{"product_id":"alive-sixteen-men-seventytwo-days-and-insurmountable-oddsthe-classic-adventure-of-survival-in-the-andes-isbn-9780060778668","title":"Alive: Sixteen Men, Seventy-two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 New York Times Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“No one will come away unmoved by the\u003cbr\u003ebook, and no one will be able to put it down…. There is no way of reading \u003cem\u003eAlive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewithout a heightened sense of one’s own life and its value.” — \u003cem\u003eNew\u003cbr\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and\u003cbr\u003eInsurmountable Odds—the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 12, 1972,\u003cbr\u003ean Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the\u003cbr\u003eremote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the\u003cbr\u003eforty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks\u003cbr\u003espent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any\u003cbr\u003ehope of a rescue. The survivors protected and helped one another, and came to\u003cbr\u003ethe difficult conclusion that to live meant doing the unimaginable. Confronting\u003cbr\u003enature at its most furious, two brave young men risked their lives to hike\u003cbr\u003ethrough the mountains looking for help. A tale\u003cbr\u003eof astonishing bravery and adventure, \u003cem\u003eAlive\u003c\/em\u003e is much more than a survival\u003cbr\u003estory, it is a breathtaking saga of human courage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights\u003cbr\u003einto the book, including interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003eThis P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. | \u003cp\u003e“A classic in the literature of survival.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A great book . . . . an incredible saga. Read’s accomplishment in recording a struggle both physical and spiritual is superb.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A chilling tale…. Will involve the reader as thoroughly as the best adventure novel. A book of real and lasting value.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Superb…flawless…. A testimonial to the durability and determination of young men who might have chosen to die and simply would not.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“No one will come away unmoved by the book, and no one will be able to put it down…. 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