How to survive anything, anywhere : a handbook of survival skills for every scenario and environment

Title
How to survive anything, anywhere : a handbook of survival skills for every scenario and environment

Personal Author EPSB
Chris. McNab

Summary
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 expertise 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.

Year Published
2004

Physical Description
320 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Note
Includes index.

Subject
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
 
Wilderness survivalHandbooks, manuals, etc.
 
Survival skillsHandbooks, manuals, etc.

Summary
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 expertise 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.

ISBN
9780071440530

Publisher
Camden, ME : McGraw-Hill, c2004.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian High613.6 MCNBook30905000059059Non-Fiction