Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read

Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

Piers Paul Read

416 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

"A classic in the literature of survival." --Newsweek On October 12, 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote, snow-peaked Andes Mountains. Ten weeks later, only 16 of the 45 passengers were found al...

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Moods

emotional 65%
dark 63%
sad 62%
inspiring 56%
tense 55%
adventurous 54%
challenging 48%
informative 48%
hopeful 41%
reflective 25%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 26%
fast 11%

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