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Surviving survival : the art and science of resilience
- Title
- Surviving survival : the art and science of resilience / Laurence Gonzales.
- Author
- Gonzales, Laurence, 1947-
- Publication
- New York : W.W. Norton, c2012.
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Details
- Description
- viii, 257 p.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Drawing on cases across a range of life-threatening experiences, Laurence Gonzales makes a compelling argument about fear, courage and the adaptability of the human spirit.
- Alternative Title
- Art and science of resilience
- Resilience
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-242) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue : no way home -- Be here now : from victum to rescuer -- The crocodile within : the burden of invisible memory -- The way of survival : rage in the realm of the spirits -- The gift of adversity : a survivor's attitude and the personal scum line -- The tyranny of reason : blindsight, gut feelings, and the sixth sense -- Want it, need it, have it : of phantom limbs and children -- See one, do one, teach one : the secret of seeking -- "Please, God, let me kill her" : dismantling the self -- Seaching for Frankenstein : knitting with words -- Lessons from Ishmael : the neurophysiology of travel -- The bear : one flew east, one flew west -- The bricklayer : the long way home -- The courage to suffer : if he can do it, you can, too -- The science of adaptation : there's no revenge like success -- The rules of life.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-5384
- ISBN
- 9780393083187 (hardcover)
- 0393083187 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2012015592
- OCLC
- 783160247
- Author
- Gonzales, Laurence, 1947-
- Title
- Surviving survival : the art and science of resilience / Laurence Gonzales.
- Imprint
- New York : W.W. Norton, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-242) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-5384