Download and Listen to Great Adventure and Survival Stories

The accounts in this audio book exist because people endured their miserable circumstances - they survived. Their stories remind us that while suffering is part of life, so is deliverance.

These stories exude suffering at its worst - from the desperate cannibalism of the Donner Party to the brutal starvation and bitter cold endured by Earnest Shackleton's team. Tales of such suffering may be distressing to their listeners. but at the same time, they engage us, offering glimpses of our most fundamental needs.

“A real human drama that delves deeply into man’s survival instincts” (Library Journal) - Adrift is a story of anguish and horror, of undying heroism, hope, and survival, and a must-read for any adventure lover -  “An utterly absorbing saga.” - Newsweek “Fascinating…a clearly written ocean yarn in which the stakes are high and a brave man wins through.” - Wall Street Journal

In the autumn of 1988 Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club with an ambitious plan: to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by Jules Verne's fictional hero Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier.

The rules were simple. He had to make the journey in eighty days using only forms of transport that would have been available to Fogg. And so, complete with visas, running shoes, an inflatable globe and sound advice from Alan Whicker , Michael Palin began his incredible journey.

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