Rather than Apsley-Garrard's book, which is quite long, I reeeeeeally recommend
Endurance, by Alfred Lansing. For sure, it's available on Kindle and the story is literally incredible ('tho true, 100%).
Obviously, I dunno how these polls work 'cause I would have loved to discuss
Pride and Prejudice (my fave for 35 yrs) 'til I was blue in the face, but never heard any more of the "Romance" competition.
Anyway,
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage is by far the
most non-fiction (proven) a reader will ever come across.
In fact, if more Manly men were to ask themselves more often, "What would Shackleton do?," we might all be living at ease. On Gamma Centauri VII.
http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shac...8576798&sr=1-1