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Endurance
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage | Alfred Lansing
The astonishing saga of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas, as Time magazine put it, "defined heroism." Alfred Lansing's scrupulously researched and brilliantly narrated book -- with over 200,000 copies sold -- has long been acknowledged as the definitive account of the Endurance's fateful trip. To write their authoritative story, Lansing consulted with ten of the surviving members and gained access to diaries and personal accounts by eight others. The resulting book has all the immediacy of a first-hand account, expanded with maps and illustrations especially for this edition.
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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5 ⭐️s
An absolutely amazing story of survival. What these men went through is unimaginable and they faced it all head on. Shackleton was a rare kind of leader that got his men through the most unforgiving place on Earth. Nothing could stop them and the way they kept their humanity through it all is inspiring. Lansing brought all their accounts together in one compelling book, giving the reader a first hand look at what humans are capable of.

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LeftyDv
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Intense and chilling, this true story reads like a tall tale. Real-world heroism, a brotherhood of camaraderie and optimism, and survival skills all play a role in this adventure. Lansing‘s words are so descriptive, I found myself layering my clothes to warm myself while reading about the Antarctic expedition gone wrong.

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TEArificbooks
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This is the book I thought of for #fridaynightshare #naturalitsy @TheBookHippie @jenniferw88 @Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks having to survive trapped in frozen land and on an ice sheet that keeps cracking was not easy #midwintersolace

TheBookHippie Oooo 3mo
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SMH86
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Wow. Incredible. How these men made it though nearly 2 years of Antarctic disastrous expedition is amazing. Exceptional leadership and human ability to endure beyond belief.

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BookDadGirlDad
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I can't even begin to review this book. This one has left me in awe of Shackleton and his men. The grit and determination they had to survive and get back home approaches superhuman. No, it goes beyond superhuman. This is a book for the ages. Excellently written using historical documents, crew diaries, and interviews. Stop what you are reading and read this.

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BookDadGirlDad
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I finally decided what to read next. I had 10 choices. Narrowed it to 3. This one kept calling. Ya just have to listen to those inklings.

GinaKButler Fantastic read! 6mo
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NatalieR
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I probably would have paid attention in my high school history class if they taught us about Sir Ernest Shackleton and his impressive voyage on the Endurance. This is an unbelievable story, and one that is superbly told in this book.

Full review and videos at https://abookandadog.com

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KristiAhlers
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Wow! I was totally caught up in this book. I can't imagine living through this it was nerve-wracking enough just reading this. I love a good #nonfiction read and highly recommend this one!

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LatrelWhite
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Starting February 2023 #feedyourmindbookclub on Instagram. 🚢 Endurance ❄️❄️❄️❄️#alfredlansing

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DcSunshine
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Wow! Absolutely gripping. It reads like fiction and yet you know this is true, finding it impossible to imagine the conditions these men survived. Really an excellent book considering it‘s age and time. Highly recommend for your next adventure read

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ReadingOver50
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An amazing story, and hard to believe they survived for so long stranded in the antarctic. The descriptions say the men were constantly wet from snow, ice and rain. I feel they all should have frozen solid! The book ends with them all being rescued. I was hoping for a little more about their lives after rescue, but still a great book.

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Jenken1998
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Holy moly..that was a trip. The bravery of these men and the leadership of Shackleton was inspiring in this nf telling of the ill fated adventure. So well written i just read straight through. For sure 5 ⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️

Suet624 I read this well over 20 years ago and I still talk about it. What a story. I can‘t believe so many of them survived. 2y
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DGRachel
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A little dry and not for the faint of heart, this is a detailed account of Shackleton‘s expedition to Antarctica and the struggle for survival after the Endurance became trapped in ice and sank. If you are squeamish about animal death, skip this. Parts of this were so hard to listen to and the depictions of amputations made me gag (literally), but the story itself is an incredible one of perseverance against nearly impossible odds.

Suet624 i first read this years and years ago. My brother gave every member of my family a copy of the book for Christmas. For good reason. I read it again several years ago. This is a stunning journey. The ending in particular stays with me. aRowing across the ocean to get help. Hiking the mountains. In what kind of clothing??? Would we be able to do anything of the sort now? 2y
peaKnit I‘m a little anxious about the animal death part, I may have to go for it. It seems like a really interesting read. 2y
DGRachel @peaknit I‘ll put some notes under a spoiler comment and you can choose whether or not you want the additional info. ☺️ 2y
DGRachel All of the sled dog teams end of being killed at various points because there‘s not enough food to share. Most of the descriptions are matter of fact “Shackleton ordered it. So and so took them over a hill and shot them”, but there are a couple where the handler was really attacking to a dog that are gut-wrenching. I did almost bail on the book. You‘ve also got animals killed for food, but those are matter of fact, too, so easier to read. 2y
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DGRachel
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80% through the book and Lansing writes, “On April 27th, three days out from Elephant Island, their luck turned bad.”

Have you not been paying attention to the other 286 pages you‘ve already written?? Because d*mn. This is not where things start going wrong. We left bad luck behind 200 pages ago. We have reached catastrophic levels of “bad luck”. 🤦🏻‍♀️

LeahBergen This is a great read! 👍 2y
DGRachel @LeahBergen It‘s been pretty brutal. Good, but not an easy read (or listen) 2y
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ctboeheim
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What a coincidence! I just finished reading Endurance a few weeks ago, and now we get the news that his ship was found, over 100 years after it was lost.

Shackleton might be the modern-day Odysseus, enduring the trials set by an angry sea god. Yet, this is thoroughly-researched and documented history, taken from the party's log books and journals and from eye-witness accounts. Full review: https://lamp.works/bwl?s=B00IC8VF10

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SanjanaGhosh
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What a book!!!

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TEArificbooks
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After binge reading through rom coms I had to switch genres. Read this one with my oldest for homeschool since we are learning about Antarctica. What an amazing story. I would follow Shackleton anywhere. With readathons and word find s 1,760 pts #teamgameselighers #wintergames @StayCurious #wintercozy #wrapitupreadathon #dashingdecember #averymerryreadathon @TheSpineView @keys_on_fire

SqueakyChu So cool you are homeschooling! What a treat for you and your kids! I miss you guys! 2y
TheSpineView Excellant! 2y
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Bluebird
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Amazing journey! Terrific writing by Alfred Lansing! Gloriously read by Simon Prebble! I‘m at the midpoint of this audio read and don‘t want to put it down. One of the most compelling reads I‘ve had in a long time.
Posting now because it fits today‘s #JulyJourneys. #PolarRegion.
Gotta go, need to get back to my book! 😀

Eggs Wow that‘s high praise👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
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mjtwo
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28-30 Jun 2021 (audiobook)
A rather incredible story. Shackleton must have been an inspiring man to have brought all of his men to safety. It was not until the credits that I realised the book was first published in 1959. Which made sense - I think the wholesale slaughter of animals may have been framed a little differently today. They did what they had to to survive but so many little penguins! Not to mention the dogs.

llcoolnate Loved this one! 3y
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GinaKButler
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Final #bookspinbingo card for January. No bingos, but I‘m on track for my reading challenges, and have read 30% of Grant and about 10% of Hope Is The Thing With Feathers. What a great month! Thank you for hosting, @TheAromaofBooks
#bookspin
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great month!! And isn't amazing how many books you can read without getting a bingo!? 😂 3y
GinaKButler @TheAromaofBooks Right? I‘m participating in more challenges this year, and I‘m so happy with my progress! Hoping for a bingo in Feb! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Also, I just realized that your tagged book was about Shackleton - my brother read that book in December and loved it, so he gave it to Dad, who loved it and then gave it to my husband... who loved it - I feel like I have personally been on the journey with Shackleton after everything I've heard!! 😂 Dad's copy was a paperback with a few photos in it, but my husband got a bigger paperback that has LOADS of photos throughout the text - so amazing! 3y
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GinaKButler @TheAromaofBooks I must have read the first one...I‘ll need to pick up the one your husband bought. What an AMAZING story! I got goosebumps at the end. I hope my kids will read it one day! (I read it for the Reading Around The World Challenge for the Arctic). 😊 3y
TheAromaofBooks It really is an insane story! My husband also watched this movie on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFT7ji-D2c - which has a lot of the photographs and even film footage from the journey. It's long but quite interesting. 3y
GinaKButler @TheAromaofBooks Thanks for sharing! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Despite not reading the book myself, I've turned into a Shackleton fan 😂 3y
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GinaKButler
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Up next: using this one for my Arctic read for the Reading Around The World Challenge. ❄️
#bookspinbingo

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Centique
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I took your gift to #hiselderliness today @Cinfhen I had to explain again about Litsy - (he basically thinks we email each other about books). He was very chuffed that you would send him a gift all the way from Israel. He was pretty gob smacked in fact! He thinks he may have read the book but it was many years ago so he is very happy to have a copy and to reread it (he likes to reread books - he says he‘s usually forgotten ⬇️

Centique over half of the details). He loved the postcard and he got me to read to him about the history of the wailing wall. And he loved the bookmark with the “foreign writing” I expect every visitor for the next month is going to be shown what he got from a girl called Cindy in Israel 💕💕 Thank you so much for the love, you made his week! 3y
vivastory This is fantastic! 3y
Butterfinger That is precious. 3y
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AlaMich This story made me smile! ☺️ And the tagged book is excellent, so His Elderliness should enjoy it (again)! 3y
Karisa 💗 💗 💗 this! 3y
JennyM You‘ve made me tear up just reading this! Such a beautiful gesture ❤️ (edited) 3y
mollyrotondo Wow so lovely!! 3y
Bookzombie This is so sweet! 💗 3y
Reggie So lovely.😊 3y
Tanisha_A ❤️ So sweet! 3y
Leftcoastzen Awww,so nice! 3y
Cinfhen I‘m so happy to have shared a small piece of myself with you & #HisElderliness 🥰 I admire your dad, and his little book reports fill me with so much joy ❤️ I‘m happy he‘s going to attempt a re-read. Much love, always 😘 (edited) 3y
Kalalalatja Love this story 💕 3y
batsy That's so lovely ❤️ 3y
LeeRHarry That‘s just lovely 💕 @Cinfhen 3y
Megabooks This is fantastic!! 💕💕 3y
Cinfhen Thanks @LeeRHarry 💕💕💕it was a simple gesture of admiration and friendship 3y
Cathythoughts Such a lovely think thing to do ✨ 3y
Cinfhen 😘 as are you, Flea 3y
Clare-Dragonfly How lovely! 🥰 3y
MaureenMc I just love this. 🥰 3y
Nute I‘ve read this post five times. It is uplifting & shines light on the friendship of two lovely people! @Cinfhen for including in that friendship a space of kindness & thoughtfulness for Ms. Paula‘s father. You are truly beautiful! @Centique for exemplifying a warm, respectful & delightful love from adult child to aging parent. These posts show a very special relationship between you and your Dad. It is truly beautiful! Thanks for this blessing!💕 3y
Cinfhen Thank you @Nute for that lovely comment 🥰It‘s greatly appreciated 💕💕💕 3y
Cinfhen And I agree, Paula is such a wonderful daughter and her dad seems like a special individual @Nute I feel blessed to have “met” all of you ❤️ 3y
Centique @Nute thank you Kimberley 💕 You are incredibly kind. I‘m glad the post cheered you as you inspire me with your posts so often! It is a lovely thing that we can meet here and share our stories like this. Having Litsy friends like @Cinfhen is a real blessing 💕 3y
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Nikolavidovic
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Amazing tale of the trials and tribulations the crew of an ill-fated Antarctic expedition faced and overcame.

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CrowCAH
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#HorrorSeason #TheThing

Heading down to Antarctica 🇦🇶

Klou Brilliant! 3y
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llcoolnate
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Definitely a fascinating story, but probably a bit skewed in Shackleton's favor. Another read to sort of even the viewpoints may be Shackleton's Captain (a story about Frank Worsley who was rather under-sung in my opinion in Endurance). Also a bit odd to me that Shackleton was more written about as a hero of this adventure across the Antarctic rather than a careless (having forgone many reputable warnings) thrill-seeker.

hannah-leeloo Welcome and thank you for the follow. Happy reading 📖❤️📚 4y
llcoolnate @hannah-leeloo Thank you! You too!! 😊 4y
dainarmb Welcome back to Litsy! 🥰📚 4y
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llcoolnate 😊 😊@dainarmb Thank you been away too long! 😂 4y
Nute Welcome back to Litsy! It‘s a warm and friendly community. I know that you will enjoy yourself here. I‘m looking forward to getting to know you!🙂 4y
llcoolnate @Nute Thanks so much! Me too! 4y
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veritysalter
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As I won‘t be going anywhere in the near future, I got my husband to create new shelves for my travel books and maps.

BarbaraBB They are gorgeous 😍😍 4y
BarbaraBB And the books are so good too! 4y
Crazeedi I love them! 4y
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AmyG Fantastic! 4y
BookmarkTavern Wow! 🤩🤩 4y
mrp27 Love them! 4y
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Andrew65
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#Snowstorm #NamasteNovember
A great story! Loved this book.

Eggs Excellent choice! My teeth are chattering just looking at it 🥶 4y
EadieB Looks very interesting! 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB a great read. 4y
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EadieB @Andrew65 I'll be checking it out! 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB The audio version was excellent. 4y
EadieB @Andrew65 Probably will do audio. 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB If Not got it, it will cover 1959. 4y
EadieB @Andrew65 That's good because I do need that year. 4y
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Pogue
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This was an amazing audio book.

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Andrew65
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Loved this book, and such a great and uplifting story. Not a great reader of #nonfiction but I do strongly recommend this. How did Ernest Shackleton get his men out of this situation. What a hero!
#GratefulReads

jillrhudy I started this and was totally into it, but then misplaced the book and couldn't get into it again. I may start over one day. 4y
Andrew65 @jillrhudy I did as a mixture of audiobook and ebook. Amazing how often a break when reading a book stops the flow and makes it very difficult to get back into the book. Got four books like that staring at me from the bedside table I just have no motivation to get back into! 4y
OriginalCyn620 🙌🏼📚❤️ 4y
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Rachel.Rencher
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I've been meaning to read this book ever since Scott Kelly mentioned it as his inspiration to name his own memoir "Endurance". I'm alternating between this and homework today.

I'm going to need lots of coffee to get through everything that needs to be done. ? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being black coffee, 1 being basically creamer), how do you like your coffee? I used to be a solid 1, but now I'm more of a 7. ☕?

Suet624 This has to be my favorite book of all time. It‘s just amazing. 4y
Cinfhen I picked up a copy of this book at a past library sale. I think I‘m going to use it for #LiveAndLearn #Booked2020 4y
Buechersuechtling In terms of ☕️: I practice intermittent fasting (when I work, not when I‘m on vacation), so before I have completed my daily 16 foodless hours I‘ll have my coffee at 0; after, I stick with you at a solid 7. Which is funny because black coffee being too hot to drink immediately was the only reason that made me put milk in it: for temperature regulation. If the blend isn‘t too bitter I like black coffee pretty much. 4y
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ljuliel For your coffee ☕️ question, my answer is -0- I don‘t drink it. 😊 4y
Rachel.Rencher @ljuliel That's totally fair 😊 Tea drinker? 4y
ljuliel Coke. Not good for me, but it‘s my one vice. I‘d give up food if I could keep my Coke. 😁 4y
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Lost_Mermaid
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I both read the book and listened to the audio 3 times and loved both.
While listening to the audiobook I felt so cold 🥶 because the descriptions were so vivid.

The enjoyment of listening to the audiobook and looking at the pictures in the print book was an extra bonus.

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Rachel.Rencher
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Ugh, you guys I'm usually a huge advocate for Thrift Books, but their quality has gone downhill. All of these were supposed to be "like new". Outliers is marked up and full of stickers, Slaughterhouse Five is annotated with the most asinine notes, the cover of Sleeping Giants is about to fall off & was supposed to be hardback, and I ordered a hardback of Endurance. I wouldn't have paid over $20 for these had I known what they'd be like. ??‍♀️

DaveGreen7777 Awww, that stinks! Sorry the books weren‘t as advertised! ☹️ 5y
Crazeedi I would let them know how dissatisfied you are, they should make things right. I've heard this before and they did respond 5y
Rachel.Rencher @Crazeedi I'm debating if I should or not. I kinda feel like this is a first world problems type of thing, but for real Outliers and Slaughterhouse Five will be hard to read because of how much writing is in them, so I probably should. 😅 5y
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Rachel.Rencher @DaveGreen7777 It's all good! This is more of a cautionary post to others because I'm usually the first one to defend Thrift Books, buuut my last like 3 orders from them have been pretty bad. I think I'll stick to Book Outlet. 📚 5y
Amiable Thanks for the warning! 😬 5y
LibrarianRyan @Rachel.Rencher I am the last person to defend Thrift books, and will not do so here either. We are wrapping up a major project at work (that is over a year in the working) and we had to toss 2/3 of all the books they sent. Ughhhh 5y
Rachel.Rencher @LibrarianRyan That's so annoying! I don't know if I just got lucky with them before, but I'm not planning to order from them again. 5y
blank Yeah they're not great. Try Second Sale instead. I haven't had any trouble w them so far. 5y
Rachel.Rencher @laurenslibrary I've never heard of that! I'll look it up. 😁 5y
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Christinak
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WOW! I started this audiobook basically because the cover looked interesting and it was available for immediate download from my library. Simon Prebble does an excellent job narrating (he is one of my dog Sawyer‘s favorite readers- long story)The book itself is amazing. The journey these men took was harrowing! What struck me the most was the men and their outlook in such monstrous circumstances. I found this very unexpectedly be quite uplifting.

CollapsingLibrary Beyond interested in this dog‘s favorite narrator story now 😂 5y
Slajaunie Yes, do tell! My dog does not have a favorite narrator. He does however always let us know when the rice is done in the cooker. 5y
Christinak @hjreviews @Slajaunie - Sawyer is a rescue and loud noises (like the roadwork outside my house this week) distresses him greatly. I have noticed that when I am listening to Simon Prebble, Ralph Cosham and NPRs Kojo Nnamdi he curls up near the audio source and stops shaking and whining. 5y
Slajaunie Aww! Mine is a rescue as well. Dogs are amazing creatures! 5y
Daisey I have a print copy of this but have yet to get around to reading it. Maybe I should check the library for audio. I did really enjoy a newer book about the Endurance that also included photos. 5y
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Christinak
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Sawyer is enjoying the audio version of this read by Simon Prebble
#dogsoflitsy

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Jaszott77
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Icy pressure mounts.
Their ship surrenders her name.
They Will not yield too.

Rachbb3 Nice Haiku! 5y
Jaszott77 @Rachbb3 Thanks! 5y
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Andrew65
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I keep meanings to get to this Love Letter from one of my favourite authors. #LoveLetters #ANewChapter

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️ 5y
vkois88 👍👍👍 5y
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Andrew65
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A wonderful book of a truly great expedition. The single most successful failure ever. Forget the ship being called Endurance, to get out of the hole they were in they must have shown the greatest endurance ever. So many things they did which were impossible! How did they do it? We will never know but Kudos. I bow down to them & all they achieved led by a true great! No wonder he won the vote on the BBC as the greatest explorer of the last century

CoverToCoverGirl Lovely review! 5y
Andrew65 @CoverToCoverGirl Such a great story, if it was fiction you‘d say it was too fantastic to be believed. But they did it. Emotional moments for the reader in the book. 😢 5y
CoverToCoverGirl My TBR just grew by one more! 😊 5y
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Andrew65 @CoverToCoverGirl I think we all owe it to Shackleton and his men to read this story! 5y
Daisey This one is still on my TBR, but I agree it‘s an amazing story after reading this more recent book about their ordeal. 5y
Hooked_on_books Shackleton may be the most extraordinary leader I‘ve ever read about. The story of the Endurance and the aftermath seems to unbelievable. It‘s amazing. 5y
Andrew65 @Hooked_on_books And to finish it by Crossing the interior of South Georgia Island with no equipment and after what they had been through. Simply how! 🙌🙌🙌 (edited) 5y
LazyDays I've been wanting to read this. Great review, it'll be bump up my list a little💛 5y
Andrew65 Hope you enjoy it when you get to it. @LazyDays (edited) 5y
Andrew65 @Daisey Will check that out, thanks. 😊 5y
JaclynW This story was amazing! 5y
Andrew65 @JaclynW Totally! 5y
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Andrew65
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Time for something a bit different, so listening to this remarkable story. One of the best failures ever! Out of the jaws of defeat and death the human spirit and magnificence shone through! #NonFiction

catherine2 I freaking LOVED this book. Never in my life did I think I would sob so much over a non-fiction book about Shackleton 🤣 5y
Andrew65 @catherine2 It is a truly remarkable story. 5y
rabbitprincess Such a great book! 5y
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EadieB @Andrew65 I downloaded it on hoopla. Looks interesting! 5y
Andrew65 @EadieB Got almost 40% through it tonight! @rabbitprincess @catherine2 (edited) 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 Wow! Must be good! 5y
Andrew65 @EadieB Especially as I am very tired, can never sleep the night before going back to school! 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 you‘ll probably sleep good tonight though! 5y
Andrew65 @EadieB Hopefully, my sleep pattern over the past week has been awful. Kept wanting to read! 5y
catherine2 This book went really fast for me. It‘s so compelling. @Andrew65, I hope your sleep gets better! 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 Reading should put you to sleep. It does me! 5y
Andrew65 @catherine2 Me too, before I collapse - did not sleep at all last night! Thanks 😊 (edited) 5y
Andrew65 @EadieB It hasn‘t recently. Finished section 3 of the Chris Carter a couple of minutes before my alarm went off! (edited) 5y
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SkeletonKey
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I have watched the Shackleton miniseries soooo many times but I‘m pretty sure it‘s time for a rewatch.

What a rough thing to do.

#explorers

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SaraFair
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For Mother‘s Day, a chunk of reading time by myself please! So much going on in this nonfiction trip to Antarctica, that I need quiet to capture it all. Exciting and scary, but I am skimming some of the long descriptions of the ice! When I read of what all the explorers did to conquer the earth, I am blown away by what mankind can do.

SaraFair @Redwritinghood - I think a great temperature to imagine in these first warm days, but hard to imagine the mindset of an explorer! 6y
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Blueberry
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LeahBergen Such a great book! ❤️ 6y
Tamra Agreed! 6y
Cinfhen I‘m so curious about this book...I think I would really like it! Love NF 6y
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Kpulver
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Story of great resilience.

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2BR02B
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Second book completed for #StaycationReadathon.

Although the Endurance expedition of 1914 was an astonishing feat of survival, the telling of it is quite repetitious. This is no fault of the author- by the men's own admissions in journal excerpts boredom was often as great a threat to survival as anything else. It's unquestionably heroic, but just not that interesting to read about.

HardcoverHearts This book has stayed with me since I originally read it in like 1997. No matter how horrible my day or week has been, I always default to - “Could be worse. I could have been on the Endurance.” 😂 6y
2BR02B @HardcoverHearts very true! And they did remarkably little complaining, all things considered. 6y
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AvidReader25
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This nonfiction book tells the incredible story of a 1915 trek to Antarctica. I was completely blown away by the strength of these men and their willingness to do whatever it took to survive. Beautifully written and hard to read at times because they went through some horrible things. If you love nonfiction definitely check this one out.

Daisey I read the newer tagged book about The Endurance with several of the photos and thought it was an amazing story. Then I found this book by Lansing on my dad's shelf so I've added it to my TBR. 6y
AvidReader25 @Daisey It‘s so good! 6y
LeahBergen This is such a great read. 👍🏻 6y
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ssravp
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Absolutely astounding that not a single man was lost during this harrowing expedition.

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ssravp
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