Deep survival : who lives, who dies, and why : true stories of miraculous endurance and sudden death

Gonzales, Laurence 1947- (author.).

Summary: Compares the thought processes and actions of survivors and nonsurvivors in deadly situations, presenting case studies and discussing neurological and psychological research and ancient texts on survival; and lists twelve steps most survivors take in life-and-death situations as well as trying situations in everyday life.

Record details

ISBN: 0393353710
ISBN: 9780393353716
Physical Description: xxi, 318 pages ; 21 cm
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Edition: New edition.
Publisher: New York, New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017, 2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-302) and index (pages 305-318).
Formatted Contents Note:	Look out, here comes Ray Charles -- Memories of the future -- A map of the world -- A gorilla in our midst -- The anatomy of an act of God -- The sand pile effect -- The rules of life -- Danger zones -- Bending the map -- Inside the right stuff -- "We're all going to fuckin' die!" -- A view of heaven -- The sacred chamber -- A certain nobility -- The day of the fall.