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Books : Rescue: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea (Adrenaline)In association with Amazon.comfrom: Thunder's Mouth, Balliett & Fitzgerald  List Price: $16.95 Price: $8.31 You Save: $8.64 (51%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 904 Format: Bargain Price Label: Thunder's Mouth, Balliett & Fitzgerald Manufacturer: Thunder's Mouth, Balliett & Fitzgerald Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 360 Publication Date: March 22, 2000 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth, Balliett & Fitzgerald Studio: Thunder's Mouth, Balliett & Fitzgerald Sales Rank: 1362340 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Following the successes of Epic, High, and Rough Water, the latest addition to the Adrenaline series presents the most gripping rescue narratives. Rescue includes Doug Scott's account of saving himself by crawling off Pakistan's Ogre with two broken legs, and Spike Walker's story of the race to recover a king crab fisherman from the Bering Sea in midwinter. The book also includes an account of trying to rescue two canoeists battling hypothermia on a storm-tossed lake; Alison Osius's tale of two teenagers lost in the Great Gulf Wilderness of New Hampshire; and a missionary doctor and his dog team being blown out to sea on an iceberg off the coast of Labrador. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Another Winner!'Rescue' carries on the series' tradition of choice excerpts (19) from well-and lesser-known authors. Therein lies the beauty of this series - I had never heard of Spike Walker (!) but after reading the riveting excerpt in 'Rescue' I ran out and bought both his books. Two of the selections are fiction, not my taste, but the other 17 tales of peril, shipwrecks, avalanches and plane crashes will have you reading all night. The stories range from professionals who take one risk too many to everyday ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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