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Condition
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Brand
Unbranded
MPN
Does not apply
ISBN
0393326152
Book Title
Deep Survival : Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Item Length
8.3 in
Publication Year
2004
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Laurence Gonzales
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation, Psychology
Topic
Special Interest / Adventure, Outdoor Skills, Personality
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393326152
ISBN-13
9780393326154
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30776433

Product Key Features

Book Title
Deep Survival : Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Special Interest / Adventure, Outdoor Skills, Personality
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation, Psychology
Author
Laurence Gonzales
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-010867
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Great stories of disaster and survival... combined with revealing science about the physiology and psychology of how we deal with crisis.... Accurate, accessible, up-to-date and insightful., A feast of excitement and wonder. Makes complexity and chaos come alive, girdled by neurological processes, drenched with fantastic accounts of danger and death. You will see the world differently., Deep Survival is by far the best book on the many insights into epic survival stories I have ever read., Professional rescuers will love this book. It goes to the heart of the instincts that drive us to risk our own lives to save others., Laurence Gonzales has masterfully woven together personal survival stories with the study of human perception to reach rock-bottom truths about how to live with risk., I tore through ?Deep Survival ?like I'd been waiting to read it my whole life. Gonzalez's writing is effortless and compelling, and his research is first-rate., Gonzalez takes us on a fascinating, fast-paced, and exciting adventure into survival. His captivating stories, many from personal experience, will keep you turning the pages, stopping only to imagine how you, and your brain, would react when faced with a survival experience.
Dewey Decimal
613.69
Synopsis
"Unique among survival books... stunning... enthralling. Deep Survival makes compelling, and chilling, reading."--Penelope Purdy, Denver Post, After her plane crashes, a seventeen-year-old girl spends eleven days walking through the Peruvian jungle. Against all odds, with no food, shelter, or equipment, she gets out. A better-equipped group of adult survivors of the same crash sits down and dies. What makes the difference? Examining such stories of miraculous endurance and tragic death?how people get into trouble and how they get out again (or not)?Deep Survival takes us from the tops of snowy mountains and the depths of oceans to the workings of the brain that control our behavior. Through close analysis of case studies, Laurence Gonzales describes the "stages of survival" and reveals the essence of a survivor?truths that apply not only to surviving in the wild but also to surviving life-threatening illness, relationships, the death of a loved one, running a business during uncertain times, even war. Fascinating for any reader, and absolutely essential for anyone who takes a hike in the woods, this book will change the way we understand ourselves and the great outdoors., In ?Deep Survival?, Laurence Gonzalez combines hard science and powerful storytelling to illustrate the mysteries of survival, whether in the wilderness or in meeting any of life's great challenges. This gripping narrative, the first book to describe the art and science of survival, will change the way you see the world. Everyone has a mountain to climb. Everyone has a wilderness inside.
LC Classification Number
GV200.5.G66 2003

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    • Top favorable review

      A wake up call. Use your common sense, don't try to be hero hot shot and think about the results and the long term.

      This book is about people who did stupid things. In other words they should have known better. But they ignored common sense and they and others got hurt or died. Also this book is about people who did well in difficult situations because they used common sense instead of following stupid rules. While this book is mostly about life threatening situations, it can be translated to the size of the mortgage you take out, the school you send your kids to and so many other details of everyday life that can help or hurt you and your family.

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    • Very intelligent, very entertaining, very useful

      One of those rare books to genuinely make one smarter--INSTANTLY! Every chapter changed the way I thought, the way I saw the world, and the way I behaved. By learning how my brain works--in a most engaging fashion--I have been able to use it more effectively. Now I know about the tussle between reason and emotion, what each is good for, why we use and need both, and how to help them play nicely together. This book has been so easy for me to relate to, I still think about the concepts daily, and mention it to my friends (they all know how much I LOVED this book!)In fact--this is my second copy, because I loan out my first and don't get it back for weeks (I loaned my copy to a friend who is a fireman; half the station ended up reading it--quite a testament!) Yes, there are riveting stories ...

    • Enjoyable read for survival buffs and preppers alike.

      Author give you an insight into survival that few of us have had over the years. Multiple examples of conditions that produced survival situations, some live some die. Enjoyable read.

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    • The book was recommended to me..

      This is a book for any outdoorsman. It reviews the way people react in outdoor survival situations, the qualities which people who have survived these situations. I found it very interesting. Each chapter is a different person, experience and noteworthy thoughts. It is an easy read.

    • Fascinating and revelent for all of us

      I borrowed this book from the library and then bought a copy from Ebay. I felt that the book's insights work for my life as well as those who aspire to summit K2. Mystical in wonderful down to earth ways. I had to have my own copy.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: waddlebooks