Loved itThis book was so good. It was such a great way to start off the new year. If you're someone who thinks they don't like non-fiction books this is one worth picking up and trying because the story is so strong and so gripping.
Deep down dark (2014)
Others: Positive Relates the experiences of the thirty-three men who endured entrapment beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days during the San José mine collapse outside of Copiapó, Chile, in August 2010.
- ISBN:
- 9781444755411
- Length:
- 309 pages
Genres: biography
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