Extreme Survivors tells the illustrated story of 60 of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. These are astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour.
These extreme survivors--goblin sharks, horseshoe crabs, water bears, and other alien-looking creatures-still look much like their ancestors hundreds of millions of years ago.
"60 stories in which human endurance and determination overcome what seem like insurmountable odds."--Front flap.
Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth by Nicola Davies (Walker Books, 2007) This book illustrates some tough survivors with cartoons. Animal Planet: The Most Extreme Animals by the Discovery Channel (Jossey- Bass, ...
This biographical book covers 12 survivors who survived extreme outdoor accidents. From shipwrecks to plane crashes and from loss of limbs to blindness, these stories are the most exciting and inspirational stories of the last two centuries
In 1914 he set out again in a ship called the Endurance . However , the expedition almost met with disaster and it was largely thanks to Shackleton's strong will and good leadership that the crew survived . The Endurance was crushed in ...
"60 stories in which human endurance and determination overcome what seem like insurmountable odds."--Front flap.
Nando Parrado, who survived a horrific airplane crash in the Andes Mountains, pointed out the problem of putting too much faith ... Parrado tried shouting at them, summoning them to join in the common fight to survive, but to no effect.
Explores ten animals with unusual survival abilities and compares these abilities to human ones.
Hosking flew the camera crew down into the six-hundred-foot deep crater several times, but on the third low-level pass the helicopter seemed to lose power. A warning light flashed on the control panel but the malfunction was so sudden ...
These sixty astonishing stories of human endurance will shock and amaze you.