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

A surgeon, storyteller, and vice president of the famous Explorers Club explains what happens to the human body in the most extreme environmental conditions. Using firsthand testimony and documentation, this book investigates the science of survival in situations like jungles and deserts, underwater or at high altitude, at sea or in outer space. This book goes to the farthest reaches of the earth as well as the uncharted territory within the human body and mind.

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