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    Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival

    By Yossi Ghinsberg

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    A harrowing true story of adventure and survival.

    Four backpackers meet in Bolivia and set off into the rainforest on a dream expedition, lured by the promise of uncharted villages and forgotten tribes hidden in places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the Amazonian jungle.

    The group splits up after disagreements, and Yossi and Kevin try to find their own way without a guide. When a terrible rafting accident separates the two men, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone in one of the most unpredictable environments on the planet. Stranded without a knife, map or survival training, he must improvise shelter and forage for wild fruit to survive. As his skin begins to rot from his feet during raging storms, he wonders if any of them will make it back alive.

    Told with gripping immediacy, it’s an extraordinary, terrifying tale that you won’t be able to put down.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSummersdale Publishers Ltd
    Release dateJul 7, 2008
    ISBN9780857653215
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    Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival
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    Yossi Ghinsberg

    Since surviving his incredible ordeal, Yossi Ghinsberg has become a public speaker much in demand – he has been on the Discovery Channel and Larry King in 2007 and travels around the world giving motivational talks. For more information on Yossi, see www.ghinsberg.com.

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    • 3/5
      Yossi Ghinsberg's "Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival" tells the story of Ghinsberg's trip into the Bolivian jungle and his three weeks surviving alone after being separated from his friends. As a survival story, it is pretty amazing as Ghinsberg survives starvation, jaguars, torrential rains and bugs before he is rescued. In that way the story is compelling. However, it was difficult to like the book because I so disliked Yossi -- who created a good portion of his own troubles and fell in with someone who was very obviously at best a con man. He appears to feel little remorse about one of his comrades, who was likely murdered (an idea that Ghinsberg doesn't even seem to entertain...) My dislike for the narrator definitely lessened my enjoyment of this book.
    • 4/5
      I usually read fiction but picked up this true account after reading a review. So glad I didn't pass it by. This is the story of four young men who meet in Boliva and plan a two-month trek into the jungle to look for gold. It is told in the first person by the author, Yossi Ghinsberg, and I love the way he writes. It's as though he's telling the story to a trusted friend. I was amazed at the poor judgement of these young men. It makes me want to get on Google Earth and look up some of these incredible remote villages in the jungle. Reading the book also spurred me on to Googling "shrunken heads", and that's all I'll say.
    • 4/5
      This is an interesting adventure book. The writing is plain, unadorned, and not elegant but sense of being there in the first person really comes across without being maudlin. There is a little gratuitous writing of extraneous things; kept to a minimum. As an adventure or survival book vs. the others I've read, it does seem somehow local or unpolished, but the adventures are so heartfelt and scary.The story is about a young man who wants to do some hiking or bushwhacking in South America. Clearly he sees the beauty of the scenery. He also takes a lot of time (perhaps too much) to lay out the group dynamics of the various people he teams up with/goes along with along his journey. While not tedious, it reminds the outdoors-person the cutting and clear ups and downs of dealing with people you have not known for a long time, and being with them making joint travel decisions or even being in life threatening situations with them. The survival part - when the man was in the jungle alone for like 17 days with a cigarette lighter and no knife - is awesome. I would recommend the book - just be ready that at times it's like reading someone's unedited personal journal.
    • 5/5
      What a great read.

      I added this book to my wish list cause I like survivor stories and this one was recommended to me by amazon plus it had good reviews.

      When I started I did not know anything really about this book and that is the best way to start reading so I won’t spoil here but I am going to tell you, if you like survivor stories buy this book. I can just say one word. Wow!!!

    • 4/5
      Good solid survival story, just like I like them!
    • 4/5
      A riveting tale of adventure, hope, and ultimately defying death in the Peruvian Amazon. This is the true story of Yossi Ghinsberg as he sets out on an Amazon exploration adventure with 3 others and ends up on his own trying to survive for the next 3 weeks. I kept putting myself in his situation and quite frankly it scared the crap out of me. I have no desire to see the movie as I don't think it could come close to what I was imagining him going through while reading this. A nice piece of work...recommended for all.