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Miracle in the Andes

72 days on the mountain and my long trek home
2006
Nando Parrado chronicles his and his rugby teammates' ten-week struggle to survive in the Andes Mountains after their plane crashed on October 13, 1972.

By the rivers of Babylon

1998
Israeli delegates to a planned U.N. conference that promises to finally bring peace to the Middle East, are forced instead to fight for their lives when the plane in which they are traveling is forced to crash land at an ancient desert site where they are confronted by crack Palestinian commandos.

The Hindenburg disaster

2011
Photographs, maps, and easy-to-follow text describe the events surrounding the 1937 Hindenburg disaster.

Surviving the Hindenburg

2012
"Based on a true story, fourteen-year-old Werner Franz works as a cabin boy aboard the German zeppelin, the Hindenburg, and resourcefully survives its fatal crash"--Provided by publisher.

You wouldn't want to be on the first flying machine!

a high-soaring ride you'd rather not take
2013
Describes what life was like in the time of the discovery of flight, as seen through the eyes of the the Wright brothers.

The sleepwalker

2008
After an airliner explodes over the Atlantic, CHERUB agents, James and Lauren, must investigate as well as deal with a distressed and violent twelve-year-old who claims his father is responsible for the explosion.

Searching for the Bermuda Triangle

2012
This enticing volume explores the legends, history, and myth surrounding the Bermuda Triangle, from Columbus's first visit to chilling tales from modern times. It goes beyond the mystery and explores some possible scientific explanations and various rational theories.

Hunter

2004
A Maori boy in 1803 and a plane crash survivor marooned on a deserted island in 2003 experience interconnecting visions.

The Hindenburg tragedy

1989
Describes the development and launching of the famous airship and its disastrous accident at an airfield in New Jersey.

Flight #116 is down

1992
Teenager Heidi Landseth helps rescue people from a plane crash on her family's property, and the experience changes her life forever.

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