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In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world. Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean on the globe and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains.

Bowhunter and ultramarathoner Cameron Hanes narrates his audiobook with guest appearances from Joe Rogan and David Goggins. Listen in to push beyond your physical limits and improve yourself by following Hanes's lifelong philosophies and disciplines. “It’s all mental.” I say this all the...

You'll be awe-inspired by the heroic efforts of the crew of the Endurance, a ship that battled its way for six weeks through thousands of miles of pack ice while ironically only a day's sail from its destination.

NATIONAL BEST SELLER A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come. The veteran of four spaceflights and the American record...

The Endurance Artist is an all-access pass to the world’s most grueling races and the mastermind behind them. Gary Cantrell, better known by the nom de guerre Lazarus Lake, has been described as a “hillbilly genius” and the “Leonardo di Vinci of pain.” His Barkley Marathons is considered the most difficult ultramarathon ever devised, a fight club in the wilderness run in secret. With books hidden in the woods, a cigarette-start, and elevation gain that amounts to summiting Mount Everest twice, the Barkley defies convention.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Reveals how we can all surpass our perceived physical limits." —Adam Grant Limits are an illusion: a revolutionary book that reveals the secrets of accessing your hidden extra potential. Read by Robert G. Slade Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell The capacity to endure...

While there are a lot of books focused that focus on improving performance, one of the most overlooked aspect is the mental aspect that is laid out in a simple step-by-step guide to implementing those lessons into your training as well as racing. On Endurance uses information gained from hundreds of hours of interviews on the Strength & Speed podcast using key takeaways from other accomplished endurance athletes and Evan's own personal endurance experience (read about some of them in Ultra-OCR Man, available now in hard copy, digital and audiobook) to teach lessons that aren't just for ...

Would you fight for the ones you love? The struggle for survival in Cloverdale continues as Vince Walker and a small group of survivors find that nothing comes easy in the post-apocalyptic ruins of what was once their town. With a lack of emergency services and modern day conveniences, the reality of their situation forces them to rely on each other and become self-sufficient. Each new day brings with it a unique set of challenges that the group must rise above and conquer to eke out an existence. Food, water and shelter aren’t their only concerns, though.

Why we think it’s a great listen: It’s easy to say that when it comes to sci-fi you either love it or you hate it. But with Ender’s Game, it seems to be you either love it or you love it.... The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Enter Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, the result of decades of genetic experimentation.

Whether you’re chasing a personal best or gearing up for your very first ultra, The Ultra Marathon Plan is your go-to guide for running stronger, longer, and smarter. Packed with practical tips and cutting-edge science, this isn’t just another sports nutrition book—it’s a deep dive into the advanced fueling strategies, recovery techniques, and performance bio-hacks used by elite endurance athletes. Now, they’re yours too, whether you're a seasoned runner or just starting out. Inside, you'll learn how to: Fuel your body for long-distance endurance Enhance oxygen levels for maximum ...

As the son of a Formula One racer, the need for speed was in my blood. But in the blink of an eye, my life in the fast lane came to a screeching halt. With my racing career gone, I had no choice but to endure a new way of life. And that’s when I met her—Kalliope Benton Riley. She wasn’t my usual type at all. She was a total hippie, packaged to perfection with flowy dresses and rainbow-colored hair wraps. She had outlandish ideas about the stars, the moon, and predetermined destiny. Ridiculous. Yet, I couldn’t turn away from her mesmerizing green eyes.

It begins with an ambushed commando raid that leaves all but one of the expatriate resistance fighters dead or captured. Though wounded, Jan Baalsrud, the sole survivor, takes off on a courageous, incredible trek into the wilds of the Lyngen Alps, while the Nazis pursue him relentlessly. He suffers frostbite, snowblindness, and a terrible fall in an avalanche. At last, delirious and near death, he chances on to a cabin, where the first in a series of remarkably brave and clever men and women come to his aid.

In August 1914, renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. They came with in eighty-five miles of their destination when their ship, Endurance, was trapped fast in the ice pack, and the crew was stranded on the floes.

Many have heard about the Book of Enoch, a fascinating extra-biblical tale of a seer’s heavenly journey, fallen angels, giants, and visions of God’s throne. But few realize that there is more than one ancient book ascribed to the famed biblical hero. This volume is a collection of updated and easy-to-read modern English translations of three books: The Book of Watchers (1 Enoch), The Book of Secrets (2 Enoch), and The Book of Palaces (3 Enoch). Countless readers of Enoch enjoy ancient stories but are often discouraged by struggling through the obscure and archaic language of older ...

Experience Ender’s Game as you’ve never heard it before! With an all-new, original script written by Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game Alive is a full-cast audio drama that reimagines the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic.

One year ago, a young woman checked into a small bed-and-breakfast in the hills of West Virginia. She was never seen again... Tonight, the Rushmore Inn will host four new guests who bear striking similarities to the woman who disappeared. And like her, they will experience the most terrifying night of their lives. But this year will be different. This time the women are fighting back...

Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set off from England aboard the ship Endurance, intending to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Instead, Endurance becomes icebound and sinks 100 miles from land, leaving Shackleton and his men to fight brutal perils on ice, land, and sea...or die trying.

Until now, sport training has been more witchcraft than science. Traditional coaching is based on copying recipes written in old books, with little science and more answers than questions. Traditional physiology, also marked by reductionism and the idea that the organism works like a machine, gives us incomplete and unsatisfactory answers that are inadequate when we leave the theoretical world to go to the real world. In this book, we approach the world of training from the perspective of Complex Systems, which will offer us a new vision of the world, health and organisms. In this book, you...

*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award* This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white...

He believed she’d come running back—now he’s running after her. “You love me unconditionally, but I want a divorce. I need to marry someone else.” When Lorenzo Moretti said those words, he watched the light die in Krystal Vale’s eyes. For two years, she had been the perfect wife—sweet, obedient, calling him ‘baby,’ delivering his meals three times a day, rain or shine. A woman with no family, no friends, no complaints. Just devotion to a man who never once looked back. “I’ll give you anything in return. A hundred million,” he offered. “I don’t want it. Let’s ...