The Beaver has identified a real winner with this book!  

"Deep Survival" is an absolutely fascinating study of the mental make-up of individuals who survive some of the most abominable wilderness (and other) situations imaginable (hiking, flying, boating, mountains, jungle, oceans, etc. & so on).  If you expose yourself to wilderness dangers or, if you simply enjoy reading about those who do, this is a must-read.  Gonzales dives deep into the psychology & physiology of both those who survive well and those who do not survive.  His examples are memorable & insightful, including his account of his own father's remarkable ordeal... which is clearly the inspiration for this book.

I've never been in situations as drastic as those described in this book.  However, several of my adventures might easily have taken such turns for the worse.   Full digestion of the real messages of this book can only improve my odds of survival should some future canoe country adventure of mine truly go bad.

Thanks, again, to The Beaver for recommending this fascinating & easy-to-read study!

Jimbo   8-)