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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

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George Newbern

7 Hours 8 Minutes

Simon & Schuster Audio

November 2015

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Declared “the best survival book in a decade” by Outside Magazine, 438 Days is the true story of the man who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean.

On November 17, 2012, two men left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in the open Pacific. That night, a violent storm ambushed them as they were fishing eighty miles offshore. As gale force winds and ten-foot waves pummeled their small, open boat from all sides and nearly capsized them, captain Salvador Alvarenga and his crewmate cut away a two-mile-long fishing line and began a desperate dash through crashing waves as they sought the safety of port.

Fourteen months later, on January 30, 2014, Alvarenga, now a hairy, wild-bearded and half-mad castaway, washed ashore on a nearly deserted island on the far side of the Pacific. He could barely speak and was unable to walk. He claimed to have drifted from Mexico, a journey of some seven thousand miles.

A “gripping saga,” (Daily Mail), 438 Days is the first-ever account of one of the most amazing survival stories in modern times. Based on dozens of hours of exclusive interviews with Alvarenga, his colleagues, search-and-rescue officials, the remote islanders who found him, and the medical team that saved his life, 438 Days is not only “an intense, immensely absorbing read” (Booklist) but an unforgettable study of the resilience, will, ingenuity and determination required for one man to survive more than a year lost and adrift at sea.

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  • K B.

    Great book and narrator! 5 stars Inspirational survivor

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  • Eric S.

    If you like stories of hope, grit and just shear determination this is your book. If you like Endeavor you love this book.

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  • Abbe H

    This story is well worth listening to. I love stories about overcoming the odds and surviving and then learning and becoming a better person afterwards. Hope Alvarenga stays strong and gets some profit from this book.

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  • Brigitte Moreau

    Great book about courage and survival. All is possible if you beleive.

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  • Anonymous

    can't really focus on ot

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  • Sally M.

    Gripping tale in and of itself, but also very well written (author must have worked tirelessly to coax the difficult story from a reluctant hero) but also well narrated in a straightforward manner.

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  • Katie R.

    I really enjoyed this book, I finished it over the weekend

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  • Raptorbd

    This was an unbelievable book.

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