Survival Stories: Nonfiction

True stories of endurance, bravery, and hope.

Updated June 7, 2023
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Survival Stories: Nonfiction

True stories of endurance, bravery, and hope.

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Deep down dark : the untold stories of 33 men buried in a Chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free
Tobar, Hector
Paper Book
The exclusive, official story of the survival, faith and family of Chile's thirty-three trapped miners, by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. When Chile's San Jose mine collapsed outside of Copiapo in August 2010, it trapped thirty-three miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for...
Lost in Shangri-La : a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II
Zuckoff, Mitchell.
CD
Miracle in the Andes : 72 days on the mountain and my long trek home
Parrado, Nando
Paper Book
The harrowing personal story of the hero of the international bestseller Alive gives a day-by-day account of what happened during the 1972 Andes plane crash and its aftermath and shows how Parrado coped with the stresses; how he kept from giving up; and where he found strength to climb out alive.
Wild by nature : from Siberia to Australia, three years alone in the wilderness on foot
Marquis, Sarah
Paper Book
One woman 10,000 miles on foot 6 countries 8 pairs of hiking boots 3,000 cups of tea 1,000 days and nights "The only way to survive three years of walking was to embrace the moment of now."--from Wild by Nature Not since Cheryl...
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