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Summary of Alfred Lansing's Endurance

Autor: Milkyway Media

Número de Páginas: 27

Get the Summary of Alfred Lansing's Endurance in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Endurance" by Alfred Lansing is a gripping account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which aimed to traverse the Antarctic continent. The expedition's ship, the Endurance, becomes trapped and eventually crushed by pack ice, leaving the crew stranded. The men establish a camp on the ice, salvaging supplies and preparing for a grueling journey of self-rescue...

Summary of Alfred Lansing's Endurance

Autor: Everest Media,

Número de Páginas: 45

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The order to abandon ship was given at 5 P. M. For most of the men, however, no order was needed because by then everybody knew that the ship was done and that it was time to give up trying to save her. They accepted their defeat almost apathetically. #2 The dog-team drivers had made a canvas chute down to the ice alongside the ship. They took the forty-nine huskies from their kennels and slid each one down to other men waiting below. The whole scene was one of calm, but far away to the south, a gale was blowing toward them. #3 As the ship continued to struggle, the men could hear ice breaking off and hitting the ship’s side. It looked like some giant vise was being applied to the ship and was slowly tightening until she could no longer hold out against its pressure. #4 The ice pierced the Endurance’s sides within an hour of the last man being off the ship. The ship was listing heavily to the side, and the entire starboard side of the deckhouse had been crushed by the ice with such force that some empty gasoline cans had been pushed through the deckhouse wall.

Resistencia

Autor: Scott Kelly

Número de Páginas: 608

Antes de conquistar Marte, debemos aprender a sobrevivir en el espacio. Un libro ejemplar sobre el triunfo de la imaginación humana, la fuerza de voluntad y las maravillas infinitas de la galaxia. Scott Kelly es el hombre que más tiempo ha pasado en el espacio, 340 días, durante los cuales ha visto y vivido cosas que prácticamente ninguno de nosotros veremos o experimentaremos nunca. A través de su increíble historia, Kelly nos revela un entorno absolutamente hostil al ser humano y cuáles fueron los retos más extremos que tuvo que afrontar: los devastadores efectos corporales, la tristeza y la soledad que conlleva estar separado de los seres queridos, el total y absoluto aislamiento de todas las comodidades terrestres, los catastróficos riesgos de chocar contra basura espacial y, aún peor, la amenaza angustiante de ser incapaz de ayudar si algo malo ocurre en casa. En Resistencia la humanidad, la compasión, el sentido del humor, el entusiasmo y la determinación de este héroe moderno resuenan en cada una de sus palabras. Su mensaje es una fuente de inspiración para generaciones futuras y su relato personal cautiva desde la primera página.

La Ciudad Perdida del Dios Mono

Autor: Douglas Preston , Lincoln Child

Número de Páginas: 326

Una leyenda de 500 años. Una maldición antigua. Un asombroso misterio médico. Y un viaje de descubrimiento al corazón ignoto de la selva más densa del mundo. Desde los días de Hernán Cortés han circulado rumores sobre una ciudad perdidacon inmensas riquezas escondida en alguna parte de Honduras, llamada la Ciudad Blanca o la Ciudad Perdida del Dios Mono. Los pueblos indígenas hablan de ancestros que huyeron a ese lugar para escapar de los conquistadores españoles, y advierten que cualquiera que entre a esta ciudad sagrada enfermará y morirá. En 1940, el periodista estadounidense Theodore Morde regresó de la selva con cientos de objetos antiguos, asegurando haber encontrado la Ciudad Blanca. Sin embargo, se suicidó sin revelar su ubicación. Tres cuartos de siglo después, el escritor Douglas Preston se unió a un equipo de exploradores en una nueva aventura. A bordo de un viejo avión monomotor, y gracias a un avanzado dispositivo láser, descubrieron la imagen inconfundible de una metrópoli entre el denso follaje selvático. Aventurándose en esta tierra salvaje, Preston y el equipo de investigadores se enfrentaron a lluvias torrenciales, arenas movedizas, insectos ...

Endurance: La prisión blanca

Autor: Alfred Lansing

Número de Páginas: 365

En diciembre de 1914, sir Ernest Shackleton y una tripulación de veintisiete hombres zarpó de Georgia del Sur a bordo del Endurance rumbo al Polo Sur, con el objetivo de cruzar la Antártida, el último continente inexplorado, por tierra. Un mes más tarde, con temperaturas de 35 grados bajo cero, el barco encallaba en el hielo del mar de Weddell, en las afueras del Círculo Polar Antártico. Más de un año después, y todavía a medio continente de distancia de la base deseada, la nave estuvo amarrada al hielo flotando hacia al noroeste, antes de ser finalmente aplastada por la fuerza del hielo. Durante ese tiempo Shackleton y su tripulación sobrevivieron a la deriva en una de las regiones más salvajes del mundo, antes de poder zarpar de nuevo en uno de los botes salvavidas. Pero apenas había comenzado el calvario, aún debían afrontar un viaje casi milagroso a través de más de 850 millas de mares pesados del Atlántico Sur, hacia el puesto de mando más cercano a la civilización. El relato de Alfred Lansing, escrupulosamente investigado y brillantemente narrado, es reconocido como el relato definitivo de la fatídica expedición.

La prisión blanca

Autor: Alfred Lansing

Número de Páginas: 348

The Moral Leader

Autor: Sandra J. Sucher

Número de Páginas: 262

Successful leaders at any level and in any arena are inevitably presented with moral and ethical choices. This unique and innovative textbook is designed to encourage students and managers to confront those fundamental moral challenges, to develop skills in moral analysis and judgment, and to come to terms with their own definition of moral lea

Endurance

Autor: Alfred Lansing

Número de Páginas: 384

L'Odyssee de Shackleton et de ses compagnons est l'une des plus sensationnelles de l'histoire de la mer. La volonte et l'energie deployees par cette poignee d'hommes dans leur lutte titanesque contre les forces dechainees de la Nature ont fait reculer les limites connues de la resistance humaine. Le 18 janvier 1915, l'Endurance ayant a son bord une expedition se proposant de traverser a pied le continent antarctique est prise par la banquise sans avoir pu toucher terre. Le 27 octobre suivant, le trois-mats, peu a peu ecrase par la pression des glaces, est evacue ; les 28 hommes de l'expedition se retrouvent sur un floe, a 2 000 km du plus proche avant-poste. Ils derivent jusqu'en avril 1916 et peuvent alors mettre a l'eau les trois embarcations de l'Endurance et gagner l'Ile de l'Elephant. Shackleton et cinq de ses compagnons en repartent pour aller, a travers l'ocean le plus tempetueux du globe, chercher du secours en Georgie du Sud, a 800 milles de la. Cet incroyable exploit, dans une embarcation non pontee, est l'un des plus remarquables de l'histoire de la navigation. Parvenus sur la cote sud, Shackleton et deux de ses compagnons ont encore la force d'entreprendre la traversee ...

Endurance

Autor: Alfred Lansing

Número de Páginas: 275

Experience “one of the best adventure books ever written” (Wall Street Journal) in this New York Times bestseller: the harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole. In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and only a day's sail short of its destination, the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. Thus began the legendary ordeal of Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men. When their ship was finally crushed between two ice floes, they attempted a near-impossible journey over 850 miles of the South Atlantic's heaviest seas to the closest outpost of civilization. In Endurance, the definitive account of Ernest Shackleton's fateful trip, Alfred Lansing brilliantly narrates the harrowing and miraculous voyage that has defined heroism for the modern age.

El peor viaje del mundo

Autor: Apsley Cherry-garrard

Número de Páginas: 0

Las memorias de los tres años de expedición del capitán Scott al Polo Sur narradas por Apsley Cherry-Garrard, quien sobrevivió a las extremas y duras condiciones. La exploración polar es la forma más cruel y solitaria imaginable. El explorador británico Apsley Cherry-Garrard nos lo cuenta a través de sus vivencias en la expedición del capitán Scott al Polo Sur (1910- 1913), en la que éste y tres de sus hombres hallaron la muerte. Esa expedición estuvo marcada por el infortunio desde el comienzo, cuando, en una etapa previa, Cherry-Garrard y otros dos hombres, al borde de la congelación y la locura, consideraron entonces la posibilidad de fenecer. El itinerario hacia el Polo, más terrible aún, se vio además ensombrecido por la noticia de que el noruego Roald Amundsen se les había adelantado por solo unas semanas. A partir de las anotaciones que dejó Scott y, sobre todo, de su propia experiencia, Cherry-Garrard reconstruye en este libro aquellos tres años de penalidades y heroísmo.

A la deriva

Autor: Steven Callahan

Número de Páginas: 338

Antes de "La tormenta perfecta", antes de "En el corazón del mar", la dramática historia de supervivencia en el mar de Steven Callahan estuvo en la lista de libros más vendidos del New York Times durante más de treinta y seis semanas. Callahan perdió su bote en una tormenta frente a las Islas Canarias mientras participaba en una carrera en solitario a través del Atlántico en 1981. Afortunadamente, llevaba mucho más que el equipo básico de emergencia requerido, por ejemplo, una balsa para seis personas. Antes de hundirse, pudo recuperar su bolsa de equipo de emergencia y su balsa salvavidas. Lo que hace diferente su historia fue que estaba solo. "Absolutamente absorbente" (Newsweek), "A la deriva" es una pieza imprescindible para cualquier biblioteca de aventuras.

Atrapados en el hielo

Autor: Caroline Alexander

Número de Páginas: 221

Remotely Close

Autor: Dr. Daniel R. Day

Número de Páginas: 159

After ten years of online education, I had earned an MA and a Ph.D. Though incredibly grateful for this time of learning and growing, there was still something amiss once it was all finished. It wasn’t easy to figure out why I felt this way, but it finally came to me. Ultimately, I cannot point to one meaningful long-term friendship that was formed with either a peer or professor. The accessible, convenient, and affordable pathways of online educational delivery systems paved the way for me to achieve my learning goals, and for that, I am thankful. Yet, the feeling of being robbed of the human element and the benefit of gaining another’s perspective remained. Online education is here to stay. No one is arguing that fact. Even now, new technological advancements continue to emerge, offering innovative approaches to helping people to continue learning. I celebrate this and encourage it, but not at the expense of the human element. This book puts forward research-based findings that offer evidence that students, professors, and schools are far more likely to achieve their goals when solid friendships exist. A solidly Christian and Biblical perspective undergirds and supports the...

Leading at the Edge

Autor: Dennis N.t. Perkins , Margaret P. Holtman , Paul R. Kessler , Catherine Mccarthy

Número de Páginas: 277

Drawing on the amazing story of Shackleton and his polar exploration team’s survival against all odds, author Dennis N. T. Perkins demonstrates the importance of a strong leader in times of adversity, uncertainty, and change. Part adventure tale and part leadership guide, Leading at the Edge uncovers what the legendary Antarctic adventure of Sir Ernest Shackleton, his ship Endurance, and his team of twenty-seven polar explorers can teach us about bringing order to chaos through true leadership. Among other skills, you’ll learn how to: instill optimism while staying grounded in reality, step up to risks worth taking, consistently reinforce your team message, set a personal example, find things to celebrate, laugh small things off, and--even in the face of extreme temperatures, hazardous ice, scarce food, and complete isolation--never give up. This second edition of Leading at the Edge features additional lessons, new case studies of the strategies in action, tools to uncover and resolve conflicts, and expanded resources. An updated epilogue compares the leadership styles of the famous polar explorers Shackleton, Amundsen, and Scott, which transcend the one-hundred-plus years...

Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army for the Years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65 ...: New York and New Jersey

Número de Páginas: 652

Touched by the Sun

Autor: Stuart B Mciver

Número de Páginas: 324

Florida has long been a mecca for those looking for a change of scenery, pace, or fortune. One way or another, all who enter Florida are "Touched by the Sun." Its powerful rays leave them with a sense of well-being, better health, or maybe just a sunburn. Come meet some of the glorious sun-drenched characters. In this third volume of the Florida Chronicles, a continuing series on the states history, author Stuart B. McIver tells his tales of Florida through the often tangled lives of people who could never be brushed aside as ordinary. These players in that great theatrical production called Florida include presidents, cowboys, gangsters, baseball players, writers, politicians, captains of industry, inventors, movie stars, and even a fire chief. See all of the books in this series

Endurance

Autor: Alfred Lansing

Número de Páginas: 312

Account of British Imperial Transatlantic Expedition, 1914-16, leader E.H. Shackleton, based on original diaries.

Summoned to Lead

Autor: Leonard Sweet

Número de Páginas: 181

Leadership Re-VisionedCast a vision, set a strategy, rally the troops, and take the hill—you don’t need another book to rehash the well-worn principles of modern leadership. But if you’re looking for something different, something that . . .approaches leadership as an art as well as a scienceinspires hope and expectation in those of us who aren’t born leaderschallenges those with leadership roles to explore new possibilities. . . then Leonard Sweet wants to help you discover a very different kind of leadership vision. It’s one you hear if your ears are open, and it could summon you at any time. When you respond, the puzzle pieces of who you are will fit together into a leader others follow because you’ve answered a call, not trained for a position. “The church has it all wrong. It is trying to train leaders. Instead, it ought to train everyone to listen and to develop their own soundtrack.”Leaders don’t see a vision, says Sweet, they hear one. “Sound becomes sight. Leaders hear life.”For a sonogram of “acoustic leadership,” Sweet takes us inside the incredible account of Sir Ernest Shackleton, the celebrated polar explorer who led his entire crew of...

The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition

Autor: Judy Gelman , Vicki Levy Krupp

Número de Páginas: 499

“Part cookbook, part celebration of the written word, [The Book Club Cookbook] illustrates how books and ideas can bring people together.” —Publishers Weekly "We are what we eat, they say. We can eat what we read, too. The Book Club Cookbook by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp (Tarcher/Penguin, $21.95), first published in 2004 and now newly updated and revised, offers up dozens of new recipes inspired by book clubs’ favorite books, their characters and authors." —USA Today "It's pretty much a no-brainer why we love something like The Book Club Cookbook - it combines two of our all-time favorite things: food and books. Even better - the recipes in the book let us get a fuller experience of our favorite novels by thinking up recipes either inspired by the story or literally contributed by the author as essential to the book." —Flavorwire "The Book Club Cookbook excels at offering book groups new title ideas and a culinary way to spice up their discussions." —Library Journal Whether it's Roman Punch for The Age of Innocence, or Sabzi Challow (spinach and rice) with Lamb for The Kite Runner, or Swedish Meatballs and Glögg for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, nothing...

Erebus

Autor: Michael Palin

Número de Páginas: 429

El barco que viajó dos veces al fin del mundo. El HMS Erebus emprendió dos de las expediciones navales más ambiciosas de todos los tiempos. La primera lo llevó más al sur de lo que cualquier humano había llegado jamás. Durante la segunda, desapareció sin dejar rastro en las aguas del Ártico. Los motivos de su trágico final están rodeados de misterio. Michael Palin, estrella de los Monty Python y expresidente de la Real Sociedad Geográfica de Londres, recrea vívidamente la historia del Erebus, desde su botadura en 1826 a las épicas expediciones que lo llevaron a la gloria y, posteriormente, al desastre. Por estas páginas desfilan sus fascinantes tripulantes: el gallardo James Clark Ross, que cartografió buena parte de la Gran Barrera del Sur; el atormentado John Franklin, cuya carrera acabó a bordo del Erebus; Francis Crozier, el eterno segundo al mando; o Joseph Hooker, un brillante naturalista de gatillo fácil. En Erebus, con un estilo fresco y riguroso, unido a una exhaustiva investigación, Palin recrea la gran época de las exploraciones del siglo XIX y presenta la aventura extraordinaria del barco que viajó dos veces al fin del mundo. "Atrapa al lector...

La Isla de Selkirk

Autor: Diana Souhami

Número de Páginas: 248

El arte de hacer rentable una empresa

Autor: Slywotzky Adrian , Adrian J. Slywotzky

Número de Páginas: 272

Este libro revela los principios invisibles pero importantes que pueden hacer la diferencia entre el xito y fracaso de un negocio. Cada leccin le ensear al lector los diferentes modelos en que se puede hacer ganancia, le permitir entender cul de ellos se aplica mejor a su empresa y estrategia y le sugerir qu acciones emprender para mejor los resultados.

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Autor: Library Of Congress. Copyright Office

Número de Páginas: 2006

Includes Part 1, Number 1 & 2: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - December)

1,000 Books to Read Before You Die

Autor: James Mustich

Número de Páginas: 961

“The ultimate literary bucket list.” —THE WASHINGTON POST Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that’s as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the 1,000-plus titles it recommends. Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children’s books, history, and more, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die ranges across cultures and through time to offer an eclectic collection of works that each deserve to come with the recommendation, You have to read this. But it’s not a proscriptive list of the “great works”—rather, it’s a celebration of the glorious mosaic that is our literary heritage. Flip it open to any page and be transfixed by a fresh take on a very favorite book. Or come across a title you always meant to read and never got around to. Or, like browsing in the best kind of bookshop, stumble on a completely unknown author and work, and feel that tingle of discovery. There are classics, of course, and unexpected treasures, too. Lists to help pick and choose, like Offbeat Escapes, or A Long Climb, but What a View. And its...

Mothering by the Book

Autor: Jennifer Pepito

Número de Páginas: 216

"Wit and wisdom for every mother, everywhere."--ERIN LOECHNER, author of Chasing Slow Becoming a better, happier mom starts with the stories you tell your kids As a mom, you want to nurture a strong family, but fear steals your joy. Sometimes you wonder if you're failing your children or whether you're cut out for this. Beloved writer and mom of seven Jennifer Pepito understands. She was intent on loving her children well, but fear and worry pushed her around. Ultimately, she found her joy in a most surprising place: the pages of classic literature she was reading aloud to her children every day. These stories helped her reclaim the wonder of childhood for herself and her children. In Mothering by the Book, Jennifer takes you on a fascinating, whimsical journey that will bring freedom and fun to your parenting--one great book at a time.

Minutes. .

Autor: Presbyterian Church In The U.s.a. Synod Of Michigan

Número de Páginas: 1198

Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families

Autor: Sebastian Visscher Talcott

Número de Páginas: 810

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Endurance

Autor: Levison Wood

Número de Páginas: 1012

100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood. We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defying experiences. In this anthology, explorer and bestselling author Levison Wood has gathered 100 of the most fascinating accounts of human endurance throughout history. From the heroism of Antarctic explorers to pioneering women in the Middle East; from record-breaking athletes to survivors of war and torture, this wide-ranging collection embraces both classics of the genre, as well as new and neglected voices. The extracts are organised around a range of themes; you will find those who sought out new frontiers, or who purposely tested their physical limits in full knowledge of the dangers or risks they might face, but also those who endured persecution and suffering, or were thrust into life or death situations yet defied the odds to survive. Endurance is packed full of you-couldn't-make-it-up true stories and adventure fiction classics, from the high seas to the poles, from inhospitable jungles and deserts to the unknown realms of space, through physical and mental despair to euphoric...

Project Management: The Managerial Process 6e

Autor: Erik Larson , Clifford Gray

Número de Páginas: 708

Project Management: The Managerial Process 6e

An Unconventional Leader

Autor: Neill Wallace

Número de Páginas: 127

We all have the ability to push aside accepted conventions to revolutionize the way we view modern leadership and become exceptional leaders. Neill Wallace looks back at his own personal and workplace experiences. Inspired by other leaders - from polar explorers to contemporary businesspeople - Neill gives a straightforward view on how you can truly get to know, understand, and inspire your team members. By taking an unconventional approach to leadership, youll be able to: Determine the type of leader you are and learn how you can effectively use your natural style to put people first. Empower yourself to make positive changes. Hire and promote people best suited for the job. Increase employee engagement by allowing them to contribute more to the organization. If youve never quite fit the mold, prefer the freedom of being outside the box, believe that everyone can contribute to an organizations success, then this guidebook is for you. While you may have to disturb the status quo, you will find engaging your team and achieving goals easier when you apply the lessons of An Unconventional Leader.

A World Without Ice

Autor: Henry Pollack Ph.d.

Número de Páginas: 306

A co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize offers a clear-eyed explanation of the planet’s imperiled ice. Much has been written about global warming, but the crucial relationship between people and ice has received little focus—until now. As one of the world’s leading experts on climate change, Henry Pollack provides an accessible, comprehensive survey of ice as a force of nature, and the potential consequences as we face the possibility of a world without ice. A World Without Ice traces the effect of mountain glaciers on supplies of drinking water and agricultural irrigation, as well as the current results of melting permafrost and shrinking Arctic sea ice—a situation that has degraded the habitat of numerous animals and sparked an international race for seabed oil and minerals. Catastrophic possibilities loom, including rising sea levels and subsequent flooding of lowlying regions worldwide, and the ultimate displacement of millions of coastal residents. A World Without Ice answers our most urgent questions about this pending crisis, laying out the necessary steps for managing the unavoidable and avoiding the unmanageable.

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars

Autor: Kate Greene

Número de Páginas: 223

When it comes to Mars, the focus is often on how to get there: the rockets, the engines, the fuel. But upon arrival, what will it actually be like? In 2013, Kate Greene moved to Mars. That is, along with five fellow crew members, she embarked on NASA’s first HI-SEAS mission, a simulated Martian environment located on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawai'i. For four months she lived, worked, and slept in an isolated geodesic dome, conducting a sleep study on her crew mates and gaining incredible insight into human behavior in tight quarters, as well as the nature of boredom, dreams, and isolation that arise amidst the promise of scientific progress and glory. In Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars, Greene draws on her experience to contemplate humanity’s broader impulse to explore. The result is a twined story of space and life, of the standard, able-bodied astronaut and Greene’s brother’s disability, of the lag time of interplanetary correspondences and the challenges of a long-distance marriage, of freeze-dried egg powder and fresh pineapple, of departure and return. By asking what kind of wisdom humanity might take to Mars and elsewhere in the Universe, Greene has written a...

Endurance

Autor: Alfred Lansing

Número de Páginas: 300

The astonishing saga of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas, as Time magazine put it, "defined heroism." Alfred Lansing's scrupulously researched and brilliantly narrated book -- with over 200,000 copies sold -- has long been acknowledged as the definitive account of the Endurance's fateful trip. To write their authoritative story, Lansing consulted with ten of the surviving members and gained access to diaries and personal accounts by eight others. The resulting book has all the immediacy of a first-hand account, expanded with maps and illustrations especially for this edition.

Minutes - United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Autor: United Presbyterian Church In The U.s.a. General Assembly

Número de Páginas: 944

Vol. for 1958 includes also the Minutes of the final General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America and the minutes of the final General Assembly of the Presbyteruan Church in the U.S.A.