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Deep survival : who lives, who dies, and why : true stories of miraculous endurance and sudden death /

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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 situa...

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Main Author: Gonzales, Laurence, 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton and Company, [2003]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Wilderness survival > Case studies.
Survie en milieu sauvage > Études de cas.
Wilderness survival.
Nonfiction.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of 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
  • Thank God for surfboards
  • Bending the map
  • The right stuff
  • "We're all gonna fuckin' die!"
  • A view of heaven
  • The sacred chamber
  • A certain nobility
  • The day of the fall.