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We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--tribes. This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians-but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life. The loss of closeness that comes at the end of deployment may explain the high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by military veterans today. Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, Tribe explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. It explains the irony that-for many veterans as well as civilians-war feels better than peace, adversity can turn out to be a blessing, and disasters are sometimes remembered more fondly than weddings or tropical vacations. Tribe explains why we are stronger when we come together, and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world.

The acclaimed New York Times bestseller, now in paperback The bestselling author of War and The Perfect Storm takes readers on an investigation of how we overcome trauma and seek something bigger than ourselves.We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding -- "tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians-but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life. The loss of closeness that comes at the end of deployment may explain the high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by military veterans today. Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, TRIBE explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. It explains the irony that-for many veterans as well as civilians-war feels better than peace, adversity can turn out to be a blessing, and disasters are sometimes remembered more fondly than weddings or tropical vacations. TRIBE explains why we are stronger when we come together, and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world.

A 2022 Audie Award Finalist A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe. Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don't coexist easily. We value individuality and self-reliance, yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. In this intricately crafted and thought-provoking book, Sebastian Junger examines the tension that lies at the heart of what it means to be human. For much of a year, Junger and three friends--a conflict photographer and two Afghan War vets--walked the railroad lines of the East Coast. It was an experiment in personal autonomy, but also in interdependence. Dodging railroad cops, sleeping under bridges, cooking over fires, and drinking from creeks and rivers, the four men forged a unique reliance on one another. In Freedom, Junger weaves his account of this journey together with primatology and boxing strategy, the history of labor strikes and Apache raiders, the role of women in resistance movements, and the brutal reality of life on the Pennsylvania frontier. Written in exquisite, razor-sharp prose, the result is a powerful examination of the primary desire that defines us.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death--and what might follow--by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Once there, he began slipping away. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father, inviting Junger to join him. "It's okay," his father said. "There's nothing to be scared of. I'll take care of you." That was the last thing Junger remembered until he came to the next day when he was told he had suffered a ruptured aneurysm that he should not have survived. This experience spurred Junger--a confirmed atheist raised by his physicist father to respect the empirical--to undertake a scientific, philosophical, and deeply personal examination of mortality and what happens after we die. How do we begin to process the brutal fact that any of us might perish unexpectedly on what begins as an ordinary day? How do we grapple with phenomena that science may be unable to explain? And what happens to a person, emotionally and spiritually, when forced to reckon with such existential questions? In My Time of Dying is part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and part rational inquiry into the ultimate unknowable mystery.

A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe. Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don't coexist easily. We value individuality and self-reliance, yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. In this intricately crafted and thought-provoking book, Sebastian Junger examines the tension that lies at the heart of what it means to be human. For much of a year, Junger and three friends--a conflict photographer and two Afghan War vets--walked the railroad lines of the East Coast. It was an experiment in personal autonomy, but also in interdependence. Dodging railroad cops, sleeping under bridges, cooking over fires, and drinking from creeks and rivers, the four men forged a unique reliance on one another. In Freedom, Junger weaves his account of this journey together with primatology and boxing strategy, the history of labor strikes and Apache raiders, the role of women in resistance movements, and the brutal reality of life on the Pennsylvania frontier. Written in exquisite, razor-sharp prose, the result is a powerful examination of the primary desire that defines us.

Nas travmujut ne vijni, osobisti vtrati chi prirodni kataklizmi - nas travmuje vidokremlenist.Vijna ranit ne lishe tila vijskovikh, znachnikh travm zaznajut takozh jikhni emotsiji. Navit ti vijskovi, jaki povertajutsja neushkodzhenimi fizichno, zmusheni prokhoditi trivalij protses reabilitatsiji. Avtor knizhki zvertaje uvagu chitacha na toj fakt, scho dlja veteraniv, jaki povernulisja do mirnogo zhittja, vkraj vazhlivoju je ne prosto turbota i pidtrimka, a vidchuttja nalezhnosti do spilnoti. I khaj bi jakim skladnim ne buv shljakh reabilitatsiji bijtsiv, suspilstvo povinno zrobiti vse, schob dopomogti jim u tsomu.Na vijni soldati ignorujut politichni chi sotsialni vidminnosti vseredini svogo vzvodu, odnak pislja povernennja do mirnogo zhittja potrapljajut u suspilstvo, rozkolote na konkurujuchi kasti.Vidannja bude korisnim dlja gromadskikh aktivistiv, lideriv spilnot, chinovnikiv, vijskovikh likariv i psikhiatriv j usikh, kogo torknulas vijna.PerekladachOlga Kornjushina

Vsi jiji pragnut. Vsi za neji borjutsja. Najsmilivishi za neji navit vmirajut. Zdogadalisja, scho tse? Tse svoboda. Scho lezhit v osnovi tsogo ponjattja - same pro tse i napisav svoju knizhku amerikanskij zhurnalist, pismennik i rezhiser Sebastijan Junger.Schob vicherpno rozkriti temu svobodi, avtor pereosmisliv vlasnij zhittjevij dosvid, a takozh zaglibivsja v istorichnij, kulturnij ta prirodnij konteksti tsogo ponjattja. V rezultati vijshov svojeridnij putivnik. V nomu vi diznajetesja, jak kochovi plemena borolisja iz zagarbnikami, jak zhinki vidstojuvali svoji prava, v chomu nebezpeka ekonomichnoji nerivnosti ta, navit, jak vlashtovana strategija boksu.Ukrajintsjam robota Sebastijana Jungera bude osoblivo tsikavoju na tli borotbi za svobodu i nezalezhnist.

See 2021. aasta reisikiri on omalaadne meditatsioon teemal, mida tähendab olla vaba. Kahe Afganistani lahinguveterani, fotoajakirjaniku ja sõjareporteri ning Daisy-nimelise musta koera 400 miili pikkusel teekonnal, mis kulgeb mööda Pennsylvania lõuna- ja keskosa raudteid, mõtiskleb Junger tänapäeva tsivilisatsioonist. See ei ole suurendanud inimeste turvatunnet ega rahulolu, väidab Junger. Hoopis inimestevaheliste sidemete nõrgenemine on põhjus, miks jõukaimates ühiskondades kasvab ärevuse ja depressiooni ning enesetappude arv. * Miks matkata läbi maa, kõndida raudteid pidi, rühkida edasi vihmas, magada sildade all? Kahel vastandlikul põhjusel: selleks et olla kõigest vaba ja selleks et oma maad tundma õppida. Autor toob oma matkateelt meieni Ameerika indiaanlased - apatshid, irokeesid, delavaarid ja teised, kellest enamik on kadunud aegade hämusse. Aga nende võitlused jäävad ajalukku ja on oma vapruses võrreldavad sellega, kuidas taliibid võitlesid jänkide ja ukrainlased võitlevad praegu moskoviitide vastu. - Tiit Pruuli, võitlev rändaja Autorist: Sebastian Junger on Ameerika ajakirjanik, kirjanik ja filmirezhissöör. Olnud kümme aastat Afganistani sõda kajastav rindereporter, annab ta oma loomingus edasi vahetut kogemust jalaväelase ohtlikust ja pingelisest tööst lahinguolukorras. Junger käsitleb oma teostes selliseid teemasid nagu vendlus, trauma ja indiviidi suhe ühiskonnaga, seostades neid kaugele minevikku ulatuva inimkogemusega. Sarjas "Postimehe raamat" on temalt varem ilmunud teos "Hõim" (2021), eesti keeles on avaldatud veel "Täiuslik torm" (2016).