Deep Survival
Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
Format: Book
Edition: New edition.
Description: xxi, 318 pages ; 21 cm
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.
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
0393353710
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SCIENCE Survival Gon | St. Andrews Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/30/2024) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-302) and index.