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Title: Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival by Frances Ashcroft ISBN: 0-520-23420-0 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An outstanding and accessible science book
Comment: I have always been fascinated with this topic, and this book opened my eyes to all kinds of interesting aspects of adaptation of animals (especially humans) to extreme conditions. Particularly interesting to me were the chapters on altitude and depth. Examples and sidebars were well chosen and well explained. I have used information from the book in lectures to students of physiology. Highly recommended.
Rating: 4
Summary: Deceptive description, but still a good read
Comment: This book appealed to my inner nerd, and helped me understand from a physiological standpoint what is happening during when the body is put to the extreme test. It doesn't talk about when people are placed in extreme situations, which was the part I found pretty deceptive. But Dr. Ashcroft is an anatomy professor - that should have been my big clue. Still, a good read if you've got an interest in anatomy and physiology.
Rating: 3
Summary: Almost An Adventure Book
Comment: I must admit that I was fooled by the description of this book on the dusk jacket. What I thought I was buying was a book that detailed what happened to individual people in extreme conditions, in space, tops of mountains etc. What the book provided me was a description of what happens to the human body in these extreme conditions. Overall the information was interesting, but this is not a book that would fall into the action / adventure category. You do not get the drama or tension of actual people being put in harms way. The book is well written, even in the parts that are medical descriptions. If you are interested in what happens to someone in extreme conditions or as a reference book next time you are reading an action / adventure book then this is the book for you.
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Title: The Power of the Tale : Using Narratives for Organisational Success by Julie Allan, Gerard Fairtlough, Barbara Heinzen ISBN: 047084227X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 27 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving With Grace by Gordon MacKenzie ISBN: 0670879835 Publisher: Penguin Putnam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Precious Present by Spencer Johnson ISBN: 0385468059 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1984 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Life at the Limits: Organisms in Extreme Environments by David A. Wharton ISBN: 0521782120 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Roadtrip Nation: A Guide to Discovering Your Path in Life by Michael Marriner, Nathan Gebhard, Joanne Gordon, Mike Marriner ISBN: 0345460138 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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