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1	Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea more books like this by Steven Callahan add to wishlist When Callahan's small sloop sank west of the Canary Islands, he found himself adrift in the Atlantic in a five-foot raft, with only enough food and water for 18 days. For 76 days he drifted 1800 miles, the only man in history to survive more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mayday more books like this by Nelson DeMille add to wishlist Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, a missile strikes the Trans Flight 52, a supersonic passenger jet bound for Japan. The flight crew is crippled or dead. Now, defying both nature and man, three survivors must achieve the impossible. Land the plane. From master story-teller Nelson De Mille and master pilot Thomas Block comes MAYDAY - the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Shipwreck more books like this by Gordon Korman add to wishlist Luke, J.J. Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian. They did'nt want to be on the boat in the first place. They didn't want to be stuck at sea with a bunch of strangers. But when you're in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, there's no easy way out. And when a terrifying storm hits, there's no way to fully prepare. It's all about survival. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Raft more books like this by Robert Trumbull add to wishlist A gripping account of three naval airmen adrift in the Pacific for 34 days. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Foe more books like this by J. M. Coetzee add to wishlist 'A small miracle of a book ...of marvellous intricacy and overwhelming power' - "The Washington Post", Book World. Coetzee reinvents the story of "Robinson Crusoe", directing our attention to the seduction and tyranny of storytelling itself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Relato de un Naufrago more books like this by Gabriel Garcia Marquez add to wishlist Garcia Márquez writes about the kidnapping of several prominent Colombians by the kingpin of the Medellin cocaine cartel in 1990 and 1991, in an attempt to bargain his way out of being extradited to the United States for trial. Two of the hostages were killed. This is the original Spanish-language version of the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.93! \| SVS
7	She Went All the Way more books like this by Meg Cabot add to wishlist During an unfortunate helicopter ride into the wilds of Alaska, successful screenwriter Lou Calabrese is reunited with sexy Jack Townsend, but they are forced into a desperate battle for survival when they crash land in the wilderness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Lord of Flies more books like this by Maureen Kelly add to wishlist CliffsNotes on Lord of the Flies takes you on an exploration of William Golding's novel to the dark side of humanity, the savagery that underlies even the most civilized human beings. Follow Golding's group of young boys from hope to disaster and watch as they attempt to survive their uncivilized, unsupervised, and isolated environment. You can ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| SVS
9	The Summer I Dared more books like this by Barbara Delinsky add to wishlist In this novel by a bestselling author of women's fiction, a Manhattan woman in a cold, repressive marriage reassesses her priorities after she survives a Maine boating accident that kills nine others. Having been saved from death, Julia is now hungry for life and purpose. She expresses part of that desire through her growing connection to Noah, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Terror more books like this by Dan Simmons add to wishlist Based on the true story of two ice ships that disappeared in the Arctic Circle during the Sir John Franklin Expedition in 1845, "The Terror" is a deeply absorbing story that combines awe-inspiring myth, grinding horror, and historically accurate adventure ("Seattle Times"). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue more books like this by Michael J Tougias, Casey Sherman add to wishlist Two storytelling talents combine to bring forth a work brimming with excitement and suspense, and packed with gripping authentic descriptions of an actual Coast Guard rescue adventure. b&w photographs. see all copies from $12.11! new only from $14.92! \| SVS
12 view cover	Island more books like this by Aldous Huxley add to wishlist This comic utopian novel is set in Pala, a tropical island in Southeast Asia inhabited by a group of Western exiles dedicated to the contemplative life. When Will Farnaby, an English journalist, comes to Pala, it is with the intention of securing oil leases for his publisher there. However, after trying some of the hallucinogenic mushrooms that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Bread and Roses, Too more books like this by Katherine Paterson add to wishlist A two-time Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner pens a tale of the 1912 mill workers' strike, told through the point of view of the children living through the historical events. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Escape more books like this by Gordon Korman add to wishlist Things were bad enough when Luke, Lyssa, Will, J.J. Ian, and Charla were stuck alone on the island. But now they have company-really bad company. Plus, Will is seriously injured and needs help immediately. Before, escape was something the kids could only hope for. Now it's a matter of life and death. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| SVS
15 view cover	117 Days Adrift more books like this by Maurice Bailey, Maralyn Bailey add to wishlist A first-hand account by the family whose yacht sank beneath them in the Pacific Ocean, forcing them to take their chances in a rubber raft where they survived for nearly four months. They tell the story of their struggle for survival and of their adaptation to alien conditions. see all copies from $3.48! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Alive: Sixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--The Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes more books like this by Piers Paul Read add to wishlist On October 12, 1972, an Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the forty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any hope of a rescue. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
17 view cover	Survive the Savage Sea more books like this by Dougal Robertson add to wishlist After their 43-foot schooner was stove in by a pod of killer whales, the six members of the Robertson family spent 37 days adrift in the Pacific. With no maps, compass, or navigational instruments, and rations for only three days, they used every survival technique they could as they battled 20-foot waves, marauding sharks, thirst, starvation, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Nerd in Shining Armor more books like this by Vicki Lewis Thompson add to wishlist Romance blossoms when a plane crash strands sexy secretary Genevieve Terrence and nerdy computer programmer Jack Farley on a tropical island. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	William Golding's Lord of the Flies more books like this by Sir William Golding add to wishlist A dramatization, suitable for schools and amateur dramatic groups, of Golding's bestselling novel. The book contains notes and diagrams for staging, including lighting and sound cues and a full properties list. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
20 view cover	Nights of Ice: True Stories of Disaster and Survival on Alaska's High Seas more books like this by Spike Walker add to wishlist Fishing off the treacherous sub-zero Alaskan coastline is one of the most harrowing and dangerous jobs in the world. Spike Walker, author of "Working on the Edge", brings the terror to life in these tales of men who live at the edge of survival. Through roaring waves, stories-high swells, and the constant onslaught of ice, the seamen in these ... see all copies from $2.15! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Down Around Midnight: A Memoir of Crash and Survival more books like this by Robert Sabbag add to wishlist In 1979, the plane author Sabbag was riding in crashed into the woods on Cape Cod. Several passengers survived, with both physical and emotional trauma. This book presents the author's candid attempt to come to terms with the emotional ramifications of that crash. see all copies from $3.98! new only from $5.31! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea more books like this by Clint Willis (Editor) add to wishlist In this anthology, editor Clint Willis gives readers some of the best sea stories of all time. Included are excerpts from R. H. Dana's classic Two Years Before the Mast, a shipwreck survivor's 74-day ordeal aboard an inflatable life raft, an eyewitness account of the Titanic disaster, a dramatic rescue at sea in a Force-12 storm, a solo ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23	Sea survival : a manual more books like this by Dougal Robertson add to wishlist see all copies from $29.00! first editions
24 view cover	Far Tortuga more books like this by Peter Matthiessen add to wishlist An old Caribbean schooner and her crew, dreaming of a simple island past, drift south across the oceans to the fishing grounds of their forefathers. Before the "Lillias Eden" and her nine doomed men there lies Far Tortuga, a speck off the coast of Nicaragua - a treacherous fishing ground. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Survival more books like this by Gordon Korman add to wishlist Six kids are stuck on a desert island. They have no food. No shelter. Nobody knows they are lost. They must take from the island in order to survive. But what if they're now alone? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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	Working on the Edge: Surviving in the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's Highseas by Spike Walker see all from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
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