{"product_id":"alive-sixteen-men-seventy-two-days-and-insurmountable-odds-the-classic-adventure-of-survival-in-the-andes-piers-paul-read-paperback","title":"Alive: Sixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--The Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes -- Piers Paul Read, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 New York Times Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"No one will come away unmoved by the\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\nbook, and no one will be able to put it down.... There is no way of reading \u003cem\u003eAlive\u003c\/em\u003e\n\nwithout a heightened sense of one's own life and its value.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew\n\nRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and\n\nInsurmountable 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\n\nremote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the\n\nforty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks\n\nspent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any\n\nhope of a rescue. The survivors protected and helped one another, and came to\n\nthe difficult conclusion that to live meant doing the unimaginable. Confronting\n\nnature at its most furious, two brave young men risked their lives to hike\n\nthrough the mountains looking for help. A tale\n\nof astonishing bravery and adventure, \u003cem\u003eAlive\u003c\/em\u003e is much more than a survival\n\nstory, it is a breathtaking saga of human courage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights\n\ninto the book, including interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Piers Paul Read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/1\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.02\" H x 5.38\" L x 1.13\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780060778668\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67747380461872,"sku":"9780060778668","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780060778668.jpg?v=1788795154","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/alive-sixteen-men-seventy-two-days-and-insurmountable-odds-the-classic-adventure-of-survival-in-the-andes-piers-paul-read-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}