The author relates his nearly fatal adventures mountaineering in the Andes, adventures that included a fall into a crevice, broken limbs, and return to safety.
Search and rescue operations
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Author:Simpson, JoeSummary: - Author:Billman, JonSummary:
For readers of Jon Krakauer and Douglas Preston, the critically acclaimed author and journalist Jon Billman's fascinating, in-depth look at people who vanish in the wilderness without a trace and those eccentric, determined...
- Author:Gutman, MattSummary:
From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world: the miracle rescue of twelve boys...
- Author:Robards, KarenSummary:
A celebrated singer in WWII occupied France joins the Resistance to save her family from being killed in a Nazi prison. Familial love lasts forever, and Genevieve is willing to risk everything for it.
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Author:Heimann, Judith M.Summary:Describes how the American Army crew of a B-24 bomber, shot down over Japanese-occupied Borneo in November 1944, were rescued by native Dayak tribesmen, one-time headhunters who returned to their long-renounced ritual in order to...
- Author:Woodhaven, HeatherSummary:
The search for a ruthless hit man turns into a deadly alpine chase. Tracking leads in her sister's disappearance could make a K-9 handler the next victim. Finding a missing girl depends on a K-9 and his handler.
- Author:Campbell, Douglas A., Tougias, Michael J.Summary:
On October 23, 2012, with Superstorm Sandy fast approaching, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida, believing the wooden ship, a replica of the...
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Author:Denardo, JanaSummary:John and Anthony always have a hard time carving out some alone time for the holidays. John’s services in search and rescue are in high demand because his dog has a fine nose and a good track record for finding lost souls. What his...
- Author:Peters, Stephanie TrueSummary:
In Whistler, British Columbia, dogs can be found riding chairlifts, perched on skiers' shoulders, and even descending from helicopters, all in the race against time to save people caught in the path of an avalanche. Meet Henry, a...
- Author:Purvis, SusanSummary:
When Susan learns about avalanches that bury people without warning, she challenges herself: "What if I teach a dog to save lives?" This quest propels her to train the best possible search dog.
- Author:Fradkin, BarbaraSummary:
After surviving a horrific trauma in Nigeria, international aid worker Amanda Doucette returns to Canada to rebuild her life and her shaken ideals. There, the once-passionate, adventurous woman needs all her strength and ingenuity when...
- Author:Warren, Susan MaySummary:
Flying from Fairbainks to Alaska's North Slope, veteran pilot Andee "Emma" MacLeod battles the deadly grip of freezing rain and crash-lands on a desolate mountain. Injured but alive, Emma determines to safeguard and rescue her six...
- Author:Warren, Susan MaySummary:
When undercover Homeland Security agent Will Masterson first meets search-and-rescue specialist Dannett Lundeen, he wishes he had time for romance. But he is racing to find the fleeing girl who holds the key to stopping a terrorist...
- Author:HIGGINS, JackSummary:
An old Irish priest is held in an impregnable fortress by the Communists until he recants. It takes a strange mix of rescuers to try to free him.
- Author:Tougias, Michael J.Summary:
On May 2, 2007, three veteran sailors set out on an epic voyage from Florida to France. But the trip of a lifetime soon turns into a nightmare when their forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears along the Gulf Stream in the throes of a...
