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 The Survivor's Club July 5, 2009
M. Ash (Arlington, WA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book did not tell the story I had expected to read, however, I have found it very interesting and I have passed on excerpts and bits of information to my son and others. It is good reading and has lots of interesting data. As I thought it was, it is not a book that will teach you the "art of survival".
It did inspire me to become more aware of my surroundings and to "listen" more to those "gut feelings", they could be your first warning of danger. In those regards, it is valuable reading; it may save your life.
THE BEST CLUB TO BE IN February 5, 2009
Gail Cooke (TX, USA)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Most of us have often read a news story and thought , "How in the world did he do it?" How did someone survive an almost fatal accident? How could someone pick herself back up after a devastating emotional blow and not only go on living but do so happily, creatively? The best name for those who overcome apparently unsurmountable obstacles is survivors, and this book is full of their stories as well as advice on how we can overcome if , or better said when the need arises.
A former executive producer of ABC's Good Morning America and the author of two novels, Ben Sherwood explains that there are two questions at the heart of his book, "(1) What does it really take to survive? And (2) What kind of survivor are you?" Few amongst us do not want to know the answers to those questions.
Try to imagine the worst possible scenario - would it be "a woman doused with gasoline and set on fire by her husband"? How about being run over by a 21 ton truck or living through the attack on Pearl Harbor? " Sherwood has interviewed hundreds who not only endured crises but triumphed over them. There is much to learn from survivors who tell us what they wish they had known before they looked in the face of death.
The author shares some very simple things that we can do to increase our years, such as choosing the safest seat in an airplane, the best place to have a heart attack, and realizing why birthdays and holidays are as beneficial as we'd like to think. Personally, I wanted to learn the secrets of the French woman who smoked cigarettes and ate chocolate every day yet lived to the estimable age of 122.
Also included in the book is an access code to an Internet based Survivor Profile Test. It takes about 15 minutes, and you may be surprised at what you learn about yourself.
While many of us don't consider ourselves joiners there is one group we'd all like to be in and that's The Survivors Club.
- Gail Cooke
Interesting & accurate March 10, 2009
Mo (Seattle, WA, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The majority of The Survivors Club features case studies of survivors, statistics and scientific data, and practical advice. It had the potential to feel very dry, but the case studies helped to keep the book moving along. The ones I found particularly fascinating were the woman who ended up with a knitting needle in her heart, the woman who lost most of her skin when someone threw acid from a freeway overpass, the ballerina who danced for her life during the Holocaust, and the Central Park Jogger. The second portion of the book is about your specific survivor type. The book will give you a code & url to take the long Survivor Type quiz. I took it, and I am a Connector. The last portion of the book features information and specific cases for each of the five types (Connector, Realist, Thinker, Fighter, Believer). The Survivors Club was an interesting and informative read.
Very Interesting and Helpful May 12, 2009
G. W. Kinison (Houston, Texas USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book very engaging and helpful in exploring survival in impossible circumstances. It does not contain nor does it pretend to possess all of the science or information one might want on the topic. It definitely helped me to better understand some of the stories related to me by others I have known who did go through similar experiences and survived (Some in combat, many others in industry or just daily living).
The Survivor's Club April 6, 2009
Anne Alsaker (Livingston, MT)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
There's something for everyone. Info and ways of thinking that could come in handy.
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