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Climb: Stories of Survival from Rock, Snow and Ice

4 reviews

Da Capo Press, 1999

Great Climbing/Mountaineering compilation
This is a great compilation of climbing stories. Some are inspiring while others will make you think about whether this is really something you want to be doing. Also highly recommended for those addicted to mountaineering literature is the editor's book "Epic" for more of the same...

Adrenaline and Stress/the Exciting New Breakthrough That Helps You Overcome Stress Damage: The Exciting New ...

6 reviews
Archibald Hart

W Publishing Group, 1995

Practical, informative, wise, enjoyable.
Although Mr. Hart is a Christian, it isn't until the last chapter that he writes about Christianity's effect on reducing stress. This is intentionally and effectively done. Nonetheless, I found this book incredibly informative with lots of practical advice well explained. I immediately realized why it took me the first four days of a vacation to settle down and why I tend to have a stress ...

Where Eagles Dare (Adrenaline Classics)

41 reviews
Alistair MacLean

Thunder's Mouth Press, 2002

A Thrilling Novel
Alistair MacLean is one of my favorite novelists, and this is my favorite novel by him. The setting is World War II, and a team of seven (or is it eight) double-agents are sent to rescue a kidnapped actor (who is assumed to know something) from a castle in a mountain, accessible by cable cars. This novel keeps you guessing, at the edge of your seats. The ending is the best one I've read by ...

High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2 (Adrenaline)

11 reviews

Da Capo Press, 1998

damn good read
This is the first book i've read that was a collection of excerpts from other books. It is a real page turner and you will work through it quickly, desperately wanting more non-fiction adventure reading to follow. Well anyways, just buy it. you won't be disappointed.

Transcending Fear: The Psychology of Adrenaline

3 reviews
Brian Germain

Ingram Atlasbooks, 2007

A Wonderful Book
This is a wonderful book about a very important topic. No just overcoming fear of flying or heights, but mastering fear itself and allowing your positive energy to flow.

Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior

11 reviews
Tom Demarco, Peter Hruschka, ...

Dorset House, 2008

What to do right to make your projects work, even if it may appear to be wrong
I have been a fan of Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister for some time, their insights into the right way to manage information technology (IT) projects could be entitled, "The Way It Should Be Done." In this book, they are joined by their colleagues in the Atlantic Systems Guild to describe 86 project patterns, some of which you would enjoy being used to describe how you do things and others that you ...

Explore: Stories of Survival from Off the Map (Adrenaline)

1 review

Da Capo Press, 2000

A strong addition to a terrific series
EXPLORE adds 18 well-selected tales of adventure to the Adrenaline series. They blend of humor, like Tim Cahill's Peruvian expedition with two eccentric companions; dangerous adventure, including A.N. de Vaca's exploration of America in the early 1500's; and more scholarly accounts, such as David Roberts' search for lost cliff dwellings in New Mexico. The best feature of this book, and the ...

Semper Fi: Stories of the United States Marines from Boot Camp to Battle

3 reviews

Da Capo Press, 2003

You don't have to be, or know, a Marine to enjoy this book.
Once again Mr. Willis has applied his high editorial standards and avoided the trap of creating a book full of tired old war stories. Instead, Semper Fi delves into what it feels like and means to be a Marine - and in truth much of it could apply to any service. If you've ever been to Boot Camp or Basic Training you'll relive it in a couple of these selections. There are "war stories" from ...

NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat

9 reviews

Da Capo Press, 2002

telling it like it is...
As a native New Yorker from Brooklyn and an aspiring police officer candidate, I'm glad I picked up this book. It gave me some insight on what I'm going to be dealing with...the thugs out there don't care if you're black or white..they see blue. I really felt like I was sitting in the seat in the first chapter: "brooklyn bounce"..and the "buddy boys" chapter about the corrupt police ...

All Around the Town: The Sequel to the Gangs of New York

1 review
Herbert Asbury

Basic Books, 2003

Not so much a sequel - its better
This book was compiled a few years after "Gangs of New York". It's a collection of New Yorker magazine articles on the topic, with different subject matter. Much more sophisticated in structure, accessible, fun in that New Yorker kind of tongue-in-cheek way. A great airplane read, you will read it all before you get to either coast.

Adrenaline

9 reviews

SterlingHouse Publisher, Inc., 2008

The Ultimate God Complex!
God Complex. Doctors are often labeled with having God complexes. Sitting upon the pedestal in which the public has placed them, it is easy to believe the supreme beings, adorned in their white coats, pick and choose who lives or dies...but what happens if it is true? Doug Landry, a young anesthesiologist, finds himself asking this very question. When a string of patients start dying by ...

The Best Adventure and Survival Stories 2003

1 review

Da Capo Press, 2003

Good stuff, but you may have seen some of it.
The book is 294 pages and has 16 selections. For the most part they are all good adventure/survival tales but if you really enjoy this genre then you probably already read Outside, Men's Journal and Nat'l Geographic Adventure. So there's the catch. Four of the pieces appeared in Men's Journal over the past year, three in Adventure, and two in Outside - over half the book. Of the remaining ...

Hands & Feet: Inspiring Stories and Firsthand Accounts of God Changing Lives

2 reviews
Audio Adrenaline

Regal, 2007

Living Epistles
We all need to see the work of God happening around us. This book provides humble examples of the transforming power fo Jesus Christ. Join with the Spirit and see how your life can impact others. James 1:27 (The Message) Anyone who sets himself up as "religious" by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes ...

Adrenaline 2001: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival

1 review

Da Capo Press, 2001

Great reading, a great gift this season
This is another strong addition to the series. Mr. Willis has chosen well in his selections. If you (or your gift recipient)read Outside, Men's Journal or Nat'l Geographic, or if you like the Discovery Channel - then this is a book for you. It's thicker than last year's anthology, a hefty 330 pages that go by quickly. The best part is always seeing pieces you haven't seen before, especially ...

Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen: Ambition and Tragedy in the Antarctic

3 reviews
David Thomson

Basic Books, 2002

The Last Place on Earth "Lite"
This is a pretty good review of the short era of Antarctic exploration. It's not nearly as detailed (or long) as Huntford's tome, "The Last Place on Earth," and so comparisons between the three explorers are a little more "watered down." Even so, Thomson is a tad more sympathetic of Scott without becoming a cheerleader; in fact, Thomson basically reaches similar conclusions about Scott's ...

Mob: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime

8 reviews

Da Capo Press, 2001

MOB is the best book I've ever read.
This book is great,it is what got me hooked on stories about the mob and mafia. I would recomend it to any one who is intrested in organized crime.

Wild: Stories of Survival from the World's Most Dangerous Places (Adrenaline)

7 reviews

Da Capo Press, 1999

Take This One With You On Your Next Adventure
I really enjoyed this collection of stories that deals with the travails of adventurers in the wild. The stories take place all around the world in some of the most remote, inaccessible, or infrequently traveled places in the on earth. The travelers in the stories deal with everything from elusive inhabitants of the rain forests of South America to extreme temperatures and lack of water. This was ...

Adrenaline 2000: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival 2000 (Adrenaline)

2 reviews

Da Capo Press, 2000

Great Stuff!
Proof that the age of adventure hasn't passed us by. These thirteen stories will keep you reading all night. The fact that they've all been written in the last year gives them a relevence you can't always find in a story 50 years old. At the same time, several are built around the stories of earlier explorers, like the hunt for man-eating lions in Tsavo or the search for Mallory and Irvine, ...

Wise Guys: Stories of Mobsters from Jersey to Vegas (Adrenaline)

1 review

Da Capo Press, 2003

Every bit as good as "Mob"! Great summer reading.
There are fifteen selections in this book, the only fiction piece being the scene from Godfather II in which Vito Corleone rises to power. There are a couple selections from more scholarly works on the rise and workings of organized crime in Italy and America, a couple of "I was there" memoirs and some great reporting on recent figures like John Gotti. But also some very interesting work on a ...

Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge (Adrenaline Classics)

4 reviews
Sir Chris Bonington, Charles Clarke

Da Capo Press, 2002

If you can find a copy, go for it!
Heart-breaking, tense and on some level maddening, this is the story of Pete Boardman and Joe Tasker's last expedition. Copious quotes, especially from Pete's diary, give it its emotionally touching quality. Bonington chillingly describes the survivors' long wait and gradual realization that something has gone terribly wrong. No one really knows what happened to Boardman and Tasker, especially ...

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