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Extreme Survival: A Doctor Explores The
Limits Of Human Endurance by Dr. Kenneth Kamler AKA (available under
different titles in UK and US) Taking Life To Extremes by Dr. Kenneth
Kamler check out website: www.constablerobinson.com
This one has it in spades. As the title says, this is all about what happens to the human body under extreme adverse conditions at the top of mountains to the bottom of the sea to being in the desert or jungle. As an added bonus is the problems of space travel and wearing a spacesuit. There! I knew that last bit would get you sitting up.
If you get this book just for that chapter, then you're wasting a good read and a wealth of information. The good doctor here shows what the human body does for survival in all these conditions and leaves nothing for the imagination. No, that's not quite true. You really do need to read this book cos anyone else who has read this book will know you're faking it if you don't recognise or apply the knowledge presented here...or at least show some thought has been made to your character's survival in nature's adverse conditions. Kamler writes from his personal experiences as being doctor on various expeditions to Everest and South American jungles. There and other places, he shows what happens to people who aren't prepared, together with practical survival tips if you want to live in these extreme environments. I learnt a lot from this book and am sure to use it as a reference in future. With SF readers coming from all walks of life, there's every reason that this book will find appeal with most of you for various reasons and it has a very healthy price. Did I say you should own a copy? GF Willmetts
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OTHER REVIEWS - June 2004
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As
I might have commented before, when a publisher sends their catalogue
for book selection, I pay as much attention to what else they have
to offer in case it falls within our remit or might be of interest
to you, especially if you're any sort of writer looking out for
useful research volumes. 
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