Why do healthy people drop dead without reason? Where is the safest seat in an airplane in the event of a crash? Is the best place to suffer a heart attack really in a casino? How did an engineer in the Baltic Sea survive for more than 24hours? How do certain people make it through the most difficult trials while others don’t? The Survivors Club investigates and jumps into these problems and attempts to answer them. This book shares the true stories of regular people who have been tested by life in the most extreme circumstances and were able to pick up themselves up again. Through the journey, you are shown how to improve your chances of survival in almost any crisis and how to think like a survivor by being alert and resilient in your everyday life. Ben Sherwood’s thesis or objective of this book is to unlock and show ordinary people what it means to be a true survivor by means of your individual human factors. In order to answer the questions that come with this and understand the science behind them, he interviews not only survivors but expert scientists and doctors from all across the world. This is where we see a great deal of biased opinions, as different researchers have different thoughts on the topics. In such cases, Sherwood throws a multitude of facts and statistics over the cloud of true answers. With these facts, also come tips on what to do prevent you from facing certain situations. Although the advice given is helpful, to be able to apply so many methods of protecting yourself from harm will certainly cause paranoia, especially if you chose to follow everything written word by word. The layering of certain facts however, is a strength as it keeps you engaged, amused and in many cases saying WOW! Such tactics of writing are more apparent when it comes to talking about provocative subjects such as religion and the ``resilience gene``, where there is lack of a clear answer. The gripping and pulse-pounding survival stories are undeniably another method of keeping your attention until each chapter is done. All in all, this book proves to be undoubtedly amusing and informative. You must dive into this book with a sense of curiosity and open-mindedness if you want to truly enjoy it as much as I did.
What would you do if you were on an airplane at an altitude of thirty-seven thousand feet, and all of a sudden you hear a loud ‘BANG’, followed by an announcement by the captain saying that the fan rotor in one of the engines had just disintegrated? The Survivors Club has the answer for you. Along with many breathtaking stories about regular people who fought against the odds and survived in the worst possible scenarios, The Survivors Club presents you with many interesting facts about survival, discusses myths about survival and informs you how you can stay alive in the worst of situations. Sherwood’s objective in this book is to outline the main factors in being a survivor and to show the characteristics, which separate true survivors from ‘regular’ people. The book however has quite a bit of bias in it. Sherwood encounters at most one expert per survival story, not acknowledging the many other experts from around the globe. This limitation to one expert allows space for incorrect information because the other, unmentioned experts may have different beliefs and statistics on the topic. In addition to his thesis, Sherwood included many examples of survival stories such as the story of a woman who fell on a knitting needle, which impaled her lungs. He does this in order to emphasize his point. The author does a great job in making the book enjoyable to read by keeping the book constantly interesting while giving valid information. The stories and facts told by the author are so unbelievable, that you want to keep on reading. Once the story is told, the readers say to themselves “what if I were in that position?” This answer is given to them after the story. When a story finishes, Sherwood hops right into another story, starting the cycle again. One complaint I had after finishing the book was that on the cover of the book, the title states: “The Survivors Club, The secrets and science that could save your life”. One of the chapters however discusses how religion could save your life. As we know, religion is not science and thus should not be discussed in a book whose title states “The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life”. I feel that this book is placed high in literature for its subject. This is because it gave me the sense that I was reading a fiction book, always wanting to see what happens next. In the end, The Survivors Club is a great read, mixing amusement with knowledge. It is highly recommended to read, as people with all sorts of interest would find it entertaining.
What would you do if you were on an airplane at an altitude of thirty-seven thousand feet, and all of a sudden you hear a loud ‘BANG’, followed by an announcement by the captain saying that the fan rotor in one of the engines had just disintegrated? The Survivors Club has the answer for you. Along with many breathtaking stories about regular people who fought against the odds and survived in the worst possible scenarios, The Survivors Club presents you with many interesting facts about survival, discusses myths about survival and informs you how you can stay alive in the worst of situations. Sherwood’s objective in this book is to outline the main factors in being a survivor and to show the characteristics, which separate true survivors from ‘regular’ people. The book however has quite a bit of bias in it. Sherwood encounters at most one expert per survival story, not acknowledging the many other experts from around the globe. This limitation to one expert allows space for incorrect information because the other, unmentioned experts may have different beliefs and statistics on the topic. In addition to his thesis, Sherwood included many examples of survival stories such as the story of a woman who fell on a knitting needle, which impaled her lungs. He does this in order to emphasize his point. The author does a great job in making the book enjoyable to read by keeping the book constantly interesting while giving valid information. The stories and facts told by the author are so unbelievable, that you want to keep on reading. Once the story is told, the readers say to themselves “what if I were in that position?” This answer is given to them after the story. When a story finishes, Sherwood hops right into another story, starting the cycle again. One complaint I had after finishing the book was that on the cover of the book, the title states: “The Survivors Club, The secrets and science that could save your life”. One of the chapters however discusses how religion could save your life. As we know, religion is not science and thus should not be discussed in a book whose title states “The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life”. I feel that this book is placed high in literature for its subject. This is because it gave me the sense that I was reading a fiction book, always wanting to see what happens next. In the end, The Survivors Club is a great read, mixing amusement with knowledge. It is highly recommended to read, as people with all sorts of interest would find it entertaining.
Why do healthy people drop dead without reason? Where is the safest seat in an airplane in the event of a crash? Is the best place to suffer a heart attack really in a casino? How did an engineer in the Baltic Sea survive for more than 24hours? How do certain people make it through the most difficult trials while others don’t? The Survivors Club investigates and jumps into these problems and attempts to answer them. This book shares the true stories of regular people who have been tested by life in the most extreme circumstances and were able to pick up themselves up again. Through the journey, you are shown how to improve your chances of survival in almost any crisis and how to think like a survivor by being alert and resilient in your everyday life.
ReplyDeleteBen Sherwood’s thesis or objective of this book is to unlock and show ordinary people what it means to be a true survivor by means of your individual human factors. In order to answer the questions that come with this and understand the science behind them, he interviews not only survivors but expert scientists and doctors from all across the world. This is where we see a great deal of biased opinions, as different researchers have different thoughts on the topics. In such cases, Sherwood throws a multitude of facts and statistics over the cloud of true answers. With these facts, also come tips on what to do prevent you from facing certain situations. Although the advice given is helpful, to be able to apply so many methods of protecting yourself from harm will certainly cause paranoia, especially if you chose to follow everything written word by word. The layering of certain facts however, is a strength as it keeps you engaged, amused and in many cases saying WOW! Such tactics of writing are more apparent when it comes to talking about provocative subjects such as religion and the ``resilience gene``, where there is lack of a clear answer. The gripping and pulse-pounding survival stories are undeniably another method of keeping your attention until each chapter is done.
All in all, this book proves to be undoubtedly amusing and informative. You must dive into this book with a sense of curiosity and open-mindedness if you want to truly enjoy it as much as I did.
What would you do if you were on an airplane at an altitude of thirty-seven thousand feet, and all of a sudden you hear a loud ‘BANG’, followed by an announcement by the captain saying that the fan rotor in one of the engines had just disintegrated? The Survivors Club has the answer for you. Along with many breathtaking stories about regular people who fought against the odds and survived in the worst possible scenarios, The Survivors Club presents you with many interesting facts about survival, discusses myths about survival and informs you how you can stay alive in the worst of situations. Sherwood’s objective in this book is to outline the main factors in being a survivor and to show the characteristics, which separate true survivors from ‘regular’ people. The book however has quite a bit of bias in it. Sherwood encounters at most one expert per survival story, not acknowledging the many other experts from around the globe. This limitation to one expert allows space for incorrect information because the other, unmentioned experts may have different beliefs and statistics on the topic. In addition to his thesis, Sherwood included many examples of survival stories such as the story of a woman who fell on a knitting needle, which impaled her lungs. He does this in order to emphasize his point. The author does a great job in making the book enjoyable to read by keeping the book constantly interesting while giving valid information. The stories and facts told by the author are so unbelievable, that you want to keep on reading. Once the story is told, the readers say to themselves “what if I were in that position?” This answer is given to them after the story. When a story finishes, Sherwood hops right into another story, starting the cycle again. One complaint I had after finishing the book was that on the cover of the book, the title states: “The Survivors Club, The secrets and science that could save your life”. One of the chapters however discusses how religion could save your life. As we know, religion is not science and thus should not be discussed in a book whose title states “The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life”. I feel that this book is placed high in literature for its subject. This is because it gave me the sense that I was reading a fiction book, always wanting to see what happens next. In the end, The Survivors Club is a great read, mixing amusement with knowledge. It is highly recommended to read, as people with all sorts of interest would find it entertaining.
ReplyDeleteWhat would you do if you were on an airplane at an altitude of thirty-seven thousand feet, and all of a sudden you hear a loud ‘BANG’, followed by an announcement by the captain saying that the fan rotor in one of the engines had just disintegrated? The Survivors Club has the answer for you. Along with many breathtaking stories about regular people who fought against the odds and survived in the worst possible scenarios, The Survivors Club presents you with many interesting facts about survival, discusses myths about survival and informs you how you can stay alive in the worst of situations. Sherwood’s objective in this book is to outline the main factors in being a survivor and to show the characteristics, which separate true survivors from ‘regular’ people. The book however has quite a bit of bias in it. Sherwood encounters at most one expert per survival story, not acknowledging the many other experts from around the globe. This limitation to one expert allows space for incorrect information because the other, unmentioned experts may have different beliefs and statistics on the topic. In addition to his thesis, Sherwood included many examples of survival stories such as the story of a woman who fell on a knitting needle, which impaled her lungs. He does this in order to emphasize his point. The author does a great job in making the book enjoyable to read by keeping the book constantly interesting while giving valid information. The stories and facts told by the author are so unbelievable, that you want to keep on reading. Once the story is told, the readers say to themselves “what if I were in that position?” This answer is given to them after the story. When a story finishes, Sherwood hops right into another story, starting the cycle again. One complaint I had after finishing the book was that on the cover of the book, the title states: “The Survivors Club, The secrets and science that could save your life”. One of the chapters however discusses how religion could save your life. As we know, religion is not science and thus should not be discussed in a book whose title states “The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life”. I feel that this book is placed high in literature for its subject. This is because it gave me the sense that I was reading a fiction book, always wanting to see what happens next. In the end, The Survivors Club is a great read, mixing amusement with knowledge. It is highly recommended to read, as people with all sorts of interest would find it entertaining.
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