like this but I'm very glad I did read it because it was just so incredible! The things that the crew had to survive through proves that if you try hard enough, you can do just about anything. When I first picked up the book I wasn't very interested in it. But then as I read on it got so thrilling that I just couldn't put it down. I really loved this book and may just read it again

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Summary: Conquer with Endurance
Review: Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, written by Alfred Lansing is the most adventurous book that I have ever read. Full of unbelievably true facts of how twenty-eight men survived in the Antarctic cold, it's a new adventure every time you turn the page - a tale of death defying events of many courageous men. Once I started to read I could not put the book down. I needed to know what happened to the men. This book is one that you can not read just once

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Summary: "Hoosh"
Review: Endurance was a great book. In my school we made hoosh just like the men of the Endurance. The scrumptious vegetables, the juicy blubber and penguin (chicken and bacon) were YUMMY. When you read this book try the "hoosh"

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Summary: The non stop adventure of Endurance
Review: I think the book Endurance was an action packed thriller full of non-stop adventure. This book was so intense that the whole time I was holding my breath; it was totally unreal. The men on this mission were courageous and bold. They never gave up through the whole adventure. These men must have had the hearts of tigers to be able to stand the hellish weather of Antarctica. If you're looking for a good book, then you want to go to the book store and pick up this one

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Summary: Should be a Film
Review: This is by far one of the best adventure stories, not only of its day, but of all time. It captures man's struggle against the elements as well as any book ever has. Gripping, Compeling, are terms that can only begin to describe it properly. An amazing voyage for the reader. J.H., Jackson Hole 4/11/97