{"product_id":"438-days-an-extraordinary-true-story-of-survival-at-sea-9781501116308","title":"438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eDeclared \"the best survival book in a decade\" by \u003ci\u003eOutside Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 438 Days\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of the man who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A \"gripping saga,\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003e438 Days\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003e438 Days\u003c\/i\u003e is not only \"an intense, immensely absorbing read\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranklin, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jonathan Franklin regularly reports for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e. He also works with the team at Retro Report producing documentaries broadcast by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Based in Santiago, Chile, and Manhattan, Franklin reports on Latin America. Franklin's previous book \u003ci\u003e33 Men\u003c\/i\u003e, the exclusive account of Chilean miners trapped nearly a kilometer underground, became a national bestseller in the US and UK and was translated into nineteen languages. He can be contacted @FranklinBlog and JonathanFranklin.com.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613280997650,"sku":"9781501116308","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c74156df-b4a2-4761-bb50-f25099c4452e.jpg?v=1732393919","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/438-days-an-extraordinary-true-story-of-survival-at-sea-9781501116308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}