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Survive

2012
A troubled girl is stranded in an arctic winter terrain after a plane crash and must fight for survival with the only other boy left alive.

The place of lions

1991
When the plane flying Chris and his father crashes on the Serengeti Plain, Chris sets out to find help and finds that his journey is paralleled by that of an aging lion.

Airframe

1996
Following a series of plane crashes and passenger deaths a frenzied high pressure investigation is ordered with some surprising results.

Airplane crashes

2004
Discusses saftey issues, types of disasters, rescue methods, and investigations of airplane crashes, as well as exploring future saftey procedures.

Sole survivor

2000
A year after crime reporter Joe Carpenter's wife and two young daughters are killed in a plane crash in which there are reportedly no survivors, he meets a mysterious woman named Rose who claims to have walked away from the disaster and he embarks on a mission fueled by rage and hope.

Where hell freezes over

a story of amazing bravery and survival
2005
Chronicles the experiences of nine men who were sent by the United States Navy in 1946 to photograph the terrain of Antarctica.

Amazon diary

1998
Twelve-year-old Alex is rescued from a plane crash by the Yanomami Indians of Venezuela and spends several weeks in the Amazon jungle with them, learning and appreciating their way of life.

Night fall

a novel
2004

Fly by wire

the geese, the glide, the miracle on the Hudson
2009
Examines factors that contributed to the successful, emergency landing of a U.S. Airways Airbus A320 on January 15, 2009, discussing the design of the aircraft and bird strikes throughout aviation history, along with the financial problems of the airlines, the competition between Airbus and Boeing, and more.

Terminal event

a novel
2001
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Joe Durant embarks on a frantic hunt for clues to prove that the plane crash in which his wife died was caused by an evil bomber.

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