Alive
The Story of the Andes Survivors
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Piers Paul Read
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On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the 45 original passengers and crew, only 16 made it off the mountain alive. For 10 excruciating weeks, they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, these men and women not only had to keep their faith; they had to make an impossible decision: Should they eat the flesh of their dead friends?
A remarkable story of endurance and determination, Alive is the dramatic best-selling account of one of the most harrowing quests for survival in modern times.
©2002 Piers Paul Read (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLCLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Joe Simpson, with just his partner, Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000-foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June of 1985. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out with torches, where they found Joe, badly injured.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully told true story
- De David Shear en 01-17-14
De: Joe Simpson
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Miracle in the Andes
- 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
- De: Nando Parrado, Vince Rause
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,026
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 801
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 797
Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to discover that the plane carrying his rugby team to Chile had crashed deep in the Andes, killing many of his teammates, his mother, and his sister. Stranded with the few remaining survivors on a lifeless glacier and thinking constantly of his father’s grief, Parrado resolved that he could not simply wait to die. So Parrado, an ordinary young man with no particular disposition for leadership or heroism, led an expedition up the treacherous slopes of a snowcapped mountain and across forty-five miles of frozen wilderness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Listen
- De KevinH en 01-10-08
De: Nando Parrado, y otros
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Society of the Snow
- The Definitive Account of the World’s Greatest Survival Story
- De: Pablo Vierci, Jennie Erikson - translator
- Narrado por: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Duración: 14 h y 32 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players, their families and friends, took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation saw F571 crash directly into the Andean mountains to devastating consequences: the body of the plane broke violently into two, its floor torn to smithereens; seats flew out of the air taking passengers with them. In the weeks that followed, the remaining people who were on board - the society of the snow - emerged to fight a dire, gruelling battle for survival.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More honest than the book Alive
- De Steph en 12-21-23
De: Pablo Vierci, y otros
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Out of the Silence
- After the Crash
- De: Eduardo Strauch, Mireya Soriano, Jennie Erikson - translator
- Narrado por: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Duración: 5 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 373
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 320
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 318
It’s the unfathomable modern legend that has become a testament to the resilience of the human spirit: the 1972 Andes plane crash and the Uruguayan rugby teammates who suffered 72 days among the dead and dying. It was a harrowing test of endurance that ended in a miraculous rescue. Now comes the unflinching and emotional true story by one of the men who found his way home. Four decades after the tragedy, a climber discovered survivor Eduardo Strauch’s wallet and returned it to him. It was a gesture that compelled Strauch to finally “break the silence of the mountains.”
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2 out of 5 stars
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Helps to have background info
- De TiffanyD en 08-04-20
De: Eduardo Strauch, y otros
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No Way Down
- Life and Death on K2
- De: Graham Bowley
- Narrado por: Sam Breen
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70
In the tradition of Into Thin Air and Touching the Void, No Way Down by New York Times reporter Graham Bowley is the harrowing account of the worst mountain climbing disaster on K2, second to Everest in height . . . but second to no peak in terms of danger. From tragic deaths to unbelievable stories of heroism and survival, No Way Down is an amazing feat of storytelling and adventure writing, and, in the words of explorer and author Sir Ranulph Fiennes, "the closest you can come to being on the summit of K2 on that fateful day."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well done.
- De harold Orner en 06-09-25
De: Graham Bowley
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Ablaze
- The Story of Chernobyl
- De: Piers Paul Read
- Narrado por: Miles Meili
- Duración: 13 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 26
The best-selling author presents a heart-pounding account of the world's greatest nuclear disaster, based on sources not available before the fall of the Soviet Union. Read's enthralling account is filled with acts of courage - and also bumbling confusion, secrecy, lies, and coverups. Read spent many months in Russia interviewing hundreds of survivors and experts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thorough Accout
- De Heidi en 01-06-21
De: Piers Paul Read
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Touching the Void
- De: Joe Simpson
- Narrado por: Andrew Wincott, Daniel Weyman
- Duración: 6 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,492
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,325
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,323
Joe Simpson, with just his partner, Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000-foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June of 1985. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out with torches, where they found Joe, badly injured.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully told true story
- De David Shear en 01-17-14
De: Joe Simpson
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I Had to Survive
- How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives
- De: Dr. Roberto Canessa, Pablo Vierci
- Narrado por: full cast, Thom Rivera, Traber Burns, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 281
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 260
On October 13, 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying members of the "Old Christians" rugby team - and many of their friends and family members - crashed into the Andes Mountains. I Had to Survive offers a gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing, brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world's leading pediatric cardiologists.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great survival story by an obnoxious egomaniac
- De Anonymous User en 04-01-21
De: Dr. Roberto Canessa, y otros
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Ghosts of K2
- De: Mick Conefrey
- Narrado por: Barnaby Edwards
- Duración: 12 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 133
At 28,251 feet, K2 might be almost 800 feet shorter than Everest, but it’s a far harder climb. It will kill you on the way up and the way down. Mick Conefrey guides us through the early story of the legendary mountain and the extraordinary attempts that led up to its first ascent in 1954 - these are tales of riveting drama and unimaginable tragedy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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First Review? It was an "okay" book
- De Matthew en 10-20-15
De: Mick Conefrey
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Buried in the Sky
- The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
- De: Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan
- Narrado por: David Doersch
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,246
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,084
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,079
When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their astonishing story for the first time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sherpas, The True Unsung Heroes
- De Kathy in CA en 07-26-15
De: Peter Zuckerman, y otros
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438 Days
- An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
- De: Jonathan Franklin
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 7 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,376
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,806
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,796
438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history - as told to journalist Jonathan Franklin in dozens of exclusive interviews.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent use of my credit!
- De SGL en 12-13-15
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The Last Season
- De: Eric Blehm
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,241
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,899
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,900
Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada - mountains as perilous as they are beautiful. Eric Blehm's masterful work is a gripping detective story interwoven with the riveting biography of a complicated, original, and wholly fascinating man.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well Written Character Study of an NPS Ranger
- De Kathy in CA en 06-23-16
De: Eric Blehm
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Into the Wild
- De: Jon Krakauer
- Narrado por: Philip Franklin
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,382
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,356
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,357
In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Book that Never Left Me
- De Craig Mitchell en 08-07-07
De: Jon Krakauer
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Left for Dead
- Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
- De: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrado por: L.J. Ganser
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
The best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters tells the story of a wild encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812. Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard abandoned in the Falklands for eighteen months.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great history
- De Pullman en 07-31-24
De: Eric Jay Dolin
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Into the Abyss
- An Extraordinary True Story
- De: Carol Shaben
- Narrado por: Tiffany Morgan
- Duración: 10 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 411
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 358
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 356
Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was shackled to. On an icy night in October 1984, a commuter plane carrying nine passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. As the men fight through the night to stay alive, the dividing lines of power, wealth, and status are erased, and each man is forced to confront the precious and limited nature of his existence.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too long, and it got boring.
- De Simone en 06-30-17
De: Carol Shaben
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Into Thin Air
- A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
- De: Jon Krakauer
- Narrado por: Philip Franklin
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,298
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,664
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,671
The definitive, personal account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of Into the Wild. Read by the author. Also, hear a Fresh Air interview with Krakauer conducted shortly after his ordeal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Audio version RUINED with new narrator!
- De Shannon Ellis en 02-06-16
De: Jon Krakauer
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The Radium Girls
- The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
- De: Kate Moore
- Narrado por: Angela Brazil
- Duración: 15 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,679
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 5,125
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,116
The year was 1917. As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks, and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous - the girls themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered head to toe in the dust from the paint. They were the radium girls. As the years passed, the women began to suffer from mysterious and crippling illnesses.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A simple way to improve the robotic narration
- De B. C. French en 06-07-17
De: Kate Moore
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A Walk in the Park
- De: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrado por: Kevin Fedarko
- Duración: 14 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 401
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 355
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 355
A few years after quitting his job to follow an ill-advised dream of becoming a guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his friend, the National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon, a journey that, McBride promised, would be “a walk in the park.” Against his better judgment, Fedarko agreed to the scheme. The ensuing ordeal, which lasted more than a year, revealed a place that was richer, and far more complex, than anything the two men had imagined.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I so wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t.
- De Barbara W. en 05-31-24
De: Kevin Fedarko
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- De: Alfred Lansing
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 26,366
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23,357
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 23,316
In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world. Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean on the globe and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book I've had
- De Thomas Allen en 09-17-08
De: Alfred Lansing
Needed a better narrator
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Ripped through this faster than most books I listen to
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Mesmerizing, inspiring, and so sorrowful
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Amazing story! I was caught up the entire time!
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good
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Wow
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Excellent
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One of the greatest sagas I’ve ever heard
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a true Miracles in the Andes,
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An old but a goodie
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