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Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

by Laurence Gonzales

"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... (more)

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Kimberly W
  • Rated 5 stars

I difficult book at times to follow, but I absolutely loved the applications of it. I saw so much of myself in the book. It discusses the idea of survival and survivors vs. thrivers vs. nonsurvivors. It discusses the necessitiy of a PMA (positive mental attitude) and how the application of that and various other techniques are what make you a survivor. Although this book directly correlates to survival in the wild. I applied it a lot to my survival throughout school. I saw myself a lot...

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  • Keith M

    keith m said:

    I am listening to this on tape. So far, it exceeds my expecations. A blend of brain science stuff with the sensational tails of survival and death. Hard to believe, a good deal makes me think about situations that we are all often put in, any in which we are put under stress. The book is narrated by the author and it is a good listen to boot. I thiink it won an Audie.

    posted Friday, August 15 2008
  • Jerry T

    jerry t said:

    I'm in the process of reading this now, but the concepts presented by Gonzales are intriguing to me. Why is it that some people seem to survive extreme situations and others fail to survive.

    I'll update as I continue...

    posted Thursday, December 6 2007

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