Will to Live: Dispatches from the Edge of Survival

by Les Stroud

Overview

In Will to Live, Les Stroud, host of “Survivorman” and Discovery Channel’s “Les Stroud Beyond Survival,” examines the greatest true stories of endurance and perseverance. By examining real-life survival tales—like the inspiring story of the soccer team stranded in the Andes and immortalized in the bestselling book Alive by Piers Paul Reid—and his own remarkable experiences in the treacherous wild, Stroud demonstrate how seemingly insurmountable obstacles can be overcome by making use of the four critical elements of survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062026576
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/01/2011
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Survival expert and filmmaker Les Stroud is the creator/producer/host/director of Survivorman and Les Stroud: Beyond Survival on the Discovery Channel. He has produced, hosted, and appeared in many television specials, including Shark Week, Surviving Alaska, and Off the Grid with Les Stroud.

Table of Contents

Foreword Richard D. Logan viii

Introduction 1

1 Alone in the Amazon 7

2 With the Waorani 7

3 "I Will Not Die on This Mountain" 43

4 Adventure Racing 71

5 Survival at Sea 79

6 Surviving Sharks (Part One) 111

7 Sought Solitude, Found Death 117

8 In the Season of Love 135

9 Survival Not Far from Home 141

10 Surviving Sharks (Part Two) 161

11 Top of the World 169

12 Bottom of the World 197

Epilogue 221

Further Reading 225

Acknowledgments 227