Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales

The subtitle is "Who Lives, Who Dies and Why" and I was expecting something much more internal and mystical.  There are many interesting stories of people who have taken great risks or who have been thrown into life threatening situations.  Some survived by their wits and some by amazing luck. There is much about brain theory - why we do what we do - dumb or smart.  The idea of the struggle between our rational and emotion voices is not new to anyone who has watched a child grow up.  Mostly I enjoyed thinking about a time in my life when adventure seemed the only valid point - ah youth.