[thecodont]

The story of Shackleton’s leadership on the Endurance expedition is extraordinary. It is recommended reading for every adolescent (I’m sorry I only heard of it as an adult) and anyone who wants to learn about real leadership. Incredible but true story. Start with Alfred Lansing’s book

http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Incredible-Alfred-Lansing/dp/078670621X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358631020&sr=8-1&keywords=alfred+lansing

then read Shackleton’s own account, South.

http://www.amazon.com/South-story-Shackletons-1914-1917-expedition/dp/1470190044/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358631057&sr=1-2&keywords=shackleton

[nascarnation]

Read both, Shackleton was a bad@ss.

One more amazing thing was that so many of those guys who survived this ordeal went on to WW1 and were killed in combat.