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Line 46: ===After the Andes=== Parrado co-wrote the 2006 book ''[[Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home]]'', with Vince Rause. The book references [[Piers Paul Read]]'s 1974 account of the accident and aftermath, ''[[Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors]]'', which ~~was~~offered ~~written~~an ~~two~~account ~~years after~~of the ~~rescue (and~~accident based ~~upon~~on interviews with the survivors). ''Miracle in the Andes,'' however, is told only from Parrado's point of view 34 years later. In Chapter 10 of ''Miracle in the Andes'' Parrado notes that after he returned from the mountains, he struggled to cope with the loss of his mother and younger sister Susy in the Andes. He gave up his formal studies, drifted for a period of time, and helped out with father's business. As was interested in the field of [[sports car racing]] (and after meeting [[Jackie Stewart]]) he enrolled in the [[Jim_Russell_(racing_driver)#Racing_driver_school\|Jim Russell Racing Driver School]]. For many years, Parrado developed a career as a professional race car driver, which he gave up after his marriage to Veronique Van Wassenhove. He then took over his father's hardware business alongside his older sister Graciela and her husband, and developed additional businesses (that included included becoming a television personality in Uruguay).<ref>[Chapter 10, ''Miracle in The Andes'', pp. 251-266]</ref> In addition to his work in business and television, Parrado is a [[motivational speaker]], using his experience in the Andes to help others cope with [[psychological trauma]].<ref name="speaker"/>

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