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The unthinkable by amanda ripley
The unthinkable by amanda ripley




the unthinkable by amanda ripley

In The Unthinkable you can become acquainted with yours.Who knows? One day, understanding how it works may save your life. We all have a 'disaster personality' that reveals itself at moments of crisis. Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author and an investigative journalist for the Atlantic, Politico, the Washington Post and other outlets. Through compelling interviews with survivors and experts she uncovers our instinctive reactions, shows how primitive parts of our brains take over when we're put under pressure, and demonstrates that we can, in fact, train ourselves to do better. In The Unthinkable, award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley investigates some of the most harrowing catastrophes in history in order to piece together exactly how we react in a crisis. In her quest to answer these questions, award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley traces human responses to some of recent historys epic disasters, from the. Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author and an investigative journalist for the Atlantic, Politico, the Washington Post and other outlets. How would you react to a disaster? Would you be paralysed with fear? Would you panic and lose control? Or might you suddenly discover hidden strengths in yourself? This remarkable book will not only change your life, it could very well save it. shows that the most important variable in an emergency is your own behavior. She grabbed her desk, taking her feet off the floor, and screamed, 'What's happening?' Amanda Ripleys riveting The Unthinkable provides genuine insight into the why behind the numbers. Discover how human beings react to dangerand what makes the difference between life and deathFascinating and useful. on 9/11 when Elia Zedeño, who had worked in the World Trade Center for twenty-one years, heard a booming explosion and felt the building lurch violently to the south.






The unthinkable by amanda ripley