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Stark, Peter, 1954-

Last breath : cautionary tales from the limits of human endurance / Peter Stark.

1st ed.

New York : Ballantine Books, 2001.

xv, 300 pages ; 24 cm

In the wake of the growing interest in some of the world's most dangerous places, the author takes a close-up look at the physiological, psychological, and emotional stages that the human body and mind endures at the brink of death.

Outdoor medical emergencies.

Travel -- Health aspects.

Adventure and adventurers -- Health aspects.

Death.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-300).

Ars moriendo : the craft of dying -- As freezing persons recollect the snow (Hypothermia) -- A river of one's own (Drowning) -- Arching toward the clear light (Mountain sickness) -- The cold hug of the white sphinx (Avalanche) -- Stellar's last laugh, or better living through botany (Scurvy) -- Warm to the touch (Heatstroke) -- Pitched from the vertical realm (Falling) -- The sharp sting of paradise (Predators) -- Bubbling from the bottom up (The bends) -- In love's blood (Cerebral malaria) -- In a land beyond the shade (Dehydration).

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