Parrado, Nando. Miracle in the Andes.PARRADO, Nando. Miracle in the Andes. Read by Arthur Morey with the author. 8 cds. 9.75 hrs. Books on Tape. 2006. 1-4159-3036-8. $72.00. Vinyl; content notes. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. * This is the extraordinary true story of the survival of members of a Uruguayan rugby team and others whose plane crashed in the Andes Mountains Andes Mountains Mountain system, western South America. One of the great natural features of the globe, the Andes extend north-south about 5,500 mi (8,900 km). They run parallel to the Caribbean Sea coast in Venezuela before turning southwest and entering Colombia. in 1972, a story also related in the book Alive, by Piers Paul Read Piers Paul Read (b. March 7 1941) is a British novelist and non-fiction writer and author. Background Read was born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. He is the son of the poet Herbert Read. He is a devout Roman Catholic. He received his B.A. in 1961 and M.A. . Parrado, 30 years later, gives a far more personal account. He begins with a biography that emphasizes his deep devotion to parents whose sacrifices gave him advantages he took for granted before his ordeal. After the crash, he was in a coma for three days, awaking to find that his mother was killed and that his sister was seriously injured. Survivors had been hard at work, removing the dead from the ripped fuselage, constructing a shelter that would shield the living from the life-threatening cold on the glacier. Realizing after many weeks that rescue efforts had been cancelled due to the improbability im·prob·a·bil·i·ty n. pl. im·prob·a·bil·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being improbable. 2. Something improbable. Noun 1. of survival, Parrado and a companion decided to leave the crash site to climb an impossibly unscalable Adj. 1. unscalable - incapable of being ascended unclimbable scalable - capable of being scaled; possible to scale; "the scalable slope of a mountain" mountain and descend to the Chilean border below. Both profound and humble, Parrado bares all to his listener, emphasizing repeatedly that his story is a story of humankind. The narration is superb throughout and Parrado's voiced accounts are an especially moving experience. There is a prologue, epilogue ep·i·logue also ep·i·log n. 1. a. A short poem or speech spoken directly to the audience following the conclusion of a play. b. The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech. 2. , and interview by/with the author. Nancy Crowder Chaplin, Libn., VCCW VCCW Virginia Correctional Center for Women , Goochland, VA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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