Alive

"A classic in the literature of survival." - Newsweek

"A great book . . . . an incredible saga. Read's accomplishment in recording a struggle both physical and spiritual is superb." - Philadelphia Inquirer

"A chilling tale. . . . Will involve the reader as thoroughly as the best adventure novel. A book of real and lasting value." - Rolling Stone

"Superb. . . flawless. . . . A testimonial to the durability and determination of young men who might have chosen to die and simply would not." - Detroit Free Press

"A masterpiece. . . It is inconceivable to me that this story could have been better told." - Graham Greene

"No one will come away unmoved by the book, and no one will be able to put it down. . . . There is no way of reading Alive without a heightened sense of one's own life and its value." - New Republic

"Thunderous entertainment. . . A classic human adventure. . . A narrative of terrific and enduring significance." - New York Times

"Tragic, heartwarming, inspiring, shocking, terrifying, and true." - Columbus Dispatch

"An adventure story to rival those of Hillary and Tensing, Thor Heyerdahl, or Jacques Cousteau." - Chicago Tribune

"A book you won't soon forget." - Cleveland Press

"An adventure both physical and spiritual. . . Mr. Read was chosen by the survivors to write a full and balanced account of their ordeal, and he has done so with conspicuous success." - The New Yorker