“The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life” by Ben Sherwood

Yay or Nay?

Yay! (76%)

Consensus: A thorough examination of extreme survival – many of the first-hand accounts are not for the faint of heart – with some good advice on how best to increase your odds.

Description: Which is the safest seat on an airplane? Where is the best place to have a heart attack? Why does religious observance add years to your life? How can birthdays be hazardous to your health?

Each second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis, … [more]

5 Book Reviews for “The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life” by Ben Sherwood

The Survivors Club is sprinkled with interesting facts and assertions, proposing ways you can postpone death…. It doesn’t cease to surprise and entertain, and some of it is truly useful.

Published the 9th day of November, 2009 in Forbes. Reviewed by Sangeeth Varghese | Full Review
Stories about extreme survival are alluring not just because they get about as close to death as it’s possible to go, but because they reveal life in all its sinewy tenaciousness…. A gutsy, fact-thick book on luck, accident and improving the odds…. The drawback — and fascination — of The Survivors Club is that most of the case studies terrify as much as they inspire or inform…. He doesn’t calculate the risk of expiring from the stress of reading his book.
Published the 21st day of June, 2009 in The Times. Reviewed by James McConnachie | Full Review
A useful, insightful exploration of the nature of survival, the resilience of the human mind and body, and the ways in which we can all use our natural gifts to maximize our chances of coming through catastrophic situations.
Published the 15th day of December, 2008 in Booklist. Reviewed by David Pitt | Full Review
Sherwoods assertion that survival is a way of perceiving the world around you is enlightening…. But Sherwoods balance of self-help, scientific theories and first-rate reporting is diminished by occasionally overwrought prose as well as the countless survivors stories, which can run together in a touchy-feely stream of faith and optimism.
Published the 27th day of October, 2008 in Publishers Weekly. | Link Removed
Sherwood intends … not to scare the crap out of
you, but to help you understand why some people live and others die in crisis situations. Is the book science? Self-help? It’s a weird amalgam of the two, but somehow it works.

Published the 4th day of February, 2009 in Entertainment Weekly. Reviewed by Tina Jordan | Full Review