Antarctica: Escape from Disaster

Antarctica: Escape from Disaster
Author: Peter Lerangis
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-03-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1453248285

DIVTrapped in Antarctic ice, Jack Winslow and his sons fight to get home /divDIV/divDIVIt has been nearly a year since Jack Winslow and his two sons, Colin and Andrew, set out to conquer Antarctica. While Colin and most of the crew stayed behind on the ship, Andrew made a dash for the South Pole, nearly dying in the process. When he returns to the Mystery, frostbitten and frail, the ship has become wedged between two ice floes. As the crew hacks at the ice with pick-axes, trying desperately to free the ship, the ice shifts, shattering the hull and giving the Winslows and their team just enough time to gather provisions before the Mystery plummets into the frigid water./divDIV /divDIVHundreds of miles of ice and sea stand between the Winslows and safety. As food becomes scarce, the crew begins grumbling of mutiny. Colin and Andrew are tired, hungry, and freezing cold—but their struggle for survival has only just begun./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Lerangis including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div

Escape from Disaster

Escape from Disaster
Author: Peter Lerangis
Publisher: Turtleback
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2000-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780613242202

In the darkest hours of 1911, mutiny, doubt, and disaster threaten to destroy Captain James Winslow's secret expedition to the South Pole. The Mystery is frozen in the ice, and Winslow and his sons face the ultimate test of endurance, loyalty, and survival.

Escape from the Antarctic

Escape from the Antarctic
Author: Ernest Shackleton
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2007
Genre: Antarctica
ISBN: 9780141025520

Although Shackleton's (1874-1922) epic expedition (which began in 1914) to reach the South Pole was a complete disaster when their ship, The Endurance, was crushed by ice and the crew was marooned, it was rescued from absurdity by his heroic, terrifying crossing of the Southern Ocean in a small boat to a whaling station on South Georgia. Through one of the greatest recorded feats of navigation and of leadership, he overcame almost impossible odds and rescued every one of his men from otherwise certain death.

Last Man Off

Last Man Off
Author: Matt Lewis
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2015-05-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0147515343

“A sinister version of The Perfect Storm. Thrilling.”—Sunday Times (UK) For readers of The Perfect Storm, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, and Into the Wild There’s nothing that armchair adventure lovers relish more than a gripping true story of disaster and heroism, and Last Man Off delivers all that against a breathtaking backdrop of icebergs and killer whales. On June 6, 1998, twenty-three-year-old Matt Lewis had just started his dream job as a scientific observer aboard a deep-sea fishing boat in the waters off Antarctica. As the crew haul in the line for the day, a storm begins to brew. When the captain vanishes and they are forced to abandon ship, Lewis leads the escape onto three life rafts, where the battle for survival begins.

Last Man Off

Last Man Off
Author: Matt Lewis
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2015-05-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0698187555

“A sinister version of The Perfect Storm. Thrilling.”—Sunday Times (UK) For readers of The Perfect Storm, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, and Into the Wild There’s nothing that armchair adventure lovers relish more than a gripping true story of disaster and heroism, and Last Man Off delivers all that against a breathtaking backdrop of icebergs and killer whales. On June 6, 1998, twenty-three-year-old Matt Lewis had just started his dream job as a scientific observer aboard a deep-sea fishing boat in the waters off Antarctica. As the crew haul in the line for the day, a storm begins to brew. When the captain vanishes and they are forced to abandon ship, Lewis leads the escape onto three life rafts, where the battle for survival begins.

Journey to the Pole

Journey to the Pole
Author: Peter Lerangis
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780439163873

In 1909, a secret group of American explorers, including the leader's teenage son and stepson, and their sponsor's nephew, must concede defeat and give up their dreams of reaching the South Pole, yet going back to civilization isn't nearly as easy as they thought it would be and so each passing day becomes a battle for survival against the elements.

Empire Antarctica

Empire Antarctica
Author: Gavin Francis
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2014-08-26
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1619023407

Gavin Francis fulfilled a lifetime's ambition when he spent fourteen months as the basecamp doctor at Halley, a profoundly isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarctica. So remote, it is said to be easier to evacuate a casualty from the International Space Station than it is to bring someone out of Halley in winter. Antarctica offered a year of unparalleled silence and solitude, with few distractions and a very little human history, but also a rare opportunity to live among emperor penguins, the only species truly at home in he Antarctic. Following Penguins throughout the year –– from a summer of perpetual sunshine to months of winter darkness –– Gavin Francis explores the world of great beauty conjured from the simplest of elements, the hardship of living at 50 c below zero and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community bring. Empire Antarctica is the story of one man and his fascination with the world's loneliest continent, as well as the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him. Combining an evocative narrative with a sublime sensitivity to the natural world, this is travel writing at its very best

Touching the Void

Touching the Void
Author: Joe Simpson
Publisher: Direct Authors
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2012-12-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0957519303

The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.

Antarctica: Journey to the Pole

Antarctica: Journey to the Pole
Author: Peter Lerangis
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2012-03-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1453248293

DIVA father and his sons embark on a perilous trek to the ends of the earth /divDIV/divDIVIt is May 1909, and the race to the South Pole is on. For years, Jack Winslow has dreamed of conquering the frozen wasteland, but just before he sets sail, his wife dies suddenly. Rather than cancel the voyage, he brings his two grief-stricken sons, Colin and Andrew, on the adventure of a lifetime./divDIV /divDIVAlthough the teenagers have read widely of the Antarctic and the icy, unforgiving sea that surrounds it, no book could prepare them for the journey ahead. Killer whales, temperatures as low as –100°F, and deadly crushing ice floes are only the beginning of their troubles. To survive this trip, the Winslows will have to set aside their grief and come together as a family./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Lerangis including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./divDIV /divDIV/div

The Disaster Diaries

The Disaster Diaries
Author: Sam Sheridan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2013-01-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1101605863

Gain the basic skills you'd need to live through a cataclysmic event—one humbling and angst-filled lesson at a time We're inundated daily with images of chaos and catastrophe from movies, books, and the nightly news. When Sam Sheridan became a father, these tales of disaster became impossible to ignore, and he was beset with nightmares about being unable to protect his son. He soon realized, however, that each possible doomsday scenario required a different skillset, and in order to really survive the apocalypse, he'd have to learn everything, from starting a fire to stealing a car, learning to fight with a knife, and even building an igloo. With just the right mix of seriousness, paranoia, and self-deprecation, The Disaster Diaries is irresistible armchair adventure reading that informs as much as it entertains.