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Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival | 
 enlarge | Author: Yossi Ghinsberg
Publisher: Boomerang New Media
Category: Book
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 47489
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 0977171906
Dewey Decimal Number: 918.412
EAN: 9780977171903
ASIN: 0977171906
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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Product Description
What begins as a dream adventure for four amicable, if hastily met, muchileros (backpackers) quickly becomes a struggle for survival as they unravel under the duress of the jungle. They are an odd mix to be sure: Marcus, the Swiss mystic; Karl, the shady Austrian geologist; Kevin, the well-intentioned American photographer; and Yossi, the Israeli adventurer. Jungle is the incredible true story of Yossi Ghinsberg's triumph over the most adverse and frightening of circumstances. It is a tale of survival and human fortitude against the wildest backdrop on the planet.
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 Amazing. September 8, 2006
Penelope Williamson (San Diego, CA)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
After hearing about Yossi Ghinsberg on the Discovery Channel's show "I Shouldn't Be Alive" I had to pick up his book and get the details. I was enthralled from the first page. As astonishing as Mr. Ghinsburg's experiences are - and believe me, there were many times I felt like he wasn't going to make it, even though I knew he had lived to write the book - what truly stands out in my memory is the way the writing took me into the jungle with him. His storytelling is rich with descriptions and details. It left me feeling triumphant, as though I had been rescued with him, and incredibly grateful for all of the blessings and comforts in my life.
You would think this was fiction March 31, 2006
Stuck Inside
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
There is rarely a true survival story with great twists and unbelievable coincidences, so I was quite surprised by this book. The story is of four unrelated men, that meet each other in South America and decide to go trekking through the jungle together. They get separated and some barely make it out, and some don't. The author's amazing survival is matched by the coincidences in his journey as well as twists in the plot all the way to the end (which I won't give away here). Because of this, you realize, by the end, that every detail the author gave you was important. He also tells the story very honestly, often willing to show himself in a bad light. This helps make what is already a great book even greater.
 Survival and Selfishness February 19, 2007
A. flynn (Ohio)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Jungle has Yossi, an Israeli, hooking up with two companions and a guide to experience the jungles of South America. The tale of their survival, particularly Yossi's survival when he becomes lost, is captivating and difficult to put down. The backdrop of human nature adds an emotional element to the story.
It was survival of the fittest, and in this situation, the weakest link became despised. The disappointing factor is that at the time when Kevin and Yossi began to despise Marcus, the journey's difficulty seemed minor.
After the emotional abuse, I found it difficult to care for the author's plight. One can only imagine the suffering and confusion that Marcus felt at the betrayal of his friends during a painful and difficult journey. It must have been painful for Yossi to tell his story honestly.
The book would have benefited from photos, even if they were not photos of the actual journey but of the return trip or group shots before the journey.
A struggle to survive in the heart of the Amazon February 9, 2006
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Author Yossi Ghinsberg along with Marcus and Kevin agree to accompany Karl to Indian villages in the South American rainforest thinking it will be the backpacking adventure of a lifetime: what they don't realize is Yossi will find himself alone in a struggle to survive in the heart of the Amazon. Jungle: A Harrowing True Story Of Survival is his autobiography of a survival challenge few others will face. Yossi Ghinsberg provides first-person high drama from its first page telling of his meeting with Marcus and others to his struggle to traverse the Amazon alone, without knowledge of wilderness survival methods. His first- person journey creates a 'you are there' atmosphere throughout and makes Jungle: A Harrowing True Story Of Survival impossible to put down.
 Jaguars Don't Live in Packs July 25, 2007
Annie Raks (Carbondale, Illinois United States)
8 out of 14 found this review helpful
If you believe, as the author of this book does, that jaguars live in packs, you are not informed enough to go on a jungle excursion.
Yossi Ghinsberg considered himself a "backpacker" (not a tourist) and a "Man of Action." He went in search of the "Jungle Experience" and found it. Every decision he made was bad; every choice he made was wrong. The first bad decision he made was to go into the jungle ill equiped with few survivor skills, relying on his "guide" to provide what he would need. The second mistake he made was by far the worst- he talked two friends into accompaning him on his fateful jouney.
I just finished reading a book about true heroism in the face of death entitled "Miracle in the Andes" about a group of young men who find themselves lost in one of the most inhospitable places on earth. They made intelligent decisions and correct choices and managed to survive. For them, Yossi's harrowing time in the Jungle would be like a walk in the park.
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