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This is my favorite audio book. I had a long drive to a friend’s wedding so I picked up an audio book to listen to, Lansing’s Endurance. I recommend it over the
by todd8 7y ago
This is my favorite audio book. I had a long drive to a friend’s wedding so I picked up an audio book to listen to, Lansing’s Endurance. I recommend it over the hardcover book, which is the way I consume most non-fiction, because of it incredible suspense.
Not knowing who will survive and who will perish and will they be able to persevere under the most extreme circumstances makes the audio presentation one of the most compelling tales of adventure I’ve ever heard. The book is great, but it includes pictures of the ill-fated expedition and so subtlety foretells aspects of the outcome. I recommend listening to it first, then buying the book.
For real life adventure lovers I also recommend Into Thin Air about climbing Everest and the movie, Mountains of the Moon about the explorer/translator Richard Burton [1].
[1] https://www.adventure-journal.com/2016/06/historical-badass-explorer-sir-richard-francis-burton/ https://www.adventure-journal.com/2016/06/historical-badass-...
- mumblemumble 7y agoInto Thin Air is another one where I'd highly recommend listening to the audiobook, for more-or-less the same reason.
- ghaff 7y agoI found when reading the book, it also really helped to have a polar projection map out. It made it easier to follow what was going on. It's one beef I have with some audiobooks. Sometimes it really helps to have maps or other graphics.
- anarbadalov 7y agoAnother book you might appreciate is Stan Nadoldny's "The Discovery of Slowness." It's been a while since i've read it, but I still remember some dazzling language about the arctic landscape and an evocative passage about a sailor gnawing on a human ribcage.