This story is aptly named and miraculous: how these Uruguayan rugby team boys survived a plane crash, a severe avalanche, below zero temperatures, starvation, and scaling the Andes mountains to get home. I can't believe I didn't know about this story until recently. Nando Parrado is one of the boys who climbed out to save himself and his teammates. He is very humble in spite of his clear heroics and courage, and was a driving force to get out of the mountains because he was determined to get back to his father. The writing is beautiful and so is the love he had for his father, family, and teammates. You feel everything that Nando felt and he is thorough and candid, and even includes his flaws. I appreciated him taking a look at the spiritual side and the discussions he had with his teammates while stranded. He doesn't sugar coat any part of their horrible ordeal. And I don't judge them at all...they did what they had to to survive.