Here you will find books and movies for your adventurous side-- exploration, sports, and travel. From mountain climbing to motorcycles to breathtaking travel narratives and biographies, you'll get a little of everything to inspire the risk-taker in you. Let us know if there is anything else you would like to see in this column. Below are two books about unbelievable rescue missions.
That Others May Live: The True Story of a PJ, a Member of America's Most Daring Rescue Force by Jack Brehm
This gripping biography gives a first-hand account of pararescue jumpers (PJ) from the New York Air National Guard in Westhampton Beach, featured in The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger.
Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature by Christopher Van Tilburg
Check out this true account of a wilderness phyisician whose work requires a unique combination of emergency medicine , survival skills, agility, and extreme sports to rescue mountain hikers, skiers, and airplane crash victims.
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