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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

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On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, they were forced to do what ... More
Book Information
PublisherAvonBooks Books For Young Readers
BindingMass Market Paperback (58 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages416
ISBN-10038000321X
ISBN-13978-0380003211
Publication Date05/01/1975
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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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