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Alive by Piers Paul Read — WisdomDeck honest review
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Alive

by Piers Paul Read

The Andes crash of 1972 and the 72 days the survivors endured, told from their own accounts. Harrowing and dignified.

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  1. Hope is organized.
  2. Hard choices under duress.
  3. Someone must walk out.

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Seventy-two days in the Andes.

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