# Endurance by Alfred Lansing

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Endurance by Alfred Lansing and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a gripping true account of Shackleton's Antarctic expedition that readers find hard to put down, with a rich collection of original photos.

## Why people recommend it

- Gripping true story, hard to put down (2 comments): "I find Endurance one of the most captivating stories." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48806038)) "Well, I couldn't put it down. What a book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49905586))
- Ranks among favorite books all time (1 comments): "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage is a top 5 all time book for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48888123))
- Rich collection of original photos (1 comments): "was surprised to find such a rich collection of original photos" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46665004))

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- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465062881?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780465062881) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Endurance by Alfred Lansing", https://hackerapproved.com/p/endurance-shackleton-s-incredible-voyage/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).