Deep survival
Subtitle: who lives, who dies, and why : true stories of miraculous endurance and sudden death
By: Laurence Gonzales.
Edition: 1st Norton pbk. ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Wilderness survival -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Look out, here comes Ray Charles; title: Memories of the future; title: A map of the world; title: A gorilla in our midst; title: The anatomy of an act of God; title: The sand pile effect; title: The rules of life; title: Thank God for surfboards; title: Bending the map; title: The right stuff; title: "We're all gonna fuckin' die!"; title: A view of heaven; title: The sacred chamber; title: A certain nobility; title: The day of the fall.