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Shackleton
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Antarctic Eyewitness, South with Mawson and Shackleton's Argonauts  •  Charles Laseron  •  Frank Hurley  •  Tim Bowden   • EXPLORATION  •  A facsimile edition of two great Antarctic expeditions, both involving Frank Hurley. (ANT132, $17.95)
 
 
Antarctica Unveiled  •  David Yelverton   • EXPLORATION  •  A comprehensive, deatiled history of Scott's first Antarctic expedition. (ANT138, $34.95)
 
 
Edge of the World: Ross Island, Antarctica  •  Charles Neider   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A memorable account of adventures at Ross Island and the South Pole, including Neider's mishap with a helicopter on Mt. Erebus. With a nice selection of detailed maps and black-and-white photographs. (ANT157, $19.95)
 
 
Endurance, An Epic of Polar Adventure  •  Frank Worsley  •  Patrick O'Brian   • EXPLORATION  •  A 1931 memoir by the captain of the Endurance, the companion to Shackleton's Boat Journey. (ANT73, $13.95)
 
 
Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage  •  Alfred Lansing   • EXPLORATION  •  The gripping tale of Shackleton's legendary perseverance as read by Tim Pigott-Smith. (ANT210, $29.95)
 
 
Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage  •  Alfred Lansing   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  An extraordinary tale of survival that reads like a good novel. It's the gripping day-by-day story of Shackleton's legendary perseverance: losing his ship in the ice, drifting helplessly across the Weddell Sea and finally reaching Elephant Island, from where he sailed 800 miles to get help for his stranded men. (ANT03, $14.95)
 
 
The Endurance, Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition  •  Caroline Alexander   • EXPLORATION  •  A retelling of the ill-fated expedition featuring 170 well chosen photographs by Shackleton's expedition photographer Frank Hurley -- many previously unpublished. (ANT67, $29.95)
 
 
Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks  •  Clint Willis   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A terrific collection of great writing about mountaineering. (HML37, $17.95)
 
 
First Impressions, Antarctica 1773-1930  •  Douglas Sellick   • EXPLORATION  •  A nicely-edited anthology of Antarctic adventure. (ANT181, $26.95)
 
 
The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909  •  Ernest Shackleton   • EXPLORATION  •  Shackleton's own account of his first expedition. (ANT92, $16.95)
 
 
Ice Story, Shackleton's Lost Expedition  •  Elizabeth Cody Kimmel  •  Frank Hurley   • EXPLORATION • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The amazing tale of Shackleton's expedition for 9 to 12-year-olds. (ANT87, $19.00)
 
 
Ice, Stories of Survival from Polar Exploration  •  Clint Willis   • EXPLORATION  •  Excerpts from the famous accounts of suffering and courage in the cold by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Ernest Shackleton, Douglas Mawson and other polar explorers. (ANT118, $16.95)
 
 
Leading at the Edge, Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition  •  Dennis Perkins et al   • REFERENCE  •  Ten lessons for businessmen from Shackleton's example of courage in the face of adversity. (ANT141, $24.95)
 
 
Lost Men, The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Expedition  •  Kelly Tyler-Lewis   • EXPLORATION  •  The dramatic tale of Shackleton's support team, stranded at Cape Evans when their ship the Aurora was set adrift in a gale. Tyler-Lewis draws on a rich source of newly discovered journals and diaries, interviews and her own experiences in the Antarctic to bring the story to life. (ANT225, $15.00)
 
 
Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition, The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat  •  Caroline Alexander   • EXPLORATION • YOUNG ADULTS  •  Sir Ernest Shackleton's most famous expedition, as told by his cat. (ANT56, $13.95)
 
 
Pilgrims on the Ice, Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition  •  Tim Baughman   • EXPLORATION  •  Baughman brings to life all the excitement and accomplishments of Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 in this scholarly, level-headed evaluation of the Discovery expedition. (ANT106, $18.95)
 
 
Points Unknown, A Century of Great Exploration  •  David Roberts   • EXPLORATION  •  A diverse selection of the literature of 20th century exploration. (EXP08, $29.95)
 
 
Shackleton  •  Roland Huntford   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This outstanding biography of "the boss" captures in vivid detail the remarkable Shackleton and his legendary leadership. (ANT39, $18.95)
 
 
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure  •  George Butler   • EXPLORATION  •  A stunning film of Shackleton's 1914 trans-Antarctic expedition, originally presented in IMAX theaters in glorious 70 mm. The aerial photography, documentary footage and reenactments also look good on the small screen. (ANT203, $19.99)
 
 
Shackleton's Boat Journey  •  Sir Edmund Hillary  •  Frank Worsley   • EXPLORATION  •  This classic account by the captain of the Endurance features the team's remarkable two-week boat journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia. (ANT72, $14.95)
 
 
Shackleton's Forgotten Men, The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic  •  Rt. Hon. Lord Shackleton  •  Leonard Bickel   • EXPLORATION  •  The tale of Shackleton's team on the Ross Ice Shelf, who completed a 199-day sledge journey under harrowing conditions. (ANT103, $14.95)
 
 
Shackleton's Way, Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer  •  Margot Morrell  •  Stephanie Capparell   • EXPLORATION  •  The authors of this volume use the Shackleton story to illustrate principles of leadership, including the importance of hiring an outstanding crew, creating camaraderie and leading effectively in a crisis. (ANT140, $15.00)
 
 
Shackleton, An Antarctic Map Map Primer  •  Earl B. McElfresh   • EXPLORATION  •  A collection of historic maps of Shackleton's Endurance expedition. (ANT187, $24.95)
 
 
Shackleton, An Irishman in Antarctica  •  John MacKenna  •  Jonathan Shackleton   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A short, handsomely produced biography featruing 98 archival illustrations. (ANT194, $29.95)
 
 
Shackleton, The Polar Journeys  •  Ernest Shackleton   • EXPLORATION  •  This handsomely produced Shackleton omnibus edition includes the complete text and original photographs, engravings and maps of both The Heart of the Antarctic, 1907-1909 and South, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917. (ANT171, $35.00)
 
 
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, The True Story of the Endurance Expedition  •  Jennifer Armstrong   • EXPLORATION • YOUNG ADULTS  •  This book retells the story of the Endurance for kids ages 12 and up. (ANT68, $12.95)
 
 
South Georgia Explorer Map  •   Ocean Explorer Maps    •  Not just a full color map, this double-sided beauty features a detailed map of South Georgia at scale of 1:250,000, along with color photographs and information on wildlife and exploration. (ANT179, $11.95)
 
 
South With Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917  •  Frank Hurley  •  Shane Murphy  •  Gael Newton  •  Michael Gray   • EXPLORATION • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A stunning collection of Frank Hurley's photographs that brings together all the images taken during the expedition: nearly 500 large-format photographs, including his surviving experimental color images along with excellent accompanying essays. (ANT158, $35.00)
 
 
South, A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage  •  Ernest Shackleton   • EXPLORATION  •  Shackleton's own account of his great adventure -- a classic of polar exploration. (ANT48, $15.95)
 
 
South, Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition  •  Frank Hurley   • EXPLORATION  •  The original 1919 film produced by expedition photographer Frank Hurley and Ernest Shackleton, tinted, toned and restored by the British Film Institute. (ANT164, $29.95)
 
 
South, The Endurance Expedition  •  Ernest Shackleton   • EXPLORATION  •  Shackleton's classic first-person account of the loss of the Endurance. (ANT61, $19.95)
 
 
South, The Endurance Expedition  •  Ernest Shackleton   • EXPLORATION  •  A mass market edition of the Shackleton classic. (ANT96, $7.99)
 
 
South, The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917  •  Ernest Shackleton  •  Peter King   • EXPLORATION  •  A handsome edition, much enriched by expedition photographs and explanatory notes. Shackleton chronicles the departure from South Georgia, his time on the ice, the extraordinary boat journey and rescue on Elephant Island. (ANT89, $19.95)
 
 
 




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