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The Survivors Club
The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life

by Ben Sherwood

     

From the first plunge to the final takeoff, The Survivors Club puts listeners on the edge of their seats (and ready to use them as flotation devices). As you experience falls from great heights, escapes from the inescapable and stories of normal people overcoming every imaginable and inconceivable thing that happens to people in the course of their daily lives, you will be amazed at the small and simple things that separate those who live from those who do not. Vivid imagery throughout the book will leave you spellbound, and you will wish your commute time was longer rather than shorter.

The Survivors Club explores ideas such as: Are accidents really accidental? Are some people just plain luckier than others? And what is the role of faith in survival? Ben Sherwood also goes in-depth with his research by participating in some actual Navy survival training and shares the amazing outcome. This gifted storyteller enables you to feel like you are right there witnessing the tragic events even as they occur and hoping beyond hope the participants will all survive.

Worst Case Scenario lovers will marvel over those people who outlive impossible situations like being pierced through the heart with a knitting needle or jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Fans of the television show Survivor will love that nothing has been contrived to create this book, everything actually occurred. In real life there is no medical staff or camera crew close by to assist when things get ugly, and you have to know what to do when it counts. If you grew up reading Choose Your Own Adventure books as a youth, this grown-up version puts you in the place of folks who made all the right choices and those who didn't, and shows how a single choice makes the difference between a happy reunion and a tearful funeral. If choosing an audiobook were a life or death decision, this one would be first on my list!

The Book

Hachette Audio
January 26, 2009
Audiobook 10 CDs / 11.5 hours
978-1-60024-145-1
Self help
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The Reviewer

Donna Ross
Reviewed 2009
NOTE: Reviewer Donna Satterlee Ross is the co-editor of That's Life with Autism: Tales And Tips for Families With Autism and is currently working on a new book about autism and humor.
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