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Survival: True Stories of Human Perseverance and Courage
Survival True Stories of Human Perseverance and Courage Author:Anthony Masters How far would you go to survive? These thirty gripping tales explore how people can endure horrific circumstances and survive against overwhelming odds. Chock-full of hair-raising accounts, readers will discover what happened to an Argentinean soccer team when its plane crashed and left it stranded high atop a snow-covered mountain -- with nothi... more »ng to eat; the unbelievable cruelty Terry Waite was forced to face as a hostage in Beirut; what it's like to be adrift and lost on the Pacific Ocean for 117 days; and how the astronauts aboard Apollo 13 felt when it seemed they might never return to earth alive. From Nelson Mandela to Sarajevo to a collision at sea, readers will be completely absorbed by these unforgettable tales of human perseverance and courage.« less