{"product_id":"the-wedge-scott-carney-9781734194302","title":"The Wedge: Evolution, Consciousness, Stress, and the Key to Human Resilience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the New York Times Bestselling author of What Doesn't Kill Us\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crazy good writing\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Wim Hof\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"The Iceman\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrive or die: That's the rule of evolution. Despite this brutal logic, some species have learned to survive in even the most hostile conditions. Others couldn't--and perished. While incremental genetic adaptations hone the physiology of nearly every creature on this planet, there's another evolutionary force that is just as important: the power of choice. In this explosive investigation into the limits of endurance, journalist Scott Carney discovers how humans can wedge control over automatic physiological responses into the breaking point between stress and biology. We can reclaim our evolutionary destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, \u003cem\u003eWhat Doesn't Kill Us\u003c\/em\u003e, Carney submerged himself in ice water and learned breathing techniques from daredevil fitness guru Wim Hof. It gave him superhuman levels of endurance and quieted a persistent autoimmune illness. At the core of those methods is a technique called The Wedge that can give a person an edge in just about any situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thrilling exploration of the limits and potential of the human body, Carney searches the globe for people who understand the subtle language of how the body responds to its environment. He confronts fear at a cutting-edge neuroscience laboratory at Stanford, and learns about flow states by tossing heavy weights with partners. He meets masters of mental misdirection in the heat of a Latvian sauna, experiments with breathing routines that bring him to the cusp of transcendence, searches his mind in sensory deprivation tanks, and ultimately ends up in the Amazon jungle with a shaman who promises either madness or universal truth. All of this in service of trying to understand what we're really capable of. What can we accomplish when we realize that there are no true human limits?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Carney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734194308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734194302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Foxtopus Ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2020","brand":"Scott Carney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043857953023,"sku":"9781734194302","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19949e23-5795-46c4-bcb1-e5f279983eef.jpg?v=1684969531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wedge-scott-carney-9781734194302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}