Surviving the Extremes: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance

Kamler, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 0312280777 / ISBN 13: 9780312280772

Published by St. Martin's Press, 2004

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Synopsis:

A physician, NASA consultant, and expert on the extreme conditions that confront the human body journeys into six inhospitable environments--underwater, water surface, jungle, desert, high altitude, and outer space--to examine the reaction of the body to heat, cold, pressure, starvation, and exhaustion and its own innate survival strategies.

About the Author:

Kenneth Kamler, M.D. is vice-president of The Explorers Club, where he has organized a database of information about physiology and endurance. He has been featured on Nightline, CBS's 48 Hours, CNN, and profiled in The New York Times and USA Today. He also appeared in the IMAX movie, Everest. A micro-surgeon specializing in the hand, Dr. Kamler was named a "best doctor" by New York Magazine in 2002, and is director of the Hand Treatment Center in New Hyde Park, New York. His previous book is Doctor on Everest. He lives in New York City.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Surviving the Extremes: A Doctor's Journey ...
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good