Life or Death : Surviving the Impossible /

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by Verstraete, Larry,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Scholastic (Toronto, ONT.) Physical details: pages cm. Subject(s): Survival | Escapes Year : 2014 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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M.E. Callaghan Intermediate School 613.6 VER Available
M.E. Callaghan Intermediate School 613.6 VER Available
M.E. Callaghan Intermediate School 613.6 VER Available
M.E. Callaghan Intermediate School 613.6 VER Available

More than 30 riveting ― and true! ― survival stories from Larry Verstraete, the master of adventure non-fiction.

A slave in mid-1800s North Carolina squeezes into a 2' x 3' box and has friends mail him to Philadelphia . . . and freedom. A doctor injects 8000 Polish Jews with a substance that makes it appear they have typhus, getting them sent into quarantine instead of to death camps. Apollo 13 astronauts use duct tape, a hose, and other spare parts to fix failed machinery and bring their spacecraft safely home.

Following the popularity of the award-winning At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times, winner of the Silver Birch Award for Non-Fiction, this new collection from Larry Verstraete features over 30 incredible true stories of survivors who found creative ways to beat impossible odds.

Issued also in electronic format.