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Author : Emily Hawkins
Release : 2021-11-02
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 210/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Spin to Survive: Frozen Mountain by : Emily Hawkins
Download or read book Spin to Survive: Frozen Mountain written by Emily Hawkins. This book was released on 2021-11-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take your chances with the pop-out fortune spinner in the adventure-filled game book, Frozen Mountain.
Author : Ken Jones
Release : 2015-06-02
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 978/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Darkness Descending by : Ken Jones
Download or read book Darkness Descending written by Ken Jones. This book was released on 2015-06-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 2003, Ken Jones, an adventurer and former British Special Forces soldier, was caught in a devastating avalanche as he climbed deep in the frozen wilderness of Romania's Carpathian Mountains. Swept over the edge of a 75-foot cliff, he plummeted to the rocks below. Against all odds, he survived the fall--regaining consciousness shrouded in darkness and sub-zero temperatures, separated from his supplies, and in excruciating pain from a broken leg and shattered pelvis. With frostbite and internal bleeding beginning to take their toll, Jones summoned his deepest will to live and began three agonizing days dragging himself over frozen terrain to safety--only to discover that his true ordeal was yet to begin. The doctors who initially treated him were astonished that any person could sustain such massive trauma and exposure and still be alive. Then, after an initial round of extensive surgeries and recoveries that equaled if not exceeded the pain of the injuries themselves, Jones was told he would almost certainly never walk again. Over the next two years he endured constant physical therapy and additional surgery, with latent effects from the fall still threatening his life. At one point, he slipped into unconsciousness under anesthesia just as he heard a doctor telling his mother he was going to die. But with a soldier's heart he made his way to recovery, regained full mobility, and has made his story known in this remarkable book. In the bestselling tradition of Into Thin Air and Touching the Void, Darkness Descending is a classic tale of triumph over adversity and what it means to never give up. Jones's remarkable feat has already been featured on Animal Planet's hit series I Shouldn't Be Alive, and stands tall as an unforgettable testament to the strength of the human spirit.
Author : Flora Delargy
Release : 2021-09-07
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 764/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Rescuing Titanic by : Flora Delargy
Download or read book Rescuing Titanic written by Flora Delargy. This book was released on 2021-09-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rescuing Titanic tells with exquisite illustrations and richly detailed text the story of the Carpathia and its heroic journey rescuing passengers from the Titanic.
Author : Richard Parry
Release : 2009-01-21
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 125/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Trial by Ice by : Richard Parry
Download or read book Trial by Ice written by Richard Parry. This book was released on 2009-01-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary real-life adventure of men battling the elements and themselves, told with ice-cold precision.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the dark years following the Civil War, America’s foremost Arctic explorer, Charles Francis Hall, became a figure of national pride when he embarked on a harrowing, landmark expedition. With financial backing from Congress and the personal support of President Grant, Captain Hall and his crew boarded the Polaris, a steam schooner carefully refitted for its rigorous journey, and began their quest to be the first men to reach the North Pole. Neither the ship nor its captain would ever return. What transpired was a tragic death and whispers of murder, as well as a horrifying ordeal through the heart of an Arctic winter, when men fought starvation, madness, and each other upon the ever-shifting ice. Trial by Ice is an incredible adventure that pits men against the natural elements and their own fragile human nature. In this powerful true story of death and survival, courage and intrigue aboard a doomed ship, Richard Parry chronicles one of the most astonishing, little known tragedies at sea in American history. “ABSORBING . . . Suspense builds as Parry describes the events leading up to Hall’s ‘murder,’ then climaxes in horrifying detail.” –Publishers Weekly “RIVETING.” –Library Journal
Author : Jeff Carlson
Release : 2007-07-31
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 211/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Plague Year by : Jeff Carlson
Download or read book Plague Year written by Jeff Carlson. This book was released on 2007-07-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Jeff Carlson's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. View our feature on Jeff Carlson's Plague Year.The nanotechnology was designed to fight cancer. Instead, it evolved into the Machine Plague, killing nearly five billion people and changing life on Earth forever. The nanotech has one weakness: it self-destructs at altitudes above ten thousand feet. Those few who've managed to escape the plague struggle to stay alive on the highest mountains, but time is running out-there is famine and war, and the environment is crashing worldwide. Humanity's last hope lies with a top nanotech researcher aboard the International Space Station-and with a small group of survivors in California who risk a daring journey below the death line...
