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Endurance

Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

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Endurance

Written by: Alfred Lansing
Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
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The year was 1915. Equipment and food supplies were totally inadequate. After battling its way for six weeks through thousands of miles of pack ice and located only a day's sail from its destination, the Endurance became locked inside an island of ice. Yet Ernest Shackleton enabled all 27 of his men to survive for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas - leadership without equal. This gripping account is based on contemporaneous diaries and interviews conducted by the author with these exceptional men.©1959 Alfred Lansing (P)2000 by The Audio Partners Publishing Corp. Adventurers, Explorers & Survival World Survival Inspiring Polar Region Leadership
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What the critics say

"One of the most gripping, suspenseful, intense stories anyone will ever read [or hear]." (Chicago Tribune)
"One of the greatest adventure stories of our time." (The New York Times Book Review)
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An incredible narrative of the events of their journey. I enjoyed the different perspectives recorded in the book, getting to hear from crew members and Shackleton was awesome. It wasn't that long ago, yet it's far enough back that if we don't have resources like these we'll begin to forget the historical markers of society today. Very well put together and narrated well too, definitely worth another read!

Incredible Story

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Watching a 90 minute documentary is no match against this 6 hour long story. I'm so moced by the resilience, perseverance and courage of these 28 men.

incredible

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Totally spellbinding. Kept me on the edge. I now will be doing more research great reader

A must read

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Loved the narration of this story. Truly made me feel like I was there with them

Endurance

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This relation of a near-disaster during an expedition to Antarctica is absolutely captivating. Alfred Lansing draws from planning/execution documents, ship manifests, memoirs, and actual interviews to construct a startlingly relatable tale about courage & force-of-will leadership (I can't help but contrast Ernest Shackleton's actions with those of Sir John Franklin 70 years earlier). The book is well-written, richly descriptive, and constructed nicely (yes, chronological - but with judicious cutaways & exceedingly human vignettes among the survivors - made up songs & poems, betting games, etc).

Reader Tim Pigot-Smith does the book justice with an outstanding narration, too. Mr. Pigot-Smith exhibits commendable diction, timbre, and cadence - but also a remarkably interested tone and well-thought-out voice-acting (avoiding accents when reading quotes, for example). Blackstone Audio Inc. pulled off a coup when they cast this project.

Altogether, 'Endurance' rates 9 stars out of 10. As an included selection with my Audible subscription, I feel incredibly fortunate to have stumbled on it.. because it would merit a Credit if they asked for one.

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