| 1. |  | Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
from Basic Books
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
Like almost every other reviewer here, I regard Shackleton's odyssey has one of the most incredible tales of human endurance...ever. His men...survive months of exposure to the Antarctic cold, on the floating, shifting ice pack...and nobody dies. If it weren't thoroughly documented it would be an... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
from Knopf
Price: $19.77
Customer Review:
This expedition was a failure in that Shackleton and his fellow explorers never accomplished the intended exploration. But this is a monumental story of survival I haven't read anything like this since, I believe, I was in my teens and engrossed in the arctic and antarctic explorations.The ship... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Penguins and Antarctica (Magic Tree House Research Guide)
from Random House Books for Young Readers
Price: $10.79
Customer Review:
My 11 yrs old boy loves Magic Tree House. We haven't been missing any of the Magic Tree House books. Everytime we have to wait for the next book to come out! | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Whale Warriors: The Battle at the Bottom of the World to Save the Planet's Largest Mammals
from Tantor Media
Price: $26.59
Customer Review:
If you are interested in the environment and whales and support the fact that what the Japanese are doing by slaughtering whales is WRONG then you MUST read this book, I thought it was great !!! | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | World Cruising Routes: Companion to "World Cruising Handbook": 1000 Routes from the South Seas to the Arctic
from Adlard Coles Nautical
Customer Review:
I bought this book because people recommended this book being the best for planning your routes around the world plus Hal Roth who has a book "How to sail around the world" recommends it as well. The book tells you about the many different routes around the world about when there is hurricane season... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
from Atria
Price: $11.90
Customer Review:
This is a real favorite of mine. A must read for those who love wilderness and those who live eccentric lives. This book brought me to tears at one point. I highly recommend it. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Worst Journey in the World (Penguin Classics)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $12.24
Customer Review:
`The Worst Journey in the World` (1922) is often cited as a masterpiece of travel literature. It is number one on National Geographic's list of 100 all time best travel literature, and is the first title in the prestigious Picador Travel Classics series. A. Alvarez has praised its "perfect prose:... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Farthest North: The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer
from Skyhorse Publishing
Price: $12.21
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| 9. |  | Magic Tree House Research Guide #16: Polar Bears and the Arctic: A Nonfiction Companion to Polar Bears Past Bedtime (Magic Tree House Rsrch Gdes(R))
from Random House Books for Young Readers
Price: $4.99
Customer Review:
IF YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH POLARbears or just LOVE ANIMALS LIKE WE DO THIS IS NOT A BOOK TO PASS UP! IT'S AFFORDABLE & PACKED WITH ALL YOU WOULD WANT EXCEPT FOR MORE COLOR PICTURES... THERE R NEVER ENOUGH FOR ANIMAL WARRIORS LIKE WE ARE! (IF U LEARN ABOUT THEM YOU'LL LOVE EM & IF YOU LOVE EM... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Arctic Dreams
from Vintage
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
I'm a Barry Lopez first time reader and never had I imagined I would enjoy so much reading about the arctic. Barry has a poetic way to describing nature and all that I read amazed me.
Bravo. I will start checking out his other titles. | 4.5 / 5.0
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