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Laurence Gonzales

    Laurence Gonzales delves into the profound questions of human resilience and survival. Through meticulous research and insightful observations, he explores the psychological and environmental factors that determine who lives and who dies in extreme situations. His writing prompts readers to consider their own capacity for managing crises and the fundamental instincts that drive us. Gonzales's work is a fascinating examination of the human mind when confronted with peril.

    Laurence Gonzales
    Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
    Deep Survival
    Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience
    Flight 232
    Surviving Survival
    One Zero Charlie
    • One Zero Charlie

      Adventures in Grass Roots Aviation

      • 276 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Galt Airport serves as a vibrant hub for grassroots aviation, where camaraderie among pilots thrives amidst the aroma of coffee and fresh doughnuts. Laurence Gonzales shares his personal experiences at One Zero Charlie, capturing the exhilarating and sometimes tragic realities of flying. The narrative delves into the unique culture of aviation, revealing the fine line between science and superstition. With humor and intimacy, Gonzales challenges common perceptions, portraying the aviation world as both welcoming and perilous for those daring enough to enter.

      One Zero Charlie
    • Surviving Survival

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      4.2(400)Add rating

      You have survived the crisis-trauma, disease, accident, or war-now how do you get your life back?

      Surviving Survival
    • Flight 232

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      4.2(735)Add rating

      A dramatic and extraordinarily rare survivors' view of a major air crash, twenty-five years after the tragedy.

      Flight 232
    • Deep Survival

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.9(5285)Add rating

      Now with a new introduction on how this book can help readers overcome any of life's obstacles, Deep Survival motivates and enlightens.

      Deep Survival
    • 3.9(6855)Add rating

      "Unique among survival books... stunning... enthralling. Deep Survival makes compelling, and chilling, reading."—Penelope Purdy, Denver Post In ?Deep Survival?, Laurence Gonzalez combines hard science and powerful storytelling to illustrate the mysteries of survival, whether in the wilderness or in meeting any of life's great challenges. This gripping narrative, the first book to describe the art and science of survival, will change the way you see the world. Everyone has a mountain to climb. Everyone has a wilderness inside.

      Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
    • Everyday survival

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.4(51)Add rating

      The author of the bestselling "Deep Survival" once again turns to the cutting edge of science to illustrate how people can best use the lessons of evolutionary history to overcomes the hazards of everyday life.

      Everyday survival
    • Primatologist Jenny Lowe is studying bonobo chimpanzees deep in the Congo when she is caught in a deadly civil war that leaves a fellow researcher dead and his daughter, Lucy, orphaned. Realizing that the child has no living relatives, Jenny begins to care for Lucy as her own. But as she reads the late scientist’s notebooks, she discovers that Lucy is the result of a shocking experiment, and that the adorable, magical, wonderful girl she has come to love is an entirely new hybrid species—half human, half bonobo.

      Lucy
    • Za dekádu od svého prvního vydání přispěl bestseller Laurence Gonzalese jak k záchraně lidských životů v těch nejodlehlejších pustinách, tak ke zlepšení životů obyčejných čtenářů. Kombinace dobrodružného vyprávění, vědeckých poznatků o přežití a praktických rad pomohla lidem – od nejvýznačnějších byznysmenů přes armádní důstojníky a pedagogy až po profesionální psychiatry – pochopit, jak lépe zvládat stres, vyhodnocovat rizika a rozhodovat se pod tlakem. V novém vydání Laurence Gonzales přibližuje v předmluvě, jak může kniha čtenářům pomoct překonávat i ty nejtěžší životní překážky. Jeho poutavé vyprávění jistě osloví, poučí a motivuje celou novou generaci čtenářů. Příběhy o přežití propojené s výzkumy o lidském vnímání, včetně výtečného popisu, co se v nás děje, když cítíme strach.

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