Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle

A Must Read For Obama Administration, Senators and Congressmen

Gonsalves, Stansell and Howes have done a great service to the United States of America and the Democracy of Colombia. This book should cement the relationship between the two countries. It brings the personal level of the Colombian Civil War home to any US Citizen that reads about the confilict. The book is more exciting than a novel and every word is from the true life experience of three americans.

My wife is a Colombian who spent the first 61 years of her life in Colombia. I have been a tourist in Colombia many times and have never felt thretened as long as I didn't venture into the country side where the thug, terroists reside. Mr. Brozek shows how beautiful the country is through the eyes of Marc, Keith and Tom.

It is very disheartening to me to know that the U.S. Congress voted down the Colombia Free Trade Agreement at the same time these three Patriotic Americans were in captivity. The book depicts the patriotism of the Colombian Army and shows their respct for Americans. Many of our distinguished senators said they voted against the Colombian Free Trade Agreement because of Human Rights Issues in Colombia. This book shows the fallacy of this belief. The whole world should now know that the Colombian Revoloutionary Armed Forces (FARC) are inhuman in there treatment of themselves and all their hostages. Every decent law abiding person should help support any effort to free the remaining 700 hostages from the tyrannical FARC. The FARC are nothing but low life thugs and make up a very small portion of the Colombian population. The book proves what many of us have known for a long time, Hugo Chavez supports the FARC.

The whole world needs to help the Colombian Government eradicate the FARC guerrillas.

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Fast Read for those wanting to learn more about the FARC Hostages

Being that most of the books written by the hostages are in spanish, it was a huge relief to get hands on a book in English and written by Americans. Being Colombian-American myself, I could identify and was not surprised by the "accusations" as many in Colombia state that the 3 contractors are making regarding Ingrid Betancourt. Bottom line is that everyone that has since been liberated from the jungle will give their version and I'm happy that the Americans were of the first to give theirs. Congratulations on writing this book and to the Colombia/US govt' on Opertaion Jacque.

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Breathtaking read

This is an amazing story told in a way that made it hard to put the book down. Even though I knew the outcome of their captivity, their story was captivating.

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Great read

Amazing how the authors were able to squeeze 5 years worth of captivity, and the experiences therein, into 300 some-odd pages. I never felt like I was reading a crib-notes version of the story, but got a real sense of what it was like to be held captive for so long in such degrading conditions. Vivid descriptions and development of all involved in the book. Emotional and real. Highly recommended.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Very entertaining

I really enjoyed reading this book about the three men's captivity and their bravery and stalwart way of dealing with life in the jungle. I really admire them. Humans can get used to just about anything. I felt like I had to finish reading it so they could get rescued!! So I did. and they did. I wonder if Tom is still single. I would like to meet him.

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This is a "must read"!

I heard about this book when I was on my way back to the US from Colombia. This book is about three contractors whose plane goes down in the Colombian jungle when they are immediately captured by the FARC. This is their story of 1,967 days in captivity. From the crash, to time spent in captivity to the reunion with their family. Since my unit played a significant part in their recovery, I HAD to read this. This is more than worth the cost of the book!

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Shocking, very real account of life in captivity!

To read of these mens' miserable lives and years of suffering in captivity brought chills to my being. Arriving in Columbia just weeks after their escape, and having worked there as an American, heavily watched and continuously guarded, it was to say the least revealing. All I could imagine as i read the first hand accounts of their six years in captivity was how devastating the loss of time with my loved ones would be. How the fear, anger, despair, suffering, uncertainty all played terrible "games" with their minds and families. Thank God for their escape and pray that all those being held still, some going on ten years as captives may soon be released.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

When I saw the title of the book, I was instantly interested. I remembered hearing about these men in the news and wanted to read their story.

Excellent! I could hardly put the book down. My heart pours out to them and any others in captivity. Their strength, faith, and perseverance was amazing and humbling. If only we as Americans in our cozy little homes could appreciate life as much as they learned to. May God continue to bless them as He already has done.
I have recommended this to others and will continue to do so.

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Free+at+last

GREAT+BOOK.

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A must read

My daughter recommended this book. I got it and read it in a short time. It was so well written and kept you on the edge of your seat. I knew how it ended but how they made it throught five plus years living in that hell hole is beyond human.

My wish was all the families could have stayed together that would have been the best outcome. This is real life not fiction so in real life things happen.

I am so glad they made it. I wish everyone would read this book it shows what the human spirt can overcome and what is important. Best of luck to all and I hope others will be free.

Loved this book

Great reading, I couldn't put is down. An amazing story of adventure, courage, drama and survival. I strongly recommend it.

Good book!

If you have not read this book, you should! It will have you on your seat. It should one of the best sellers!

Out of Captivity

It has to be one of the best books I've ever read. I couldn't put it down, I was so amazed with the story and the men. I bought two others for gifts and they thought the same thing. Just enough politics about the Columbian Jungle to make it very interesting.

Out of Captivity

good book. Gave an excellent overview of the years spent in captivity from the aspect of each of the survivors.

Excellent

A very good book

Great Read

A very thrilling read. I would recommend this to everyone.

Not a compelling read

The writing was amatuerish. I did not like the angle of several people telling their sides of the story. The captives took what should have been a compelling story and made it boring and redundant. The writing would have benefitted greatly from some heavy editing. I couldn't finish it because I lost interest. I was excited to read it, but was greatly disappointed. I could not recommend this book to others.

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Great reading!

This is a great book. These guys went through so much. Much more than
they could tell in a book about their 1,967 days of captivity. This book
was very interesting to read and very informative. We are so glad these
guys survived and were able to get back to normal living. I am sure they
will have some ups and downs but I know they are survivors. They have so
many stories to tell. Welcome back.

Great Reality check on life with FARC as a captive.

This was a very inspiring book. These three men tell, in great detail, about their time with FARC terrorists in Colombia. They were treated very harshly, and at times, with strange compassion. Their rescue was the results of very hard work from men of many counries, yet the French woman, when confronted by them, gave two very diverse responses. I really enjoyed this book as it gave me insight into what is really going on in Colombia.

Out of Captivity

A spectacular tale of survival. The forgotten nature of these captives is fascinating on its own, but what is particularly intriguing is how these three men stood together--albeit tested at times-- to withstand potentially deadly treatment by their captors and the elements. This book is a lesson in triumph of the human spirit.