John Volanthen
Auteur de Thirteen lessons that saved thirteen lives : Thai cave rescue
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- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 21
- Popularité
- #570,576
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 7
As the title suggests most of the theme of the book, is a self-help book. How To Be Like John - worldwide hero - but very much an ordinary bloke, perhaps not shy, but reticent, not unwilling to put himself forward, but not keen unless there isn't anybody else. Bullied at school, working for himself, getting by, happily (? nothing said at all about any personal interactions) married with children, enjoys his hobbies, one of which is cave diving. This is a ridiculously dangerous sport, and so John gives many details about how to minimise risk, how to prepare, how to cope when (not if) things go wrong, and how he used these various techniques at different points during the two weeks of the rescue. However, despite the many attempts, the explanations of how this transfers into 'everyday' life always seem a bit forced.
I've recently read his diving buddy Rick's book about the rescue, Aquanaut, which is both a biography of Rick's life, and his telling of the Rescue story. As a recreational caver I enjoyed that more than this one, but perhaps John's book has more relevance and appeal outside of the niche caving fraternity. That said this is far from a bad book, John is a competent writer, and the details he does relate regarding the recovery of the boys are thrilling and emotional even knowing how it all unfolds.… (plus d'informations)