The final leap : suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge / John Bateson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bateson, John, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suicide victims--California--San Francisco.

Suicide victims.

Suicide--California--San Francisco.

Suicide.

Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most beautiful and most photographed structures in the world. It's also the most deadly. Since it opened in 1937, more than 1,500 people have died jumping off the bridge, making it the top suicide site on earth. It's also the only international landmark without a suicide barrier. Weaving drama, tragedy, and politics against the backdrop of a world-famous city, The Final Leap is the first book ever written about Golden Gate Bridge suicides. John Bateson leads us on a fascinating journey that uncovers the reasons for the design decision that led to so many deaths, provides insight into the phenomenon of suicide, and examines arguments for and against a suicide barrier. He tells the stories of those who have died, the few who have survived, and those who have been affected-from loving families to the Coast Guard, from the coroner to suicide prevention advocates.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

1. Beauty And Death

2. Fatal Decisions

3. Endless Ripple

4. Opening Up

5. Surviving The Fall

6. In Lieu Of A Net

7. Guardians Of An Icon

8. The Barrier Debate

Epilogue

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613520630

9781280108013

1280108010

9780520951402

0520951409

OCLC:

775871099