You hear about these people all the time: the woman who swims to safety after her car plunges over a bridge; the man who stares down a bear and lives to tell the story; the family that survives three nights in the desert in the middle of August. And you think: I wonder how they did that. Well, wonder no more. In “Save Your Own Life: Seven Strategies to Help You Come Out Smiling (or, at the very least, breathing),” we take the reader through seven dire scenarios and offer them the best advice on how to survive against all odds. In addition to the scenarios mentioned above, the story also tells what you need to do to survive a plane crash, a heart attack (while alone), hitting a deer while driving, and falling down the stairs. This piece appealed to readers on so many levels: It offered tremendously useful and counterintuitive advice–Did you know you’re supposed to speed up when you see a deer rather than hit the brakes? Or that the best crash position is hands loosely at your sides and forehead on the seat in front of you?– from the top experts in the field. It addressed our most widely anticipated but often unacknowledged fears. And it was just fun to read.
