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Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
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Author
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Laurence Gonzales.
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Publisher
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Norton
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paperback
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ISBN
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9780393326154
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320/2004
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Daedalus Item Code
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29354
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After a plane crash, a 17-year-old girl spent 11 days walking through the Peruvian jungle. With no food, shelter, or equipment, she came out alive, while a better-equipped group of adult survivors of the same crash stayed put and died. Exploring case studies of miraculous endurance and tragic death—how people get into trouble and how they get out again, or don't—accident analyst Laurence Gonzales describes the "stages of survival" and explains the workings of the brain that control our behavior. This book, the result of decades of Gonzales' own research, profiles 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 in uncertain times, and even war. "I tore through Deep Survival like I'd been waiting to read it my whole life. Gonzales's writing is effortless and compelling, and his research is first-rate. I can't imagine a better book on the topic."—Sebastian Junger
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