The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz Imagine being a Polish prisoner in Soviet Russia, sent to a Siberian labor camp in the winter: inadequate food, clothing, and shelter; violent blizzards; brutal manual work in the frigid weather. You make a pact with six fellow prisoners to escape. You know the journey will be arduous and require you to rely completely on your traveling companions, most of whom do not speak your language. You have no map, no compass, and one homemade knife. You do not know that you will begin a walk that takes you and your bedraggled group across Siberia, over the Himalayans, and through the Gobi Desert...a total of 3,000 miles and almost two years of trekking entirely on foot.  This incredible true story, written in matter-of-fact prose with no melodramatic embellishment, speaks to the major themes of life: the will to survive against impossible odds; the strength of community in adversity; the rewards of determination and perseverance; and the awesome privilege and blessing of freedom.  The Long Walk should be required reading for every pampered and complacent American.
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