When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic

Borkan, Brad and Hirzel, David

ISBN 10: 194531205X / ISBN 13: 9781945312052

Published by Terra Nova Press, 2017

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Seller Inventory # CHL10634640

Synopsis:

The life-and-death decisions made by the early Antarctic explorers.
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

About the Authors: Brad Borkan's interest in polar history started when he picked up an Antarctic book at the age of 8, at the local Public Library. He has a graduate degree in Decision Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania, and a fascination in how people and businesses can make better decisions. Brad has presented at Antarctic conferences in Norway, Ireland and the UK and appeared on cable TV in the US, and on internet radio talk programs. He also has given keynote presentations at business conferences and recently conducted a webinar to 500 top employees of a Fortune 100 company using the ideas in the book. His talks focus on leadership, teamwork, resilience, and improving one's personal and business decision making, all set in the exciting context of Polar exploration.

David Hirzel, a Californian native, is an author, historian and small business owner. He has written a three-part polar biography of the Irish explorer Tom Crean, a key player in Scott's and Shackleton's expeditions. The final book of this series, Antarctic Voyager, was launched at the South-Polesium conference in Scotland (May 2015). David's book, Sailor on Ice: Tom Crean with Scott in the Antarctic, has been optioned for a documentary.

Bibliographic Details

Title: When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme ...
Publisher: Terra Nova Press
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Used; Very Good