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  • The Unthinkable

  • Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
  • Auteur(s): Amanda Ripley
  • Narrateur(s): Kirsten Potter
  • Durée: 9 h et 35 min
  • 4,8 out of 5 stars (15 évaluations)

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The Unthinkable

Auteur(s): Amanda Ripley
Narrateur(s): Kirsten Potter
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Discover how human beings react to danger—and what makes the difference between life and death

“Fascinating and useful . . . [shows that] the most important variable in an emergency is your own behavior.”—The New York Times

Today, nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we be heroes or victims?

In her quest to answer these questions, award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley traces human responses to some of recent history’s epic disasters, from the explosion of the Mont Blanc munitions ship in 1917–one of the biggest explosions before the invention of the atomic bomb–to the journeys of the 15,000 people who found their way out of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. To understand the science behind the stories, Ripley turns to leading brain scientists, trauma psychologists, and other disaster experts. She even has her own brain examined by military researchers and experiences, through realistic simulations, what it might be like to survive a plane crash into the ocean or to escape a raging fire.

Ripley comes back with precious wisdom about the surprising humanity of crowds, the elegance of the brain’s fear circuits, and the stunning inadequacy of many of our evolutionary responses. Most unexpectedly, she discovers the brain’s ability to do much, much better–with just a little help.

©2008 Amanda Ripley (P)2008 Random House, Inc.

Ce que les critiques en disent

“Engrossing and lucid . . . facing the truth about the human capacity for risk and disaster turns out to be a lot less scary than staying in the dark.”O: The Oprah Magazine

“The thinking person’s manual for getting out alive.”NPR’s “Book Tour”

The Unthinkable isn’t merely a book about disaster; it’s a book about survival—maybe yours.”—Gavin de Becker, New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Fear

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  • 2018-09-19

Unthinkable is very readable...thanks Audible!

I have listened to Unthinkable twice. I’m ex-military and have always kept an interest in being prepared. First and foremost, unthinkable is just an interesting and enjoyable read. However, it is also packed with information about human psychology in disastrous circumstances. I think sometimes it helps just to have a basic understanding of how you may react in a crisis, and you may just recognize some of those symptoms in time to avoid negative consequences. It also has some tips on how to manage other people in a crisis effectively. Hopefully, real crises won’t happen to any of us, but there are “black swan” events: Low probability but High impact. I prefer to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. This book is one step in that direction. I highly recommend it.

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