Miracle In The Andes: The True Story of Surviving 72 Days on the Mountain Agains

Description: Miracle In The Andes by Nando Parrado The story of the 1972 Andes plane crash and rescue, made famous by Piers Paul Read in his book Alive, finally told by one of the heroes who saved his team-mates FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The true story of the 1972 Andes plane crash and rescue dramatised in Netflixs Society of the SnowIn October 1972, Nando Parrado and his rugby club teammates were on a flight from Uruguay to Chile when their plane crashed into a mountain. Miraculously, many of the passengers survived but Nandos mother and sister died and he was unconscious for three days.Stranded more than 11,000 feet up in the wilderness of the Andes, the survivors soon heard that the search for them had been called off - and realise the only food for miles around was the bodies of their dead friends ...In a last desperate bid for safety, Nando and a teammate set off in search of help. They climbed 17,000-foot-high mountains, facing death at every step, but inspired by his love for his family Nando drove them on until, finally, 72 days after the crash, they found rescue. Notes Survivor of the 1972 Andes plane crash Nando Parrado describes his experience of the incident, in which he and a friend travelled for ten days to get help for the isolated group of survivors. Author Biography Nando Parrado, after surviving the Andes plane crash, has gone on to become a successful businessman and television producer and presenter. He speaks five languages, is a hugely successful lecturer around the world, and in his spare time races motorcycles and stock cars. Review His story is awesome. It is also enthralling, inspirational and an impressive testimony to one mans unquenchable instinct for survival and to the amazing resilience of the human spirit * Daily Mail *Given up for dead after an air crash in the Andes in 1972, Nando Parrado not only survived but showed the strength and determination that saved his own life and that of his fifteen friends. Now he gives his own account of his ordeal -enthralling, enlightening, modest, and moving. An impressive testimony to what love can achieve -- Piers Paul Read, author of AliveAn utterly compelling read * Sunday Express *Miracle in the Andes is an astonishing account of an unimaginable ordeal. In straightforward, staggeringly honest prose, Nando Parrado tells us what it took - and what it actually felt like - to survive high in the Andes 72 days after having been given up for dead. If you pick this book up, you will not be able to put it down -- Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin AirFantastic - its the most emotional book Ive ever read -- Sir Jackie StewartThis book not only reveals the lengths to which humans will go to survive, it makes you question your own strengths and weaknesses ... [This] dramatic story is moving, powerful and riveting * Daily Express *Far and away the best book Ive read this year is Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado, survivor and rescuer of the others who lived by desperate means through the horrific 1972 Andes plane crash * Publishing News * Long Description In October 1972, Nando Parrado and his rugby club teammates were on a flight from Uruguay to Chile when their plane crashed into a mountain. Miraculously, many of the passengers survived but Nandos mother and sister died and he was unconscious for three days.Stranded more than 11,000 feet up in the wilderness of the Andes, the survivors soon heard that the search for them had been called off - and realise the only food for miles around was the bodies of their dead friends ...In a last desperate bid for safety, Nando and a teammate set off in search of help. They climbed 17,000-foot-high mountains, facing death at every step, but inspired by his love for his family Nando drove them on until, finally, 72 days after the crash, they found rescue. Review Quote His story is awesome. It is also enthralling, inspirational and an impressive testimony to one mans unquenchable instinct for survival and to the amazing resilience of the human spirit Promotional "Headline" The story of the 1972 Andes plane crash and rescue, made famous by Piers Paul Read in his book Alive , finally told by one of the heroes who saved his team-mates. Details ISBN1474608736 Author Nando Parrado Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2018 ISBN-10 1474608736 ISBN-13 9781474608732 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-05-03 Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Subtitle The True Story of Surviving 72 Days on the Mountain Against All Odds Pages 320 DEWEY 363.124092 Short Title Miracle in the Andes Language English UK Release Date 2018-05-03 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-05-02 NZ Release Date 2018-05-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117633419;

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