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Last Breath
Cautionary Tales from the Limits of Human Endurance
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By Peter Stark
Ballantine Books
$24.00, 297 pages
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Praise:
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"If you already have enjoyed The Perfect Storm, The Hungry Ocean, and Into Thin Air, this book is the perfect next read."



Above: Peter Stark in Greenland ... on Baffin Island ... in Irian Jaya

[Excerpt from the book]
When The Blood Truly Runs Cold

As you sink into the snow, your heat begins to drain away at an alarming rate. A stray thought says you should start being scared, but fear is a concept that floats somewhere beyond your immediate reach, like that numb hand lying naked in the snow. You've slid into the temperature range at which cold renders the enzymes in your brain less efficient. When your core temperature reaches 93, amnesia nibbles at your consciousness. You check your watch: 12:58. Maybe someone will come looking for you soon. Read more ...

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[Interview with the author]
Death Becomes Him

Booknoise: If you had to choose for yourself one of the deaths described in this book, what would it be? Scurvy? Malaria? The bends?

Stark: I think my choice would be ... Read more

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