Skydiving

Short of hurling yourself out of an airplane, Thomas Fensch's Skydiving is the best way yet devised to approximate the rush and the challenge of the sport. This treasury of narrative, poetry, fiction, photography, personal profiles and outrageous jump stories is a complete survey of the mechanics and mystique of skydiving.Each section offers an introduction to the sport -- how to get started, the first jump experience, the language of jumping and its colorful history.The poetry, fiction and photography attempt to capture the alluring fascination fascination of skydiving. The close calls the monumental achievements -- the catastrophes and the splendor -- are all captured in Skydiving.The author is a long-time veteran nonfcetion writer and has a made over 350 jumps.\