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Between a rock and a hard place

✍ Scribed by Aron Ralston


Publisher
Atria Books
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Leaves
82
Edition
1
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


Digital version of the first Atria Books hardcover edition (7 September 2004)

✦ Table of Contents


Copyright

Table of Contents

Maps

PROLOGUE: CIRCULATING WITH THE ROBBERS ROOSTERS

ONE. β€œGeologic Time Includes Now”
TWO. Beginnings
THREE. The Night Shift
FOUR. How to Become a Retired Engineer in Just Five Short Years
FIVE. Day Two: Failing Options
SIX. Winter Rhapsody
SEVEN. Day Three: β€œPush on till the Day”
EIGHT. β€œI’m Goin’ to Utah”
NINE. Day Four: Out of Food and Water
TEN. Stirrings of a Rescue
ELEVEN. Day Five: Trance Sanctuary
TWELVE. Firestorm
THIRTEEN. Day Six: Enlightenment and Euphoria
FOURTEEN. Homing In: β€œWe Have His Truck”
FIFTEEN. A Date with Destiny

Epilogue: A Farewell to Arm

BIOGRAPHICAL CHRONOLOGY 1987-2003

GLOSSARY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Dedication
Support, Inspiration, and Encouragement
Outdoor Teachers and Partners

RECOMMENDED READING

TEXT PERMISSIONS

PHOTOGRAPHS: All photographs are courtesy of Aron Ralston, unless otherwise noted. In the first Atria Books hardcover edition, photograps are included in Insert 1 (8 pages between pp. 178-179, photos 01-18) and Insert 2 (8 pages between pp. 274-275, photos 19-34). Full resolution images can be extracted from this digital edition.

✦ Subjects


autobiography


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