Last Breath The Limits of Adventure

Name: Last Breath The Limits of Adventure
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ISBN: 9780345441515

ISBN-10: 0345441516

ISBN-13: 9780345441515

Edition: N/A

Authors: Peter Stark

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“Forget the edge of your seat. Last Breath takes you to the edge of your life, for a pulse-pounding glimpse into the Great Beyond. There are many ways to risk your life in the out-of-doors, and Stark has captured them in exquisite and harrowing detail.” –JIM ROBBINS Author of A Symphony in the Brain An enthralling blend of adventure and science, Last Breath re-creates in heart-stopping detail what happens to our bodies and our minds in the perilous last moments of life when an extreme adventure goes awry. Combining the adrenaline high of extreme sports with the startling facts of physiological reality, veteran travel and outdoor sports writer Peter Stark narrates a series of adventure…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Ars Moriendo: The Craft of Dying



As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow: Hypothermia



A River of One's Own: Drowning



Arching Toward the Clear Light: Mountain Sickness



The Cold Hug of the White Sphinx: Avalanche



Steller's Last Laugh, or Better Living Through Botany: Scurvy



Warm to the Touch: Heatstroke



Pitched from the Vertical Realm: Falling



The Sharp Sting of Paradise: Predators



Bubbling from the Bottom Up: The Bends



In Love's Blood: Cerebral Malaria



In a Land Beyond the Shade: Dehydration


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