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Endurance Shackleton s Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the

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Modern Wisdom

The book was highlighted across three episodes as a standout historical survival narrative, with the host calling it one of his favorite books and another guest noting it as the best retelling of Shackleton's Antarctic expedition. They praised its vivid diary‑style accounts that conveyed both the crew’s experiences and Shackleton’s inner doubts. Overall, the discussion conveyed strong endorsement of the title.

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The guest referenced Endurance by Alfred Lansing as another historical survival narrative he had read.

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Endurance by Alfred Lansing.

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The host described Endurance as one of his favorite books, noting it recounts Shackleton's Antarctic expedition and emphasizes the crew's diary entries and the leader's inner doubts.

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One of my favorite books is Endurance by Alfred Lansing about Shackleton's crossing of the Antarctic. Spoiler alert for anyone that hasn't read it, he doesn't do it. In that, one of the things that I really loved is a lot of the guys had diaries and a lot of the guys were writing in the diaries. And what you get to hear is what happened and what everybody else heard from Shackleton. And then you get to see what he wrote in his diary.

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The book was highlighted as a compelling retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, noted for its vivid diarystyle narrative.

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Have you ever read Endurance by Alfred Lansing? It's about Sir Ernest Shackleton's crossing of the anthology. Oh, very cool. I know. So it's the best, I think the best retelling of that.

StarTalk Radio

Scott Kelly's book, Endurance, was mentioned in passing when a listener brought up the difficulties astronauts face wearing glasses during spacewalks, as detailed in the book.

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In Scott Kelly's book, Endurance, he mentions the hassle it is for an astronaut who has to wear glasses when they do a spacewalk.

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Scott Kelly's book, Endurance, was mentioned in passing when a listener brought up the difficulties astronauts face wearing glasses during spacewalks, as detailed in the book.

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In Scott Kelly's book, Endurance, he mentions the hassle it is for an astronaut who has to wear glasses when they do a spacewalk.

Contact lenses weren't an option, so he had to glue his glasses on his head in one of his spacewalks to prevent them from falling.

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The book by astronaut Scott Kelly, was mentioned as he acclimated very quickly after returning from a long-duration space mission, but woke up with swollen legs later.

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But they've both been. And, you know, according to Endurance, which I believe is the title of Scott's book, he acclimated in many ways very quickly.

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

It was mentioned in passing as a book the host had recently read about Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, where the crew resorted to eating dogs to survive.

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Do you remember the book endurance that you told me to read about Shackleton and like they ate the dogs when they were literally starving to death before it was the dogs alive as long as they humanly...

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It was mentioned in passing as a book the host had recently read about Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, where the crew resorted to eating dogs to survive.

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Do you remember the book endurance that you told me to read about Shackleton and like they ate the dogs when they were literally starving to death before it was the dogs alive as long as they humanly could without.

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It was a best-selling book by Scott Kelly, a former military fighter pilot and astronaut, who detailed his experiences in space, including commanding three missions on the ISS.

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His best-selling book, Endurance, shot like a rocket ship up the bestseller chart.

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It was a best-selling book by Scott Kelly, a former military fighter pilot and astronaut, who detailed his experiences in space, including commanding three missions on the ISS.

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His best-selling book, Endurance, shot like a rocket ship up the bestseller chart.

Adam Carolla Show

The book "Endurance" was mentioned in relation to Ernest Shackleton, who was the first explorer of Antarctica. It was said that he is famous because he is the only one who made it out of the Drake Passage, a very treacherous voyage where many ships have been lost.

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There's a book called Endurance, um, and it's about Shackleton, who was the first explorer in Antarctica, but the only reason why he's famous is he's the only one that made it out of the Drake Passage...

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The book "Endurance" was mentioned in relation to Ernest Shackleton, who was the first explorer of Antarctica. It was said that he is famous because he is the only one who made it out of the Drake Passage, a very treacherous voyage where many ships have been lost.

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There's a book called Endurance, um, and it's about Shackleton, who was the first explorer in Antarctica, but the only reason why he's famous is he's the only one that made it out of the Drake Passage.

because everybody that went back in the day just never came back because it was just violent waters, and it still is.

The Daily Stoic

The book, about Ernest Shackleton's voyage, was mentioned as an example of a book that gained popularity much later after its initial publication. Its timelessness and enduring relevance were highlighted.

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I mean the book Endurance about Ernest Shackleton's voyage. That was either first published in the 1920s or someone else wrote the exact same story and it went nowhere. Nobody cared. And then it was e...

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The book, about Ernest Shackleton's voyage, was mentioned as an example of a book that gained popularity much later after its initial publication. Its timelessness and enduring relevance were highlighted.

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I mean the book Endurance about Ernest Shackleton's voyage. That was either first published in the 1920s or someone else wrote the exact same story and it went nowhere. Nobody cared. And then it was either republished or maybe it was a new book recently that exploded.

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