Pushing limits,saving lives Jul 30, 2009
In his book, Deep survival: Who lives, Who dies, and Why, Laurence Gonzales concludes: I believe everyone should learn about basic survival skills and the survivors frame of mind, because they come in handy when the trappings of civilization (or even the financial or support) that we take for granted drop away for whatever reason. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
• Events calendar Apr 10, 2009
Laurence Gonzales, author of "Everyday Survival" and "Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why?" presents a lecture and question session at 7 p.m. APRIL 22 at College of Southern Idaho's Fine Arts Center auditorium. Gonzales is contributing editor to National Geographic Adventure Magazine and the author of several books. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Survival strategy: Best-selling author Laurence Gonzales to speak at CSI Apr 3, 2009
Survival strategy: Best-selling author Laurence Gonzales to speak at CSI Times-News ... Laurence Gonzales has been studying these questions in his 35 years of research into human behavior. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Pac-10 Q&A with Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon Track & Field Feb 28, 2009
The book I have attempted to read on my own is titled Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales. It is a nonfiction story about people whose jobs deviate from the norm and how their minds and bodies react in life-threatening situations. (Pac-10.org)
Gardner discovers cold hard truth Feb 14, 2009
But if we're looking to generalize about what is that extra thing that gets people through the valley of the shadow of death, we could find a worse summary than the one that author Laurence Gonzales offers in his 2003 book "Deep Survival.". Survival, he writes, "is the celebration of choosing life over death. Survivors don't defeat death, they come to terms with it.". (ESPN -- Outdoors)