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PARRADO, NANDO with RAUSE, VINCE: : MIRACLE IN THE ANDES: 72 DAYS ON THE MOUNTAIN AND MY LONG TREK HOME

LONDON.ORION BOOKS,2006.

ISBN 0752871935.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+.FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj,with blue,orange and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of dw/dj's spine/ backsrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-274pp [paginated] includes prologue,10 chapters and an epilogue,32pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 16pp apiece,between pp86/7 and pp182/3 respectively,a note about the photographs,and separate acknowledgements by both co-authors.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,contents list/table, double-page b/w map and 4pp blanks at rear. When Nando Parrado took off on a flight from Uruguay to Chile with his team-mates from the Old Christians Rugby Club in October 1972,he was looking forward to an enjoyable journey.Then disaster struck,as their plane crashed into a mountain.Miraculously,many of the passengers suvived,but Nando's mother and sister died and he was unconscious for three days. Stranded more than 11,000 feet up in a mountain wilderness,that night they faced death from exposure in temperatures as low as -40 degreesC. Meagre food supplies rapidly diminished,there was no water and soon they heard that the search for them had been called off.It was at this stage that they realised the only food for miles around was the bodies of their dead friends. . . In a final,desperate bid for safety,Nando and a team-mate set off on an impossible journey in search of help.They climbed 17,000 feet high mountains in jeans,rugby boots and a few T-shirts and sweaters. Facing death at every step,but inspired by his love for his family,Nando drove them on. Eventually,on the twelfth day of their journey and 72 days after the crash,they saw a hill farmer and the survivors were recued. 'Miracle in the Andes' is a truly inspirational tale.Nando shows how the strength and camearaderie of a team,love for his family and his faith in God could combine to enable him to overcome impossible odds and survive. Looking back over his life since that appalling time,he reveals how much joy there is in the sheer power of being alive. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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