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Name: Miracle in the Andes
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Author: Nando Parrado

In 1972 a Uruguayan rugby team’s flight into the Andes meets a sudden crash, leaving survivors desolate on a glacier at nearly 12,000 feet. Nando Parrado awakens after three days of unconsciousness to find many friends and family dead, and faces a world of extreme cold, avalanches, and bleak hope. With the search called off, he resolves to leave the lifeless plateau in pursuit of help, believing the trek is the only way to live and to honor his loved ones. Over three decades later, Parrado recounts the harrowing ordeal with transparent candor, exploring themes of survival, grief, and the profound power of love amid grief.

First publish date: 2006

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: Nando Parrado

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