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

I really liked the first few chapters. In fact, I couldn't put it down. I spent all of yesterday reading this book. I have been drawn to stories of survival and have read a few books about people who have survived harrowing experiences (One of my favorites being "Dead Lucky" by Lincoln Hall). However......more

When I started off, I couldn't put this book down. Then I started skimming because the relentless press of survivor stories got a little old, plus I was looking forward to taking the Survivor Profiler test at the end. Well, it's not going to happen, since the test isn't actually in the book - it's on......more

This is not a book I would have picked up on my own, had it not been a selection of my book club. After all, I thought, isn't it pretty intuitive what makes for a good survivor? For example, what does it take to survive when lost in the woods? Be prepared by being in decent physical shape and carryi......more

How do you rate books like this? Seriously, do you rate it based on content alone or do you rate it based on the synopsis? It is hard to describe this book without fully knowing what the author intentions were. Regarding my last update, the author did say that this book attempted to answer the quest......more

Book Overview The subtitle of the book, "The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life," pretty much sums up what this book is about—learning about what it takes to survive and determining what type of survivor you might be. The first part of the book is devoted to exploring different survival sce......more