Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

Description: Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors Features: Avon Description: Product Description “A classic in the literature of survival.” —Newsweek On October 12, 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote, snow-peaked Andes Mountains. Ten weeks later, only 16 of the 45 passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane’s fuselage without food and scarcely any hope of a rescue. They survived by protecting and helping one another, and coming to the difficult conclusion that to live meant doing the unimaginable. Confronting nature at its most furious, two brave young men risked their lives to hike through the mountains looking for help—and ultimately found it. Review “A classic in the literature of survival.” -- Newsweek “A great book . . . . an incredible saga. Read’s accomplishment in recording a struggle both physical and spiritual is superb.” -- Philadelphia Inquirer “A chilling tale…. Will involve the reader as thoroughly as the best adventure novel. A book of real and lasting value.” -- Rolling Stone “Superb…flawless…. A testimonial to the durability and determination of young men who might have chosen to die and simply would not.” -- Detroit Free Press “A is inconceivable to me that this story could have been better told.” -- Graham Greene “No one will come away unmoved by the book, and no one will be able to put it down…. There is no way of reading Alive without a heightened sense of one’s own life and its value.” -- New Republic “Thunderous classic human narrative of terrific and enduring significance.” -- New York Times “Tragic, heartwarming, inspiring, shocking, terrifying, and true.” -- Columbus Dispatch “An adventure story to rival those of Hillary and Tensing, Thor Heyerdahl, or Jacques Cousteau.” -- Chicago Tribune “A book you won’t soon forget.” -- Cleveland Press From the Back Cover On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, they were forced to do what would have once been unthinkable ... This is their story -- one of the most astonishing true adventures of the twentieth century. About the Author Paul Piers Read is the author of numerous, critically acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including A Patriot in Berlin (1996), Ablaze: The Story of the Heroes and Victims of Chernobyl (1993), On the Third Day (1989), and A Season in the West (1989). Mr. Read lives in London. Payment: We accept PayPal and all major credit cards. “Buy It Now” items require immediate purchase. Shipping: Most items ship within 1 business day of received payment. Shipping is free unless you upgrade your shipping speed at checkout. You will receive tracking information within 48 hours of shipment. Returns: If you need to return your purchase, please do so within 30 days of receiving your item. Please contact us for an RMA number. We will not accept returns without an RMA number.

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Location: Denver, Colorado

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