NOTE: This audio book is no longer available = out-of-publication. Now that you are here, we hope you look around. We have 1000s of audio books and would be glad to order any available audiobook you don't see here. We look forward to serving you.

This audio book may be available from us in another version, on another format or as a digital - download at our digital - download audio book store.

Ages 10 & Up - Great Family Listening!

Written by Jennifer Armstrong - Performed by Taylor Mali - Unabridged Nonfiction - 4 LIBRARY EDITION CASSETTES - 4 hours

Publisher, Audio Bookshelf (February 2000)

NOTE: LIBRARY EDITIONS are packaged in a sturdy, durable outer vinyl case that stands up to years of repeated use designed for library and rental circulation. Albums are shelvable, space-efficient, with at-a-glance spine titles.

Publisher's Weekly says "Truly outstanding." Received their 'Listen Up Award 2000'

An ALA Notable Book
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
Boston Globe-Horn Book Fanfare Award
Best Books of 1999 - Publishers Weekly
Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
YALSA Best Book for Young Adults 2000

"This amazing true tale of survival makes for a gripping audiobook, as read with gusto by Taylor Mali... To give listeners a sense of the crew's journal entries found in the book, Mali intersperses his narration with various voices and accents. These departures provide a vivid picture of the cabin fever, loneliness, fear and suffering these men endured as well as their unquestionable courage." --Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

"The listener is swept along on a tide of anticipation...a completely satisfying and compelling experience." --Horn Book

"Taylor Mali's narration of the book...is riveting, and his shifts from one accent to the next are effective. This is a very effective presentation of not only how the disaster occurred, but of the toll it took on the crew and how they rose to the challenge." --School Library Journal

Ernest Shackleton and his crew set sail in 1914 in an attempt to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. What followed over the next two years is billed as the most amazing human survival story ever. The astounding leadership qualities of Shackleton are put to the test as he and every crew member eventually survive their incredible ordeal.