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Summary: Incredible Tue Survival Story - well told!
Review: I haven't ready a book from cover to cover in years. I picked this one up and could not put it down. The haunting, cold, survival story has the added dimension that is is a true story - assembled from the diaries and interviews of the actual people who this happened to. This would make for a wonderful PBS movie, or a mini-series
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Summary: Classic adventure tale!
Review: I just finished reading Jennifer Niven's new book, Ada Blackjack, and loved it so much I had to pick up her first one. I read both books in one week, which is a record for me! But I was absolutely gripped from start to finish of each. Ms. Niven has a way with words-- and with the telling of true-life adventure stories. Inspiring!
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Summary: You gotta read this book!
Review: I cannot think of a better way to survive a summer heat wave than by reading this book. By the time you're halfway through it, you will be pulling a wool blanket over you and having a cup of hot chocolate. It is that good.Like Shackelton's doom voyage at the South Pole, this is a story of courage, survival and leadership as a polar expedition gets trap in the ice of the Artic Sea north of Alaska. It is a story of hero's and villains, of courage and cowardice, but most of all it is a story of leadership. It is the year 1913 and H.M.C.S. Karluk embarks on one of the last voyages of discovery in the Artic Ocean. The ship becomes trapped in the ice and the expedition's leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson abandons the ship, and it's crew and the members of the expedition. The rest of the story is a tale of survival as the ship's captain Robert Bartlett leads his men against impossible odds to survive the artic winter. In an age when loyalty wanes, and everyone is looking after their own interest, this is a story of how real leaders lead. The contrast between the two leaders could not be more apparent: Stefhansson who can only think of his own fame and Bartlett who thinks of nothing but his crew. You gotta read this book.
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Summary: Excellent! No other Non-Fiction work like it!
Review: I was mesmerized from the first page. Jennifer Niven's narration and superior writing skills have brought this piece of history alive in this fantastic book. I highly recommend it. I am anxiously looking forward to her sequel.
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Summary: Karluk or Endurance ?
Review: Great read for any artic Exploration or adventure reader. Comparison to Endurance and the Shackleton story are incredibly interesting. They ocurred at the same time frame, at opposite ends of the Globe. The contrast in leadership between the 2 leaders, or lack there of, is gripping.
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