Snowstruck : in the grip of avalanches / Jill Fredston.
An avalanche expert and predictor explores the often deadly nature of avalanches, sharing dramatic rescue and escape stories, including those of a skier who was forced to make a life-and-death decision and the race to save a buried victim.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780151012497
- ISBN: 0151012490
- Physical Description: 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Orlando : Harcourt, c2005.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Moments of truth -- Union of circumstance -- Unburying the past -- Walk in the park -- Rules of engagement -- Game of jeapordy -- Silver screens -- Line of fire -- Heat of friction -- Faces in the dark -- Truth or consequences -- Acknowledgements. |
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Subject: | Avalanches. Natural disasters. Survival. |
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Homer Public Library | 551.307 [AKA DUP] FRE (Text) | 000066170 | Ask Staff -- Duplicate | Available | - |
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