Laurence Gonzales’s bestselling Deep Survival has helped save lives from the deepest wildernesses, just as it has improved readers’ everyday lives. Its mix of adventure narrative, survival science, and practical advice has inspired everyone from business leaders to military officers, educators, and psychiatric professionals on how to take control of stress, learn to assess risk, and make better … better decisions under pressure.
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A riveting examination of why some people are survivors and others are victims. The author’s examples of extreme situations that people have survived (or not) were well researched and presented in interesting detail. I found myself compelled to finish this with a drive that is usually reserved for the best fiction.
This book was thoroughly researched and well written. It made me wonder if I could survive in different scenarios. The writer analyses many real life survival situations where some made it, some did not. Good read.
I bought the online and the paper versions of this book. It has a good perspective of who survives disaster and advice for anyone. You never know when you will meet a personal challenge which can come from any source, including nature, o disease, other people.
People surviving mountain-climbing accidents involving broken bones with no hope of survival… how did they do it? Could I do it? Could you? What element is most important in walking away from probable death ? This book will tell you : no real surprises.. like “ never give up” but at a greater depth and commitment . I found myself enthralled at …
I loved reading the stories of survivors and how and why they did survive against the odds…..!
Why does a seasoned hunter die when catastrophe strikes in the wilderness, but a four-year-old child manages to stay alive? What separates the victim from the survivor? Mr. Gonzales has written a comprehensive book on the subject, analyzing accounts of tragic misfortunes for clues. And at the center lies the brain. How quickly a human adapts to a …