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Alive - Paperback By Read, Piers Paul - GOOD
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 0060778660
- Book Title
- Alive : Sixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Travel, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Special Interest / Adventure, Sociology / General, Adventurers & Explorers, Anthropology / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Item Weight
- 11.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060778660
ISBN-13
9780060778668
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44125533
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alive : Sixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Special Interest / Adventure, Sociology / General, Adventurers & Explorers, Anthropology / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Travel, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-040230
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"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 masterpiece...It 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 entertainment...A classic human adventure...A 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 "An adventure both physical and spiritual...Mr. Read was chosen by the survivors to write a full and balanced account of their ordeal, and he has done so with conspicuous success." -- The New Yorker
Dewey Decimal
982/.6
Synopsis
On October 12, 1972, an Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a teamof rugby players crashed in the remote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the forty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any hope of a rescue. The survivors protected and helped one another, and came 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.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more., #1 New York Times Bestseller "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 Sixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes On October 12, 1972, an Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the forty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any hope of a rescue. The survivors protected and helped one another, and came 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. A tale of astonishing bravery and adventure, Alive is much more than a survival story, it is a breathtaking saga of human courage The P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including interviews, recommended reading, and more.
LC Classification Number
TL553.9.R4 2005
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- Jun 07, 2023
A real life survival story.
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- Jul 06, 2008
Personal Read
- Mar 17, 2021
It's very hard to put down!
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- May 17, 2024
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Fabulous story!!!
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