Putney Town Library hosts slide presentation on extreme survival

Author Michael Tougias will give a slide presentation on “Extreme Survival: Lessons From Those Who Have Triumphed Against All Odds,” at the Putney Town Library, 55 Main Street, on Wednesday, May 13, at 6:30 pm.

Tougias uses slides from survival events to give the audience an edge-of-your-seat experience that also provides useful techniques that can be used when faced with adversity or aspiring to achieve a difficult goal.

The author has interviewed over 100 people who survived against the odds and has researched many historical figures who have achieved the near-impossible. These stories are supplemented with a handful of first-person accounts from some of the toughest survivors in history.

In the book, Tougias shares information about decision making under pressure and the mindsets and techniques survivors used to channel energy into proactive decisions that can save lives. The author demonstrates that the same techniques can help anyone be more resilient when feeling overwhelmed or facing a seemingly insurmountable challenge in personal or professional life.

Some of the survivors from history include John McCain, Mary Rowlandson (captive during King Philip’s Indian War), Howard Blackburn, Captain Bligh, Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, mountain man Hugh Glass, Admiral Byrd, Sir Ernest Shackleton, WWII pilot James Whittaker, Teddy Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy (PT109), USS Indianapolis survivors, and many more, from mountain climbers to early explorers of the new world.

For more information on the author’s other works go to www.michaeltougias.com.