Trapped! Books about Survival

On Monday, March 7th  the Monday afternoon book discussion group "Page Turners" discussed the book The 33: Deep Down Dark: the untold stories of 33 men buried in a Chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free by Hector Tobar. The book recounts the true story of 33 miners trapped in a northern Chile copper and gold mine in August 2010. Award winning journalist Hector Tobar describes the collapse, rescue, the men's relationships, their emotional and spiritual responses, and their post-rescue readjustments. An absorbing story of ordinary men in extraordinary circumstances. If you're intrigued by what it might take to survive in extreme conditions, check out one of these books on surviving the unthinkable.

Nonfiction Books
Our Story by Jeff Goodell
Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado
Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
Buried Alive by Manuel Pino Toro
Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff

Fiction Books
Room by Emma Donoghue
The Martian by Andy Weir
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan