Surviving the Extremes
Subtitle: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: January 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780312280772
Subjects: Human Physiology +; Science; Science/Mathematics; General; Infectious Diseases; Life Sciences - Biophysics; Sports & Recreation / General; Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology; Environmental health; Extreme environments; Physiological effect
First sentence: THE BLACK, STAR-FILLED LAKE was such a perfect reflection of the night sky that my paddle made ripples through each constellation.
Description: A physician, NASA consultant, and expert on the extreme conditions that confront the human body journeys into six inhospitable environments to examine the reaction of the body to heat, cold, pressure, starvation, and exhaustion and its own innate survival strategies.