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'Geiger recounts many, many tales of people who have found themselves in extreme situations, and felt a ghostly presence helping them. Almost without exception, they are exciting, edge-of-the-seat tales. Some of them might be familiar, which is no bad thing; it's like revisiting the greatest hits of exploration and daredevilry, but from a new angle ... These are gripping tales, and Geiger tells them well.' Evening Standard
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The Third Man Factor tells the revealing story behind an extraordinary idea: that people at the very edge of death, often adventurers or explorers, experience a benevolent presence beside them who encourages them to make one final effort to survive. If only a handful of people had ever experienced the Third Man, it might be dismissed as an unusual delusion but amazingly, over the years, the experience has occurred again and again: to mountaineers, divers, polar explorers, prisoners of war, solo sailors, aviators, astronauts and 9/11 survivors. All have escaped traumatic events only to tell strikingly similar stories of having experienced the close presence of a helper or guardian. The mysterious force has been explained as everything from hallucination to divine intervention while recent neurological research suggests something else. In The Third Man Factor John Geiger combines history, scientific analysis and great adventure stories to explain this secret to survival, the Third Man who - in the words of legendary Italian climber Reinhold Messner - 'leads you out of the impossible'.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This book first caught my attention due to my interest in climbing munros and the great outdoors. I also love watching extreme sport programmes and exploration. This book is a must for people with the same interests as myself. It is comforting to know that if we are ever pushed beyond our limits then there may be someone there to help us. John Geiger gives you the facts and lets you decide for yourself. The book gives every conceivable aspect of these encounters. One minute I believed it was all in the mind due to severe fatigue, altitude, extreme cold, isolation,starvation and any other combination. Then I believed that there really is something else beyond our imagination. It made me think and argue it out. How are some saved and some die in the same situations. I prefer to believe that there is another person with us in times of severe trial - a Third Man. Enjoy. The book was £5 cheaper from Amazon and arrived within 2 days of ordering.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The Third Man is a magnificent little compendium of amazing, sometimes hair raising occurrences. Very well researched,the writer manages to create a real sense of awe, and I often found myself 'living' these odd moments, 'frozen' in time. Ideal holiday matter, for those with the kids.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I was left disappointed through not having been taken, in depth, through the experiences of the various subjects who had been in contact with the "Third Man"enigma. I wanted to know more of the situation and the experience of the subjects, what they thought and felt at the time and after on reflection. Analysis, comparison and conjecture would have been interesting across people and there experiences where survival made it possible.
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The third man factor
A fascinatingly bizarre book. Do we all have an angel watching over us in our time of need? Or is it just a trick of the brain?
Published 14 months ago by S. Bamber
very interesting subject
This book has been of great interest to me. i saw it advertised in the Daily Mail wherein an excerpt from it was printed. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2010 by P. dawson
I have experienced this factor
This book has strengthened a belief I already held, that there is someone or something that come to your aid in extreme circumstances and stays with you until you are safe.
Published on 6 Aug 2009 by Delsey Tripp
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