Author : Annette Gulati
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,83 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 149664364X
People have lived through the most unusual situations. Read this book to discover several near-death experiences and the amazing people who survived them.
Author : Georgina Phillips
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0330465066
Snakes alive, people get up to some weird stuff! This fast-paced, entertaining and informative book is packed with stories of extreme human endurance throughout history. Read about amazing escapologist Harry Houdini, arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, the crew of Apollo 13, the scientists who experimented on themselves for the sake of research and the people who survived getting lost in the wilderness. This book also contains lots of bizarre information about people who'll do anything to get into the record books - having the longest fingernails ever has its drawbacks!
Author : Debbie Vilardi
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 22,84 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1496643666
People all around the world compete to be considered the strongest. Read this book to learn about these record-setters in strength.
Author : Patrick Catel
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1410939693
True stories of amazing feats that daredevils do to entertain their audiences.
Author : Debbie Vilardi
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,90 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1496643631
Many people push themselves to the limit to be the fastest. Fastest in what? In anything! Read this book to learn about these record-setters in speed.
Author : Claude A. Piantadosi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 39,74 MB
Release : 2003-09-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0190290021
The range of environments in which people can survive is extensive, yet most of the natural world cannot support human life. The Biology of Human Survival identifies the key determinants of life or death in extreme environments from a physiologist's perspective, integrating modern concepts of stress, tolerance, and adaptation into explanations of life under Nature's most austere conditions. The book examines how individuals survive when faced with extremes of immersion, heat, cold or altitude, emphasizing the body's recognition of stress and the brain's role in optimizing physiological function in order to provide time to escape or to adapt. In illustrating how human biology adapts to extremes, the book also explains how we learn to cope by blending behavior and biology, first by trial and error, then by rigorous scientific observation, and finally by technological innovation. The book describes life-support technology and how it enables humans to enter once unendurable realm, from the depths of the ocean to the upper reaches of the atmosphere and beyond. Finally, it explores the role that advanced technology might play in special environments of the future, such as long journeys into space.
Author : Haley S. Johnson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 37,49 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1496643658
Endurance is the power to keep going even when something is hard. Read this book to discover the amazing feats people have accomplished by not giving up!
Author : Matt Scheff
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,21 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1496622022
People train for months or years to be able to run 26-mile-long marathons. The feats of distance in this book will make running a marathon sound like a piece of cake.
Author : Brad Steiger
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 15,71 MB
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1578592747
Lightning strikes, lotteries, and Lourdes—miracles really do happen. This inspirational collection provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of unexplained phenomena and survival against overwhelming odds. Extraordinary stories of endurance, survival, heroism, and achievement highlighting the human spirit are gathered together in Real Miracles, Divine Intervention, and Feats of Incredible Survival. You’ll learn about angelic interventions, surviving airplane crashes and cataclysmic natural disasters, medical miracles, amazing sea rescues, miracles on the highway, near-death experiences, incredibly brave pets, and life-saving heroics. This remarkable compilation gathers 263 thought-provoking stories and true tales of people overcoming incredible odds. The book will provide an antidote to anyone who suffers from doubt, disbelief, cynicism, and a fear that they walk unnoticed and alone on their life path. Astonishing stories of resilient people overcoming incredible odds to survive the unthinkable can only inspire hope! A skydiver plummets 4,000 feet and suffers only a cut over the left eye. A mother and her children ride out a tornado atop an airborne mattress. A group of dolphins rescues a swimmer from a shark attack. A 16-year old survives a lightning strike and goes on to win the lottery. A bump to the head cures 53 years of sightlessness. And many, many more astonishing stories of resilient people!
Author : Debbie Vilardi
Publisher : Superhuman Feats
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 21,78 MB
Release : 2018-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781543542400
