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The third man factor : the secret to survival in extreme environments / John Geiger.

Title
  1. The third man factor : the secret to survival in extreme environments / John Geiger.
Published by
  1. Toronto : Penguin Canada, c2009.
Author
  1. Geiger, John, 1960-

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Description
  1. xvi, 295 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. The third man factor is a riveting scientific and historical analysis of an extraordinary idea: that people at the very edge of death, often adventurers or explorers, sense an incorporeal being beside them who encourages them to make one final effort to survive.
Subject
  1. Survival
  2. Disasters > Psychological aspects
  3. Adventure and adventurers > Biography
  4. Explorers > Biography
  5. Guardian angels
  6. Survie après accidents d'avion, naufrages, etc
  7. Catastrophes > Aspect psychologique
  8. Aventuriers > Biographies
  9. Explorateurs > Biographies
  10. Anges gardiens
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain