"Ann McCallum Staats has written an uplifting book profiling a handful of extraordinary women whose example proves that nothing can or should hold women back. These women push the boundaries of what was believed possible, achieving the impossible." —Milbry Polk, author of Women of Discovery, and member of the Explorers Club board of directors Encompassing a diverse selection of women in extreme and unique sports, this book shares the stories of bold and daring thrill-seekers What is the allure of the extreme? Who are the women who seek out and excel at sports outside the conventional, such as cave diving, wingsuit flying, or Formula 1 racing? This collection of adventure dynamos is as fascinating as it is empowering. Thrill Seekers introduces readers to a diverse and fascinating selection of women whose determination, grit, and courage have propelled each of them into a life far from the sidelines. Each chapter introduces readers to modern role models and leaders, change-makers who opt into a life of risk—but one of astonishing rewards. Inspire young people to approach life with the same bold resolve. Women of Power. Bold books to inspire bold moves. Thrill Seekers is the debut title in the new Women of Power series. Women of Power is a timely, inclusive, international, modern biography series that profiles 15 diverse, modern women who are changing the world in their field while empowering others to follow their dreams.

Are you a thrill-seeker or a chill-seeker? A clinical psychologist lifts the lid on what makes adrenaline junkies tick.

Do you love roller coasters, have a passion for traveling to new places, or crave novelty and new experiences?Are you deeply empathic, highly creative, and experience a deep, rich inner life? If so you may be one of the 30% of highly sensitive people who are also high sensation seekers.In this ground-breaking new book Dr. Tracy Cooper, the author of Thrive: The Highly Sensitive Person and Career, presents original, new research findings that will help you better understand how to:* maximize the potentiality inherent in both traits while balancing the challenges each trait presents* re-vision the way you think about career as a sensitive sensation seeker * attach value to your deep, rich inner life* engage in fulfilling, meaningful relationships* move beyond limiting societal constraints to greater personal authenticity.This book is a must read for all sensitive sensation seekers and the people who love them!

When five misfit teens pull a prank on the wrong person, their mistake is sure to haunt them in a city where the murder rate rises daily, and the only one who can put a lid on the brewing mayhem is the city's public enemy number one...

In the death-defying hunt for adrenaline, people push themselves to the ultimate limit. Are you ready to explore the awesome?

Recounts the history of roller coasters, and describes classic examples, from wooden rides to steel devices to enormous machines with drops of more than two or three hundred feet, and speculates about future developments.

Historically, evil has taken many forms. And in the twenty-first century, what better way to wreak havoc than through the internet? Alex Morris has finally found the murder-mystery event she's been looking for at "thrillseekers.com," and she can't wait for spring break so that the fun-filled weekend can begin. What she doesn't know is that the host for this event has his own evil agenda for the weekend, and the murders that will eventually occur aren't played out by actors! This host speaks to the reader in a condescending, yet oddly likable voice, revealing the fact that he becomes flesh in a person already living, then feeds on others' weaknesses, fears, and especially deaths. When Alex and seven others begin their weekend adventure, there is no turning back. They have no way of knowing that there is more to their presence there than the mere desire for fun, for one of them is not what they seem to be, courtesy of their mysterious host. As the weekend progresses, the players will ultimately realize that this game is deadly, yet there is no escape until it is played to its dismal, shocking conclusion.