Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

"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. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-15-2009; Managing Life's Challenges; "One of the ways in which I measure my appreciation and enjoyment of a book is by my desire to get back to it, with "Deep Survival" I looked forward to each time I had time to read and learn. From an overall perspective "Deep Survival"...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-13-2009; Impressive exploration into how people deal with adversity; The book is well written and what impressed me most was that the author followed wherever his research led him and explored areas of physiology and psychology that helped explain what happened. I found his explanation of the physics of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-12-2009; Save your money; Although, there are a few good examples of the concepts the author is trying to explain, his ego and poor writing ability get in the way. Because of this, it was frustrating to read. It is the only book I have ever wanted to return to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-06-2009; For those who dare...read on.; Laurence Gonzales hooks the reader in from the Preface where he describes his father's own incredible journey during World War II. He moves effortlessly to the present with a wonderfully evocative narrative around the challenges faced...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-15-2009; Managing Life's Challenges; "One of the ways in which I measure my appreciation and enjoyment of a book is by my desire to get back to it, with "Deep Survival" I looked forward to each time I had time to read and learn. From an overall perspective "Deep Survival"...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-11-2009; Some survive; Mr. Gonzales certainly has lived an interesting life: stunt pilot, published writer, son of a pilot who survived one of the most unlikely situations in history (falling out of an airplane at high altitude without a parachute), friend of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-12-2009; Save your money; Although, there are a few good examples of the concepts the author is trying to explain, his ego and poor writing ability get in the way. Because of this, it was frustrating to read. It is the only book I have ever wanted to return to...; read full review | report as inappropriate