| Playing Time |
110607 |
| System Details |
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 159596 KB; MP3 file size: 312593 KB). |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Downloadable audio file. |
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Title from: Title details screen. |
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Unabridged. |
| Performer |
Read by the author. |
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Duration: 11:06:07. |
| Summary |
From award-winning journalist Sherwood 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. |
| Contents |
pt. 1 : What it takes to survive. A knitting needle through the heart : the three rules of the survivors club ; The statues in the storm : why so many people die when they shouldn't ; Ninety seconds to save your life : the wrong (and right) things to do in a plane crash ; The organ recital : who lives and dies in the ER ; The supersonic man : how much of life (and death) do you really control? ; Rescued from the lion's jaws : prayer, miracles, and the power of faith ; The dancer and the angel of death : how did anyone survive the Holocaust? ; The science of luck : why good things always happen to the same people ; Hug the monster : how fear can save your life ; Too mean to die : does the will to live make any difference? ; The resilience gene : who bounces back and who doesn't? ; What does not kill me : why adversity is good for you -- pt. 2 : Are you a survivor? -- The survivor profiler : discovering your survivor personality ; Your survivor IQ : what type of survivor are you? ; Your survivor tool kit : what are your top three strengths? -- Afterword: How to eat an elephant : the lessons of the survivors club -- www.TheSurvivorsClub.org -- Appendix A: The science of falling cats (and babies) ; Appendix B: The arithmetic of dying too soon. |
| Subject |
Survival. -- Sound recordings.
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Accidents. -- Sound recordings.
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Medical emergencies. -- Sound recordings.
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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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| Other Form: |
Original 0446541230 (DLC) 2008016203 (OCoLC)225089269 |
| ISBN |
9781600241468 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book) |
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1600241468 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book) |
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