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438 days : an extraordinary true story of survival at sea / by Franklin, Jonathan,1964-author.;
The sharkers -- A stormy tribe -- Ambushed at sea -- Search and no rescue -- Adrift -- Hunter gatherers -- A fight for life -- Swimming with sharks -- Encounters with a whale -- On the road to nowhere -- A year at sea -- Another slow death -- The rooster -- Who is this wild man? -- Found but lost -- Attacked by cockroaches -- Call of the sea.
Subjects: Alvarenga, Salvador, approximately 1977.; Fisheries; Fishers; Fishing boats; Fishing villages; Illegal aliens; Salvadorans; Shipwrecks; Survival at sea;

The collaborators : three stories of deception and survival in World War II / by Buruma, Ian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An exploration of the nature of collaboration, and all the gray areas between heroism and abject opportunism, through the interwoven stories of three World War II-era collaborators under Nazi and Japanese rule--Kawashima Yoshiko, Felix Kersten, and Friedrich Weinreb"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Kawashima, Yoshiko, 1906?-1948.; Kersten, Felix, 1898-1960.; Weinreb, Friedrich, 1910-1988.; World War, 1939-1945;

The tiger : a true story of vengeance and survival / by Vaillant, John(John H.);
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-329).LSC
Subjects: Trush, Yuri; Markov, Vladimir, d. 1997.; Tiger hunting; Tiger attacks; Siberian tiger.; Hunters;
© 2011, c2010., Vintage Canada,

The wild robot escapes / by Brown, Peter,1979-author,illustrator.;
Middle school.After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
Subjects: Robots; Farm life; Domestic animals; Science fiction.; JUVENILE FICTION / Robots.; JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction.; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General.; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General.; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories.;

Death clutch : my story of determination, domination, and survival / by Lesnar, Brock.; Heyman, Paul.;
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Subjects: Lesnar, Brock.; Ultimate Fighting Championship (Organization).; World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.; Wrestlers; Martial artists;
© c2011., HarperCollins,

Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption / by Hillenbrand, Laura.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-457) and index.LSC
Subjects: Zamperini, Louis, 1917-; United States. Army Air Forces. Heavy Bombardment Group, 307th.; Bombardiers; World War, 1939-1945; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Long-distance runners;
© c2010., Random House,

The wolf : a true story of survival and obsession in the West / by Blakeslee, Nate,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The intimate, involving story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the fabled Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her ... Before humans ruled the Earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in the United States, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction by the 1920s. But in recent decades, conservationists have brought wolves from Canada back to Yellowstone National Park, igniting a battle over the very soul of the American West. With novelistic detail, Nate Blakeslee tells the gripping story of one of these wolves, a charismatic alpha female named O-Six. She's a kind and merciful leader, a fiercely intelligent fighter, and a doting mother. Beloved by wolf watchers, particularly Yellowstone park ranger Rick McIntyre, O-Six becomes something of a social media star, with followers around the world. But as she raises her pups and protects her pack, O-Six is being challenged on all fronts: by hunters and their professional guides, who compete with wolves for the elk they all prize; by cattle ranchers who are losing livestock and have the ear of politicians; and by other Yellowstone wolves who resent her dominance of the stunningly beautiful Lamar Valley. These forces collide in The Wolf, a riveting multigenerational wildlife saga that tells a larger story about the clash of values in the West--between those fighting for a vanishing way of life and those committed to restoring one of the country's most vibrant landscapes."--
Subjects: O-Six (Wolf); Wolves; Wolves;

The daughter of Auschwitz : my story of resilience, survival, and hope / by Friedman, Tova,1938-author.; Brabant, Malcolm,author.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-writer of foreword.;
A powerful memoir by one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her childhood growing up during the Holocaust and surviving a string of near-death experiences in a Jewish ghetto, a Nazi labor camp, and Auschwitz.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Friedman, Tova, 1938-; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Holocaust survivors; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish children in the Holocaust;

After the North Pole : a story of survival, mythmaking, and melting ice / by Kagge, Erling,author.; Dickson, Kari,translator.; translation of:Kagge, Erling.Nordpolen Natur, myter, eventyrlyst og smeltende is.English.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-343).Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place with no latitude and no longitude, a place where the sun rises and stays aloft for six months before setting, plunging the expanse of ice and water into darkness for half a year. Long before we ever journeyed to the North Pole, human beings have wondered what the northernmost point of our planet might be like. It became densely mythologized by writers, thinkers, historians and philosophers across civilizations. Perhaps it was the actual garden of Eden? Or the sunny land of the Hyperboreans, as Herodotus surmised? Only recently did we get to the North Pole -- fending off scurvy, polar bears and frostbite -- to report on its strange wonders. A memoir from the Norwegian explorer recounts his 58-day ski journey to the North Pole, offering a gripping adventure story and a deep reflection on nature, human resilience and the profound significance of this remote region.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Kagge, Erling; Adventure and adventurers; Skis and skiing; Survival;

The Way Out : A True Story of Survival in the Heart of the Rockies. by O'Neil, Devon.;
Three fathers and four teenage children together went for a bonding alpine getaway outside Salida, Colorado, in January 2017. But what was supposed to be an adventure quickly ended in tragedy. 'The Way Out' is the never-before-told story of life and death in the Colorado mountains - 30 hours that changed lives forever and forced a reckoning about the cost of adventure. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Friendship; NATURE / Natural Disasters; PHILOSOPHY / Nature; PSYCHOLOGY / Grief & Loss; SPORTS & RECREATION / Extreme Sports; SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills; SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / Skiing; TRAVEL / United States / West / Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY);

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