The Rise of Superman
decoding the science of ultimate human performance
$24.36
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
9 November 2015
Summary
Defying Gravity: The Limitless Potential of Extreme Athletes
A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human.
Right now, more people are risking their lives for their sports than ever before in history. As Thomas Pynchon once put it, ‘it is not often that Death is told so clearly to f@%* off’.
Over the past three decades, the bounds of the possible in action and adventure sports - from sky-diving to mot…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784291228 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784291226 |
| Author: | Steven Kotler |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 9 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist and director of research for the Flow Genome Project. His books include Abundance, A Small Furry Prayer, and West of Jesus. His articles have appeared in New York Times Magazine, Wired, GQ, Outside, Popular Science, Men’s Journal and Discover. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, the author Joy Nicholson.
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