Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things Audiobook, by Laurence Gonzales Play Audiobook Sample

Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things Audiobook

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Read By: Kevin T. Collins Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2008 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781602834972

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

18

Longest Chapter Length:

70:14 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

09:39 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

31:07 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

3

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Publisher Description

Laurence Gonzales turns his talent for gripping narrative, knowledge of the way our minds and bodies work, and bottomless curiosity about the world to the topic of how we can best use the lessons of our evolutionary history to overcome the hazards of everyday life. He finds that natural laws profoundly affect our actions, and he reveals the hidden causes and costs of our behavior, whether as individuals or as a species whose decisions may be leading to darker times. Whether you are climbing a mountain or the corporate ladder, Everyday Survival will change the way you view your choices in our complex, dangerous, and quickly changing world.

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“Mixing recent scientific findings with compelling anecdotes, he describes how we have turned off or muted the evolutionary sensors that helped save our ancestors from extinction and offers telling glimpses into why we really act and react the ways we do.”

— Barnes & Noble, editorial review 

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  • “Well-written and fascinating…this is the kind of book you want everyone to read.”

    — Cleveland Plain Dealer
  • “A cornucopia of cutting-edge ideas from science and philosophy, a page-turner that’s by turns exhilarating and deeply disquieting.”

    — Charleston City Paper
  • “A plea for heightened awareness of our surroundings, and good reading for the how-things-work set.”

    — Kirkus Reviews

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About Laurence Gonzales

Laurence Gonzales is an award-winning author and a contributing editor at National Geographic Adventure. He has written for Outside, Harpers, and Men's Journal, among other magazines. He has won two National Magazine Awards and the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

About Kevin T. Collins

Brittany Pressley has won several Earphones Awards as well as the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2018. She has recorded over one hundred titles and has received several nominations for American Library Association’s annual list of Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. She is also an accomplished singer-songwriter and voice actress. Her voice can be heard on national and international TV and radio commercials as well as several animated series and video games. She is a graduate of Columbia University.