{"product_id":"9780345441515","title":"Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Forget the edge of your seat. \u003ci\u003eLast Breath\u003c\/i\u003e takes you to the edge of your life, for a pulse-pounding glimpse into the Great Beyond. There are many ways to risk your life in the out-of-doors, and Stark has captured them in exquisite and harrowing detail.” \u003cbr\u003e–JIM ROBBINS\u003cbr\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eA Symphony in the Brain\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn enthralling blend of adventure and science, \u003ci\u003eLast Breath\u003c\/i\u003e re-creates in heart-stopping detail what happens to our bodies and our minds in the perilous last moments of life when an extreme adventure goes awry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCombining the adrenaline high of extreme sports with the startling facts of physiological reality, veteran travel and outdoor sports writer Peter Stark narrates a series of adventure stories in which thrill can cross the line to mortal peril. Each death or brush with death is at once a suspense story, a cautionary tale, and a medical thriller. Will they survive, or will they succumb? Readers will shiver with a man lost in the snowy woods, suffering from hypothermia and tearsing off his clothes as he’s burning up from the cold; they will hallucinate with a young woman stranded at the top of Annapurna as she experiences a cerebral edema; and while a kayaker tumbles helplessly underwater for two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes, readers, too, will gasp for their last breath.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024894574832,"sku":"9780345441515","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345441515_p0.jpg?v=1769916676","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345441515","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}