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The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible
John Geiger
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Description for The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible
Paperback. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Surviving the Impossible. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight: 216.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847674203
SKU
V9781847674203
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-97
About John Geiger
John Grigsby Geiger was born in Ithaca, New York, and graduated in history from the University of Alberta. The author of five non-fiction books, including the international bestseller Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition, his work has been translated into ten languages. He also authored, with Dr Peter Suedfeld, the scholarly study 'The Sensed Presence as a ... Read more
Reviews for The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible
Founded on astonishing near-death tales . . .The Third Man Factor is a more thoughtful investigation of a strange presence felt by lonely explorers.
James McConnachie
Sunday Times
Geiger recounts many, many tales of people who have found themselves in extreme situations, and felt a ghostly presence helping them. Almost without ... Read more
James McConnachie
Sunday Times
Geiger recounts many, many tales of people who have found themselves in extreme situations, and felt a ghostly presence helping them. Almost without ... Read more