The Unthinkable Revised and Updated..., Amanda Ripley
The Unthinkable Revised and Updated..., Amanda Ripley
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The Unthinkable (Revised and Updated)
Who Survives When Disaster Strikes--and Why

Author: Amanda Ripley

Narrator: Kirsten Potter

Unabridged: 11 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/20/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Unlock the secrets of survival with this riveting expedition into the science of disaster—now revised and updated to address the pandemic, the role of social media in disaster response, and more—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Smartest Kids in the World

Disaster can come in many forms, from earthquakes and avalanches to catastrophic machine failure and acts of terror. And afterwards, when the dust settles and the survivors emerge, we can't help but wonder: why them? Why did they live when so many others perished?

In The Unthinkable, Prize-winning journalist Amanda Ripley, who has covered some of the most devastating disasters of our age, sets out to find the answers. To understand the human reaction to chaos and imminent danger, she turns to leading brain scientists, trauma psychologists, and other disaster experts—formal and informal—from a Holocaust survivor who studies heroism to a master gunfighter who learned to overcome the effects of extreme fear. Along the way, we learn about crowd psychology, the neurobiology of fear, and the many other invisible factors that can make the difference between death and survival.

Seamlessly marrying neuroscience, firsthand accounts, and thrilling investigative journalism, The Unthinkable is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered how they would respond in a life-or-death situation—or wanted to increase their odds of surviving one. This revised and updated edition updates all the original research and expands on enormous, slow-moving disasters like pandemics to bring Ripley’s lessons on survivorship into the modern day.

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF including the Appendix, Selected Bibliography, and Notes sections.

Author Bio

Amanda Ripley is an investigative journalist for Time, the Atlantic, and other magazines. Amanda's work has also appeared in Slate, the Wall Street Journal, and the Times of London. Her work has helped Time win two National Magazine Awards. She is also the author of The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes-and Why, the basis for a PBS documentary. An Emerson Fellow at the New America Foundation, she lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and son.

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