Jungle (Movie Tie-In Edition): A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon

by Yossi Ghinsberg, Greg McLean (Introduction)

Overview

Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. But when a terrible rafting accident separates him from his partner, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone against one of the wildest backdrops on the planet. Stranded without a knife, map, or survival training, he must improvise shelter and forage for wild fruit to survive. As his feet begin to rot during raging storms, as he loses all sense of direction, and as he begins to lose all hope, he wonders whether he will make it out of the jungle alive.

The basis of an upcoming motion picture starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jungle is the story of friendship and the teachings of nature, and a terrifying true account that you won’t be able to put down.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510718708
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	10/17/2017
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	324
Sales rank:	631,593
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Yossi Ghinsberg is a bestselling author, business motivational speaker, and a riveting storyteller, who has worked with such organizations as BP, Citibank, Qantas, IBM, Hilton, BMW, Procter&Gamble, Fuji Xerox, Telstra, and Bayer. Ten years after almost losing his life in the Amazon, he returned to the site of his remarkable adventure and made it his home. Yossi was instrumental in the creation and construction of Chalalan, a model eco-tourism village that inspires the Amazon basin and the world to this day. He lives in Israel, Australia, and the United States.

Greg Mclean is an Australian film director, writer, and producer, whose works include Jungle,Wolf Creek and Rogue.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Foreword 11

Introduction 13

Chapter 1 Meeting Marcus 19

Chapter 2 The Mochileros 26

Chapter 3 Karl and Kevin 38

Chapter 4 Canadian Pete 52

Chapter 5 Gold and Pigs 62

Chapter 6 Back to Asriamas 102

Chapter 7 Shooting White Water 129

Chapter 8 The Accident 163

Chapter 9 Alone 191

Chapter 10 'I'm on my way to San Jose' 216

Chapter 11 Rescue 260

Chapter 12 Kevin's Tale 278

Chapter 13 Going Home 297

Epilogue 310

A Note from the Author - Uncharted Domains 320

Editorial Reviews

A powerful story of self-discovery, survival in the wold." —Los Angeles Times

"A damn good read . . . it has the immediacy that puts the reader right there in the biting, clinging, rash-provoking jungle." —Lawrence Millman, author of Last Places

"Simply breathtaking. Yossi’s story of survival haunted me for weeks." —Bryce Courtenay, author of The Power of One

"Told simply and yet with a novelist’s eye for structure and drama, the story unfolds like a nightmare movie." —Sun Herald

“A powerful story of self-discovery, survival in the wold." —Los Angeles Times

"A damn good read . . . it has the immediacy that puts the reader right there in the biting, clinging, rash-provoking jungle." —Lawrence Millman, author of Last Places

"Simply breathtaking. Yossi’s story of survival haunted me for weeks." —Bryce Courtenay, author of The Power of One

"Told simply and yet with a novelist’s eye for structure and drama, the story unfolds like a nightmare movie." —Sun Herald

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