{"product_id":"surviving-the-extremes-what-happens-to-the-body-and-mind-at-the-limits-of-human-endurance-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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2208147\"\u003eKenneth Kamler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143034513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143034510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI036000\"\u003eLife Sciences | Human Anatomy \u0026amp; Physiology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI026000\"\u003eEnvironmental Science (see also Chemistry | Environmental)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Kenneth Kamler is a microsurgeon and the author of \u003cb\u003eDoctor on Everest\u003c\/b\u003e, his account of being the only physician on Mt. Everest during the Into Thin Air expedition. He has been featured on \u003cb\u003eThe Oprah Winfrey Show\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e48 Hours\u003c\/b\u003e, and CNN and profiled in \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/b\u003e. He was named a \"best doctor\" by \u003cb\u003eNew York\u003c\/b\u003e magazine and lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687922077933,"sku":"9780143034513","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5976630e-ab7f-424e-b77b-1d58768bac72.jpg?v=1649784325","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/surviving-the-extremes-what-happens-to-the-body-and-mind-at-the-limits-of-human-endurance-9780143034513","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}