Rescues: The Lives of Heroes

By Michael Lesy

Book Overview

Michael Lesy's book ponders the question, "Why does someone risk his or her life for another?" In order to understand the nature of heroic acts, Lesy examines the extraordinary deeds on nine seemingly ordinary people.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374249474
• ISBN13: 9780374249472
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"