“Deep Survival” by Laurence Gonzales: A riveting exploration of the human psyche in extreme situations

“Deep Survival” by Laurence Gonzales: A riveting exploration of the human psyche in extreme situations

In the book “Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why,” survival hinges on mental fortitude, exemplified by author Laurence Gonzales’ father, a WWII pilot who survived a plane crash through composure, adaptability and training, underscoring the book’s thesis that mindset is critical. It tackles that clashes between instinctive emotion and deliberate reasoning can be life-saving or fatal. A trained pilot’s crash due to panic highlights the nec…