A witty, entertaining & utterly unique look at the great explorers & the life-lessons we can draw from them. This book offers inspirational stories we can apply to our everyday life, as well as more bizarre & quirky lessons, such as how to escape an anaconda or find water in a desert. Taking as its structure the stages of a typical expedition, from planning to setting out, finding your goal & surviving safely to get home, the book is packed with fascinating anecdotes about explorers such as Shackleton, Scott, Livingstone & Stanley. It teaches us instructive lessons about fund-raising, team-building, & dealing with confrontations, while also considering less everyday problems, such as rationing underwear & facing down elephants. Illustrations.