438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

Imagine the ultimate test of human endurance, a solitary journey across the vast Pacific. This is the setting for 438 Days, an extraordinary true story of survival against impossible odds.

This gripping narrative recounts the fourteen months Salvador Alvarenga spent adrift in a small boat, covering an astonishing seven thousand miles. What began as a routine fishing trip from Mexico transformed into a harrowing ordeal after a violent storm struck, leaving Alvarenga alone and lost at sea.

Declared "the best survival book in a decade" by Outside Magazine, 438 Days is the first-ever account of this remarkable feat. Based on extensive interviews, it offers an intense and absorbing look at the resilience, ingenuity, and sheer determination required to survive over a year lost at sea. This is a profound study of the human will to live.