Häftad, Engelska, 2017
239 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2010
138 kr
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The Third Man Factor tells the revealing story behind an extraordinary idea: that people at the very edge of death, often adventurers or explorers, experience a benevolent presence beside them who encourages them to make one final effort to survive. If only a handful of people had ever experienced the Third Man, it might be dismissed as an unusual delusion but over the years the experience has occurred again and again: to mountaineers, divers, polar explorers, prisoners of war, solo sailors, aviators, astronauts and 9/11 survivors. All have escaped traumatic events only to tell strikingly similar stories of having experienced the close presence of a helper or guardian. In The Third Man Factor John Geiger combines history, scientific analysis and great adventure stories to explain this secret to survival, the Third Man who - in the words of legendary Italian climber Reinhold Messner - 'leads you out of the impossible'. - Häftad, Engelska, 2004
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The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. Indeed, both Back (1837) and Ross (1849) suffered early onset of unaccountable "debility" aboard ship and Ross suffered greater fatalities during his single winter in the Arctic than did Franklin during his first. Both expeditions were forced to retreat because of the rapacious illness that stalked their ships. Frozen in Time makes the case that this illness (starting with the Back expedition) was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. This not only exposed the seamen to lead, an insidious poison - as has been demonstrated in Franklin's case by Dr. Beattie's research - but it also left them vulnerable to scurvy, the ancient scourge of seafarers which had been thought to have been largely cured in the early years of the nineteenth century. Fully revised, Frozen in Time will update the research outlined in the original edition, and will introduce independent confirmation of Dr. Beattie's lead hypothesis, along with corroboration of his discovery of physical evidence for both scurvy and cannibalism.In addition, the book includes a new introduction written by Margaret Atwood, who has long been fascinated by the role of the Franklin Expedition in Canada's literary conscience, and has made a pilgrimage to the site of the Franklin Expedition graves on Beechey Island. - Inbunden, Franska, 2023
374 kr
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- Häftad, Franska, 2023
216 kr
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- E-bokEngelska, 2012
216 kr
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A incredible true story of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition to the Arctic (1845-48) which succumbed to the horrors of starvation, scurvy, and cannibalism_______________________________________The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths.Indeed, both Back (1837) and Ross (1849) suffered early onset of unaccountable "debility" aboard ship and Ross suffered greater fatalities during his single winter in the Arctic than did Franklin during his first. Both expeditions were forced to retreat because of the rapacious illness that stalked their ships.Frozen in Time makes the case that this illness (starting with the Back expedition) was due to the crews'' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. This not only exposed the seamen to lead, an insidious poison - as has been demonstrated in Franklin''s case by Dr. Beattie''s research - but it also left them vulnerable to scurvy, the ancient scourge of seafarers which had been thought to have been largely cured in the early years of the nineteenth century.Fully revised, Frozen in Time updates the research outlined in the original edition, and will introduce independent confirmation of Dr. Beattie''s lead hypothesis, along with corroboration of his discovery of physical evidence for both scurvy and cannibalism. In addition, the book includes a new introduction written by Margaret Atwood, who has long been fascinated by the role of the Franklin Expedition in Canada''s literary conscience, and has made a pilgrimage to the site of the Franklin Expedition graves on Beechey Island. - E-bokEngelska, 2014
174 kr
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The truth about what happened on Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845–48 has been shrouded in mystery for 165 years. Carrying the best equipment that the science and technology, Franklin and his men set out to “penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America.” The expedition’s two ships — HMS Erebus and HMS Terror — carrying 129 officers and men, disappeared without a trace. From 1846 to 1880 more than 20 major rescue parties were involved in the search for the missing men and ships. The disappearance of the expedition and absence of any substantial written accounts of the journey have left attempts at a reconstruction of events sketchy and inconclusive. In Frozen in Time, forensic anthropologist Owen Beattie and historian John Geiger tell the dramatic story of the excavation of three sailors from the Franklin Expeditions, buried for 138 years on the lonely headland of Beechey Island. This book contains the astonishing photographic record of the excavation, together with the maps and illustrations that accompany this riveting account of Franklin’s fatal adventure. The unfolding of Dr. Beattie’s unexpected findings is not only a significant document but also, in itself, a tale of high adventure. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
373 kr
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- Häftad, Franska, 2022
552 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2023
931 kr
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- Inbunden, Svenska, 2016
263 kr
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I den här boken samlar John Geiger en mängd andlöst fängslande berättelser om det fenomen som benämns just upplevd närvaro. En kvinna är med om en allvarlig bilolycka och känner den övertygande närvaron av en mystisk nunna, en missionär som under massakern i Rwanda 1994 upplever ett överjordiskt skydd från änglar, ett ungt par som på en förrädisk nattlig körning i snöstorm guidas av en medelålders tant i städrock. I samtliga fall väcks både förundran och tvivel var deras hjälpare på riktigt, eller ett resultat av fantasin, eller kanske något övernaturligt?John Geiger yrkar på att den upplevda närvaron otvivelaktigt kan hjälpa oss, även rädda liv, och öppnar för frågeställningen om fenomenet helt enkelt är en mental förmåga som medvetet går att träna upp och använda sig av för att hantera pressade situationer. John Geiger kan - genom sin översikt att fenomenet genom historien, och genom noggrann genomgång av möjliga psykologiska och neurovetenskapliga förklaringar - avslöja fascinerande slutsatser om den mänskliga hjärnan, om den utomsinnliga världen runt oss, och om styrkan i vår obändiga förmåga att hoppas.
