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Summary: Awsome...there is nothing else to say
Review: If you read one book in your life make it this book. This is one of the best balanced books that I have ever read. Simply put the story is about Shackleton's attempt to be the first person to cross the Antarctic continent by passing streight across the South Pole. The story talks about everything from the planning of this expadition to the official ending of the project. What these men faced inbetween could have never been planned for, so they needed to depend on their smarts and their shear will to survive. Never before have I heard of men doing so much with so little. The story is truely inspirational, and Lansing tells it well. The book is full of beautiful photos taken during the expedition, so it is easy to envision the environment that these men were subjected to. The photography makes the book well worth it by itself, but the story makes the book a treasure. I highly recomend this book to anyone that can read.
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Summary: Required Reading for the cynical and jaded
Review: I first became interested in Shackleton's incredible story after seeing photos and a short version of Caroline Alexander's book in the National Geographic a couple of years ago. Since then, I've read and reread Lansing's account, as well as Alexander's, and twice seen the new Butler documentary which incorporates the photos and early film of the expedition's photographer, Frank Hurley.This is quite simply one of the most amazing stories I've ever read. Survival in the face of incredible hardship. Astonishing bravery, persistence, and resourcefulness, all in the face of unimaginable bad luck. This story should have ended in death at least five times. Instead, after 16 (or 20, depending on who you're counting for) months marooned in the antarctic circle, not a single member of Shackleton's crew was lost. Lansing's account is creditable and more interesting than Alexander's, though her book has the better pictures. I'd suggest buying both.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: This is the all time greatest adventure the world has even known. This is "The Perfect Storm" times ten. My father gave me this book to read, and me not being the big reader was not excited to read, but after the first chapter, I really could not put this book down. After finishing this book, I went out and read other books on artic exploration, and now I am hooked. Beware of good stories, they expand you mind and horizon. Have Fun
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Summary: Great example
Review: What a great example of heroism, bravery and God's protection. Shackleton's true story is far better than any fiction could invent, and Lansing's account is quite readable. This is one I'll introduce to my boys when they're old enough.
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Summary: This is the real survivor
Review: Lansing does a wonderful job of researching and describing the events of this antartic expedition gone awry. It is a story of mans leadership, will to live, ingenuity, and courage. If you are interested in real explorers not ones with gps and the coast guard standing by, then this experience is one not to be missed. I am told that some management/leadership gurus are using shackleton's behavior and style as a model for "how to lead in rough seas"? In any event, it is a tale of true fortitude and survival.
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Summary: Shackleton's Voyage
Review: This book is about the English explorer and his crew of 28 surviving in the Antartic and finding his way back. They Planned on sailing to Antartica by the Endurence, A wooden ship originally named Polaris,but changed to fit Shackleton's family motto of endurence. From there they would cross the contient with a 6 man sled team with their dogs. They did not accompolish this goal. Their ship was trapped in the Wedell Sea in an ice flow. For the longest time they couldn't get free. Finally they got free, and when they did, they were trapped between about three flows. It put enormus preasure on the ship and left them waiting for a southern gale. It never came. They finnaly had to abandon the ship that would later be completly submerged. They had to go on foot in the direction of South Georgia Island. With them, they dragged the three life boats, hoping to come across open water. Several times they could not go on because the ice was too thin. When they reached water only about 5 men could go because two of the ships were needed to streghthen the strongest one. Then they came to another stopping point and only three men could go on. They were Crean,Wild,and Shackleton. They had to cross the Island that I think is Elephant Island. No one had done it before, the land was too treacherous,but they had to be quick and therefore they couldn't go around. They made it not one of the crew dyed during the Antartic journey that lasted over a year.
This voyage had actually brought the men together, though there were disagreements. The author told about most of the crew in detail. They had good traits and bad. The crew was strong and they still recorded in their journals comments such as what a nice day it was. They wanted very much to go home,but they still had grown more used to this way of life. One man actually recorded in his diary that he liked the roughness of his new
life.They also survived the Antartic Winter which had no sun. Many would have gone crazy as previous men had done on somewhat similar expeditons. Shackleton was careful to prevent fights among the men. One thing he feared was the spread of depression and hopelessness from one member to the whole crew. If this happened the crew wouldn't work as hard or they might totally give up, but this didn't happen and every one supported each other to get back home.
I recommend this book to everyone. It is a great story about a struggle against nature.
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Summary: Great - buy it!
Review: If you want to know about how far human endurance can go, if you want to know what great leadership is, if you want to know what teamwork is - this is the book.
This should be required reading for everyone in school. It also provides great betime reading adn is hard to put down once you've started.
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Summary: Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Gripping
Review: I am an avid reader of business leadership books; so when a friend gave me this book and said it had excellant insights to real life and death leadership skills I was somewhat skeptical. However, from a leadership, historical and outright human struggle to survive perspective this book is five stars in all categories. The details of Shackleton's decisions as a leader are well documented as are the historical accounts. The book draws from the journals and interviews with the men who suffered and endured this captivating story. It depicts in detail their will to survive against all odds. A must read for leaders and outdoorsmen.
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Summary: Endurance - incredible book
Review: This is a wonderfully uplifting book about adventure,team work and in incredible leader. The writing is excellent and the photos are an added touch. The best version of thebook that I have seen.
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Summary: An Unbelievable but True Story
Review: This is a simple adventure story, which happens to be true. Normally, this story would make a good made-for-tv movie, but this book goes beyond that. The difference is in the details of the participants of this expedition, and on the small details throughout the adventure that provide the reader with a vivid idea of the challeges encountered by the expedition. Also, the writer does an excellent job of puting the reader in a time when radios and aircraft were not in existence and the only hope desperate men could count on was their strength, daring, teamwork, and stubborness. I recommend it even more for those familiar with sailing and nautical adventure, who will enjoy an even more vivid description of the obstacles faced by Shackelton's expedition. This is an inspiring read for anyone interrested in stories of human resolve and accomplishment.
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