Deep Survival, Who lives, who dies and why.

Not a bad read, as the title suggests, it focuses on the mindset of survivors, not really technical skills.

I liked the second half better because it focused on application and context that a soldier (or whom ever) would relate to in the field.

The first half of the book mainly focuses on back ground stuff like brain chemistry and was not that enjoyable for me.

A summation would read something like this:

1. Face the truth and resist denial. Have the interpersonal skills, emotional maturity and humility to accurately understand the situation as it is right now. No lying to yourself now, it will get you killed.

2. Make the decision to either be a victim or a survivor. Say it out loud, pray it, or what ever, but be decisive.

3. Take action (some times you just have to get moving) and involve others if possible.

I'd give it about 3.5 stars out of 5.

Read Gavin De Beckers book, The Gift of Fear. Its great and much more focused on threat detection.