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 Boy Scout Handbook for Grown-ups March 25, 2009
Jo Ana Starr (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book for anyone to read but I think for Americans in particular, and here's why I say that. We have lived in a fairly safe environment when compared with the rest of the world for so long that I suspect that many of our survival skills may have become rusty. Notable exceptions would include Oklahoma City, Katrina, 9-11, at least one of which immobilized the government as well as some of the participants.
After interviewing survivors to find our how and why they survived their situations, the author shares his findings with his readers. After his extensive research, one of the author's most powerful suggestions is - don't go brain-dead with the shock of what you're seeing or experiencing. "Take action and stay conscious". There are many more, but this one struck me as something I want to remember, in case of an emergency.
Hopefully, you'll never encounter any of the crises that the author addresses, but this thought-provoking book is worth a read just in case. I believe that the "walk-through" of many crisis situations that The Survivor's Club offers the reader as well as solutions on how to survive may be the best possible preparation for dealing with the unthinkable. The book is highly recommended.
The Survivors Club review April 6, 2009
nurse-reader (Baton Rouge, LA, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is much more than an account of how to survive trials. I found it extremely spiritual and insightful in explaining "why" some survive and others don't. The book makes one think about being deliberate in our struggle for survival. This includes being a caretaker of a loved one or a disaster of insurmountable odds.
Life Lessons May 6, 2009
Nina Rogers (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wonderful book! Choc full of valuable information and amazing true stories of survival. A fun (if not, at time, scary) read. I'm recommending it to everyone I meet.
A Great "Management" Book May 19, 2009
Michael Gooch (Texas, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Survivor's Club can be read as a compelling and relevant management survival tome; particularly in today's downsized economy. As a worker in the world of human resources, I am constantly looking for non-business related books that will give me valuable insight. I have learned through the years that our best `business lessons' come from outside the managerial world. This book is a stark example of this.
The book really begin to hit home for me when I read chapter two: The Statues in the Storm. This is a no-brainer relationship to the business arena. The lessons learned in this one chapter is worth the price of the book.
In addition, I will now be encouraging others to take the online survivor test. I believe it can provide a actionable and true look into the areas of careers that we need to work on in order to survive.
Yes, luck plays a large part. But then again, keeping abreast of current methodologies, an updated resume and maintaining a wide network of associates can be the difference between an expanding career (life) or shoveling fries at a fast-food joint (death).
I hope you find this review helpful.
Michael L. Gooch, SPHR
A Book for Everyone July 9, 2009
Dianne S. Mosley (Vermilion, OH USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Survivors Club by Ben Sherwood is an extrmely entertaining and educational book. While not written from a Christian viewpoint, faith and hope are crucial to many of the survivors whose stories are told. Although much of the book deals with plane crashes and other disasters, there are a lot of mundane every day examples, also. It is told with a very positive message, beginning with Sherwood's 3 rules: 1.We are all survivors. 2. It is not all relative. 3. You are stronger than you think. I'm quoting from memory, as I sent the book to my grandson who has just been diagnosed with melanoma. Can't remember another book that I have recommded to so many of my family and friends.
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