{"product_id":"what-better-place-to-die-bernhoff-allen-dahl-m-d-9781484090862","title":"What Better Place to Die: A veteran mountaineer is rescued from near-death","description":"\u003cb\u003eMt. Washington, New Hampshire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was truly a \"dark and stormy night,\" perhaps the darkest and stormiest of my life, for I came to within five key minutes of death... my death... because my rescuers were about to give up  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a physician and pathologist, I had developed a close professional relationship with \"death and dying\"... but not with my dying... certainly not with my death  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the long night, as I lay waiting for rescue in \"whiteout\" conditions, with wind gusts to 98 miles per hour, and then waiting for my Death, I had abundant time to think about living, to think about dying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It has been said since ancient times that to know how to live one must first learn how to die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bernhoff A. Dahl, M.D., author, speaker, consultant, humorist, and veteran mountaineer shares his life - threatening experience in a positive, motivational, and inspirational message focusing on three admonitions: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e Be prepared to die  Have a plan to live  Do it now \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After taking the trip to the mountain with Dr. Dahl, he will lead you through the three admonitions and start you on your own Journey Into the Self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elaine Pearson Dahl (1949-2010), author, civic leader, offshore sailor, and white water champion not only help create this book, but she lived the three admonitions, right to the end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Included is an adaptation of Dr. Dahl's international bestselling \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOptimize Your Life \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, for which Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series noted: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Everyone needs to be strategic. My friend Dr. Bernie, makes it easy to understand and do-instantly \"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr. Dahl's story was featured on \u003ci\u003eThe Learning Channel's \u003cb\u003eStormForce\u003c\/b\u003e series\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernhoff Allen Dahl M. D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1484090861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781484090862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Bernhoff Allen Dahl M. D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935774277887,"sku":"9781484090862","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_464410fe-8944-4072-8924-3ed24b25822f.jpg?v=1681421740","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-better-place-to-die-bernhoff-allen-dahl-m-d-9781484090862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}