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Strange and Dangerous Dreams: The Fine Line Between Adventure and Madness

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Every culture, in every era, has its adventure myths--the golden hero willing to walk through fire elevates us all beyond our fears and limits.

Author: Geoff Powter
Hardcover; 245 pages; black-and-white photos
Geoff Powter; copyright 2006

More often than commonly realized there are darker reasons for dangerous pursuits. Psychologist Geoff Powter looks into the lives of eleven adventurers he calls The Burdened, The Bent and The Lost, presenting previously unpublished information provided by witnesses, friends and family.

Polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott has been called a "willing martyr" ready to die for the mystical deliverance of adventure.

Upon return from his great western exploration, Meriwether Lewis was convinced that he had failed the objectives set by his mentor and father figure, Thomas Jefferson--and dies by his own hand.

Jean Batten , an early aviator whose clothes and makeup were always more perfect than her flying technique, was groomed by her mother from an early age to seek fame in the skies--her charming public image belying her ruthless ways with sponsors and suitors.

Maurice Wilson's brilliant plan for climbing Everest included deliberately crashing his plane as high as possible on the mountains.

Two generations of one family--Guy, Billy and Johnny Waterman each succumbed to his own demons in the wilderness.

In the end, understanding these utterly human stories helps us understand ourselves, says Powter. For the pull of adventure, the hope for redemption through heroic challenge, the willingness to take chances against terrible odds--these all whirl at the core of human nature.

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