There are a few books we can consider required reading of a modern educated person. Anne Frank's diary would be one, and I think this version of the Shackleton drama would be another. I have a friend who reads it every year.

Because there are so many strong reviews of this book, I'll speak briefly of something that might be overlooked.

In the eyes of most readers, the most astonishing thing about this adventure is that not a single life was lost. And that truly is amazing. Obviously, things could have gone much worse with just a tiny bit more bad luck. But I'd note something that might be just as strange. In all of the grueling and painful twists in this adventure, Shackleton seems never to have lost the trust and respect of his men. Think of that. Every little decision he made was potentially fatal for the whole crew, and he often had to make decisions that had every chance of being lethally wrong. And yet his men stood stoutly behind "the old man" and were prepared to die with that kind of total trust.

Anyone who wants to be a leader should read this book annually and think about what qualities were present in Shackleton that allowed him to be such an effective leader under such wretched circumstances.

Sometimes our minds can be our worst enemies. Rational thought can save the life of an explorer caught in a life-threatening crisis. But when the situation we are in is apparently hopeless, rational thought is our potential enemy. There were many times during the Shackleton adventure when a rational person would have to conclude that the story had no chance of getting a happy ending. That is when "endurance" becomes a queer virtue, when you put one foot in front of the other in spite of the fact that you are suffering hugely in an effort that is "surely" doomed to fail.

I am not a great fan of adventure literature, and yet the best of it is utterly captivating. In a sense, extreme adventures can be like laboratories that experiment with human nature, testing the limits of what it can do. Nobody would ever get permission to put humans in such grim and painful circumstances as they chose to put themselves in for these grand adventures. Since they do volunteer to do dangerous and painful things, we can take advantage of the chance to see how the human spirit fares when exposed to the worst possible tests.

And that is the particular gift of this book. Without blinking in its description of the hell these men experienced, the author shows us how magnificently they were led and how courageously they fought to keep alive. In the end, they proved that the human spirit can soar above threats and challenges that seem perfectly invincible. The salvation these men ultimately earned was bought at a terrible price, and yet we can thrill with them when we see them prevail when it was surely "impossible" that they would.

Definitely non-fiction, but written in an easily read manner. Even knowing how it all turns out, it was a great adventure.

An absolutely fantastic account of an ordeal almost beyond belief. The reading was wonderful, because the writing was impeccable. Granted, one can't really go wrong with a subject this fascinating; Shackleton's voyage (actually several voyages in one, or so it seemed) is something that is hard to fathom. How he actually accomplished what he did in those conditions is something I don't think we'll ever really understand, unless you believe in miracles. And Lansing's account of it is flawless.

An earlier reviewer, with experience of frigid conditions in Alaska, cast some doubt on the ability of these men survive while wet in below zero temperatures and howling wind chill factors. It does sound incredible, especially when they were in the boats with no source of heat. But I note that they wore mostly wool undergarments, trousers and sweaters, with gabardine overcoats. Also fur-lined boots. Gabardine, at least back then, was made of worsted wool. Their sleeping bags, often soaked as well, were made from reindeer hides. Fur-lined, that is. I also note Allan Frey's excellent survival book, based on 40 years of living in the Yukon territory, often in a teepee. He prefers wool as well -- and I have cashed in some of my outdoor gear for wool pants and parka. It retains insulating qualities even while soaked and compressed. How else do you think the critters who originally wore it survived outdoors without tents or roofs over their horned heads?

Had these men slept in and been garbed in what most outdoorsmen wear today -- down shrouded in nylon or polyester -- we wouldn't be reading this phenomenal book because they would all have perished in the first year. Even the newest miracle fillings -- Hollofil and the like -- would have blown out of their shredded shells like that down wafting from weeds in the Spring. I don't think they had duct tape for patching such shells back then -- a common site among modern outdoorsmen in their Michelin-man coats.

Yes, in a long, dire emergency -- give me Shackleton every time. And I had btter be clad in leather and wool.

This is one of the very best "adventure" stories of all time. You can not possibly go wrong buying this book if you have any interest at all in adventure books. I have read several books on this subject. This one, in my opinion, is the best.

In 1914 the British ship Endurance set out for the Antarctic. Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition planned to be the first to cross the continent of Antarctica. Instead, he and his men found themselves trapped in the frozen sea and eventually had to abandon the ship as it was crushed by the ice. They spent well over a year drifting on ice flows and braving the rigors of the Weddell Sea and Drake Passage, surviving some of the most inhospitable and savage places in the world. Amazingly, not a single member of Shackleton's crew was lost.

This is a absorbing look at the conditions and hardships faced by the crew: sub-zero temperatures, starvation, frightful storms, unstable ice and hostile seas, and in the end they had to rescue themselves as there was no way to alert the outside world of their plight and they'd been assumed lost. But it's not all doom and gloom as the best part of the story is the amazing fortitude of the men and their will to survive. There were times of intense suffering and intense boredom told with excerpts from the diaries the men kept. They may not have made their destination or accomplished their goal but their survival was an incredible achievement by itself and makes for an interesting story.

A friend recommended this book and I was riveted as I read it. This story of leadership and survival was unbelievable. I highly recommend this book. You will be amazed at this story of courage and endurance. I kept reading it out load to my wife as it was almost unimaginable what they did and survived.

"ENDURANCE", what a tale. It is hard to imagine a modern group of men from the civilized world enduring such an adventure. Surrounded by all our modern technology, modern civilized man is probably not capable of "enduring" such a physical and mental epic. Modern technology would not allow the "Endurance" epic to unfold, the crew would be rescued within hours. Ernest Shackleton's tough physical and mental leadership would serve him well as a whale of a team leader in one of our modern professional sports leagues.

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Fascinating story which is very well written. The willpower of these men, especially Shackleton, cannot be surpassed. By no rights should these men have survived and yet not a single man died. It's a testement to the sheer heroism and the sheer willpower to survive that these men survived well over a year on the most remote region of the planet. A very good story and very well written. Highly recommended!

This is simply one of the most amazing survival stories of our time. The writing is superb, formulated from the many accounts as recorded in personal journals and testimonials of the crew of Endurance. Several things appealed to me in this page-turning narrative that are, I believe, unique to the time of this expedition as well as to the type of person who persevered through this doomed historic attempt to land-cross the Antarctic, known as the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914. The summary of the content of the book is well-documented through other reviews. These are only a reflection of some personal observations.

Ernest Shackleton and his crew were a rare combination of men who decided, early on, that despite the odds against them they would not give in to hopelessness, they would maintain order in their days and respect in their relationships, and that above all they would remain supportive of one another, to the last man. It came to me time and again that these men were intelligent, level-headed, and compassionate. When the journal entries were quoted directly, I was amazed at the grammatical accuracy and their choices of vocabulary and style in their narratives. Many of these men might have written stunning publishable accounts on their own accord.

Throughout the story, it becomes clear that the skills of each special crewman were drawn upon for sustenance and literal survival. It's a tribute to them all that they were able to use their brains foremost as the most important tool in the battle against a frozen nature and the relentless and restless sea. To have navigated to a small island (South Georgia) through Drake's Passage in an open boat, with staggering fatigue and with all the elements stacked against them, the men devoted to reaching the whaling port for help were nothing short of incredible. As a telling tribute, the Norwegian whaling captains gave these men a standing salute for having navigated, much less survived, the trip. Their overland trip to reach the whaling station was another super-human feat that even today rattles the most technical ice-climbing specialists.

This story came after my reading of "Into Thin Air" by John Krakauer and another reading of "The Perfect Storm" by Sebastian Junger. All demonstrate the resolve of the human drive-to-survive in the face of the terror of unrelenting nature. The crew of the Endurance accomplished the near-impossible feat of almost two years of abandonment amongst the most terrible environment on earth; an accomplishment I wonder whether could be done today without the technological advances and comforts we depend upon. It was actually refreshing to read of a real-life situation where the men were devoted to each others well-being, and where all the men survived the ordeal with the skilled leadership of Shackleton.

The crew of the Endurance should be an example of what good can be seen and realized in human endeavors.

I wish someday an up-and-coming Peter Jackson would create a film that included the experiences of the men on Endurance, as well as the similarly ill-fated Aurora, sister-ship of the Expedition approaching the Antarctic continent from Australia as the supplier and ride home!

This book is well written and gives a harrowing account of early explorers to an extreme and inhospitable place. The author doesn't cut corners or use unnecessary literary devices, because the truth is way too interesting to bother with embellishments. I wouldn't hand this to a 10 year old, but jr high or older would enjoy this history adventure.

I am disappointed to tell you that I have not received this book. Where is it?

It is almost hard to believe that Alfred Lansing's novel is based on actual events. In 1914 Ernest Shackleton embarked on an expedition to cross the Antartic by land. Unfortunately, the sinking of the ship, Endurance, left the men stranded on a frozen and treacherous ocean. The Endurance crew battled obstacle after obstacle to return to civilization.

Lansing meticulously researched this novel by interviewing survivors and reading the memoirs of those who experienced the events firsthand. This novel deserves praise not only because it is an incredible read, but also for bringing to life the heroic men who survived such an ordeal. I'm impressed by how well this book was put together. Not only does it vividly describle the impossible conditions the men were forced to endure, but the author also took the time to humanize the crew.

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage is not some drab assessment of a historical expedition, it is a novel filled with emotions felt by those who lived through the most unbearable circumstances. There are many books written on this amazing survival story, but Alfred Lansing's version is worth the read.

Very well written and documented account of one of the world's greatest pioneers and expeditions. "Endurance" was the name of the ship, but the book will forever define the meaning of endurance and the will to survive against impossible odds.

A very good read. Shackleton's leadership qualities are exemplar. The feat remains unequaled.

I thought this book was so incredible and such a testimony to the fortitude of the men on this journey. They were such an inspiration and an unforgettable reading experience.

I have this strange attraction to books that revolve around survival in inclement weather conditions. Books like In Thin Air both fascinate and unnerve me, in that I can't figure out *why* someone would want to go through that potential experience. But all those mountain climbing books pale in comparison to the incredible story of Ernest Shackleton's expedition to cross the Antarctic on foot. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing takes you along on a two year journey that captures man's will to survive in conditions that are unimaginable.

Shackleton started out from England in August of 1914 with a ship laden with the supplies they'd need to make it to the South Pole. From there, they would use supplies stored by another ship in preparation for the rest of the trip to the other side of the continent. Tragically, they never even made it to the coast to start their expedition. January 1915 found them stranded in pack ice, with no way to free the ship to continue or escape. The ship became their home for the next 10 months as they wintered through the dark Antarctic nights, ever vigilant for potential escape or danger from their ice floe breaking up. The extreme pressure of the ice pack finally won out, and the Endurance was crushed and sunk. This left the 28 men stranded with three smaller boats, dwindling supplies, and little hope of long-term survival.

The breaking up of the ice pack forced the group to launch the boats to make an attempt to reach an inhabited portion of land in order to be rescued. But even that didn't go as planned, as the weather and seas conspired to push them away from the more probable points of rescue, finally stranding them on a small sliver of land known as Elephant's Island. Again enduring harsh weather, the decision was made to send a small group out on the last seaworthy boat to make an 800 mile journey to the nearest whaling station. Shackleford pushed off, knowing that his own survival chances were slim, much less those of the group that was being left behind on the island. But against all odds, they were able to make it to South Georgia, cross a number of inhospitable mountains, and arrive at a whaling station... four very grimy, tired, and left-for-dead individuals. Even more surprising, they were able to secure a ship, head back to their shipmates and rescue *all* of them. No one was lost on a two year ordeal that should have killed them all.

I was amazed at what Shackleton and his crew were able to do in order to survive. Nearly a century later, with technology and gear that would be unthinkable back then, I'm not sure you would be able to put 28 people in the same situation and have them survive. What they did could be considered miraculous. I was even more struck about how far we've come in terms of transportation and communications since then. There were no search parties to send out, nor could you radio for help. The fact that you hadn't shown up anywhere in over a year was proof enough that you had been lost at sea, and your story would never be told unless some explorer came across your remains years later.

This would be a really good book if it were a fictional adventure novel, although we'd say it was a bit over the top and not very realistic. The fact that it was a *real* story just makes it all the more incredible. Great read...

Can't believe what they had to go through - the book can get a little too detailed in some areas, recording almost too much over every little hour, but otherwise loved it.

I can say with confidence that this is the best book I have ever read. From page one you are at the edge of your seat, reading voraciously to find out what happens next. I bought four copies of the book--one for myself, two for my two best friends, and one for my dad. Everyone was as addicted to it as I was. The fact that its a true story is just amazing.

This true story is so gripping. Shackleton was an effective leader. This is a great book for anyone who is in given the charge to lead others at any level.

Like almost every other reviewer here, I regard Shackleton's odyssey has one of the most incredible tales of human endurance...ever. His men...survive months of exposure to the Antarctic cold, on the floating, shifting ice pack...and nobody dies. If it weren't thoroughly documented it would be an unbelievable tale. As it is, it is a tale both remarkable and wonderful and is a testament of Shackleton's leadership and the grit of a remarkable crew.

Still for me, there was one thing that it is difficult to regard as literally possible...wet sleeping bags. If I can remember rightly the author states that most of the men's sleeping bags...bed rolls...were wet during most of the ordeal. I just don't believe this. I was stranded in Alaska in conditions far less horrific than the one's encountered by Shackleton's expedition. Nevertheless, the thing I feared the most was getting my sleeping bag soaked [it rained most of the time]. I truly believe that...although the temperatures were in the 30's and 40's...that I could not have survived 2 nights in a wet bag. All the sleeping bag's insulative properties would be lost and there would be nothing to protect me from the cold.

In the case of Shackleton's men, their sleeping equipment was reported as uniformly wet from their dousings in the frigid sea. Yes, given the extreme low temperatures, these bags would have frozen right up and it would have been possible to knock some of the ice from the surfaces of the bags but internal ice would have stayed and thawed on contact with warm human bodies. The crew would indeed have 'slept wet'...for months. It's scarcely credible unless their's something I'm unaware of...

Ron Braithwaite, author of novels--'Skull Rack' and 'Hummingbird God'--on the Spanish Conquest of Mexico

I can't believe I didn't read this book earlier in life. I'm recommending it to everybody!

came on time and in good condition! And very inexpensive compared to about 15 dollars at the book store!

Aptly named, this is a stunning story of courage, strength and perseverance. Good medicine for a nation of whiners.

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.

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.

The extraordinary record of Ernest Shackleton and his company of the "Endurance". They set out for the South Pole, but their shp was caught in pack ice, and eventually destroyed. Read how Shacckleton and a few members of his crew set out in one of the ship's boats to find rescue for the remaining men. Courage and loyalty in the extreme.

Great book! We used this book in our book club. Everyone enjoyed it! Very interesting and kept your attention. You really felt like you were there on the ice with the men.

This book was exactly what I wanted and it arrived in great shape. The service was excellent; thank you!

This book is a treasure. It's hands down the best retelling of a survivor tale that I've read. The author just tells the story in such a simple and yet compelling way. The details that are included are incredible. And the story is totally miraculous. I recommend this book to anyone who likes history or tales of courage/adventure. I was blown away by Shackletons (and his men's) accomplishment in the face of what was should have been sure death.

There's not much to add to the almost 400 reviews preceding-other than another five stars.

Working almost exclusively with a palette of black, white, gray and blue, Lansing manages to craft a vivid account of the Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition of 1914. As others have mentioned, this story, as interpreted by Lansing, is so engrossing you won't want to put the book down. (Even after a second or third time!) It's also an interesting perspective on leadership under the most dismal conditions that can be imagined.

A tidbit from one of the one star reviews that deserves mention: there was more than one publisher for the paperback versions of this book; Carroll & Graf, and Tyndale. As I understand, the Carroll & Graf edition contains the familiar secular foreword followed by Lansing's original text. The Tyndale edition has a Christian themed foreword from James C. Dobson, followed by Lansing's text edited for a Christian audience. IF this bothers you, make sure you're getting the Carroll & Graf version! (Thanks, Joel Abrams, for that information.)

Utterly astonishing book, that builds and builds, leaving the reader in near disbelief at the display of sheer will-power, persistence---and yes, endurance--of all these heroic survivors. After reading this, I went and read the several negative reviews here, and while at first I was puzzled and of a polar-opposite (pun intended) opinion, I quickly came to see how worthless said reviews are, when considering the sources, with their concomitant, atrocious grammar and spelling. One can only conclude that such reviewers, being more familiar with the "airport fiction" genre, are persons unfamiliar with the reading of history, true-life narratives, or maybe even of reading itself. Seriously, even a fictionalized account could hardly have been more gripping, especially toward the mid-point of the book and onward. The fact that this was real makes the book all the more fascinating and riveting.
Indeed, the book does not begin by suddenly plunging the reader into break-neck-pace action. Rather, there is a deliciously slow build-up---the descriptions of the preparations made for the journey ahead, and of the men and their individual temperament and personalities----which became more fleshed-out as their individual contributions toward survival was told. Yes, the first 1/3 of the book is low on pure action and adventure, since basically the men are merely camping (on an ice flow probably the size of a city), and the book narrates day-to-day life on the flow. But this is indispensable in fleshing-out the personalities of the characters, and in bonding the reader to these men; we truly care about them, as things get dangerously more dicey as the books proceeds.
Once the ice flow breaks-up, and the men take to the boats, there is no end to the excitement and exhilaration in reading this book. The reader will be amazed at how, right to the very end, fate seems to erect constant, seemingly insurmountable, barriers and impediments to their ingenious and courageous efforts at self-preservation.
One small criticism of the book: I wish there was a follow-up, prologue chapter, describing what happened to the men following their rescue---maybe a "where they are now" summary.
Again, I can't, for the life of me, understand how someone could give this a poor rating, unless, as I stated, one concludes such reviewers are ignorant and inexperienced practitioners of the reading and historical arts (again, you be the judge, after noting their misspellings and grammar).
Anyway, I will probably get this in hardcover, if available, as it is a worthy addition to my permanent library collection. And I will likely seek out more books and information on the subject.

This is not a book I would typically choose but a friend recommended it as "the best book I've ever read" and so trying to determine what would constitute this recommendation, I read it. It is the true tale of a group of men trying to explore the antartic in 1916. How their ship gets trapped in the ice and how they manage to survive until they are rescued or I should say, how they rescue themselves. This is really a gripping story that I would recommend as an excelent read.

Alfred Lansing wrote this in 1959, but its popularity has been revived recently when PBS broadcast a documentary on the book. It tells the story of how Ernest Shackleton led a crew of 27 on an exploratory expedition to the South Pole in 1914. It reminds me of Roosevelt exploring the River of Doubt, a book I reviewed at hungerisgood.blogspot.com.

My recommendation is that you read this book in the summer, outside in a hammock, drinking lemonade, with the warm breeze blowing your hair. After all, Shackleton and his men are experiencing extreme, bitter cold, and this book has the capacity to make you feel cold even on a hot day. However, if you want to get the full experience, go to a walk-in cooler at someplace like Costco, and read it in short sleeves.

You won't be able to put this book down, so don't start it until you are sure you won't compromise your work or family obligations. I suggest you wait until you get influenza, or perhaps take a trip to Mexico. Whatever you do, don't read it while you have influenza in Mexico. That would be a little over the top.

My favorite part was their encounter with a rogue wave. The worst part was so bad that I can't discuss it. The best news is that Shackleton brought all his men home alive.

This book is an excellent study of leadership. Shackleton had an uncanny ability to know the strengths and weaknesses of his men. He was able to control the troublemakers, and that is no small feat when you are crowded in total darkness for months at a time in the bottom of a wooden ship. Remember, they hadn't invented antiperspirants yet.

Read and enjoy!

if you like "call of the wild', 'to start a fire', or 'into thin air' this is right up your alley. the descriptions of this harrowing journey into the arctic are vivid. i'm so glad someone survived to tell this incredible true story!

In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail from England to Antarctica, their goal to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. These guys didn't have any kind of luck but bad. First their ship gets stuck in the ice for ten months, then the ship is crushed in the ice, and then they float on the ice for another five months before taking to the small boats. And that's just the beginning. Given up for lost, it would be 20 months before the rest of the world knew they had survived, against every imaginable force the sea could throw at them. Whenever you think you can't do whatever it is that you must, read Endurance by Alfred Lansing.

An excellent adventure story where no one dies or gets killed.
A real "page turner".

People bandy about the word "classic" without considering its significance, but this all-time bestseller will remain in print many more years. It's a true classic, ranking among the top adventure books. Nowhere will you find a more gripping account than Endurance, the survival story of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 men, in 1915. This cliff-hanger of a book stays with you. Could it be that today's leaders pale beside the likes of Shackleton?

Shackleton is always calm. He is resourceful and undaunted. He is not always right, many times he is just absolutely wrong. But his courage is simply breathtaking.

You must know many British famous sentences as those: "I am going out and will be for some time" or "Dr Livingstone, I presume".

Shackleton probably did not utter so famous remark. But still his above-the-all-odds behaviour makes him one of the greatest British heroes. And the mankind's. Read the story you will never forget. Read and think, how you could possibly behave in those utmost terrifying circumstances.

(I am Polish so my English is poor. Please forgive me).

This is an amazing story of leadership, and man's ability to persevere under extraordinary circumstances. It is really unbelievable. I was staggered by the odds these men overcame and their determination to press on. The book is well written and easy to read.

This is a great book that will make you feel as though any hardship you have ever encountered is really not so bad when you think about what these men endured. Imagine being cold, wet, hungry, tired for basically 2 years while in the back of your mind you know that the chances of ever seeing the civilized world is remote at best. These men handled it well. Very good historical account written based on interviews, historical accounts, and actual diaries of the men on the journey.

I am working my way through the top 100 Adventure Books of all time. This one is, so far, the best. It is the concatenation of several adventure books, since almost every type of mishap and obstacle is encountered. Shackleton must go down as a true hero, as well as his crew. The version of the book with the glossies in the middle was captivating... I spent a good bit of time staring at the remarkable pictures. The story of how those film plates survived this oddysey is, in itself, remarkable.

A good adventure would be ruined by poor writing. Lansing is superb and does credit to this story.

This story could never be made into the movie because it would be considered too "far-fetched" to be believable. Note that there is a documentary DVD that (in a nutshell) describes some of the story, as well as lets you see an interesting reunion of the Endurance crew's children. Try to get this video right after you read the book.

This true story of Ernest Shackleton's journey to the Antarctic in 1915 is a great preview to a trip to the White Continent. This adventure story will make you thankful for what you have.

Excellent book, technical, and lots of good visuals. The book would be good to use with upper middle school and high school social studies classes accompanying with the film.

Excellent book, technical, and lots of good visuals. The book would be good to use with upper middle school and high school social studies classes accompanying with the film.

True story of a premiere adventurer to the White Continent. Good preview to Antarctic travel.

True story of a premiere adventurer to the White Continent. Good preview to Antarctic travel.

Normally, a true account of an antarctic expedition in 1915 would not be at the top of my reading list, but I was intrigued after hearing a friend discussing Ernest Shackleton one night.

I found this to be an extremely interesting and well written account of a group of British explorers lead by Shackleton. The hardships that they face and the way they keep going is unbelievable. You will keep asking yourself if this story could possibly by true! All I could think while reading this book was that I will never complain about anything again!

If you want an exciting, well written book that reads almost like a novel, and will most likely stay with you for life, then check this one out. Even if you are not a huge fan of adventure, I think you will find a lot to like about this book.

the adventure stories to end all adventure stories. If you like adventure, travel stories then this is the # 1 book of all.

Can you imagine the feeling that Shackleton and the men had when they sighted him and he counted all 22 men alive.

I didn't receive the Item yet. once I receive it I will give my review. I'm expecting to recieve the Item by January 23rd.