{"product_id":"alive-sixteen-men-seventy-two-days-and-insurmountable-odds-the-classic-adventure-of-survival-in-the-andes-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 book, and no one will be able to put it down.... There is no way of reading \u003cem\u003eAlive\u003c\/em\u003e without a heightened sense of one's own life and its value.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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, \u003cem\u003eAlive\u003c\/em\u003e is much more than a survival story, it is a breathtaking saga of human courage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Piers Paul Read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.38w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060778668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e19776 \/ Alive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead, Piers Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Piers Read is the author of numerous, critically acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003cem\u003eA Patriot in Berlin\u003c\/em\u003e (1996), \u003cem\u003eAblaze: The Story of the Heroes and Victims of Chernobyl\u003c\/em\u003e (1993), \u003cem\u003eOn the Third Day\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), and \u003cem\u003eA Season in the West\u003c\/em\u003e (1989). Mr. Read lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099517255795,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9639fe7e-e32c-4211-b4d8-b3144dc26c6e.jpg?v=1748702705","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/alive-sixteen-men-seventy-two-days-and-insurmountable-odds-the-classic-adventure-of-survival-in-the-andes-9780060778668","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}