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True stories of survival recommendations?

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  • 28-07-2008 11:17pm
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    scousedrake
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    I'm going through a phase of reading "amazing true stories of survival", and I've come to a dead end! I have read "Miracle In The Andes", Nando Parrado; "The Long Walk", Slavomir Rawicz; and have just finished "Lost In The Jungle", Yossi Ghinsberg. Does anyone have any recommendations for other good books in the same genre? Thanks a million


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    Dades
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    What about Touching the Void?
    Well known true account that's also been dramatised in a documentary.

    I believe Raising the Dead is a great read also, though I haven't gotten around to it myself.


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    tHE vAGGABOND
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    Into Thin Air..

    Or pretty much any book by that author, John Krakauer [sp?]


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    scousedrake
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    Thanks a million, they all look good... particularly like the idea of haveing a few books from the same author. Time to do some shopping now I think!


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    BossArky
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    "Into the wild" is an adventure story alright... however the end may not be what you are looking for i.e. survival :confused:


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