I first saw this on Dateline or 20/20, and thought what a wonderful story, that the book must be better and give us better details. Well, TV was apparently a better medium for this story, because they could edit out his pretentiousness and direct his story to more of what actually happened, rather than a stage for him to tell the world how great he is.And even after having to drink his own piss and cutting off his arm with a pocket knife, he still hasn't learned a single lesson.

"It's not what you do, it's who you are." I know a lot of people like Aron. They live very exciting lives, but they always wind up gettting hurt. We all have choices and life is what you make of it. When you fall down, get back up. If you write a book - please focus on the important things. If you set out to prove something - prove it to yourself. Don't make the same mistakes twice and really think about what you're doing before something bad happens. And when someone says they will meet up with you later and they don't, please WORRY about them. Everyone should get out there and experience life, but if you're going to do it alone don't do anything stupid. There are lots of things to learn from Aron's story. And after all that he has done he still seems very positive about life. I think that is the most important thing about the book. Lots of fluff, but an inspiration nonetheless.

The moment I knew of his fate, via the news media, I had a thought; Please let this have happened so he can inspire others.My wish came true.Read this book, if you let it your life will change as a result.

This book is a "recommended reading" by a local university. I thought it might actually have some merit or be a tad interesting. This must be Aron's 15 minutes of fame book because its just couldn't hold my attention. I was amazed when his story first hit the airwaves and thought his story would be riveting. But his adventure sure is a boring read. Whoever helped him with this book must have thought his courage alone would sell the book. I could hardly finish reading this. I would tell anyone thinking of buying this book to save their money. He sounded self absorbed and I just didn't really care about the "filler info" between the accident and the end of the story where he finally freed himself and was rescued.

just a book about a bonehead's near misses and a shameless personal celebration. i cut by most of the junk and read the portions describing his situation in the canyon. after the book was done, i have little respect for ralston and little sympathy for him losing his hand. when you relish taking dumb risks, you may get yourself in a jam. don't spend too much on this book, it's a waste.

I didn't read this book until after I saw the movie. I absolutely loved the movie, and I instantly took a liking to his story. And while the movie was great the book was even better.In his amazing book you get a much more detailed account about Arons incredible story and also the adventures he had in his life.This book will keep you up at night and keep you wondering what will happen next.even if your not a non fiction fan (such as myself) you should still read this book.