A nonfiction book aimed at adults is Endurance by Alfred Lansing, which is about Earnest Shackleton's attempted trip to the South pole. The ship became ice bound and began to crack and sink, and the men trekked by foot and small boat to safety over many months. Despite horrific conditions, not a single man was lost.

Any others anyone?

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Men are like fine wine. They start out as grapes, and it is our job to stomp on them, and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd like to have dinner with.