The Survivors Club
The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life
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4.3 • 32 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Discover how to become the kind of person who survives and thrives with this "must-read" New York Times bestseller that's filled with fascinating true stories and helpful advice (New York Times).
Each second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis, whether it's Covid-19, a car accident, violent crime, or financial trouble. Given the inevitability of adversity, we all wonder: Who beats the odds and who surrenders? How can I become the kind of person who bounces back?
The fascinating, hopeful answers to these questions are found in The Survivors Club. In the tradition of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, this book reveals the hidden side of survival through:astonishing true storiesgripping scientific researchthe 5 Survivor Profilestop 12 Survivor ToolsThere is no escaping life's inevitable struggles. But The Survivors Club can give you an edge when adversity strikes.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sherwood (The Man Who Ate the 747), a writer for the L.A. Times, travels worldwide to gain insight from people who have survived a slew of near fatal phenomena ranging from a mountain lion attack to a Holocaust concentration camp, and interviewing an array of experts to understand the psychology, genetics and jumble of other little things that determines whether we live or die. Readers curious about their own "survivor profile" can take an Internet test, which is explained in the book's later pages. Sherwood's assertion that survival is "a way of perceiving the world around you" is enlightening, as are some of the facts he uncovers: you have 90 seconds to leave a plane crash before the cabin temperature becomes unbearable; luck has more to do with personal perspective than chance. But Sherwood's balance of self-help, scientific theories and first-rate reporting is diminished by occasionally overwrought prose as well as the countless survivors' stories, which can run together in a touchy-feely stream of faith and optimism.
Customer Reviews
Great Read!
Informative, inspiring and incredible book
Written with knowledge and facts to back up the writer's findings
Highly reccomended!
Eye opening
This book is great and has made me make some changes in my life. Now when I fly I wear tennis shoes and sit close to an exit. This is just one example of what the reader will learn after reading this book. You will not be disappointed in this purchase.