false <![CDATA[The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256085427m/4731479.jpg 4731479 4 From a <EM>New York Times</EM> bestselling author and award-winning journalist comes a fascinating exploration of survival that can help prepare you for life's inevitable struggles, from cancer and crime to car accidents and airplane crashes.<BR><BR>Scientists use the phrase "human factors in survival." Translation: Why do some people live and others die? Why do some bounce back and others surrender? THE SURVIVORS CLUB answers these questions with inspirational true stories, cutting-edge research, and the author's behind-the-scenes adventures in the US Navy and Air Force survival schools and the FAA's airplane evacuation course. <BR><BR>In the tradition of <EM>Freakonomics </EM>and <EM>The Tipping Point, </EM>THE SURVIVORS CLUB investigates the hidden side of life--and death--including:<BR/><BR/><BR/><UL><BR/><LI>why some people really have all the luck </LI><BR/><LI>if the will to live makes any difference <BR/><LI>how much can the human body endure</LI></UL>Readers will be able to take an exclusive Internet-based test called the Survivor Profiler to find out their Survivor Type and Survivor IQ. <BR><BR>Each one of us eventually joins the club of millions who face life's inescapable tribulations and tragedies. THE SURVIVORS CLUB is the companion we need to prepare us for and guide us through the worst. 4795995 26 1 2009 The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life total:302|5:58|4:136|3:81|2:23|1:4| 302 1127 744 115 2 0 false false Sun Sep 27 20:49:41 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 21:07:14 -0700 2009
The Survivors Club is pretty much what it sounds like - an in-depth look at the science of survival: why some...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 20:01:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 18:44:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 05:01:52 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 05:02:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 14 08:43:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 08:51:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Dec 08 07:26:24 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 07:28:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 01 22:04:19 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 23:50:32 -0700 2009 I picked up this book at the John Wayne Airport after hearing Ben Sherwood on Glenn Beck's radio show and seeing him on Glenn's TV show.



Sherwood's book approaches survival from multiple angles and I appreciated that. Whatever you might think this book is, it probably is just a bit and a ...

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But the writing is often overly earnest, or tries to be clever but isn't. The author's belief in God and the Good Book come through way too often for my tas...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 18:56:08 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 19:51:53 -0700 2009
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