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In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a
black and perfect silence.
Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to
discover that the plane carrying his rugby team, as well as their
family members and supporters, to an exhibition game in Chile had
crashed somewhere deep in the Andes. He soon learned that many were
dead or dying--among them his own mother and sister. Those who
remained were stranded on a lifeless glacier at nearly 12,000 feet
above sea level, with no supplies and no means of summoning help.
They struggled to endure freezing temperatures, deadly avalanches,
and then the devastating news that the search for them had been
called off.
As time passed and Nando's thoughts turned increasingly to his
father, who he knew must be consumed with grief, Nando resolved
that he must get home or die trying. He would challenge the Andes,
even though he was certain the effort would kill him, telling
himself that even if he failed he would die that much closer to his
father. It was a desperate decision, but it was also his only
chance. So Nando, an ordinary young man with no disposition for
leadership or heroism, led an expedition up the treacherous slopes
of a snow-capped mountain and across forty-five miles of frozen
wilderness in an attempt to find help.
Thirty years after the disaster Nando tells his story with
remarkable candor and depth of feeling. "Miracle in the Andes"--a
first person account of the crash and its aftermath--is more than a
riveting tale of true-life adventure: it is a revealing look at
life at the edge of death and a meditation on the limitless
redemptive power of love.
"From the Hardcover edition."
Bill Strickland has spend the past thirty years transforming the
lives of thousands of people through Manchester Bidwell, the jobs
training center and community arts program he founded in
Pittsburgh. Working with corporations, community leaders, and
schools, he and his staff strive to give disadvantaged kids and
adults the opportunities and tools they need to envision and build
a better, brighter future.
In "Make the Impossible Possible," Bill Strickland shows how each
of us, by adopting the attitudes and beliefs he has lived by every
day, can reach our fullest potential and achieve the impossible in
our lives and careers--and perhaps change the world a little in the
process. Through lessons from Strickland's own life experiences and
those of countless others who have overcome challenging
circumstances and turned their lives around, "Make the Impossible
Possible "teaches us how to build on our passions and strengths,
dream bigger and set the bar higher, achieve meaningful success,
and inspire the lives of others.
Why have we humans always longed to connect with something larger than ourselves? Even today in our technologically advanced age, more than seventy percent of Americans claim to believe in God. Why, in short, won’t God go away? In this groundbreaking new book, researchers Andrew Newberg and Eugene d’Aquili offer an explanation that is at once profoundly simple and scientifically precise: The religious impulse is rooted in the biology of the brain.
In Why God Won’t Go Away, Newberg and d’Aquili document their pioneering explorations in the field of neurotheology, an emerging discipline dedicated to understanding the complex relationship between spirituality and the brain. Blending cutting-edge science with illuminating insights into the nature of consciousness and spirituality, they bridge faith and reason, mysticism and empirical data. The neurological basis of how the brain identifies the “real” is nothing short of miraculous. This fascinating, eye-opening book dares to explore both the miracle and the biology of our enduring relationship with God.
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