
Will to Live
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In a survival situation, a wrong decision could spell the difference between life and death.
No one knows this better than Les Stroud, who has survived everywhere from the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon. In Will to Live, Les examines many incredible true-life survival stories-explaining what happened and why, and offering valuable perspectives on what went right, what went wrong, and what could have been done differently. The tales in Will to Liveinclude:
Chris McCandless-the subject of the book and movie Into the Wild.
Yossi Ghinsberg-who survived alone in the Amazon for twenty-one days.
Douglas Mawson-the Antarctic "superman" who survived three hellish months at the bottom of the planet.
Nando Parrado-who was trapped for two months high in the Andes after a plane crash killed his friends and family.
Plus . . . stories from Les's own experiences, along with practical sidebars with tips on how to escape quicksand, butcher a moose, cross a snow-covered crevasse, and more.
Provocative and entertaining, Will to Liveis a compilation of history's most intriguing survival stories from one of the world's foremost experts.
"He offers intelligent tips-if you're traveling somewhere remote, tell people where you're going, take a well-stocked survival kit, and keep a cool head if you get lost-and he does an excellent job of putting readers into the situations he's discussing, making us feel the cold or the panic or the sheer desperation." - Booklist
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Richard D. Logan
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Alone in the Amazon
- Chapter 2 - With the Waorani
- Chapter 3 - "I Will Not Die on This Mountain"
- Chapter 4 - Adventure Racing
- Chapter 5 - Survival at Sea
- Photographic Insert
- Chapter 6 - Surviving Sharks (Part One)
- Chapter 7 - Sought Solitude, Found Death
- Chapter 8 - In the Season of Love
- Chapter 9 - Survival Not Far from Home
- Chapter 10 - Surviving Sharks (Part Two)
- Chapter 11 - Top of the World
- Chapter 12 - Bottom of the World
- Epilogue
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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