Books like Miracle in the Andes

Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado reads as harrowing, inspiring. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Lost in the jungle

Yossi Ghinsberg · 2008

Both explore survival & resilience

78% genome match

Crazy For The Storm

Norman Ollestad · 2009

Both explore survival & resilience

72% genome match

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Aron Ralston · 2004

Both explore survival & resilience

67% genome match

Missoula

Jon Krakauer · 2015

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

Expedition Kon-Tiki

Thor Heyerdahl · 1949

Both explore survival & human-spirit

66% genome match

In the land of white death

Valerian Ivanovich Alʹbanov · 2000

Both explore survival & leadership

71% genome match

Guts

Gary Paulsen · 2000

Both explore survival & resilience

64% genome match

Touching the void

Joe Simpson · 1988

Both explore survival & friendship

63% genome match

The Worst Journey in the World

Apsley Cherry-Garrard · 1922

Both explore survival & friendship

64% genome match

The climb

Anatoli Boukreev · 1997

Both explore survival & leadership

64% genome match

Endurance

Alfred Lansing · 1959

Both explore survival & leadership

83% genome match

A Sliver of Light

Shane Bauer · 2014

Both explore survival & resilience

66% genome match