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Saturday, February 6, 2010

The Survivor's Club Book Review & Giveaway (5 Winners) **CLOSED**

 

About the Book:
Each second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis, whether it's a car accident, violent crime, serious illness, or financial trouble. Given the inevitability of adversity, we all wonder: Who beats the odds and who surrenders? Why do some people bound back and others give up? How can I become the kind of person who survives and thrives?

The fascinating, hopeful answers to these questions are found in THE SURVIVORS CLUB. In the tradition of Freakonomics and The Tipping Point, this book reveals the hidden side of survival by combining astonishing true stories, gripping scientific research, and the author's adventures inside the U.S. military's elite survival schools and the government's airplane crash evacuation course.

With THE SURVIVORS CLUB, you can also discover your own Survivor IQ through a powerful Internet-based test called the Survivor Profiler. Developed exclusively for this book, the test analyzes your personality and generates a customized report on your top survivor strengths.

There is no escaping life's inevitable struggles. But THE SURVIVORS CLUB can give you an edge when adversity strikes.
 My Review: 

I have always loved reading and hearing true stories and I think the best ones are about people who escape the jaws of death. This book is filled with great stories about people who survived and some of the stories make me think "how the heck did they do it"! Some of the stories are absolutely amazing. The author shows studies of survivors and how people react differently in crisis situations. Throughout the book there are tips and facts about surviving. For example, did you know that the best place to have a heart attack is on the Las Vegas strip in one of the Casino's? You have a better chance surviving the heart attack there than in a hospital! It goes on to explain why, but I'm not going to tell you because you need to read it and find out for your self! 

I really enjoyed this book and I had a hard time putting it down. So, if you enjoy true stories, then this book is for you!

You can purchase The Survivor's Club is at Amazon.com

GIVEAWAY: Thanks to Hatchette, 5 of my LUCKY readers will win a copy of The Survivor's Club.
MANDATORY: To enter, just tell me why you want to win!
**Open to US/Canada, No P.O. Boxes. All entries that do not meet the mandatory entry will not be eligible to win.**
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This giveaway will end on February 20th at 10pm (MST). The winners will be drawn by random.org and will be notified by e-mail as well as announced on this blog. The winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner(s) will be chosen. Good Luck to all of you!

**I received the product I reviewed free of charge so that I could do an honest review. No monetary compensation was received. My reviews are 100% my own and others may have different opinions. A BIG thanks to Hatchette and my membership at The Product Review Place for allowing me to do this review and giveaway.**

196 comments:

Matt N Karen said...

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Cheryl B said...

I'd like to win because it would be interesting to read personal accounts of people who've survived under different circumstances.
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Snowflake07 said...

I'd like to win because it sounds like a good book. I too like to hear/read true stories about things people have gone through and survived. Just the other day I heard another story of a man lifting a car off a little girl (and later couldn't even lift the car at all.) The girl is fine by the way; just find it amazing what we can do or survive when we have to.

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Eileen said...

I would love this book because it has my name written ALL over it. Dealing with health issues and other disappointments, I would hope it would help me cope. My older daughter's would probably take some good advice from this too. thank you!
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Bombtastic Belle said...

I'd love to read this book! I tend to panic in dangerous situations, so I need all the help I can get, lol
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