Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives: The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue [Paperback]

As depicted in Ron Howard's hit filmTHIRTEEN LIVES, this is the THRILLING account of the dramatic Thai cave rescue which saved the lives of thirteen people, FROM THE DIVER WHO LED THE RESCUE.

‘A profound and thrilling read.’COLIN FARRELL 
‘Riveting...a powerful story written by a hero who lived it.’RON HOWARD, Oscar-winning director of Apollo 13 

In thisfirst-hand account, John Volanthen reveals how hepushed the limits of human endurancein thelife-or-death missionto rescue the Thai youth soccer team trapped in the flooded cave.

The world held its breath in 2018 when the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach went missingdeep underground in the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand. They had been stranded by sudden, continuous monsoon rains while exploring the caves after practice.
 
With torrential rain pouring down and the waters still on the rise, an army of rescue teams and equipment was deployed, including Thai Navy SEALs, a US Air Force special tactics squadron, police sniffer dogs, drones and robots. But it was British cave diverJohn Volanthenand his partner, Rick Stanton, who werefirst to reach the stranded teamand whoplayed a key role in their ultimate rescue.
 
As John’s light flickered from one boy to another, he called out,‘How many of you?’ ‘Thirteen,’a boy answered.  After 10 days trapped in desperate darkness, the boys and their coach were all alive. 
 
Each chapterof Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives tells one part of the edge-of-your-seat missionfrom Tham Luangbut also imparts a life lesson, gleaned from John’s previous rescues and record-breaking cave dives, that can be applied to everyday obstacles and challenges.

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