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Shackleton's way : leadership lessons from the great Antarctic explorer
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton led 27 men through a fight for their lives after they became stranded on an ice flow. But every man survived, ascribing it to Shackleton's superb leadership. This book draws on anecdotes and interviews with some of today's leaders to illustrate Shackleton's tactics.
Leading at the edge
...should be read by anyone who aspires to the mantle of leadership. -- National Post, May 25,2000 Perkins has distilled 10 principles from [Shackleton's] survival experiences he offers them as a guide for business leadership at the edge. -- The New York Times, May 28, 2000
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Shipwreck at the bottom of the world : the extraordinary true story of Shackleton and the Endurance
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.
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Endurance : the discovery of Shackleton's legendary ship
\"This is the astonishing visual record of a legendary find: the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Surviving Antarctica : Ernest Shackleton
\"Explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew hoped to be first to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, until their ship became trapped in the ice and began to sink. Survivors endured more than five-hundred days in extreme conditions before being rescued.\"--Provided by publisher.
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Shackleton's captain
Captain Frank Worsley signs on as Captain of the Endurance to deliver Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew to Antarctica. When the expedition ship is crushed, Worsley's seamanship and navigational skills save them all.
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Frozen solid: recent archaeological work at Shackleton's Cape Royd's hut site (1907-1909), Ross Island, Ross Dependency, Antarctica
In January and November 2005 the writer was privileged to be involved in further archaeological work on Ross Island, Antarctica under the auspices of the Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT). This paper outlines previous work since 1960 and specifically addresses the archaeological removal for conservation purposes of 290 case-lots of deep-frozen provisions stacked beside Shackleton's (1907-1909) polar expedition hut at Cape Royds. The latter work was done in two periods in 2005 in accordance with the Conservation and Implementation plans for the hut.
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