Book Reviews › Resilience › Alive
Honest review · Resilience
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.
Read it if…
you want the full survival account from the survivors.
See the book →
Skip it if…
you cannot handle the hardest details.
Try instead: Between a Rock and a Hard Place →
Three things you will actually use
- Hope is organized.
- Hard choices under duress.
- Someone must walk out.
Do this first
Read the decision to make the final trek.
Our verdict
Seventy-two days in the Andes.
See the book →
Compare with other Resilience books
Browse all Resilience book reviews or get the free Reality Code Cheat Sheet.
As an Amazon Associate, WisdomDeck earns from qualifying purchases. Links marked “Click to see” go to Amazon. We are not paid for opinions, prices and availability are not shown here and change on Amazon, and we never see your purchase details. Nothing here is medical, legal or financial advice.



