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Surviving the Extremes: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance
Surviving the Extremes A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance
Author: Kenneth Kamler
Physiological constraints confine our bodies to less than one-fifth of the earth's surface. Beyond that fraction lie the extremes. What happens when we go to them? — Dr. Kenneth Kamler has spent years observing exactly what happens. A vice president of the legendary Explorers Club, he has climbed, dived, sledded, floated, and trekked through some...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312280772
ISBN-10: 0312280777
Publication Date: 1/20/2004
Pages: 304
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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Yoni avatar reviewed Surviving the Extremes: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance on + 327 more book reviews
Fascinating book. The medical explanations of ways that the body starts to break down were interesting but after a while a bit too much for me. Still on the whole I highly recommend this book. It's amazing how the human body can adapt and survive...or not. I also learned how to survive at sea if ever shipwrecked!


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