The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – and Why (Kindle Edition)

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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why

From Publishers Weekly
Ripley, an award-winning writer on homeland security for Time, offers a compelling look at instinct and disaster response as she explores the psychology of fear and how it can save or destroy us. Surprisingly, she reports, mass panic is rare, and an understanding of the dynamics of crowds can help prevent a stampede, while a well-trained crew can get passengers quickly but calmly off a crashed plane. Using interviews with survivors of hotel fires, hostage situ (more…)

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Rich Fleetwood

Rich is the founder of SurvivalRing, now in it's 20th year, author of multimedia CDs and DVDs, loves the outdoors, his family, his geeky skill-set, and lives in rural Missouri, just a few miles from the Big Muddy. Always ready to help others, he shares what he learns on multiple blogs, social sites, and more. With a background in preparedness and survival skills, training with county, state, and national organizations, and skills in all areas of media and on air experience in live radio and television, Rich is always thinking about the "big picture", when it comes to helping individuals and families prepare for life's little surprises. Since 1997, he has provided guidance, authentic government survival history, and commentary on why we all need to get ready for that fateful day in the future, when we have to get our hands dirty and step in to save the day. He is an award winning videographer (2005 Telly Award), has received state and national scholarly recognition (2006 New Century Scholar and All USA Academic Team), and is a natural with computers, technology, gadgets, small furry mammals, and anything on wheels. Rich likes making friends, solving problems, and creating solutions to everyday issues. He doesn't mind mixing things up, when there is a teaching moment ready to happen. As a constitutional conservative, he's staying quite busy these days. The SurvivalRing Radio Show at www.survivalringradio.com will be coming back SOON!

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  1. Healthcare Reform NOW!
    Healthcare Reform NOW!

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Disasters and sociology
    This was the first in-depth report of the human psyche during and following disasters. I appreciated the author’s study and found it refreshing as it showed the resilience and…

  2. Jenis
    Jenis

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    “I’m A Survivor; I Hope You’re A Survivor Too.”
    “The Unthinkable” by Amanda Ripley is a fascinating study of human behavior in disasters with an applied psychology bent.

  3. Cholena
    Cholena

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Surviving the Unthinkable: Ripley tells us who and how, and sometimes why
    Fascinating study of the reactions of victims and survivors of disaster–and why people fall into each category.

  4. Hajari
    Hajari

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Meet Your Disaster Persona
    Journalist Amanda Ripley takes us to ground zero of some of the worst disasters in recent history in a book that focuses on the response of the human brain.

  5. Shivani
    Shivani

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    An excellent collection…
    … of multiple kinds of disasters and analysis of various people’s behavior in them. A lot of useful information emerges about what to do in different life or death situations…

  6. Edith
    Edith

    2.0 out of 5 stars
    not what i thought
    i didnt get this book being in the medical field ive seen the true uunthinkable this book didnt didnt even come close to showing how we deal with trauma or disaster this was a…

  7. Osvaldo
    Osvaldo

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Excellent resource for exploring human behavior during disasters
    I’ll keep this short…
    This is a fantastic book. If the title interests you in anyway, read “Unthinkable” and you won’t be disappointed.

  8. Anonymous
    Anonymous

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Fascinating look at the human response to disasters.
    “The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – And Why” by Amanda Ripley is a fascinating look at the human response to disasters.

  9. Rafe
    Rafe

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    A book that tells on how to survive
    “The Unthinkable: Who survive when Disaster strikes and why” by Amanada Ripley is a great book! Ms Ripley takes a look at disasters that have happened from the explosion at…

  10. Laisha
    Laisha

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    enjoyed it
    As an emergency responder, I was most interested in the interviews and perspectives of victims…. What they were thinking and why they reacted (or didn’t) the way they did.

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