Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

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by Nando Parrado

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Is this the same as Alive?

Terry Not at all. It is a personal story written 30 years later with reflection on the event and inner conflicts during the days on the mountain. One of my …moreNot at all. It is a personal story written 30 years later with reflection on the event and inner conflicts during the days on the mountain. One of my favorite books of my life (less)

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Is it best to read Alive first? :) Thanks

Sarah No, you don’t need to read Alive first.

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I think this is his original story?

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The theme of the book is the will to survive because they could of sat there thinking know one has come for us yet so why don't we just give up but they didn't they believe they were going to make it and they did. This is why I think that this is the theme of the book. What about you?

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