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Book ReviewsEndurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Audio Editions) |
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Book: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Audio Editions)
Written by: Alfred Lansing Tim Pigott-Smith |
Publisher: Audio Partners
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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the incredible voyage in history
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4 / 5
This book is about Shackleton and his incredible voyage to Antarctica. In the beginning he gets all of his crew and his supplies then he was off to his voyage. On December 11, 19i4 they entered the ice, 6 days after they left. After about 2 months the ice started to get thicker and it got harder for the endurance to break the ice. On January 19, 1915 they spot land, then about 2 weeks later they lost spot of land. Then on October 27, 1915 endurance got abandoned and then crushed, after on November 21first endurance sinks. Then Shackleton has to take his crew to safety so he leaves most of his men at Elephant Island then to 5 men and him on a lifeboat to get men to help. They got safety and got help. Then took 4 tries to get to all the men to safety.
The sentence structure is long and use's a lot of comas and quotes. The word choice in this book is pretty big and extreme. This book is very descriptive and explains every little detail.
I found this book to be very active and every entertaining. I also found this book to be very sad and emotional because they had to kill the dogs they had for food to live. I also found this book to be very true to life that was happening in the old days back then. What I would like to change in this book is ending because it never told what happen to the crew after they were all saved. What would say about this book for an ending I would tell what happened to the crew and Shackleton. This is why I liked this book. This book is for about the age of 10 and up.
Shackleton's story comes to life
Rating:
5 / 5
For anyone unfamiliar, the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew is one of the greatest true tales of desperation, determination, and tenacity of the 20th century. The author does a yeomans job of distilling stacks of diary entries and hours of interviews into a thrilling volume about the ill fated but ultimately successful voyage to Antarctica.
Leadership in Crisis situations
Rating:
4 / 5
A historical account about the 1914 Antarctic expedition explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew, who hoped to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent overland. The ship is damaged and everyone is forced to abandon it and survive in the cold wilderness surrounding them. Shackleton manages to ensure the survival of everyone aboard for ten months before rescue. The day-to-day details are available thanks to Lansing's research, but its not boring at all, even if you aren't a history buff! How to lead in a crisis - and the power of determination and the human spirit. Some versions do not have photographs, which really do add to the story if you can find one that includes them.
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