{"product_id":"survivorabilia-svati-narula-9781523529780","title":"Survivorabilia: The Miracle on K2, the Thai Cave Rescue, and Other True Stories of Our Extraordinary Will to Live","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of the most captivating true survival tales ever told--from beloved folk heroes to unsung feats of bravery--accompanied by compelling imagery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom retellings of classic survival epics like Ernest Shackleton's famous Antarctic expedition and the Uruguayan rugby team's 1985 plane crashed in the Andes, to lesser-known stories like Violet Jessop, the ship stewardess who survived three sinkings including the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e, author Svati Narula plumbs the annals of history for the most inspirational and captivating examples of people who did not just get lucky, but who--against all odds--made it through. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of over 40 stories spans over 200 years, bringing together well-known epics--like the bear attack that inspired the 2015 film \u003ci\u003eThe Revenant\u003c\/i\u003e, to lesser-known stories like Ada Blackjack, the Inupiaq woman who singlehandedly kept herself, her shipmate, and a cat alive for months on an island in the Arctic, and many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach story is accompanied by a compelling artifact, photo, or piece of art, such as the abandoned shrine a runner hid inside to escape a sandstorm in the Sahara Desert, to the ice axe a climber used to save five of his friends from falling to certain death in what became known as \"the miracle belay.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese narratives illuminate how we behave in the darkest moments, and how we find hope even when all seems lost. They tap into something universal--our will to overcome against all odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Svati Narula\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1523529784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523529780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Workman Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.25w x 0.83d","brand":"Svati Narula","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097395241215,"sku":"9781523529780","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/survivorabilia-svati-narula-9781523529780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}