How to Survive Anything, Anywhere
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Product Description
Proven skills and techniques for getting out of any situation alive In How to Survive Anything, Anywhere, leading survival writer Chris McNab has assembled the know-how of dozens of military and outdoors experts to create the definitive handbook for overcoming perilous situations in any environment, from the mountain wilderness to the urban jungle. Each tactic is presented in easy-to-follow steps, accompanied by helpful illustrations that teach readers how to: - Find and construct shelters
- Sustain life anywhere on land or at sea
- Hunt, trap, and fish with jerry-rigged tools
- Build fires or escape them
- Negotiate arctic, desert, jungle, or mountain terrain
- Avoid or fend off a wild animal attack
- Locate underground water
- Navigate a trackless wilderness
- And think like a true survivor--even when things are at their worst
The book also offers a complete section on urban survival strategies, including staying safe on public transportation, what to do in terrorist attacks, and how to engage in unarmed combat.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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How to Survive Anything, Anywhere
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This book is very informative. It gave me all the information I was looking for.
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Aids in disaster prep and is a springboard for ideas.
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This book is fascinating. It goes through several basic survival techniques and induces one to think of other ideas for one's own environment. (I have a book on edible "wild" vegetation for my area, as well. This book points one in that direction.) Included are several areas that I was unfamiliar with and the wealth of information is very much appreciated. This book is a great gift for grown children, as well as an item that should be taken camping, or when driving through rugged areas.
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Covers things other survival books don't
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My favorite part of this book is how it covers many "man made" situations such as terrorism, crime and self defense. These aren't usually discussed in the context of individual survival skills. The comments on these subjects seem spot on. There are also the other typical woodland survival skills sections...such as fire starting, first aid, shelter etc. In these it might be on par with the classic woodland survival manual, The SAS Handbook. This combination makes this one of the most well rounded individual survival books I have seen. Like most non area specific guides the discussion of particular climates and situations are a bit general. However, this is inescapable in a general guide. The illustrations are very good and add to the information provided in the text. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in individual survival skills.
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Watch disasters on the news with confidence...
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Watch disasters on the news with confidence if you have read How to Survive Anything, Anywhere. This is a book jammed with stuff you should have learned at Outward Bound if you had gone to Outward Bound, or Girl Scout/Boy Scout training camps, and a few occasional articles in various magazines under "My arm was eaten off by a grizzly until I sprayed PAM in it's eyes." And why did you have PAM on a camping trip? Well, this book will prepare you far, far better than any magazine article. And, yes, this book includes dealing with urban terror events. I gave this book as a Christmas gift and then the recipent was so intrigued they ignored me for the next couple of hours. Excellent gift. Now I want my own copy.
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Maybe not the intended audience, but this book is great for writers!
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Introducing How to Survive Anything, Anywhere (edited by Chris McNab). Self defence, finding food, signalling, extreme weather, first aid, water saftey... This book has everything.
I really recommend it for writers who are writing fantasy, action/adventure, or really in any genre that might need some of the skills used in this book.
Even if you aren't going to put your characters through the tough situations described in this book, it could serve as something to flick through when looking for inspiration. I do that sometimes when I'm trying to think of a unique place to set my fantasy novel in. The story I am currently writting is set in a desert. This book describes the climate, shows the desert regions on Earth, shows me how to find water, what clothing is optimal to wear in the desert, edible desert plants, how to catch rabits, the dangers in the desert, health, navigation and movement, how to make shelters.... Very helpful stuff!! Every page is illustrated with clear pictures that make the book easier to read.
Here is the contents of the book:-
1. Survival Psychology
2. Survival Clothing
3. Survival Kit
4. Planning and Preparation
5. Fit to Survive
6. Finding Water
7. Plant Food and Survival Nutrition
8. Hunting, Trapping, Fishing
9. Survival Cooking and Preserving Foods
10. Making Shelters
11. Making Fire
12. Tools, Rope and Knots
13. First Aid
14. Surviving Natural Disasters
15. Rescue Procedures
16. Survival Navigation
17. Predicting the Weather
18. Polar Climates
19. Mountain Survival
20. Tropical Survival
21. Survival in the Desert
22. Survival at Sea
23. Defending Yourself
24. Safety on the Roads
25. Safety on Public Transportation
26. Surviving the Home Environment
27. Surviving Terrorism.
As you can see there is a wealth of information there, that can be suited for all types of fiction. Obviously this book isn't specifically aimed at writers, but I think this book is perfect for it. Give it a go! On, and I've typed 'survival' so many times now that it doesn't look like a real word anymore...
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