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The Boys in the Cave
The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand | Matt Gutman
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From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world: the miracle rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles underground for nearly three weeksa pulse-pounding page-turner by a reporter who was there every step of their journey out. After a practice in June 2018, a Thai soccer coach took a dozen of his young players to explore a famous but flood-prone cave. It was one of the boys birthday, but neither he nor the dozen resurfaced. Worried parents and rescuers flocked to the mouth of a cave that seemed to have swallowed the boys without a trace. Ranging in age from eleven to sixteen, the boys were all members of the Wild Boars soccer team. When water unexpectedly inundated the cave, blocking their escape, they retreated deeper inside, taking shelter in a side cavern. While the world feared them dead, the thirteen young souls survived by licking the condensation off the caves walls, meditating, and huddling together for warmth. In this thrilling account, ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman recounts this amazing story in depth and from every angle, exploring their time in the cave, the failed plans and human mistakes that nearly doomed them, and the daring mission that ultimately saved them. Gutman introduces the elite team of volunteer divers who risked death to execute a plan so risky that its American planners admitted, for us, success would have meant getting just one boy out alive. He takes you inside the meetings where life and death decisions were grimly made and describes how these heroes pulled off an improbable rescue under immense pressure, with the boys desperate parents and the entire world watching. One of the largest rescues in history was in doubt until the very last moment. Matt Gutman covered the story intensively, went deep inside the caves himself, and interviewed dozens of rescuers, experts and eye-witnessed around the world. The result is this pulse-pounding page-turner that vividly recreates this extraordinary event in all its intensityand documents the ingenuity and sacrifice it took to succeed.
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My 3x3 grid uses all the +s and -s between an A+ (5*) to C (3*) to F (1*). This is the first time I‘ve had a 3.25 and 3.5 on the same grid. Just how do I account for that dangling quarter between a Solid B (4*) and Solid C? Well, they are both a C+,slightly better than meh. But while 3.5 is just barely a pick, 3.25 just didn‘t quite get to a pick. Tagged a favorite.

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I grew up in a mining town built on miles of underground caves. I thought I understood caves - not even close! This book was more difficult to understand than my typical read, but fascinating- I‘m obsessed. These 13 individuals were saved by the Sherpa‘s of cave diving. I liken these men (they were all men) to those that reach the summit of Mount Everest. If you like Into Thin Air, give this one a go!

rockpools How interesting! 4y
marleed @RachelO I can‘t stop thinking about these guys. I‘m so intrigued by those that breathe yak dung into their lungs and climb Mt Everest. But, geez, there are those the venture nearly that far into the guts of the earth in pitch black, sometimes under water, in cramped spaces- and call it fun - then find another cave! 4y
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Straightforward account of how the boys became trapped and the logistics of their rescue. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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