About the Author

Laurence Gonzales was named a Journalism Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute in 2015 and appointed to be an SFI Miller Scholar in 2016. He has won numerous awards for his books and essays, including two National Magazine Awards, the Carl Sandburg Literary Award, and the Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. He has won the Montaigne Medal and two Eric Hoffer Awards from the Eric Hoffer Society.He is the author of the best-seller "Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why," which was released in a new edition by W.W. Norton in 2016. The sequel to this book, "Surviving Surival: The Art and Science of Resilience," was named one of the best books of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews. His collection of essays from the University of Arkansas Press is entitled "House of Pain."His latest book is "Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival," a 360-degree reconstruction of the crash of a fully-loaded jumbo jet. Richard Rhodes, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for "The Making of the Atomic Bomb," called this book, "Intense, gripping, alive with knowledge and compassion, Flight 232 is a new masterpiece of calamity and courage."To see a video of the actual crash, visit the web site here: flight232.comYou can also read excerpts of his books there and see the video trailer for his novel "Lucy" published by Alfred A. Knopf and available from Vintage paperbacks.Praise for Flight 232 "A ferocious close-up account..." Times of London "Masterful reporting..." San Francisco Chronicle "A masterful book! --Budd Davisson, Editor-in-Chief Flight Journal magazine "I couldn't put it down. What an incredible work Laurence Gonzales has created. I have never seen such a thorough and fascinating treatise about an aircraft accident. Too bad he wasn't around to do the same with the Hindenburg." --Barry Schiff, Author of The Proficient Pilot. "Chronicling the greatest 'successful failure' of the Jet Age, Gonzales takes us on an amazing journey that begins with a slight impurity---no larger than a grain of rice---in a massive fan disk and ends in a remarkable tale of chance, impromptu invention, astounding heroics, and the pure will to survive.  The fact that anyone, let alone 184 people, survived this crash is miraculous; though it is only in the careful exposition of such miracles that one gains an understanding of our complex technological world and of ourselves. - Prof. John H. Miller External Faculty, Santa Fe Institute Head of the Department of Social and Decision Sciences Carnegie Mellon University "I think it's a masterpiece. I think of books like Hiroshima, Fate Is The Hunter, or A Night To Remember, or even Alive.  It's a classic, plain and simple." - Tony Bill, winner of the Academy Award for "The Sting."Praise for Surviving Survival"Timely, realistic, and accessible self-help book o

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