Twelve incredible stories of real-life rescues.

Under the rubble: the rescue of Darlene Etienne --Alone in the storm: the rescue of Abby Sunderland -- The 33: the rescue of the Chilean miners -- Shipwrecked at sea: saving lives on the Andrea Doria -- Trapped on Trango Tower: the rescue of Takeyasu Minamiura --Everybody's baby: saving Baby Jessica -- Lost in Shangri-La: saving the survivors of the Gremlin Special -- Trapped in a cave: the rescue of the Wild Boars -- Sinking in a storm: saving the crew of the Sean Seamour II --Spider-Man in Paris: climbing to save a child -- Trapped beneath the sea: rescuing the crew of the USS Squalus -- Back from the dead: the rescue of Lincoln Hall -- More epic rescues -- Glossary -- Read more -- Index -- About the author.