When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic
Language: English
Published by Terra Nova Press, 2017
Series: Book 1 of 4 - Resilience
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- Title
- When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic
- Author
- Borkan, Brad; Hirzel, David
- Publisher
- Terra Nova Press
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 194531205X
- ISBN 13
- 9781945312052
- Item weight
- 0.74 pounds
- Series
- Book 1 of 4: Resilience
Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen. What would you have done? It's 1910, and the only communication is as far as you can shout.
Riveting. Unforgettable. Possibly life-changing.
Survival isn’t luck. It’s a decision.
WINNER OF MULTIPLE BOOK AND AUDIOBOOK AWARDS
“Absolutely inspiring. To me this should be required life reading.” Jean Bartlett, columnist.
“Excellent and compelling.” Geoff Hudson-Searle, Executive and best-selling author
“Clever, informative and extremely well researched.” Baz Gray, CEO, explorer and mountaineer
Awards for When Your Life Depends on It:
Winner: First Place: Chanticleer International Book Awards I&I Non-Fiction
Winner: Best Decision Making Books of All Time
Winner: Wishing Shelf Awards: Best Audiobook
Finalist: Voice Arts Awards: Best Audiobook: History
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About the Author
The book reveals amazing lessons in leadership, team work, and sheer grit and determination that can help all of us make better decisions in our lives today. This can be especially useful when confronting adversity, building effective teams, and trying to succeed against the odds --all important skills in today's world.
Brad Borkan has always been fascinated with how people and businesses can make better decisions. With a graduate degree in Decision Sciences, Brad is a London-based Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society. He has presented at business and Antarctic conferences, appeared on US-based cable TV, and on numerous historical and business-focused podcasts. His expertise lies in the themes of leadership, teamwork, and winning against the odds.
David Hirzel is a maritime historian and author. His passion is early Antarctic exploration, expressed in his books such as the Sailor on Ice series about Tom Crean, one of Shackleton's hardiest men. When not writing or sailing in San Francisco Bay, David pursues his career in residential architecture. David is a popular guest lecturer for Viking and other cruise lines.
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