Extreme Survivors: 60 of the World’s Most Extreme Survival Stories


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Extreme Survivors tells the illustrated story of 60 of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. These are astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour.




Extreme Survivors


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Tales of sixty of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survivals. The statistics, descriptions, archive photographs and illustrative maps will give the reader a full understanding of how Joe Simpson crawled to safety in the South American Andean mountains, how Anthony Farrah-Hockley evaded capture after the Battle of Imjin River in the Korean War and how Shackelton's men survived the incredible journey by boat to South Georgia. Sixty of the World's greatest survival stories. Here is a selection of them: The Miracle of Stairway B, and how 16 people managed to escape death in the Twin Towers on 9/11. The infamous story of the Montevideo rugby union team's plane crash in the Andes, and their subsequent admission of cannibalism -- 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the crash. Mary Queen of Scots and her escape from a remote Scottish castle. Three men pull off what is possibly the only successful escape from Alcatraz. The story of Dith Pran, the Cambodian journalist who escaped the genocide of Pol Pot. How the German soldier Cornelius Rost escaped from a labour camp in Siberia and trekked for 3 years to Iran. The story of 18 year old William Shotton and how he navigated his ship after most of the crew perished from a mystery disease in 1893. Hostage Situations The dramatic rescue of Íngrid Betancourt by Colombian security forces after six years as a hostage.




The Times Extreme Survivors


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Tales of sixty of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. The statistics, descriptions, archive photographs and illustrative maps will give the reader a full understanding of how Joe Simpson crawled to safety in the South American Andean mountains, Anthony Farrah-Hockley evaded capture after the Battle of Imjin River in the Korean War or how Shackelton's men survived the incredible journey by boat to South Georgia. Sixty of the World's greatest survival stories. Here is a selection of them; War Escapes Cambodian journalist who escaped the genocide of Pol Pot. Slavomir and six comrades escape from a labour camp in Siberia and walk thousands of miles to British India German soldier Clemens Forrell escapes from a labour camp in Siberia - 3 year trek to Iran Prison Escapes Mary Queen of Scots escapes from a remote Scottish Castle Frank Morris, Clarence and John Anglin escape from Alcatraz The story of Papillon who escaped successfully at the fifth attempt Shipwrecks Navigation by 18 year old, William Shotton, after most of the crew perished from mystery disease, 1893. Two survived, 1940 - two survivors from the British steamer Anglo-Saxon, 70 days and 2300 miles at sea to reach land in Bahamas Shackleton's and Worsley's incredible journey to South Georgia to save every man on the expedition. Survival Norwegian explorer, Fritdoj Nansen, amazing journey by a wind sailing sled and canoe made from shop marooned on icepack. Rugby team's Andes plane crash survivor's treks to safety and subsequent admissions of cannibalism. Aron Ralston becomes trapped in rocks in Utah national park, servers own arm to survive.




Extreme Survivors


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Extreme Survivors tells the illustrated story of 60 of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories.




Extreme Survivors


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The story of 60 of the most astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour.




Extreme Survivors: 60 Epic Stories of Human Endurance


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The story of 60 of the most astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour. Now available as a small paperback the short stories make it perfect for the work commute or summer holiday.




Extreme Survival


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Witness True Resilience in These Incredible Survival Stories “Michael Tougias converts the wisdom of survivors into advice we can all use...” —Amanda Ripley, bestselling author of The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why #1 New Release in Disaster Relief Extreme Survival will have you on the edge-of-your-seat with truly amazing survival stories. New York Times bestselling author Michael Tougias has earned critical acclaim and literary awards for his many best-seller non-fiction narratives. Extreme Survival is the long-awaited follow-up to The Finest Hours, co-authored with Casey Sherman. Explore the stories and the causes of manmade disasters. To answer the question of why disasters happen and how some survive, Tougias interviewed over 100 people who survived against all odds, first chronicling their harrowing survival stories, and then discussing in detail lessons learned. Extreme Survival delivers the entertainment and exceptional research Michael Tougias fans expect. Understand resilience through the mindset of survivors. Surviving disasters requires survival techniques to kick in at the right moment. Learn what a person is capable of when under extreme pressure and facing imminent disaster. Inside find: Captivating and narrative survival stories told in true Tougias trademark style Analysis of major man-made disasters and the faulty decisions that led to them First-person accounts and detailed survival tactics that can apply to your every-day life If you like true survival books like The Greatest Survival Stories of All Time, Into Thin Air, The Gift of Fear, Into the Abyss, Deep Survival, or If I Live Until Morning, you’ll love Extreme Survival. Also don’t miss reading other Michael Tougais survival books, including Fatal Forecast, Ten Hours Until Dawn, A Storm Too Soon, and Overboard!




The World's Most Amazing Survival Stories


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"Describes 10 of the world's most amazing survival stories in a countdown format"--Provided by publisher.




Collins Extreme Survivors


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Extreme Survivors


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Collected for the first time in one volume are history’s most legendary survival stories. Statistics, descriptions, archive photographs, and illustrative maps reveal the shocking details of how Joe Simpson crawled to safety out of the South American Andean mountains, how Anthony Farrah-Hockley evaded capture after the Battle of Imjin River in the Korean War, or how Shackleton’s men survived the incredible journey by boat to South Georgia. These sixty astonishing stories of human endurance will shock and amaze you. War Escapes includes the escape of German soldier Cornelius Rost from a labor camp in Siberia and his three-year trek to Iran.Prison Escapes includes how Mary, Queen of Scots, outsmarts her captors and escapes an isolated Scottish castle. Shipwrecks describes how two survivors from the British steamer Anglo-Saxon spend seventy days and 2,300 miles at sea before reaching land in the Bahamas. Learn all about Shackleton’s and Worsley’s death-defying journey through South Georgia to save every man on the expedition. Survival explores how the infamous rugby team survivors of the Andes plane crash trekked to safety and admitted to cannibalism.