Roberto Canessa
Forfatter af I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives
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I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives (1844) 34 eksemplarer
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But as they heard on the radio that the search had been abandoned, Canessa and an associate set out on a desperate 60 mile hike to find civilization...
The first half of the book covers the two-month long Andean incident., Canessa's memories interspersed by thoughts on his childhood and family; and by accounts from his father, girlfriend and the unsuccessful rescue pilot as they waited ...
In the second half, Canessa looks back on his subsequent career as cardiolodist to seriouslyy ill infants, finding links between the desperate focus on preserving life...both in the mountains and in the hospital.
An inspiring and spiritual work that manages to avoid any hint of schmaltz.… (mere)