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'Blind Descent' explores both the brightest and darkest aspects of the timeless human urge to discover - to be first. It is also a thrilling epic about a pursuit, caving, that makes even extreme mountaineering and ocean exploration pale by comparison.

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Heart-stopping and relentlessly gripping. Tabor takes us on an odyssey into unfathomable worlds beneath us, and into the hearts of rare explorers who will do anything to get there first. --Robert Kurson, author of ShadowDivers <p> Holds the reader to his seat, containing dangers aplenty with deadly falls, killer microbes, sudden burial, asphyxiation, claustrophobia, anxiety, and hallucinations far underneath the ground in a lightless world. Using a pulse-pounding narrative, this is tense real-life adventure pitting two master cavers mirroring the cold war with very uncommonly high stakes. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) <br> A fascinating and informative introduction to the sport of cave diving, as well as a dramatic portrayal of a significant man-vs.-nature conflict. . . . What counts is Tabor's knack for maximizing dramatic potential, while also managing to be informative and attentive to the major personalities associated with the most important cave exploration

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"James M. Tabor's last book was the international award-winning"" Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters."" The writer and on-camera host of the acclaimed national PBS series ""The Great Outdoors,"" Tabor was also co-creator and executive producer for the 2007 History Channel special ""Journey to the Center of the World."" Tabor is a former contributing editor to ""Outside"" magazine and ""Ski Magazine""; his writing has also appeared in ""Time, Smithsonian, Barron's, U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post,"" """"and many other national publications."

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