The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life
by:
Ben Sherwood (author)
Whether you're coping with cancer or stuck in a hostage situation, survival is the name of the game. Prattling about others having all the luck won't get you anywhere; you have to prepare for life's contingencies with the best information you can get. Ben Sherwood's book The Survivors Club...
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Whether you're coping with cancer or stuck in a hostage situation, survival is the name of the game. Prattling about others having all the luck won't get you anywhere; you have to prepare for life's contingencies with the best information you can get. Ben Sherwood's book The Survivors Club utilizes both the actual stories of people who got through and recent scientific studies about effective survivor strategies. Even if you don't anticipate being involved in a terrorist incident or an airplane crash, you will find this book more exciting than Heroes and just as fascinating as Outliers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780446698856 (0446698857)
ASIN: 446698857
Publish date: February 3rd 2010
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Book Club,
Science,
Survival,
Adult,
Health,
Self Help,
Philosophy,
Psychology,
Inspirational
Good, but incredibly dry. This book took me alot longer to get through than a book normally does. I also thought it was a bit "survivalist" in its' presentation.
AS a therapist, I deal every day with the question, "Why do people survive and others do not". Why does someone give up after the simplest obstacle yet others persevere and strive through events that would terrify the best of us?Ben Sherwood's The Survivor's Club does a fine job in finding the answe...
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