A seventeen-year-old girl survives a plane crash in the Amazon and, despite maggots festering in her open wounds, finds her way to help and safety. This amazing story of courage and luck, which leaves the young woman the lone survivor from a wreck that claimed her mother and 90 other passengers, is only one of many riveting stories from Allan Zullo's and Mara Bovsun's new book on survival. In The Greatest Survival Stories Never Told, readers can learn all about real survivors like the Honduran mother of three who drifts in the sea for days after Hurricane Mitch destroys her home and family. In her case, a red bra was the key to survival since the brightly colored object finally caught the attention of the Coast Guard flying nearby.Or they can read about the New York businessman who endures thirteen days in a muddy hole after kidnappers demand that his family put up three million bucks for his return. As he sits in the cramped, dark pit, he composes his autobiography aloud to save his sanity until his rescue.In The Greatest Survival Stories Never Told, dozens of stories of grit and heart will inspire readers everywhere. The book makes for exhilarating reading.
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Allan Zullo has authored or co-authored more than seventy nonfiction books, including the popular Sports Hall of Shame series and Haunted Kids series, which have sold over two million copies each. He's also the creator and producer of Andrews McMeel Publishing's highly successful Amazing but True book series and calendar line.Mara Bovsun writes historical features for The New York Daily News, including "The Justice Stories," the oldest continuous weekly newspaper feature in the United States. She is also managing editor for McGraw-Hill's newsletter, Biotechnology Newswatch
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5.0 out of 5 stars
not a bad little anthology,
By John in AZ (Glendale,AZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greatest Survivor Stories Never Told (Paperback)
This book consists of about 10 very interesting stories of survival.Each story is just long enough to give you a good background, but not so long that you feel you are reading "filler".
I recommend it , but be advised it has one or two entries which are probably not suitable for younger readers(has to do with criminal activities).
1.0 out of 5 stars
boooring,
By Tollo "Daddy" (Sunny Florida) - See all my reviews
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Compared to other books like this, it has to be the most boring one I have read. Don't buy it.
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"This just in. A plane has hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center!" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Air Force, South Tower, Harvey Weinstein, United States, Cinque Ports, Lord West, North Tower, Moose Factory, New Jersey, Ground Zero, Hidden Valley, Gregory Fried, Mark Twain Diner New!
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- Robinson Crusoe (Unwin Critical Library) by Pat Rogers on page 155
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- Robinson Crusoe (Great Illustrated Classics (Abdo)) by Daniel Defoe on page 155
- Memorial Day (American Holidays) by Lynn Hamilton on page 62
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