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Surviving the Extremes

What Happens to the Body and Mind at the Limits of Human Endurance

By Kenneth Kamler

By Kenneth Kamler

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Category: Science

Paperback $18.00

Dec 28, 2004 | ISBN 9780143034513

Surviving the Extremes by Kenneth Kamler
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Dec 28, 2004 | ISBN 9780143034513

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About Surviving the Extremes

“Surviving the Extremes brings personal experience and scientific knowledge together beautifully, giving us narrative that are powerful, moving, and very real.” -Oliver Sacks

A true-life scientific thriller no reader will forget, Surviving the Extremes 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.

About Kenneth Kamler

Dr. Kenneth Kamler is a microsurgeon and the author of Doctor on Everest, his account of being the only physician on Mt. Everest during the Into Thin Air expedition. He has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 48 Hours,… More about Kenneth Kamler

Product Details

Category: Science

Paperback | $18.00
Published by Penguin Books
Dec 28, 2004 | 336 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143034513
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Praise

“An absorbing account combining science and exploration as humans confront environmental extremes…” —Los Angeles Times

“Powerful, moving, and very real.” —Oliver Sacks

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