Life at the Extremes by Frances Ashcroft

Life at the Extremes

Frances Ashcroft

352 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction science informative slow-paced

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The debut of a female Steve Jones – likeable, literate, lucid and laconic. A sprightly, lavishly illustrated book on the science of human survival.How do people survive extremes of heat, cold, depth, speed and altitude? This book explores the limi...

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adventurous 100%
informative 100%
inspiring 66%
challenging 33%
hopeful 33%

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slow 100%

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3.91

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