MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01870cam a22003254a 4500
001 2001037553
003 DLC
005 20050211212031.0
008 010608s2001 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2001037553
020 $a0345441508
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRC88.9.O95$bS73 2001
082 00 $a616$221
100 1 $aStark, Peter,$d1954-
245 10 $aLast breath :$bcautionary tales from the limits of human endurance /$cPeter Stark.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bBallantine Books,$c2001.
300 $axv, 300 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-300).
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Chapter I As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow: -- Hypothermia --Chapter 2 A River of One's Own: -- Drowning --Chapter 3 Arching Toward the Clear Light: -- Mountain Sickness --Chapter 4 The Cold Hug of the White Sphinx: -- Avalanche --Chapter 5 Steller's Last Laugh, or Better Living -- Through Botany: -- Scurvy --Chapter 6 Warm to the Touch: -- Heatstroke --Chapter 7 Pitched from the Vertical Realm: -- Falling --Chapter 8 The Sharp Sting of Paradise: -- Predators --Chapter 9 Bubbling from the Bottom Up: -- The Bends -- Chapter 10 In Love's Blood: -- CerebralMalaria --Chapter 11 In a Land Beyond the Shade: -- Dehydration.
650 0 $aOutdoor medical emergencies.
650 0 $aTravel$xHealth aspects.
650 0 $aAdventure and adventurers$xHealth aspects.
650 0 $aDeath.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random053/2001037553.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random045/2001037553.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random0415/2001037553.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/2001037553.html