Alive

The Story of the Andes Survivors

By: Piers Paul Read

Narrated by: Paul Ansdell

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the 45 original passengers and crew, only 16 made it off the mountain alive. For 10 excruciating weeks, they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, these men and women not only had to keep their faith; they had to make an impossible decision: Should they eat the flesh of their dead friends?

A remarkable story of endurance and determination, Alive is the dramatic best-selling account of one of the most harrowing quests for survival in modern times.

©2002 Piers Paul Read (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Needed a better narrator

Narrator had difficulty pronouncing the Hispanic names, words, and cities. Very distracting, would have preferred hearing it from someone else. I did like the story being told simultaneously from the survivors and what was happening in the outside world.

Ripped through this faster than most books I listen to

Such a compelling story. It really tells a story at the edge of the human experience that nothing else can match

Mesmerizing, inspiring, and so sorrowful

What a story… it is hard to imagine the horror they went through, the suffering, the losses, and the daily confrontation with death. I could not put this book down. It made me very emotional, and reflect on my own life. Highly recommend…

Amazing story! I was caught up the entire time!

I absolutely loved this book. The narrator was phenomenal, and the story was extremely well-written. I never got distracted and wanted to keep listening. It's wild that this is a true story, it sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster! I'm anxious to watch the film. Please read!

Wow

I have no words other than WOW. Such an incredible story of survival. Definitely a must read!