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

Brad Borkan

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"A remarkable book," Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the greatest Polar explorer in our lifetime.

Winner of multiple book and audiobook awards.

Here is the story of the life-and-death decisions made by the early Antarctic explorers. Historically accurate, complete with jaw-dropping storytelling, this book explains the mind-set of the explorers who risked life and limb in the Antarctic for science, discovery and being first to the South Pole.


Their lives depended on mutual respect, resilience, camaraderie, loyalty, determination, the ability to resolve conflict, moving forward against all odds, leadership and effective decision-making. All that can be summarised in one word - teamwork!


Teamwork was the foundation on which Antarctic exploration was built.


Businesses large or small are no different (although obviously less frostbite risk). Brad Borkan and David Hirzel demonstrate, in this thrill-a-minute read, how effective great periods in history can be in teaching teamwork and decisive resilience - skills as essential today as they were in the time of Shackleton.


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★★★★★ "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


Book Details

  • Publisher: Terra Nova Press
  • Publish Date: Feb 23rd, 2017
  • Pages: 208
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.44in - 0.63lb
  • EAN: 9781945312052
  • Categories: • Personal Growth - General• Polar Regions• Decision Making & Problem Solving

About the Author

Borkan, Brad: - 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.
Hirzel, David: - 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.

Praise for this book

"A remarkable book."

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the greatest Polar explorer in our lifetime

"The Polar book of the year"

Jonathan Shackleton, descendant of Sir Ernest Shackleton

"A page-turner with true stories that will sear you to the depth of your soul. It brings to life a time when ordinary people faced extraordinary challenges as they pushed forward the boundaries of human knowledge against powerful forces in a hostile environment. The stories and the decision making lessons derived from them will stay with you for the rest of your life."

David Wilson, world-renowned Antarctic historian and descendant of Antarctic explorer Dr. Edward Wilson

"Absolutely inspiring. To me this should be required life reading."

Jean Bartlett, long-time Arts and Features Correspondent, Pacifica Tribune, Oakland Tribune, San Jose Mercury