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The White Darkness
by David Grann
Henry Worsley's solo attempt to cross Antarctica in Shackleton's footsteps, and what drove him. A short, devastating book with photographs.
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you want endurance and its cost in a hundred pages.
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Skip it if…
you want a happy ending.
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Three things you will actually use
- Heroes have limits.
- Know when to stop.
- Obsession costs families.
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Read it in a sitting.
Our verdict
Grann's Worsley.
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