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Deep survival : who lives, who dies, and why : true stories of miraculous endurance and sudden death / Laurence Gonzales.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gonzales, Laurence, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilderness survival--Case studies.
- Wilderness survival.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 301 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton, [2003]
- Summary:
- Fascinating for any reader, and absolutely essential for anyone who takes a hike in the woods, this book will change the way readers understand themselves and the great outdoors.
- Contents:
- Look out, here comes Ray Charles
- Memories of the future
- A map of the world
- A gorilla in our midst
- The anatomy of an act of God
- The sand pile effect
- The rules of life
- Thank God for surfboards
- Bending the map
- The right stuff
- "We're all gonna fuckin' die!"
- A view of heaven
- The sacred chamber
- A certain nobility
- The day of the fall.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-284) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0393052761
- OCLC:
- 52251242
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