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Extreme Encounters: How it Feels to Be Drowned in Quicksand, Shredded by Piranhas, Swept Up in a Tornado, and Dozens of Other Unpleasant Experiences...
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by Greg EmmanuelGreg Emmanuel
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Overview
Brace yourself.
If you’re the squeamish type, turn back now. If you’re afraid of a little blood, read no further. But if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be struck by lightning, swallowed by quicksand, or stung by a jellyfish, then fasten your seatbelt and get ready for a wild ride.
Extreme Encounters offers blow-by-blow accounts of life’s most dangerous experiences in thrilling “you-are-there” second person—so you chill to the numbing effects of frostbite, you hear the ear-splitting roar of a tornado, and you feel the stomach-lurching drop of an elevator freefall. Full of harrowing adventure and surprising scientific insights, Extreme Encounters is a journey you’ll never forget.
If you’re the squeamish type, turn back now. If you’re afraid of a little blood, read no further. But if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be struck by lightning, swallowed by quicksand, or stung by a jellyfish, then fasten your seatbelt and get ready for a wild ride.
Extreme Encounters offers blow-by-blow accounts of life’s most dangerous experiences in thrilling “you-are-there” second person—so you chill to the numbing effects of frostbite, you hear the ear-splitting roar of a tornado, and you feel the stomach-lurching drop of an elevator freefall. Full of harrowing adventure and surprising scientific insights, Extreme Encounters is a journey you’ll never forget.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781931686006 |
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Publisher: | Quirk Publishing |
Publication date: | 09/13/2002 |
Pages: | 176 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.78(d) |
About the Author
Greg Emmanuel has written for MTV, VH1, GQ, ESPN the Magazine, Time Out New York, Stuff, and Maxim. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and tries his darnedest to avoid anything remotely resembling an extreme encounter.
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