The Unthinkable

This book has stayed with me over the years and I find myself telling people tidbits out of it with regularity. I personally do safety things out of habit that I read in this book a decade ago- when I'm on a plane, in a hotel, in a movie theater– that's how profound her research is. This book is a must read for anyone. Full stop. I just bought a copy of it to reread recently. This time I will read it slowly and soak up all of the incredible information she has amassed from all the people she interviewed.

Amanda Ripley is an excellent journalist and writer. EVERYONE MUST READ THIS BOOK. It's just excellent.

According to my records here, I've listened to this 4 times since 2009. It's still awesome and I think everyone should read it. It's both fascinating and I think useful although I hope to never have to utilize any of the usefulness.

The writing and reporting were fine, but I was expecting a book that had more specifics about what to do in the case of an emergency or specifically what others did (that I could learn from). This is more about how your brain works in a crisis.

This book is so interesting! I learned so much about the complexity of human behavior and why we act certain ways during a disaster. This book is a must to read because it teaches you so much about how to survive when the unthinkable happens. It offers personal stories from a wide variety of disasters, like fires, hurricanes, tsunami's, shootings, crowd-crushing, driving, etc. I feel more prepared to handle a disaster now.