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The Worst Journey in the World
- By: Apsley Cherry-Garrard
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
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This gripping story of courage and achievement is the account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard....
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Takes your breath away
- By Bettym on 17-06-13
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The Worst Journey in the World
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 29-04-04
- Language: English
- This gripping story of courage and achievement is the account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard....
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South
- The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
- By: Sir Ernest Shackleton
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole....
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Truly Magnificent
- By J NEILL on 12-09-13
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South
- The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 23-03-11
- Language: English
- As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole....
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Wanderlust
- An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age
- By: Reid Mitenbuler
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 19 hrs and 13 mins
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The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World War II....
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An incredible story wonderfully told!
- By Martin Rees on 13-08-23
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Wanderlust
- An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 19 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 21-02-23
- Language: English
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The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World War II....
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Ada Blackjack
- A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
- By: Jennifer Niven
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition.....
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Captivating from start to finish
- By David R Jeffries on 27-09-20
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Ada Blackjack
- A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 30-06-20
- Language: English
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In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition.....
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Mawson
- And the Ice Men of the Heroic Age - Scott, Shackelton and Amundsen
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Paul English
- Length: 23 hrs and 54 mins
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Douglas Mawson, born in 1882 and knighted in 1914, was Australia’s greatest Antarctic explorer.
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An excellent listen
- By C. A. Davies on 20-11-16
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Mawson
- And the Ice Men of the Heroic Age - Scott, Shackelton and Amundsen
- Narrated by: Paul English
- Length: 23 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 03-02-12
- Language: English
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Douglas Mawson, born in 1882 and knighted in 1914, was Australia’s greatest Antarctic explorer.
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Fatal North
- Murder and Survival on the First North Pole Expedition
- By: Bruce Henderson
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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It began as President Ulysses S. Grant's bid for international glory after the Civil War - America's first attempt to reach the North Pole. It ended with Captain Charles Hall's death....
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gripping
- By C. Hamilton-welsh on 12-03-19
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Fatal North
- Murder and Survival on the First North Pole Expedition
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 23-08-16
- Language: English
- It began as President Ulysses S. Grant's bid for international glory after the Civil War - America's first attempt to reach the North Pole. It ended with Captain Charles Hall's death....
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Searching for Franklin
- New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery
- By: Ken McGoogan
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Two of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin's expeditions were monumental failures. Yet many still see the Royal Navy man as a heroic figure who sacrificed himself to discover the Northwest Passage.
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Searching for Franklin
- New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 09-04-24
- Language: English
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Two of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin's expeditions were monumental failures. Yet many still see the Royal Navy man as a heroic figure who sacrificed himself to discover the Northwest Passage.
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To the Edges of the Earth
- 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration
- By: Edward J. Larson
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, an entwined narrative of the most adventurous year of all time, when three expeditions simultaneously raced to the top, bottom, and heights of the world....
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Very thorough and entertaining
- By Amazon Customer on 09-08-21
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To the Edges of the Earth
- 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 13-03-18
- Language: English
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, an entwined narrative of the most adventurous year of all time, when three expeditions simultaneously raced to the top, bottom, and heights of the world....
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The Great Polar Fraud
- Cook, Peary, and Byrd - How Three American Heroes Duped the World into Thinking They Had Reached the North Pole
- By: Anthony Galvin
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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The Great Polar Fraud explores the history of the three men who claimed the pole, their claims, and the subsequent doubts of those claims....
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Wow
- By Damian Rees on 28-02-22
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The Great Polar Fraud
- Cook, Peary, and Byrd - How Three American Heroes Duped the World into Thinking They Had Reached the North Pole
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 18-11-14
- Language: English
- The Great Polar Fraud explores the history of the three men who claimed the pole, their claims, and the subsequent doubts of those claims....
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The Ice Diaries
- The Untold Story of the USS Nautilus and the Cold War’s Most Daring Mission
- By: Captain William R. Anderson, Don Keith - contributor
- Narrated by: Roger Mueller
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
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The Ice Diaries tells the incredible true story of Captain William R. Anderson and his crew's harrowing top-secret mission aboard the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine....
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Historical Atomic Sub
- By Craig on 28-10-20
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The Ice Diaries
- The Untold Story of the USS Nautilus and the Cold War’s Most Daring Mission
- Narrated by: Roger Mueller
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 15-10-19
- Language: English
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The Ice Diaries tells the incredible true story of Captain William R. Anderson and his crew's harrowing top-secret mission aboard the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine....
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Farthest North
- The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer
- By: Fridtjof Nansen
- Narrated by: Ulf Bjorklund
- Length: 28 hrs and 10 mins
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In 1893 Norwegian zoologist Fridtjof Nansen set sail for the North Pole in the Fram, a ship specially designed to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel north with the sea's drift. Experts said that such a ship couldn't be built....
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An epic journey!
- By firewalker on 12-10-22
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Farthest North
- The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer
- Narrated by: Ulf Bjorklund
- Length: 28 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 27-03-18
- Language: English
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In 1893 Norwegian zoologist Fridtjof Nansen set sail for the North Pole in the Fram, a ship specially designed to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel north with the sea's drift. Experts said that such a ship couldn't be built....
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Ernest Shackleton: A Life from Beginning to End
- Biographies of Explorers, Book 1
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Ernest Shackleton was not just a great explorer - he was also a great commander. When the chips were down, he could always be depended upon to put others ahead of himself....
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Ernest Shackleton: A Life from Beginning to End
- Biographies of Explorers, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Series: Biographies of Explorers, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 13-08-20
- Language: English
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Ernest Shackleton was not just a great explorer - he was also a great commander. When the chips were down, he could always be depended upon to put others ahead of himself....
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Arctic Convoys
- Bletchley Park and the War for the Seas
- By: David Kenyon
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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An incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied success....
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Arctic Convoys
- Bletchley Park and the War for the Seas
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 21-11-23
- Language: English
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An incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied success....
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Scott and Amundsen
- Their Race to the South Pole
- By: Roland Huntford
- Narrated by: Tim Piggott-Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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A brilliant dual biography charting British Robert Scott's and Norwegian Roald Amundsen's race to the South Pole during 1911-12....
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Debunking a myth
- By Steven on 16-01-17
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Scott and Amundsen
- Their Race to the South Pole
- Narrated by: Tim Piggott-Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-12-07
- Language: English
- A brilliant dual biography charting British Robert Scott's and Norwegian Roald Amundsen's race to the South Pole during 1911-12....
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Scott's Last Expedition
- The Journals
- By: Robert Falcon Scott
- Narrated by: William Sutherland
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
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In November 1910, the vessel Terra Nova left New Zealand carrying an international team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott...
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To judge the book is to judge the man
- By Rose on 19-12-17
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Scott's Last Expedition
- The Journals
- Narrated by: William Sutherland
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 16-01-01
- Language: English
- In November 1910, the vessel Terra Nova left New Zealand carrying an international team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott...
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Finding Franklin
- The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search
- By: Russell A. Potter
- Narrated by: Gary L. Willprecht
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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In 2014, the wreck of HMS Erebus, the flagship of Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition to find the Northwest Passage, was discovered. Finding Franklin outlines the larger story and the cast of detectives that led to the discovery....
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Nothing new
- By Gemma c on 14-03-24
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Finding Franklin
- The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search
- Narrated by: Gary L. Willprecht
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 11-01-19
- Language: English
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In 2014, the wreck of HMS Erebus, the flagship of Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition to find the Northwest Passage, was discovered. Finding Franklin outlines the larger story and the cast of detectives that led to the discovery....
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Surface at the Pole
- The Extraordinary Voyages of the USS Skate
- By: James Calvert
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Under the guidance of James Calvert this nuclear submarine had navigated through polar ice packs, braved atrociously cold conditions, and broken through layers of thick ice to arrive at their destination; the northernmost point of the world....
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Enjoyed it.
- By David Hogarth on 15-08-23
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Surface at the Pole
- The Extraordinary Voyages of the USS Skate
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 25-02-20
- Language: English
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Under the guidance of James Calvert this nuclear submarine had navigated through polar ice packs, braved atrociously cold conditions, and broken through layers of thick ice to arrive at their destination; the northernmost point of the world....
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Race for the South Pole
- The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen
- By: Roland Huntford
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
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For the first time ever Roland Huntford presents each man's account of the race to the South Pole in their own words....
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Awful annunciation.
- By Amazon Customer on 16-01-21
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Race for the South Pole
- The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 12-05-14
- Language: English
- For the first time ever Roland Huntford presents each man's account of the race to the South Pole in their own words....
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The Hidden Life of Ice
- Dispatches from a Disappearing World
- By: Marco Tedesco, Alberto Flores d'Arcais, Elizabeth Kolbert - foreword
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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A pioneering researcher's illuminating account of Arctic ice - its secret history and dire future....
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Absolutely beautifully written!
- By Amazon Customer on 20-07-24
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The Hidden Life of Ice
- Dispatches from a Disappearing World
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 18-08-20
- Language: English
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A pioneering researcher's illuminating account of Arctic ice - its secret history and dire future....
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Leading at the Edge
- Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition
- By: Dennis N. T. Perkins, Margaret P. Holtman - contributor, Jillian B. Murphy - contributor
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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In December of 1914, the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, sailed from the island of South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. Its goal: the first overland crossing of Antarctica.....
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Leading at the Edge
- Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 15-09-12
- Language: English
- In December of 1914, the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, sailed from the island of South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. Its goal: the first overland crossing of Antarctica.....
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