{"product_id":"surviving-the-extremes-kenneth-kamler-9780143034513","title":"Surviving the Extremes: What Happens to the Body and Mind at the Limits of Human Endurance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSurviving the Extremes \u003c\/i\u003ebrings personal experience and scientific knowledge together beautifully, giving us narrative that are powerful, moving, and very real.\" -Oliver Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA true-life scientific thriller no reader will forget, \u003ci\u003eSurviving the Extremes\u003c\/i\u003e takes us to the farthest reaches of the earth as well as into the uncharted territory within the human body, spirit, and brain. A vice president of the legendary Explorers Club, as well as surgeon, explorer, and masterful storyteller, Dr. Kenneth Kamler has spent years discovering what happens to the human body in extreme environmental conditions. Divided into six sections--jungle, high seas, desert, underwater, high altitude, and outer space--this book uses firsthand testimony and documented accounts to investigate the science of what a body goes through and explains why people survive--and why they sometimes don't.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Kamler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143034510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143034513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 112","brand":"Kenneth Kamler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045007552767,"sku":"9780143034513","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04b821f4-56aa-4da1-97cd-65e2dc03709d.jpg?v=1684976181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/surviving-the-extremes-kenneth-kamler-9780143034513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}