I can't recommend this series enough. Most accidents are described in plain language in a page or two with a concise analysis at the end. From one analysis of p

I can't recommend this series enough. Most accidents are described in plain language in a page or two with a concise analysis at the end. From one analysis of people hurt in an ice avalanche: "if it looks like it is going to fall it is probably going to fall." You learn a lot of interesting facts you might never otherwise find out. In the above example, the avalanche was so powerful it generated an air blast in front of the debris that ejected sleeping campers out of their tents below. The authors also have a low-key sense of humor and a subdued flair for language. This series is where I learned the phrase "injuries incompatible with life," as in, "Rescuers spotted the missing climbers from a helicopter the next day but saw that they had sustained injuries incompatible with life." It really puts a failed git rebase in perspective.