Witness True Resilience in These Incredible Survival Stories
“Michael Tougias converts the wisdom of survivors into advice we can all use…” — Amanda Ripley , bestselling author of The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why
#1 New Release in Disaster Relief
Extreme Survival will have you on the edge-of-your-seat with truly amazing survival stories.
New York Times bestselling author Michael Tougias has earned critical acclaim and literary awards for his many best-seller non-fiction narratives. Extreme Survival is the long-awaited follow-up to The Finest Hours, co-authored with Casey Sherman.
Explore the stories and the causes of manmade disasters. To answer the question of why disasters happen and how some survive, Tougias interviewed over 100 people who survived against all odds, first chronicling their harrowing survival stories, and then discussing in detail lessons learned. Extreme Survival delivers the entertainment and exceptional research Michael Tougias fans expect.
Understand resilience through the mindset of survivors. Surviving disasters requires survival techniques to kick in at the right moment. Learn what a person is capable of when under extreme pressure and facing imminent disaster.
Inside find:
- Captivating and narrative survival stories told in true Tougias trademark style
- Analysis of major man-made disasters and the faulty decisions that led to them
- First-person accounts and detailed survival tactics that can apply to your every-day life
If you like true survival books like The Greatest Survival Stories of All Time, Into Thin Air, The Gift of Fear, Into the Abyss, Deep Survival, or If I Live Until Morning, you’ll love Extreme Survival. Also don’t miss reading other Michael Tougais survival books, including Fatal Forecast, Ten Hours Until Dawn, A Storm Too Soon, and Overboard!
Зміст
Contents
Chapter One: The Power of Little Steps & Survivors Mindsets
Chapter Two: Thinking of Others (The Need to Bear Witness, Thinking Outside Oneself)
Chapter Three: Control, Reaction, Detach
Chapter Four: Intuition
Chapter Five: Help from Within & Beyond
Chapter Six: Enduring: Pep Talks, Pats on the Back, and the Possibility of Luck
Chapter Seven: Rapid Recognition vs. Denial
Chapter Eight: Blinded by the Goal
Chapter Nine: Question the Experts (Especially on Vacation!)
Chapter Ten: Digging Deep for Options & Resourcefulness
Chapter Eleven: Emotion & Adrenaline and the Advantages of Pausing & Reversibility
Chapter Twelve: For as Long as It Takes
Chapter Thirteen: Final Thoughts
Про автора
Michael Tougias is a New York Times Bestselling author who has earned critical acclaim and literary awards for his 30 bestselling non-fiction narratives. Many of his books have been published by Simon & Schuster, St. Martins Press, Henry Holt, and Public Affairs . He co-authored the book, The Finest Hours, about a daring rescue of thirty stranded sailors by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of Cape Cod. Disney has released a major motion picture of the same name, starring Chris Pines and Casey Affleck. His latest book Above & Beyond: JFK and America’s Most Dangerous Spy Mission (April 2018) received a starred review from Booklist which said “The writing is superb.” It was also selected by the MA Book Award as one of the “Ten Best Books of the Year.”Tougias has written for over a hundred magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, and many more. He is a sought after speaker who has given keynote lectures in almost all fifty states.
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