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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780753809877
ISBN: 0753809877
Label: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Manufacturer: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2000-05-04
Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
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Summary: Great!
Comment: I can't believe I didn't read this book earlier in life. I'm recommending it to everybody!
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Summary: Good delivery and quality
Comment: came on time and in good condition! And very inexpensive compared to about 15 dollars at the book store!
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Summary: Remedy
Comment: Aptly named, this is a stunning story of courage, strength and perseverance. Good medicine for a nation of whiners.
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Summary: Just Incredible Account ,Absolutely Incredible
Comment: This account of Shackelton's expedition to Antarctic is a read like no other. I could not put this book down,nor could I believe the constitution each person on the crew had to continue forth under such insurmountable odds. The author, Lansing has provided a compelling book. His research of events are smoothly seamed together captivating the reader. Even if ones interest usually doesn't lean toward the topic of explorer, I promise you this book will consume you. Its message is especially good for any of us who may be feeling "overwhelmed" by what our lives are tossing our way... you will be giving thanks at the comforts you have by comparison to this expeditions minimal articles to provide their continued existence. As another reviewer mentioned, buy the hard or soft-cover not paperback version as these include all of Hurley's photographs which are essential to this book-seeing is believing and you won't believe what this photographer captured. Enjoy, you will share the events of this book over and over with many.
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Summary: Amazing Testament into the Power of Leadership
Comment: The true story of Shackleton's exploration is an amazing testament into the power of strong leadership. Shackleton's leadership skills helped the entire crew to overcome seemingly impossible circumstances to achieve the end goal. This book chronicles a life lesson for all of us to know and understand. Although parts of it are hard for the non-seaworthy to understand, the book is still a good read. I found it hard to put down.
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'One of the most remarkable tales of human courage and determination. The story is gripping and the book is a classic of its kind' Sir Ranulph Fiennes Endurance is the story of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on board a ship called the Endurance. The object of the expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland. In October 1915, still half a continent away from their intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in ice. For five months Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways on one of the most savage regions of the world. This utterly gripping book, based on first-hand accounts of crew members and interviews with survivors, describes how the men survived, how they lived together in camps on the ice for 17 months until they reached land, how they were attacked by sea leopards, the diseases which they developed, and the indefatigability of the men and their lasting civility towards one another in the most adverse conditions conceivable.
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