Bestsellers
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Secrets of Antarctica
- The Untold History of the Ice Continent
- By: Brad Olsen
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance0
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Secrets of Antarctica will reveal Brad Olsen’s exploration and firsthand experience with this strange continent. The book will question the ...
By: Brad Olsen
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Arctic Dreams
- National Book Award Winner
- By: Barry Lopez
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall347
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Performance287
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Story288
Winner of the National Book Award This bestselling, groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing. The Arctic is a perilous place. Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this modern classic, Barry...
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Integration of arctic experience and wisdom
- By andrea Groves on 01-07-20
By: Barry Lopez
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A Woman in the Polar Night
- By: Christiane Ritter, Jane Degras - translator, Sara Wheeler - foreword
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance13
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Story13
This rediscovered classic memoir tells the incredible tale of a woman defying society's expectations to find freedom and peace in the adventure of a lifetime.
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The visual imagery the writing provoked, really the overall sensory impact
- By JanetR on 12-08-25
By: Christiane Ritter, and others
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The Sun Is a Compass
- A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
- By: Caroline Van Hemert
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall941
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Performance835
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Story835
This gripping true story follows a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure—perfect for fans of Cheryl Strayed. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of...
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The journey doesn’t get any better...
- By Philip Jacob Lee on 06-18-19
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South
- The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
- By: Sir Ernest Shackleton
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall243
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Performance217
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Story217
As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole....
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This is a must read.
- By Charles on 10-01-12
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Frostlines
- A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
- By: Neil Shea
- Narrated by: Neil Shea
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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“[Frostlines weaves] together natural history, indigenous perspective, and environmental transformation in the Arctic. The book helps bring a human story to the science of climate change.”—Parade A sweeping exploration of the Arctic—and how it’s being transformed by climate...
By: Neil Shea
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Secrets of Antarctica
- The Untold History of the Ice Continent
- By: Brad Olsen
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Secrets of Antarctica will reveal Brad Olsen’s exploration and firsthand experience with this strange continent. The book will question the ...
By: Brad Olsen
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Arctic Dreams
- National Book Award Winner
- By: Barry Lopez
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall347
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Performance287
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Story288
Winner of the National Book Award This bestselling, groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing. The Arctic is a perilous place. Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this modern classic, Barry...
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Integration of arctic experience and wisdom
- By andrea Groves on 01-07-20
By: Barry Lopez
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A Woman in the Polar Night
- By: Christiane Ritter, Jane Degras - translator, Sara Wheeler - foreword
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance13
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Story13
This rediscovered classic memoir tells the incredible tale of a woman defying society's expectations to find freedom and peace in the adventure of a lifetime.
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The visual imagery the writing provoked, really the overall sensory impact
- By JanetR on 12-08-25
By: Christiane Ritter, and others
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The Sun Is a Compass
- A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
- By: Caroline Van Hemert
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall941
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Performance835
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Story835
This gripping true story follows a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure—perfect for fans of Cheryl Strayed. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of...
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The journey doesn’t get any better...
- By Philip Jacob Lee on 06-18-19
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South
- The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
- By: Sir Ernest Shackleton
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall243
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Performance217
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Story217
As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole....
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This is a must read.
- By Charles on 10-01-12
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Frostlines
- A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
- By: Neil Shea
- Narrated by: Neil Shea
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
“[Frostlines weaves] together natural history, indigenous perspective, and environmental transformation in the Arctic. The book helps bring a human story to the science of climate change.”—Parade A sweeping exploration of the Arctic—and how it’s being transformed by climate...
By: Neil Shea
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Arctic Adventure
- My Life in the Frozen North
- By: Peter Freuchen
- Narrated by: Bobby Brill
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
Explorer Peter Freuchen describes polar bear hunts, of meeting Eskimos who had resorted to cannibalism during a severe famine, and of the thrill of seeing the sun after three months of winter darkness.
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Please Fix the Performance Mistakes
- By Doug Sturges on 06-08-25
By: Peter Freuchen
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Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
- By: Ranulph Fiennes
- Narrated by: Ranulph Fiennes
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Abridged
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Overall73
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Performance57
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Story57
Ranulph Fiennes has travelled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth, almost died countless times, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite....
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Excellent but...
- By Ws_sussex on 03-12-10
By: Ranulph Fiennes
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On Call in the Arctic
- A Doctor's Pursuit of Life, Love, and Miracles in the Alaskan Frontier
- By: Thomas J. Sims
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall198
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Performance170
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Story168
Imagine a young doctor, trained in the latest medical knowledge and state-of-the-art equipment, suddenly transported back to one of the world’s most isolated and unforgiving environments - Nome, Alaska. That’s what happen to Dr. Sims....
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Great Story, Great Narrator
- By Katie Lamb on 02-18-20
By: Thomas J. Sims
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Inspire: Life Lessons from the Wilderness
- Life Lessons from the Wilderness
- By: Ben Fogle
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance9
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Story9
The latest adventure from bestselling author Ben Fogle explores what we can learn from nature about living well and living wild. What can rowing across the Atlantic teach us about boredom and about patience? Can coming down from Everest take more resilience than climbing up in the first place?...
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A most inspiring man
- By Adrienne Bartlett on 07-24-22
By: Ben Fogle
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Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube
- Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North
- By: Blair Braverman
- Narrated by: Blair Braverman
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall386
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Performance352
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Story352
A rich and revelatory memoir of a young woman confronting her fears and finding home in the North. Blair Braverman fell in love with the North at an early age: By the time she was nineteen, she had left her home in California, moved to Norway to learn how to drive sled dogs, and worked as a tour...
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Okay Read
- By Ellen on 08-08-16
By: Blair Braverman
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After the North Pole
- A Story of Survival, Mythmaking, and Melting Ice
- By: Erling Kagge
- Narrated by: Atli Gunnarsson
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
The Norwegian explorer, philosopher and acclaimed writer tells of his historic 58-day journey to the North Pole on skis in this provocative memoir that is a profound meditation on nature and the history of explorers' obsession. The North Pole looms large in our collective psyche—the ultimate...
By: Erling Kagge
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The North Pole
- Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club
- By: Robert E. Peary
- Narrated by: Jonathan Reese
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance15
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Story16
The North Pole, originally published in 1910, makes available Robert E. Peary's own account of his expedition in the Arctic....
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All Around Great!
- By Missing parts on 03-02-23
By: Robert E. Peary
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Play Hard, Pray Harder
- A 365-Day Devotional for Christian Athletes and Coaches
- By: David Angeron
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Play Hard, Pray Harder is a daily devotional designed for athletes and coaches who refuse to separate faith from competition. In the grind of ...
By: David Angeron
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Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
- By: Lennard Bickel
- Narrated by: Scott Slocum
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall101
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Performance82
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Story80
Sir Douglas Mawson is remembered as the young Australian who would not go to the South Pole with Robert Scott in 1911....
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Mawson's Will of IRON!
- By Kath Gilliam on 09-17-18
By: Lennard Bickel
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Scott and Amundsen
- Their Race to the South Pole
- By: Roland Huntford
- Narrated by: Tim Piggott-Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Abridged
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Overall181
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Performance148
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Story149
A brilliant dual biography charting British Robert Scott's and Norwegian Roald Amundsen's race to the South Pole during 1911-12....
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Good but could have been great
- By Pierre on 05-19-08
By: Roland Huntford
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Gates of the Arctic
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance6
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Story6
This classic essay from Jon Krakauer is now available as an unabridged audiobook download. This essay is also included in the Classic Krakauer collection. From the bestselling author of Missoula and Into the Wild: a selection of the singular investigative journalism that made Krakauer famous...
By: Jon Krakauer
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South
- By: Ernest Shackleton
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance18
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Story18
On 8 August 1914, five days after the outbreak of World War One, the Endurance, a wooden-hulled, coal-fired icebreaker, set sail for the South Pole, in a bid to complete the first-ever trans-Antarctic expedition, which would cross the continent from the Weddell Sea to Cape Evans....
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Outstanding author and narrator - best version
- By Stephen on 12-17-19
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Big Dead Place
- Inside the Strange & Menacing World of Antarctica
- By: Nicholas Johnson, Eirik Sonneland - foreword
- Narrated by: Aaron Abano
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance25
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Story24
When Johnson went to work for the US Antarctic Program, he figured he'd find adventure, beauty, penguins, and lofty-minded scientists. Instead he found boredom, alcohol, and bureaucracy....
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great nostalgic book about the ice
- By Jake on 12-20-17
By: Nicholas Johnson, and others
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The Motivated Amateur's Guide to Winter Camping
- Essential Winter Camping Tips to Make Your Cold Outdoor Experience Safe and Enjoyable
- By: Aaron Linsdau
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance0
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Embark on your ultimate winter adventure with this essential guide to surviving and thriving in the frostbitten wilderness. Packed with expert ...
By: Aaron Linsdau
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Byron's Narrative of the Loss of the Wager
- By: John Byron
- Narrated by: Graham Scott
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance0
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Embarking from England as part of Commodore Anson’s expedition to the Pacific, HMS Wager was wrecked on a desert island to the southward of Chiloe. Following the wreck, the crew suffered dreadful privations from famine and descended into mutinous factionalism, theft, and murder.
By: John Byron
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Ice Diaries
- An Antarctic Memoir
- By: Jean McNeil
- Narrated by: Bridget Wareham
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A decade ago, Jean McNeil spent a year as writer-in-residence with the British Antarctic Survey, and four months on the world's most enigmatic continent - Antarctica....
By: Jean McNeil
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Into the Thaw
- Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis
- By: Jon Waterman
- Narrated by: Jon Waterman
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Story2
An award-winning author and photographer returns to the Arctic to document the effects of climate change. Forty years ago, the park ranger Jon Waterman took his first journey into the Alaskan Arctic, to the Noatak headwaters. He was astonished by the abundant wildlife, the strange landscape, and...
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The author read it like poetry. Also very respectful of native Alaskans, even with pronunciation.
- By Linda Unsicker on 05-03-25
By: Jon Waterman
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Peace Pilot: To the Ends of the Earth and Beyond
- Polar Circumnavigation
- By: Robert DeLaurentis
- Narrated by: Bob Doyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Robert DeLaurentis is a man on a mission....
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Soulfully soaring above it all
- By Dr Brian Keating on 03-17-24
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Surfacing
- By: Kathleen Jamie
- Narrated by: Cathleen McCarron
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance10
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Story10
“[Kathleen Jamie’s] essays guide you softly along coastlines of varying continents, exploring caves, and pondering ice ages until the narrator stumbles over — not a rock on the trail, but mortality, maybe the earth’s, maybe our own, pointing to new paths forward through the forest.”...
By: Kathleen Jamie
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Scott's Last Expedition
- The Journals
- By: Robert Falcon Scott
- Narrated by: William Sutherland
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance35
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Story34
In November 1910, the vessel Terra Nova left New Zealand carrying an international team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott...
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Scott was a putz!
- By Alex on 12-23-04
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Land of Wondrous Cold
- The Race to Discover Antarctica and Unlock the Secrets of Its Ice
- By: Gillen D’Arcy Wood
- Narrated by: Nigel Anthony
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance8
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Story8
A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the 19th century to modern scientific breakthroughs....
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Why Antartica matters
- By r-audible c richardson iv on 07-18-23
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Arctic Traverse
- A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range
- By: Michael Engelhard
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Much more than a captivating account of a human-powered solo thru-hike and float, Arctic Traverse illuminates the spirit of Alaska, drawing on encounters with Indigenous elders, guided clients, scientists, and others as well as on Engelhard's long-held dream and his experiences of the land itself.
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Ok Boomer
- By Kristine A. Alf Rippee on 06-04-24
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South with the Sun
- Roald Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, and the Quest for Discovery
- By: Lynne Cox
- Narrated by: Christine Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
A powerfully built man more than six feet tall, Amundsen’s career of adventure began at the age of fifteen (he was born in Norway in 1872 to a family of merchant sea captains and rich ship owners)....
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Not worth the time
- By Eldon J. Linnebur on 07-19-15
By: Lynne Cox
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South! (Annotated)
- The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914-1917
- By: Ernest Shackleton
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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The Greatest Expedition Rescue in History Experience one of the most unexpected survival stories in modern history. Read the first-hand account of ...