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Deep Survival

True Stories of Miraculous Endurance and Sudden Death

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Deep Survival

By: Laurence Gonzales
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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About this listen

 After her plane crashes, a 17-year-old girl spends 11 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, 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 essence of a survivor and offers 12 "Rules of Survival".

In the end, he finds, it is what's in your heart, not what's in your pack, that separates the living from the dead. This audiobook will change the way we understand ourselves and the great outdoors.

©2003 Laurence Gonzales (P)2006 Blackstone Audiobooks Adventure Travel Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Social Sciences Sports Writing Travel Writing & Commentary Survival Adventure Sports

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Critic reviews

"The study of survival offers an illuminating portal into the human psyche, and Gonzales, knowledgeable and passionate, is a compelling and trustworthy guide." (Booklist)
"A superb, entertaining addition to a nature buff's library, or for anyone not tucked safely away in a bunker." (Kirkus Reviews)
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The content of this book will make you ponder your own Survival in given similarly circumstances. Worth a second listen.

Intriguing

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This is a great listen for those who either adventure or those who support them.
It was great to hear examples of mistakes your sure you wouldn’t make closely followed by ones that you could. Essential listening for people who venture from the path.

The strength of training and preparation

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Traits of survivors via case studies & lots of examples. Interesting listening & always something to learn … not easy to put a scientific basis on those who survive & yet an excellent attempt to look at all reasons why & characteristics is made via multiple examples.

Interesting Case Studies

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not survival stories, just endless analysis and waffle. Really really dull and the guys voice is droning

really really boring

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