| Back from Tuichi |  | Author: Yossi Ghinsberg
Publisher: Random House
Category: Book
List Price: $22.00
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1044967
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 239
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 1
ISBN: 067942458X
Dewey Decimal Number: 918.412
EAN: 9780679424581
ASIN: 067942458X
Publication Date: December 1, 1993
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Condition: Shelf wear, may contain some notes or highlighting, corners/edges worn and bent, may not include companion materials like cdroms or access codes.
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Product Description
The author describes how he and three of his friends set off without a map through the jungles of Bolivia, and how, after an accident, he was left alone to endure a three-week struggle for survival against nature's elements. 12,500 first printing.
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absolutely incredible October 11, 2007
Julie Jones (Hamilton, Ohio United States)
I bought this book after hearing Yossi Ghinsberg tell his tale at a conference I attended. He is even more incredible in person, and adds humor and reflection on the events that took place in the jungle. Many people left wondering if his story were true. It's an incredible story, and I was thrilled to find that while I read the book, I could hear Yossi's voice in my head, telling his story again.
Exciting True Story is better than fiction! September 30, 2002
Sawyer (Aurora, CO USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read this book in 2 days and didn't want to put it down until I was done because it was so interesting and exciting. I read Back From Tuichi by Yossi Ghinsberg which I believe was later released as Heart of the Amazon. Great! Great! Great! Just goes to show that life is often more exciting and interesting than fiction. The author did a great job and you really feel what he is going through.
Jungle Survivor January 11, 2002
S. Brand (United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
What the players on the popular survival shows go through is nothing compared to what the author of this book went through to survive in the Amazon jungle! Yossi Ghinsberg set out with three other men to experience a real jungle, and for sure, encountered incredible plant and animal life. But it didn't stop there. When the foursome split into two groups, Yossi and his companion then became separated when Yossi was swept away down the powerful Tuichi River. At that point, Yossi was on his own, and narrates his awesome struggle for survival...to find food and shelter, and to combat such things as the fungus that was eating his feet, jaguars, fireants, termites that carpeted his body and bored into it, and steep, slippery cliffs. Whew! I am reading the book a second time, this time to my teenage children, to give them an appreciation for what true suffering is, and to help them realize that humans can, with motivation and determination, endure and overcome great obstacles. When we start complaining about our daily irritations, this is the kind of book we need to read to help us consider our blessings.
Heart of the Amazon January 4, 2002
Danielle Mills (Australia)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I don't read books... so you ask yourself why I am writing this review? It normally takes me months or even years to complete a book. Heart of the Amazon had me hooked from start to finish - and can you believe that it took me just 1 week!!! This made my facinastion for the Amazon even stronger. The courage and strength of these 4 young men leaves me speechless. If you have any sense this is one book that must be read and take it from an expert, it won't take you years to read!!!
A gripping, harrowing tale. Not to be missed! March 26, 2000
Mr. Simon Stuart (Sydney, Australia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a truly amazing story about 4 guys whose adventure in the Amazon slowly turns into a fight for survival. Under intense pressure their faith in each other is shaken and teamwork breaks down. 2 will pay with their lives. If you liked "Into thin Air" you will love this book. My copy of this book was read by 5 freinds and they all loved it. I have never owned a book which so many people wanted to borrow.
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