{"product_id":"last-breath-the-limits-of-adventure-paperback-2","title":"Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Stark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Forget the edge of your seat. \u003ci\u003eLast Breath\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003cbr\u003e -JIM ROBBINS\u003cbr\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eA Symphony in the Brain\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An enthralling blend of adventure and science, \u003ci\u003eLast Breath\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eCombining 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 stories in which thrill can cross the line to mortal peril. Each death or brush with death is at once a suspense story, a cautionary tale, and a medical thriller. Will they survive, or will they succumb? Readers will shiver with a man lost in the snowy woods, suffering from hypothermia and tearing off his clothes as he's burning up from the cold; they will hallucinate with a young woman stranded at the top of Annapurna as she experiences a cerebral edema; and while a kayaker tumbles helplessly underwater for two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes, readers, too, will gasp for their last breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForget 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.\" \u003cbr\u003e-JIM ROBBINS\u003cbr\u003e Author of \"A Symphony in the Brain \u003cbr\u003eAn 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. \u003cbr\u003eCombining 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 stories in which thrill can cross the line to mortal peril. Each death or brush with death is at once a suspense story, a cautionary tale, and a medical thriller. Will they survive, or will they succumb? Readers will shiver with a man lost in the snowy woods, suffering from hypothermia and tearsing off his clothes as he's burning up from the cold; they will hallucinate with a young woman stranded at the top of Annapurna as she experiences a cerebral edema; and while a kayaker tumbles helplessly underwater for two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes, readers, too, will gasp for their last breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Stark\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Smithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. His article for \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \"As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow\"-- the inspiration for this book-- was cited as a notable essay in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). He has been nominated for a National Magazine Award and has published a collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eDriving to Greenland\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of an anthology of writing about the Arctic, \u003ci\u003eRing of Ice\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Missoula, Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.08 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Last Breath\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392282050809,"sku":"9780345441515","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/3y7vKfRBnF9780345441515_32b969dc-faa6-4e54-80c6-ff195d4e1ebc.webp?v=1770237044","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/last-breath-the-limits-of-adventure-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}