Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 918.412
EAN: 9780977171903
ISBN: 0977171906
Label: Boomerang New Media
Manufacturer: Boomerang New Media
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Publisher: Boomerang New Media
Release Date: 2005-09-01
Studio: Boomerang New Media
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Summary: Fantastic Survival Story
Comment: One of my favorite genres of books is true-life survival tales. After deliberately searching for a new read, I found "Jungle". Jungle is the story of a young Isreali backpacker who falls in with a Swiss guy, a German guide and an American who decide to go on an adventure through the Bolivia. At one point, the group becomes separated and the story follows the Isreali as he struggles to survive in the rainy season in the Bolivian jungle.
The book is very interesting - you get glimpses of life as a backpacker/tourist floating through South America, a look at rural life in Bolivia, and raw survival from the narrator. I couldn't put the book down. It is a little gruesome/graphic at points, so all readers may not be tempted, but an overall great read.
Other great survival tales I have enjoyed include:
1. The Long Walk (by Slavomir Rawicz) - bordering on fiction - Polish prisoner breaks out of Siberian prison camp with a team after World War II
2. We Die Alone (by David Howarth) - American soldier flees across occupied Norway in World War II
3. Adrift (by Steven Callahan) - Sailor survives in life raft for over 2 months.
4. Skeletons on the Zahara (by Dean King) - shipwrecked crew taking as slaves by Sahara tribes
5. Touching the Void (by Joe Simpson) - man crawls down a mountain alone after serious accident
6. Alive (by Piers Paul Read) - soccer team survives plane crash in Andes
7. Endurance (by Alfred Lansing) - south-polar expedition runs into trouble
8. Into Thin Air (by Jon Krakauer) - Mt. Everest trek goes badly awry
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Summary: Extraodinary Book
Comment: This book is a must read for anyone interested in travel. It was an absolute page turner. I read this book in one week. I just could not put the book down. Normally it takes me about a month to finish a book but this was just simply an amazing read from start to finish. The writer Yossi Ghinsberg told his story in an honest and inspiring way.This is what I call a true test of survival. You feel you are in there in the jungle with him through the tough and thin and every experience is re-told in such a way that you feel you too are experiencing it. I loved this book. I have recommended this book to my best friends.
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Summary: Enjoyable read
Comment: A well-written, engrossing tale. I had a difficult time putting it down for any length of time. Not only is the story interesting, it is told with compassion. After two quick days of part-time reading, I'm already looking for another similar book. Enjoy the book.
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Summary: simple yet gripping
Comment: Very simplistic in structure, making for a very easy read. Picks up adventure-wise around the 5th chapter and it is hard to put down. May be difficult for the animal lover at first, because of the treatment of the dog, but keep going.
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Summary: Dumb, yes, but entertaining
Comment: This book gets a 3 on quality, but a 5 on easy read. It makes great airplane reading, or other times when you don't have quiet chunks of time for deeper reading.
The main character of this story is a bit of a dope, and it is hard to feel sorry for him at times. He comes off as a bit hard-hearted, and he makes some crazy mistakes and decisions (I would probably make them too, though!).
Compared to some of the better true-life adventure books out there, I was not impressed. Still, the story had some educational merit. It might keep me from wandering around in the Amazon.
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Editorial Reviews:
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What begins as a dream adventure for four amicable, if hastily met, muchileros (backpackers) quickly becomes a struggle for survival as they unravel under the duress of the jungle. They are an odd mix to be sure: Marcus, the Swiss mystic; Karl, the shady Austrian geologist; Kevin, the well-intentioned American photographer; and Yossi, the Israeli adventurer. Jungle is the incredible true story of Yossi Ghinsberg's triumph over the most adverse and frightening of circumstances. It is a tale of survival and human fortitude against the wildest backdrop on the planet.
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