Raising the Dead by Phillip Finch
A true story of death and survival in the worlds most dangerous sport, cave diving. Two friends plunge 900 ft deep into a water-filled crater in the Kalahari Desert to raise the body of a diver who had perished there a decade before. Only one returns. Unquenchable heroism and complex human relationships amid the perils of extreme sport.‘At the bottom of the biggest underwater cave in the world, Dave Shaw found the body of a young man who had disappeared ten years earlierWhat happened after Shaw promised to go back is nearly unbelievable – unless you believe in ghosts.’ Outside Magazine, USA
Phillip Finch is a journalist and author of more than ten books, both novels and non-fiction. He began his professional life as a 19-year-old reporter for the Washington Daily News; he moved on to the San Francisco Examiner and later became a front-page columnist for the Peninsula Times Tribune in Palo Alto. Formerly a member of an alpine search-and-rescue team, he has had a long interest in extreme sports and the people who pursue them. He is also an experienced cave diver.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007265244 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007265247 |
| Title | Raising the Dead |
| Author | Phillip Finch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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