The Art of Risk, 9781761106774
Paperback
Explore courage: Dive into the minds of extreme risk-takers.

The Art of Risk

What we can learn from the world's leading risk-takers

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    4 July 2023

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Summary

Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Year explores the stories of other people who regularly risk their lives and what we can learn from their expertise.

Are free-solo climbers, underwater cave explorers and big-wave surfers crazy … or cautious? How do soldiers and fighter pilots manage risk? What can we learn from how BASE jumpers and drag racers prepare that we can take into our own lives?

‘Harry’ Ha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761106774
ISBN-10:1761106775
Author:Richard Harris
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Australia
Imprint:Scribner Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:4 July 2023
Weight:400g
Dimensions:38mm x 248mm x 155mm
About The Author

Richard Harris

Dr Richard ‘Harry’ Harris, SC, OAM and joint 2019 Australian of the Year, is an anaesthetist and cave diver who played a crucial role in the Tham Luang cave rescue in northern Thailand. He has more than thirty years’ experience as a cave diver and also works for the South Australian Ambulance Service’s medical retrieval service. He is the co-author, along with Craig Challen, of Against all Odds, the inside account of the Thai cave rescue and the courageous Australians at the heart of it. He lives in Adelaide.

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