Shackleton
Explorer. Leader. Legend.
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Keeble
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Ranulph Fiennes
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Brought to you by Penguin.
The enthralling new biography of Ernest Shackleton by the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
To write about Hell, it helps if you have been there.
In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice.
The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives.
Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history.
Shackleton is an engaging new account of the adventurer, his life and his incredible leadership under the most extreme of circumstances.
Written by polar adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who followed in Shackleton's footsteps, he brings his own unique insights to bear on these infamous expeditions. Shackleton is both re-appraisal and a valediction, separating the man from the myth he has become.
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- mrs michaela street
- 13-11-21
Compassionate Account Of Heroic Deeds
A well balanced telling of the heroic story of a flawed hero. With the benefit of personal experience the author speaks with insight and conviction of feats of bravery and endurance that defy belief.
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- Catherine Smith
- 17-02-23
Beautifully written and well narrated.
The story in itself is fantastic but to have been written by Fiennes himself adds a further gravity. The narrator is fully invested with a knarly sea voice.
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- Victoria S.
- 17-11-22
An absolutely amazing book. I didn't know very
much about Shackleton when I began this book - other than he was a British explorer. Ranulph Fiennes, with his unique perspective on adventuring and exploration narrates Shackleton's life. A really rivetting listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-03-24
Thoroughly enjoyable
I already knew a lot about the Endurance trip, but no so much about the rest of Ernest Shackleton's life. I really enjoyed the story and also Ranulph Fiennes own observations from his extraordinary explorations.
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- Ahk
- 27-06-24
Great for car journeys!
We listened to this on the recommendation of a friend who said it was great for car journeys as the whole family enjoyed it, and we all did. Ralph Fiennes' experiences and opinions interwoven through Shackleton's story really bring the book to life, and he reads it very well. "However" (you will know why the apostrophes if you listen), after reading the book I think the main hero is Mrs. Shackleton.
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- June Gerngross
- 11-10-21
Exciting Adventure Story
l loved this book and it's a far cry from my normal reading matter. A real cliff hanger, literally in parts, it also taught me a lot, well written and well read.
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- A Statham
- 07-02-22
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Great book. However, the word "however" to open such a large proportion of sentences began to distract me as I contemplated the idea of actually continuing them!
Excellent.
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- DM
- 08-07-22
Shackleton
This was a very enjoyable book. I would recommend. The narration by Jonathan Keeble was excellent.
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- stuart
- 01-01-23
Fascinating
A fascinating account of the life and loves of Sir Ernest Shackleton …. Written by a modern day legend in Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
I laughed, cried and stopped in amazement listening to this book.
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- Barty
- 01-01-23
A perfect overview of SES
Well written, well read a fascinating book, a must for all "explorers". what an amazing leader of men.
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