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The Unthinkable Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why

Amanda Ripley

It lurks in the corner of our imagination, almost beyond our ability to see it: the possibility that a tear in the fabric of life could open up without warning, upending a house, a skyscraper, or a civilization.

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The book examined survivors' experiences and the psychological phases they go through during disasters, offering insight into why some people survive.

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Amanda Ripley says to survive a disaster, that's not all you need. She wrote about it in her book, The Unthinkable, Who Survives When a Disaster Strikes and Why?

— Episode: Prepping for doomsday (or Tuesday)

Episode: Prepping for doomsday (or Tuesday)

The book examined survivors' experiences and the psychological phases they go through during disasters, offering insight into why some people survive.

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Amanda Ripley says to survive a disaster, that's not all you need. She wrote about it in her book, The Unthinkable, Who Survives When a Disaster Strikes and Why?

I learned from covering disasters as a reporter that survivors have these incredible insights into what it actually feels like physically, socially, mentally to go through a disaster.

Modern Wisdom

The speaker mentioned Amanda Ripley and highly recommended her book, stating it was amazing and referencing her discussion on the freeze mechanism during the Virginia Tech shooting.

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I actually first discovered this from Amanda Ripley from her book unthinkable which man i'd love to talk you should podcast Amanda Ripley she's that book's amazing unthinkable

— Episode: #656 - Mike Glover - Green Beret Teaches...

Episode: #656 - Mike Glover - Green Beret Teaches You How t...

The speaker mentioned Amanda Ripley and highly recommended her book, stating it was amazing and referencing her discussion on the freeze mechanism during the Virginia Tech shooting.

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I actually first discovered this from Amanda Ripley from her book unthinkable which man i'd love to talk you should podcast Amanda Ripley she's that book's amazing unthinkable

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