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Alive

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4 out of 5
Based on 13,355 Ratings and 755 Reviews

Book Description


On 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,... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Children's Books
BindingPaperback (58 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages398
ISBN-100060778660
ISBN-13978-0060778668
Publication Date07/05/2005
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About Piers Paul Read (Author) : Piers Paul Read is a best-selling novelist, writer, and playright with numeous popular books including Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, Ablaze: The Story of Chernobyl, Alec Guinness: The Autho... more
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11/10/2010 Wen B tagged as: I recommend, I read

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