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Book · 2000 · Antarctica

Endurance

Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

by Alfred Lansing · Recommended by 10 people on 5 podcasts

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One of my favorite books is Endurance by Alfred Lansing about Shackleton's crossing of the Antarctic.
Chris Williamson · Modern Wisdom · May 2025 Listen at 39:11

What they say about it

Grouped from 18 mentions
  • Calls it a favorite“one of my favorite books”
    2
  • Retelling of Shackleton's crossing“best retelling of Shackleton's Crossing”
    2
  • About Ernest Shackleton“about sir ernest shackleton's trip”
    2

The best things said about it

6 of 18 · every mention
Recommended
There's a book that you may love if you like Alfred Lansing's Endurance, which is the best retelling of Shackleton's Crossing.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Feb 2026
Recommended
The book Endurance probably honestly might be the top three books I've read of all time.
Sam Parr My First Million · Dec 2025
Recommended
A friend of mine encouraged me to read this book Endurance about Shackleton's an Arctic expedition and which goes horribly wrong immediately.
Adam Mastroianni EconTalk · Apr 2024
Recommended
If you're reading Alfred Lansing's book which is my favorite description of the the Shackleton Crossing you know you read that and it's such an intense story.
Colin O'Brady Modern Wisdom · Aug 2022
Recommended
Three that everybody should read, The Forgotten Highlander by Alister Urquhart, Endurance by Alfred Lansing, and Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens Davidowitz.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jul 2022
Recommended
Endurance by Alfred Lansing is very good all right so that's the story of Shackleton and his crew.
Nat Eliason Modern Wisdom · Jul 2019

Where and when it comes up

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How it comes up

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Most mentions, by podcast

5 shows

10 people who brought it up

Most recommendations first

Why people recommend it

Endurance by Alfred Lansing is a gripping historical non-fiction account detailing Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and the harrowing survival story of his stranded crew. The book is widely celebrated by podcast hosts and guests as a masterpiece of narrative storytelling and leadership. Nathaniel Philbrick named it one of the greatest books in the genre during an appearance on The Daily Stoic. Chris Williamson frequently recommends the work on Modern Wisdom, describing it as the premier retelling of Shackleton's crossing and a profound study of the hidden trials of leadership. Sam Parr stated on My First Million that it ranks among the top three books he has ever read, marveling at the extreme fortitude of the explorers compared to contemporary comforts. Adam Mastroianni discussed the expedition on EconTalk after receiving the recommendation from a friend, and Colin O'Brady praised Lansing's intense description of the crew's survival efforts on Modern Wisdom. Readers consistently praise the book for capturing the ultimate limits of human endurance, teamwork, and psychological resilience in the face of insurmountable odds.

Every mention

18 counted mentions · 2 passing or ad reads below
Chris Williamson There's a a book that you may love if you like Alfred Lansing's Endurance, which is the best retelling of S… 8
Recommended
“There's a a book that you may love if you like Alfred Lansing's Endurance, which is the best retelling of Shackleton's Crossing.”
Discussed
“I remember reading um Endurance by Alfred Lansing and he's talking about Shackleton's diary entries versus what everybody else's diary entries are, right?”
Recommended
“So, one of my favorite books is Endurance by Alfred Lansing about Shackleton's crossing of the Antarctic. Spoiler alert for anyone that hasn't read it. He doesn't do it.”
Discussed
“Have you ever read uh Endurance by Alfred Lansing? It's about Sir Ernest Shackleton's crossing of the Antarctic. So it's the best I think the best retelling of that.”
Recommended
“great book by Alfred Lansing called Endurance, which was the name of the ship. And they leave in 1914.”
Recommended
“chriswillx.com/books, three that everybody should read, The Forgotten Highlander by Alister Urquhart, Endurance by Alfred Lansing, and Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens Davidowitz.”
Discussed
“have you read endurance by alfred lansing about ernest shackleton's trip across the antarctic have you ever read that”
Recommended
“endurance by uh alfred lansing about sir ernest shackleton's trip across the arctic”
Sam Parr the book endurance probably honestly might be the top three books I've read of all time. The story is basic… 2
Recommended
“the book endurance probably honestly might be the top three books I've read of all time. The story is basically in the early 1900s when he was just in like a ship without you know power sails around to the bottom of the Arctic or Antarctica I forget which one. The ship gets like so deep into the cold that”
Recommended
“book uh i'm gonna go with endurance story about a shipwreck and then i'll also go with empire the summer moon it's about the comanche indians they're just and and the texas rangers and how they fought and they're all just [ __ ] savages”
Adam Mastroianni for instance um a friend of mine encouraged me to read this book endurance about shackleton's an Arctic Exp… 1
Recommended
“for instance um a friend of mine encouraged me to read this book endurance about shackleton's an Arctic Expedition and which goes horribly wrong immediately”
Colin O'Brady you know if you're reading Alfred lansing's book which is my favorite description of the the Shackleton Cro… 1
Recommended
“you know if you're reading Alfred lansing's book which is my favorite description of the the Shackleton Crossing you know you read that and it's such an intense story learning about how they were first they had to kill the dogs and then they're having to look for seals and then they leave some of the men behind and they”
David Senra That is a cover of Ernest Shackleton this is fantastic book written by Alfred Lansing called endurance right 1
Recommended
“That is a cover of Ernest Shackleton this is fantastic book written by Alfred Lansing called endurance right”
Heather Morris um because the lessons that you can learn from that books like the tattooist man's search for meaning um en… 1
Recommended
“um because the lessons that you can learn from that books like the tattooist man's search for meaning um endurance”
Nat Eliason I'll say endurance by Alfred Lansing is very good all right so that's the story of Shackleton and his crew 1
Recommended
“I'll say endurance by Alfred Lansing is very good all right so that's the story of Shackleton and his crew”
Nathaniel Philbrick Endurance. Sure. Um, is one of the great, great books. 1
Recommended
“Endurance. Sure. Um, is one of the great, great books.”
David Pakman I just read Lansing's book about the Shackleton voyage in Antarctica in 1914, '15, and '16. Super interesting. 1
Discussed
“I just read Lansing's book about the Shackleton voyage in Antarctica in 1914, '15, and '16. Super interesting.”
Noah Kagan there's a book i think called endurance yeah i love that and they basically love that book there's a book a… 1
Discussed
“there's a book i think called endurance yeah i love that and they basically love that book there's a book and i think what they said was that scientifically it doesn't do anything”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“except for the um Arthur Shackleton oh yeah me Arthur Shackleton but it's the problem is Ernest Shackleton is the guy that did uh uh went across Antarctica but Alfred Lancing is the guy that wrote the book Jance and I managed to split the difference between Shackleton and quite a lot of prep”
Passing
“I've always loved reading about adventurers you know I mean who can read endurance for Shackleford and like man that guy was really Brave guy”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Chris Williamson, CiaPeterson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Colin O'Brady, Colin O'Brady / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Noah Kagan, Brandon Wells / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).