Endurance by Levison Wood
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100 Stories. Some Quite Extraordinary Humans.
Adventure, survival and the remarkable things people are capable of when giving up isn't an option.
Curated by explorer and bestselling author Levison Wood, Endurance brings together 100 extraordinary true stories and classic accounts of courage, exploration and survival.
From the frozen landscapes of Antarctica and the world's highest mountains to deserts, jungles and even space, these are stories of people who ventured further, climbed higher and endured rather more than most of us would care to contemplate.
Among them are Ernest Shackleton, Amelia Earhart, Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, Neil Armstrong, Robert Falcon Scott and Alex Honnold, alongside lesser-known adventurers and pioneers whose stories are every bit as remarkable.
At more than 800 pages, this is a proper book to get lost in — part adventure anthology, part history and an endlessly fascinating look at courage, determination and our appetite for discovering what lies beyond the horizon.
A brilliant gift for adventurers, travellers, history lovers and the notoriously difficult-to-buy-for man.
Why We Love It
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Curated by Levison Wood
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100 true stories and classic accounts
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Exploration, mountaineering, aviation, survival and space
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Features some of history's greatest explorers and adventurers
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Over 800 pages
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Beautiful hardback edition
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A particularly good gift for him
Best enjoyed from the comfort of an armchair. Some adventures are better left to other people.