Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Dangerous Jobs: The Adventurer's Guide to High-Risk Careers
    Unavailable
    Dangerous Jobs: The Adventurer's Guide to High-Risk Careers
    Unavailable
    Dangerous Jobs: The Adventurer's Guide to High-Risk Careers
    Ebook224 pages1 hour

    Dangerous Jobs: The Adventurer's Guide to High-Risk Careers

    By Abigail R. Gehring

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    The success of A&E’s hit series Deadliest Catch” and Discovery Channel’s new reality show, The World’s Toughest Jobs” prove that Americans are fascinated with danger and the people who make it their livelihood. Here readers will find all the harrying details on dozens of the riskiest jobs on earth. Ever thought about becoming a bounty hunter? Wondered how much bullfighters make? Considered training lions or jumping out of helicopters into forest fires for some extra cash? Did you know truck drivers have steered themselves into one of the most dangerous jobs in America? Dangerous Jobs offers an entertaining and informational guide to employment for the truly adventurous soul.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse Publishing
    Release dateMay 12, 2009
    ISBN9781626368941
    Unavailable
    Dangerous Jobs: The Adventurer's Guide to High-Risk Careers
    Author

    Abigail R. Gehring

    Abigail R. Gehring is the author of several cookbooks including Healthy Gluten-Free Diet and The Complete Juicer. Her love of tea started early in life and was cemented after a stint living in England. She lives in Marlboro, Vermont.

    Related to Dangerous Jobs

    Related ebooks

    Leadership For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      What’s Wrong With Them?

      Apr 22, 2021

      What’s Wrong With Them?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Destination Canberra

      Mar 4, 2022

      1. National Gallery of Australia – Jeffrey Smart: The artist was born in Adelaide, painted in Paris and Sydney, and eventually moved to Italy, where he stayed. His early work has echoes of Russell Drysdale and later it’s more Edward Hopper, although

      6 min read

    • Article

      The Truth About Bike Reviews

      Aug 23, 2023

      The Truth About Bike Reviews
      6 min read

    • Article

      Paul’s Verdict

      Jun 29, 2022

      Wow, Adam, from $7000 to $300,000 in seven years is certainly a “unicorn” result. For readers wondering about the unicorn bit, let’s start with that, because I think there is a great message here. A unicorn is, of course, a magical, mythical creature

      2 min read

    • Article

      Welcome

      Feb 29, 2024

      IT IS ALL too easy to bury heads in the sand when the subject of social licensing rears its head. We make no apology for revisiting this subject frequently in Your Horse because the very future of riding, horse sports and lives and careers spent in e

      2 min read

    • Article

      Dr Hutch

      Aug 6, 2020

      In a development almost as improbable as the recent outbreaks of actual bike racing we’ve seen, we seem to have a UK government that is actually at least half-serious about encouraging people to take up cycling. I’m aware that literally no one readin

      2 min read

    • Article

      Post-Apocalyptic Gift Guide

      Dec 21, 2021

      Post-Apocalyptic Gift Guide
      2 min read

    • Article

      Outsmarting Infirmity

      Mar 9, 2022

      In his essay A Christmas Present, GK Chesterton explains that the gift of a walking stick presents him with a dilemma: its splendour offers an image to the world at odds with his own. Might the resplendent walking-stick, with its shiny handle and sil

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Right Ride

      Aug 14, 2019

      The Right Ride
      6 min read

    • Article

      Rixys Top 15

      Sep 13, 2017

      Rixys Top 15
      6 min read

    • Article

      Welcome

      Nov 9, 2023

      ANYONE WHO HAS been involved with horses for several years is likely to have experienced a near miss on the roads, especially if they hack out regularly. I have certainly had my fair share of unwanted close encounters with vehicles, and the worst occ

      2 min read

    • Article

      See Us Wallowing

      Apr 13, 2022

      See Us Wallowing
      3 min read

    • Article

      Super Cool Careers!

      Jun 4, 2020

      Super Cool Careers!
      6 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Nov 30, 2022

      This month’s Star Letter wins a Weise Vision jacket worth £49.99. Shine bright. Stay in vision with this 360-degree reflective jacket from Weise. When caught in a vehicle’s headlights, the silvery surface shines brightly, helping riders to stand out

      6 min read

    • Article

      10 Things That Waste Your Time

      Oct 4, 2023

      We are all flying through life. Busy, busy, busy. Important things to do. So very important. Can't talk, can't stop, can't go, can't come, can't make it, can't do it. Busy. We all have our own reasons. I write an average 6000 words a day, 250 days of

      3 min read

    • Article

      Q&A SPECIAL

      Apr 27, 2023

      Q&A SPECIAL
      17 min read

    • Article

      10 Essentials You Need To Pack

      May 16, 2019

      10 Essentials You Need To Pack
      6 min read

    • Article

      Welcome

      Sep 29, 2023

      Am I alone in my secret love of turbulence? I'm not talking about severe turbulence of course, but a gentle rumble as you bump through clouds, or better yet, some vigorous vibrations as you circumvent the edge of a storm system… it's better than mela

      1 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Dec 2, 2020

      Being a bit of a tight wad, I have balked at buying motorcycle magazines for a number of years, but with Yule hoving into view and fearing for my sanity during the hostilities, I somewhat precipitously dashed into a well-known magazine emporium and a

      5 min read

    • Article

      Are We In The End Game?

      Jul 22, 2021

      Are We In The End Game?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Prepare For Your Ride

      Apr 10, 2019

      Prepare For Your Ride
      5 min read

    • Article

      Coping With Covid-19… Or Not

      May 14, 2020

      LOSING YOUR REASON for being is difficult, isn’t it? All over the world, that is exactly what’s happened to motorcyclists as we surf the wild waves of the Plague. After all, if riding motorcycles is your thing, your whole thing, and nothing but your

      3 min read

    • Article

      Bloody Dodderers

      May 18, 2022

      Bloody Dodderers
      3 min read

    • Article

      No Forgiveness

      May 15, 2019

      And the more dangerous it is, the more enjoyment there is in doing it. Cheating death is the ultimate rush. Nothing ever beats it. Nothing ever can. I know a lot of you moth-eaten, piss-smelling, safety-first cretins would rather eat your own lungs t

      3 min read

    Reviews for Dangerous Jobs

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words