Extreme Survivors is a gripping non-fiction collection that brings together 60 of the most astonishing real-life survival stories from around the world. The book highlights how ordinary people have faced extraordinary challenges—from deadly accidents and natural disasters to desperate escapes and seemingly impossible ordeals—and lived to tell the tale.

Each chapter tells a different story of human endurance, courage, and resourcefulness. These accounts include daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, harrowing situations like the survival of 16 people from the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in the Andes, and many other moments where individuals fought against the odds to stay alive.

The book is illustrated with archival photos and descriptive maps that help bring each journey to life, giving readers not only the narrative of what happened but a sense of place and context for these incredible feats.