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1) Deep survival: who lives, who dies, and why : true stories of miraculous endurance and sudden death
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
An analysis of the science and psychology of wilderness survival examines case stories of people who have survived against the odds--or failed to survive despite comparatively better resources.
Author
Publisher
Collins
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Description
Shares tips for enduring the elements in a variety of environments, from the wilderness and desert to the jungle and threatening urban areas, in a guide that covers such topics as finding or making water, constructing a shelter, and signaling for rescue.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Language
English
Description
"Lightning and bugs and bears - oh my! This handy guidebook provides basic tips and tricks to surviving in the wilderness, including sheltering against weather extremes, battling bugs, and fending off meddlesome animals"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
G. Smith, Publisher
Language
English
Description
If you breathe and have a pulse, you NEED this book. Cody Lundin, director of the Aboriginal Living Skills School in Prescott, Arizona, shares his own brand of wilderness wisdom in this highly anticipated new book on commonsense, modern survival skills for the backcountry, the backyard, or the highway. It is the ultimate book on how to stay alive-based on the principal of keeping the body's core temperature at a lively 98.6 degrees. In his entertaining...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Language
English
Description
"Could you survive being lost in the mountains? Imagine facing down a grizzly bear in the Alaskan wilderness, a mountain lion in the Sierra Madres of Mexico, or a gorilla in Africa's Virunga Mountains. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out!"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Language
English
Description
"Could you survive being trapped in a rain forest? Imagine a run-in with a poison dart frog in the Amazon Rain Forest, a chimpanzee in the African Congo, or a clouded leopard in the jungles of Southeast Asia. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out!"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Field & Stream editor-at-large T. Edward Nickens has fished, paddled, backpacked, hunted, and camped from the rainforest to the Arctic Sea. Winner of more than two dozen national writing awards, he is TV host for the Total Outdoorsman Challenge. In this book, he shares his wisdom and that of the outdoor experts at Field & Stream; contains 95 essential survival skills to survive almost anything nature throws at you.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Language
English
Description
"Could you survive being stranded at sea? Imagine encountering a barracuda in the Caribbean Sea, a jellyfish in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, or a humpback whale in the Arctic Ocean. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out!"--Provided by the publisher.
11) The wilderness
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Language
English
Description
People can become lost in the wilderness under a range of circumstances. They can have accidents or get caught in natural disasters, such as storms and avalanches. Surviving is a series of AV2 media enhanced books. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. These books come alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
"For anyone actually spending time outside, The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival is the perfect antidote to the sensationalism of today, filled instead with advice you'll actually use. Along with lessons from the real-life experiences of renowned outdoors expert and host of the Netflix Original Series MeatEater Steven Rinella, its pages are packed with tried-and-true tips, techniques, and gear recommendations from Rinella and his...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Language
English
Description
Would you eat a giant spider? Would you eat cooked spider eggs? What if you were starving to death? People stranded for long periods of time in the wilderness face questions like these. But sometimes no food to eat is the least of people's worries. How long could you survive in a barren landscape with no shelter and a fractured skull? See how these survivors did it. -- Publishers description from Amazon.com.
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Language
English
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"Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a test flight. Only one ever returned: Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with little more than a parachute on his back when he bailed from his B-24 Liberator before it crashed into the Arctic. Alone in subzero temperatures, Crane managed to stay alive in the dead of the Yukon winter for nearly twelve weeks and, amazingly, walked out of the ordeal intact. 81 Days...
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