The 1st of this book's 3 prologues quotes Jiddu Krishnamurti who said that "the cessation of thought is the awakening of intelligence". This quotes tells you lots about Wim Hof's pretensions: so long as you don't think too hard about what he says, he'll sound legit. The book was so much engaging that I have finished the book within two days. I was trying cold therapy myself before being aware of this book. Now, I have even strong motivation to keep continue my cold shower with added breathe techniques.

The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer

That was the problem. The only way he could deal with their loss, if he inadvertently killed Barbara, was to kill them. That was how Richard had dealt with all his problems since he was a child. Los daarvan zijn er behoorlijk wat getuigenissen van mensen met ernstige ziektes die zich veel beter voelen en op zijn minst hebben laten zien dat ze hun lichaam kunnen controleren met hun geest. Dat zegt uiteindelijk het meeste.Zo verhaalt het NRC https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/07/14/... over zijn tweelingbroer die een vergelijkbare hoeveelheid bruin vet zou hebben, ondanks een andere leefstijl (vrachtwagenchauffeur). Ik meen me ook een artikel in de Volkskrant te herinneren waaruit zou blijken dat de ademhalingsoefeningen gevaarlijk kunnen zijn, maar kan het artikel niet meer vinden. Ook interessant is dit: http://www.buteyko-methode.eu/achterg.... Chapter 5 dives more deeply into the science than does the preceding chapters, and focuses on the studies in which Hof has participated in his attempt to facilitate a better understanding of his method. It could have been the next "born to run", a prizewinning novel about feats of humanity combined with a heartwarming story. Instead it's not. All the elements are there; The physiology, the feats of endurance, the characters, the references to long-lost tribes...

The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer

Koen de Jong is unfortunately not doing justice to the Ice Man himself, who allegedly co-wrote the book, which I find hard to believe. An example in which it became clear to me again and again that here a murderer is telling his own story, as it were: Young Richard Kuklinski's trips to New York. Kuklinski is certainly portrayed in the book as a sadist and psychopath - but strangely enough, there is always a provocation in his earlier crimes. Even his murders targeting gay men supposedly don't start out of nowhere, but because he was flirted with in an aggressive manner. To me, this sounds very much like retrospective justification by an unreliable narrator.Durante mas de cuarenta anos, Richard Kuklinski, el Hombre de Hielo, vivió una doble vida que supero con creces lo que se puede ver en Los Soprano... However the book would have been better off as a leaflet. It's entirety can be summarised in a few sentences, which I'll do here to save you the effort: This book is an interesting mix of an auto-biography and how-to/self-help guide. I enjoyed the former part of the book, hearing about their lives and training for extreme cold temperatures, but could have done without all the how-to/self-help parts, as I was not looking to replicate anything they do to improve my life--I was just interested in learning about them.