Skeletons on the Zahara
A True Story of Survival

I have read a number of true adventure and survival stories, and this one stands out as one of the most extraordinary feats of survival I’ve read. The deprivations and hardships of Riley’s crew make for fascinating reading, and the odds of their survival — never mind making it back to civilization —......more

"Skeletons on the Zahara" is a true but gut-wrenching, dehydrating, queasy story of fate of Captain James Riley and the men of The Commerce. The story itself is horrifying and contains a quality of human suffering that is incomprehensible to the first world mind. I read this book right after reading......more

Am mai citit povești inspirate din cazuri reale despre cum au supraviețuit diverși oameni în sălbăticie sau în situații extreme, inclusiv despre sclavie, dar puține mi s-au părut atât de intense, poate doar Revolta de pe Bounty a făcut excepție. Aproape la fel de detaliată și fascinantă precum cea a......more

edited 11/23/19--comment added to original review: Looking back on my review, I'm surprised I gave it 3 stars. This book has stayed with me all these years. Sometimes you don't know how a book will affect you in the future or if it will have stayed in your heart, and this one certainly has. I am bump......more

When life gets a little tough for me, I tend to turn to non-fiction books about situations much worse than mine that people have survived – this usually helps to change my perspective a little and make me appreciate what I have, rather than what I don’t. Normally a dedicated introvert, even I have s......more