The third man factor
Subtitle: the secret to survival in extreme environments
By: John Geiger
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780143017516
Subjects: Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks; Disasters; Psychological aspects; Adventure and adventurers; Biography; Explorers; Guardian angels; Survie après accidents d'avion, naufrages; Catastrophes; Aspect psychologique; Aventuriers; Biographies; Explorateurs; Anges gardiens
Description: The third man factor is a riveting scientific and historical analysis of an extraordinary idea: that people at the very edge of death, often adventurers or explorers, sense an incorporeal being beside them who encourages them to make one final effort to survive.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.