Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
2004 • 320 pages
Ratings10
Average rating3.7
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Ratings10
Average rating3.7
An analysis of the science and psychology of wilderness survival examines case stories of people who have survived against the odds--or failed to survive despite comparatively better resources--in a volume that evaluates the conditions on a snowy mountaintop, in the ocean, in the jungle, and more. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
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Seems like it would be interesting, but isn't back by data... all just a bunch of crazy stories linked together by an author who talks himself up and has weird daddy issues. Normally I'm not so harsh, but, after noting this is the third similar book the author has written, I feel like he's reaching for something and just not willing to do the work to ground it in research... so he keeps getting the same poor results.
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If you really like survival stories, this book might be a 3, but I would rather read the stories that others have written (and he just recounts) than read this book.
