{"id":2796,"date":"2020-09-25T15:40:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T19:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:38:14","slug":"the-best-survival-stories-based-on-true-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/the-best-survival-stories-based-on-true-events\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Survival Stories Based On True Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id2796_e3232b-14 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2796_e3232b-14 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2796_e3232b-14 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2796_e3232b-14 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_e3232b-14 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_e3232b-14 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2796_e3232b-14 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2796_0d4e83-74 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2796_af2aae-65, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2796_af2aae-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2796_af2aae-65\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2796_af2aae-65 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2796_af2aae-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2796_af2aae-65\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2796_af2aae-65 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2796_af2aae-65\"><strong>Our Picks For The Best Survival Stories Based On True Events \u2013 We love the outdoors and having our own adventures, but sometimes it\u2019s nice to hear what other people go through. Here is our guide to the best books about survival based on real events and&nbsp; true stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last several months, we have written a lot about outdoor adventures, picking the right gear for going into the backcountry, and talked in depth about navigation in the wilderness and getting \u201cun-lost.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it may seem that all this preparedness is a little overkill\u2026that is until you realize how close we are to a serious injury or disaster when we are deep in the great outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even on what would seem to be a \u201csafe\u201d and easy Church camping trip, I was personally faced with extracting an older gentleman who just wasn\u2019t physically able to handle a multi-day camping trip. At the end of the second day of a four night trip, this gentleman was in series trouble both physically and mentally. He was out of shape and exhausted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2796_88534f-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2796_88534f-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2796_88534f-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2796_88534f-7e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_88534f-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_88534f-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2796_88534f-7e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2796_8d2eef-5c inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Ultimately, we had to make contact with a fishing boat captain to arrange a pick-up and get him back to safety. Thankfully, we were hiking around a large body of water that had a lot of recreational use and we were able to make cell phone contact by hiking to a peak to get a signal. That experience has since shaped my mindset when leading groups in the backcountry, whether prepared or not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I fully assess all members of the group and have taken the hard line with some folks who I thought couldn\u2019t handle a wilderness trip. Even so, I still have ended up carrying many a person\u2019s gear so they could make it to camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That experience, along with my love of reading adventure novels, is the inspiration for this list of what I think are some of the best books about survival. This is a list of survival stories, not necessarily how-to guides. The theme here is that things can go haywire in a moment\u2019s notice\u2026and then still get worse!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2796_243e04-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2796_243e04-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2796_243e04-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2796_243e04-2b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_243e04-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_243e04-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2796_243e04-2b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2796_b53ee7-88 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale\"  data-aawp-product-asin=\"0060778660\" data-aawp-product-id=\"12697\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"techwriter02-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Alive\" data-aawp-local-click-tracking=\"1\">\n\n    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span>\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__image-link\"\n           href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0060778660?tag=techwriter02-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"Alive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51XFo4LkDJL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"Alive\"  \/>\n        <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0060778660?tag=techwriter02-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"Alive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Alive        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n            <ul><li>p style=&#8221;BOX-SIZING: border-box; 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The book recounts the story of a team of rugby players whose Uruguayan Air Force plane crashed in the snow-peaked Andes Mountains, leaving its passengers stranded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only 16 of the plane\u2019s 45 passengers survived, and Alive\u2014written in gripping prose by Piers Paul Read\u2014details the extraordinary and often gruesome measures the survivors had to take to stay alive, from eking out a shelter in the wrecked fuselage to subsisting on the frozen flesh of their dead teammates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s a story of triumph as well. The challenges of survival and the brotherhood of the teammates against impossible odds makes Alive equal parts harrowing and inspiring. It\u2019s an endlessly gripping read.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2796_2b77ad-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2796_2b77ad-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2796_2b77ad-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2796_2b77ad-86 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_2b77ad-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_2b77ad-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2796_2b77ad-86 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2796_76fac7-7c inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal\"  data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0BVXTH11V\" data-aawp-product-id=\"12698\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"techwriter02-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"The Twenty-Ninth Day  Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra\" data-aawp-local-click-tracking=\"1\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__image-link\"\n           href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BVXTH11V?tag=techwriter02-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51AxhvOf7bL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra\"  \/>\n        <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BVXTH11V?tag=techwriter02-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">\n            The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n            <ul><li>Amazon Kindle Edition<\/li><li>Messenger, Alex (Author)<\/li><li>English (Publication Language)<\/li><li>301 Pages &#8211; 02\/15\/2023 (Publication Date) &#8211; Blackstone Publishing (Publisher)<\/li><\/ul>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n            \n                            <span class=\"aawp-product__price aawp-product__price--current\">&#36;9.99<\/span>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BVXTH11V?tag=techwriter02-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"Buy on Amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Buy on Amazon<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the events of&nbsp;<em>The Twenty-Ninth Day<\/em>&nbsp;took place, the author has worked as a wilderness guide and been published by the&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Men\u2019s Journal<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>National Parks Magazine<\/em>, among others. Just seventeen at the time of the book\u2019s true events, Messenger spins the yarn with page-turning intensity, acute attention to detail, and a deep love and respect for the wilderness that shines on every page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A riveting true-life survival epic,&nbsp;<em>The Twenty-Ninth Day<\/em>&nbsp;is a firsthand account of Alex Messenger\u2019s near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. Separated from his five companions on the 29th day of the trek, Messenger was mauled and left for dead by a grizzly bear, turning a wilderness adventure into a struggle for survival.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2796_511af3-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2796_511af3-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2796_511af3-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2796_511af3-c9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_511af3-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2796_511af3-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2796_511af3-c9 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2796_43c8a7-50 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale\"  data-aawp-product-asin=\"006176678X\" data-aawp-product-id=\"12699\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"techwriter02-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"CRAZY FOR STORM  P.S\" data-aawp-local-click-tracking=\"1\">\n\n    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span>\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__image-link\"\n           href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/006176678X?tag=techwriter02-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CRAZY FOR STORM (P.S.)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41hcRY1mAPL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"CRAZY FOR STORM (P.S.)\"  \/>\n        <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/006176678X?tag=techwriter02-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CRAZY FOR STORM (P.S.)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">\n            CRAZY FOR STORM (P.S.)        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n            <ul><li>102812 Has limited quantity available<\/li><li>Ollestad, Norman (Author)<\/li><li>English (Publication Language)<\/li><li>304 Pages &#8211; 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Few delve into the science and psychology of how we deal with crisis as compellingly as Laurence Gonzales\u2019s bestselling<em>&nbsp;Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why<\/em>. After all, survival is about mental preparedness as much as physical, and the book brims scientific insights and practical advice that might just save your life someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to strong research and an accessible take on the scientific side of survival, Gonzales also tells gripping stories of men and women who have survived horrific ordeals, from avalanches and storms to the 9\/11 terrorist attacks. 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Lost in the Amazon. Abandoned on Mount Everest. Some of the most thrilling and inspiring survival stories are collected in this volume, some of them seemingly too unbelievable to be true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most famous account in&nbsp;<em>The Greatest Survival Stories of All Time<\/em>&nbsp;is that of Aron Lee Ralston, who cut off his arm to escape the canyon he\u2019d been trapped in, and who was portrayed by James Franco in the film&nbsp;<em>127 Hours<\/em>. But the book abounds with equally remarkable true tales of survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From stories of plane crashes and sinking ships to surviving parched deserts and frigid tundras,&nbsp;<em>The Greatest Survival Stories of All Time<\/em>&nbsp;lives up to its title. 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A plane crashes, a sudden storm appears, an animal attacks. Others, like&nbsp;<em>Kon-Tiki<\/em>, begin deliberately, but that makes the adventure no less thrilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kon-Tiki<\/em>&nbsp;is the true story of a 1947 expedition led by Norwegian scientist and writer Thor Heyerdahl, who theorized that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from South America, thousands of miles to the east. To test his hypothesis, Heyerdahl built a raft using only materials that would have been available in ancient times, and set it adrift in the Pacific with himself and a team of five sailors aboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kon-Tiki<\/em>&nbsp;has no doubt inspired countless young adventurers\u2014not to mention a documentary, a TV series and a feature film\u2014since it was first published in 1948. 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