The American Adrenaline Narrative
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Author | : Kristin J. Jacobson |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0820356999 |
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1. DESIRING NATURES -- 2. CONQUERING NATURES -- 3. SPIRITUAL NATURES -- 4. EROTIC NATURES -- 5. RISKY NATURES -- 6. RESTORATIVE NATURES -- Appendix : List of Contemporary American Adrenaline Narratives.
Author | : Brian B. Hoffman |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0674074734 |
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Inducing highs of excitement, anger, and terror, adrenaline fuels the extremes of human experience. A rush empowers superhuman feats in emergencies. Risk-taking junkies seek to replicate this feeling in dangerous recreations. And a surge may literally scare us to death. Adrenaline brings us up to speed on the fascinating molecule that drives some of our most potent experiences. Adrenaline was discovered in 1894 and quickly made its way out of the lab into clinics around the world. In this engrossing account, Brian Hoffman examines adrenaline in all its capacities, from a vital regulator of physiological functions to the subject of Nobel Prize–winning breakthroughs. Because its biochemical pathways are prototypical, adrenaline has had widespread application in hormone research leading to the development of powerful new drugs. Hoffman introduces the scientists to whom we owe our understanding, tracing the paths of their discoveries and aspirations and allowing us to appreciate the crucial role adrenaline has played in pushing modern medicine forward. Hoffman also investigates the vivid, at times lurid, place adrenaline occupies in the popular imagination, where accounts of its life-giving and lethal properties often leave the realm of fact. Famous as the catalyst of the “fight or flight” response, adrenaline has also received forensic attention as a perfect poison, untraceable in the bloodstream—and rumors persist of its power to revive the dead. True to the spirit of its topic, Adrenaline is a stimulating journey that reveals the truth behind adrenaline’s scientific importance and enduring popular appeal.
Author | : Norman Ollestad |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2009-05-28 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0061886432 |
Download Crazy for the Storm Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
“Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night.” —Washington Post Book World Norman Olstead’s New York Times bestselling memoir Crazy for the Storm is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father. Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against nature—Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer;Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm—it is a literary triumph that novelist Russell Banks (Affliction) calls, “A heart-stopping story beautifully told….Norman Olstead has written a book that may well be read for generations.”
Author | : Christine Forsyth |
Publisher | : James Lorimer & Company |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2011-01-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1552775976 |
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D'Arcy is a 16-year-old overachiever and a budding newshound. When her classmate Zania's mother goes missing, D'Arcy thinks she's found the mother of all scoops. She's determined to solve the mystery and capture it all on film. But Zania's troubles are no game. She suspects her mother's drug-dealing boyfriend may be behind her sudden disappearance and Zania's too scared to go home. It's not long before the girls realize that they're in over their heads. Adrenaline High is a gripping, fast-paced story for mystery lovers.
Author | : Jack Holder |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2014-04-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781631730221 |
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Jack Holder was at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. This his story of his adventures during WWII. He served in the Navy in the Pacific as well as the Atlantic during the war.
Author | : Clint Willis |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2002-10-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781560254133 |
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The third edition of publishing's only adventure annual offers another terrifying and exhilarating collection of the journeys which define true adventure. As the literature of adventure continues to grow, the quality of the stories keeps climbing—as this year's collection bears out. Adrenaline 2002 includes writing drawn from the year's best adventure book titles, magazine pieces, and websites, such as Alexandra Fuller's account of growing up during Rhodesia's civil war, facing dangers that included spitting cobras and terrorists; Robert Roper's profiles of fearless American mountaineer Willie Unsoeld, including gripping accounts of his epic climbs; Hampton Sides telling the story of American and Filipino forces in WW II secretly rescuing the survivors of the Bataan Death March; and graduate student Kira Salak's tale of trekking into the heart of New Guinea in search of danger—and finding it. Together, these selections show that today's best adventure literature ranks among the best writing anywhere.
Author | : Joe Kane |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2011-12-14 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0307809900 |
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The voyage began in the lunar terrain of the Peruvian Andes, where coca leaf is the only remedy against altitude sickness. It continued down rapids so fierce they could swallow a raft in a split second. It ended six months and 4,200 miles later, where the Amazon runs gently into the Atlantic. Joe Kane's personal account of the first expedition to travel the entirety of the world's longest river is a riveting adventure in the tradition of Joseph Conrad, filled with death-defying encounters: with narco-traffickers and Sendero Luminoso guerrillas and nature at its most unforgiving. Not least of all, Running the Amazon shows a polyglot group of urbanized travelers confronting their wilder selves -- their fear and egotism, selflessness and courage.
Author | : Peter M. McCarthy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 9781890572235 |
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Discusses the long-term impact of chronic stress on individuals, businesses, the economy, and the health-care system, debunking accepted myths and offering solutions on how to control it.
Author | : Clint Willis |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781560254027 |
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Firefighters have long been among the most admired men and women in our culture, and recent events have shown how well-placed that admiration is—adding fuel to our innate fascination with stories about fire and the people who risk their lives to fight it. Some of our best writers are drawn to the subject of firefighting, and over the years they have created a rich body of literature. Fire Fighters offers the most exciting and compelling stories from that body of work, including accounts of devastating fires from New York to Yellowstone, as well as smaller blazes that have turned particularly ugly or dangerous. Selections include Jimmy Breslin's eulogy for the men who died in the famous Chelsea fire, Norman McLean on the Great Gulch forest fire that killed nine young smokejumpers, John McPhee on fires in the Pine Barrens, Studs Terkel's interview with a fire fighter, and riveting accounts of the FDNY's role in the September 11 tragedy and its aftermath. 16 black-and-white photos are also featured.
Author | : Kenneth Carter |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2019-10-31 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1108738109 |
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Are you a thrill-seeker or a chill-seeker? A clinical psychologist lifts the lid on what makes adrenaline junkies tick.