The Survivors Club: How To Survive Anything
Autor Ben Sherwooden Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 aug 2010
The man who swam for 17 hours after falling off a cruise ship
The grandma who lifted a car to save a child
The woman who fell 33,000 feet without a parachute - and survived
InThe Survivors Club, Ben Sherwood sets out to discover what it is that helps ordinary men and women beat danger and death. What strengths do survivors share? What is the science of resilience? And what are the secrets of beating the odds?
This fascinating and inspiring book combines astonishing true stories, the latest scientific research and the author's own adventures inside the US military's elite survival schools to prepare you for the challenges not only of everyday life, but also for the unexpected in whatever form it takes.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141031644
ISBN-10: 0141031646
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141031646
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Ben
Sherwood
is
a
bestselling
author
and
award-winning
journalist.
He
was
educated
at
Harvard
and
Oxford
and
currently
lives
with
his
wife
and
son
in
New
York
and
Los
Angeles.
His
acclaimed
novel,The
Man
Who
Ate
the
747,
was
published
in
thirteen
languages
and
is
being
adapted
as
both
a
feature
film
and
musical.
His
latest
novel,The
Death
and
Life
of
Charlie
St
Cloud,
is
also
in
development
as
a
major
motion
picture.
Recenzii
The
book
is
absolutely
fantastic.
If
you
haven't
readThe
Survivors
Club,
you
have
to.—Glenn
Beck,The
Glenn
Beck
Show,
Fox
News
A must-read.—The New York Times
Editor's Choice: These are days when a survival guide really comes in handy. This entertaining book is a mix of helpful hints...and tales of bearing witness to survival.—Chicago Tribune
A-minus.The true-life stories are satisfying...but it's the science that fascinates.—Entertainment Weekly
A useful, insightful exploration of the nature of survival, the resilience of the human mind and body, and the ways in which we can all use our natural gifts to maximize our chances of coming through catastrophic situations.—Booklist
[The] stories are gripping, to put it mildly... Sherwood gains our trust with his Boy Scout common sense: Be prepared, play to your strengths, stay unruffled, keep the faith.—Kirkus Reviews
Enlightening...first-rate reporting.—Publishers Weekly
A must-read.—The New York Times
Editor's Choice: These are days when a survival guide really comes in handy. This entertaining book is a mix of helpful hints...and tales of bearing witness to survival.—Chicago Tribune
A-minus.The true-life stories are satisfying...but it's the science that fascinates.—Entertainment Weekly
A useful, insightful exploration of the nature of survival, the resilience of the human mind and body, and the ways in which we can all use our natural gifts to maximize our chances of coming through catastrophic situations.—Booklist
[The] stories are gripping, to put it mildly... Sherwood gains our trust with his Boy Scout common sense: Be prepared, play to your strengths, stay unruffled, keep the faith.—Kirkus Reviews
Enlightening...first-rate reporting.—Publishers Weekly