During my work on The Survivors Club, I discovered many wonderful books and resources.  Here’s my always-expanding list of recommendations (in alphabetical order):

Books on Surviving & Thriving:

• Laurence Gonzales, author of Deep Survival and a new book Everyday Survival.  Gonzales is a terrific author who sets the highest standard for writing about survival.  Check out his website for more information on his books, articles and speeches.
• Dr. Kenneth Kamler, author of Surviving the Extremes. Dr. Kamler is a microsurgeon and world-renowned expedition doctor and vice president of The Explorers Club in New York.
• Dr. John Leach, author of Survival Psychology.   Leach is one of the world's foremost authorities on survival.  Here's his homepage at Lancaster University in England.
• Dr. Joseph LeDoux, author of The Emotional Brain.  LeDoux is one of the world’s foremost neuroscientists.  Take a look at his laboratory homepage.
• Amanda Ripley, author of The Unthinkable.  A former Time magazine reporter, Ripley is a superb journalist.  Take a look at her Website.
• Carolyn Rubenstein, author of Perseverance: True Voices of Cancer Survivors.  A graduate student at Harvard, Rubenstein started a nonprofit called Carolyn's Compassionate Children, which awards college scholarships to cancer survivors.
• Dr. Al Siebert, author of The Survivor Personality and The Resiliency Advantage.  Dr. Siebert is one of the country’s top experts on resilience and he runs The Resiliency Center.  For more information, take a look at his excellent Website.

Online Resources:

• John Solomon's blog In Case of Emergency. Solomon (a friend from my college days) is writing a book called In Case of Emergency, Read Book.

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