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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

August 6, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

Danger! It lurks at every corner. Volcanoes. Sharks. Quicksand. Terrorists. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do? The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is here to help: jam-packed with how-to, hands-on, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on everything you need to know FAST-from defusing a bomb to delivering a baby in the back of a cab. Providing frightening and funny real information in the best-selling tradition of the Paranoid's Pocket Gu Price:$10.17
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SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the WIld, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea

August 3, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

The SAS Survival Handbook is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John 'Lofty' Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedures, including chemical and nuclear to successfully adapting to various climates (polar, tropical, desert), to identifying edible plants and creating fire. The book is extremely practical and is illustrated throughout with easy-to-understand line art and diagrams. Price:$19.95
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Build the Perfect Survival Kit

July 31, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

An emergency can arise at anytime. Now everyone from the average commuter to the risk-taking sportsman can benefit from these just-in-case kits that may just save a life. Build the Perfect Survival Kit offers a number of kits, from very basic pocket-sized ones with just the essentials to elaborate ones designed for weeks of surviving in the wilderness. The book advocates careful advance planning and building a personalized kit specifically tailored to each outing or possible emergency that may b Price:$10.19
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Special Forces Survival Guide: Wilderness Survival Skills from the World’s Most Elite Military Units

July 28, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

SURVIVE HARSH TERRAIN, EXTREME CONDITIONS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONSPacked with tips, tricks, and clear instructions, Special Forces Survival Guide presents the vital techniques used by the world's best trained soldiers to stay alive in the wild, including how to:•Find Food and Waterâ€¢Build Shelter•Start a Fireâ€¢Craft Tools and Weaponsâ€¢Navigate without a Compassâ€¢Signal for Help and First AidThis book presents the field-tested skills of the most elite commandos including the:•Nav Price:$10.85
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Makeshift Workshop Skills

July 25, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

In today's high-tech society, even the most advanced devices and systems are not failsafe. Tools can break or wear out, batteries can go dead, and all sorts of malfunctions can render the modern conveniences we rely on totally useless. If quick replacements of failed items are not readily available, the ability to improvise and adapt in the workshop suddenly becomes very practical.James Ballou, author of the best-selling Long-Term Survival in the Coming Dark Age, dramatically expands on the pop Price:$18.85
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The Official Underground 2012 Doomsday Survival Handbook

July 22, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

Nuclear holocaust, super volcano, asteroid impact, mega tsunami, alien invasion, zombie outbreak? Will the world end with a whimper or a bang? However it goes, W.H. Mumfrey will prepare you for what to expect when the world is ending, how to survive a litany of doomsday scenarios and how to rebuild the earth if you?re one of the survivors. This book covers such essential topics as: foraging for food, looting 101, barricades and fortifications for beginners, retro-technologies, dealing with canni Price:$6.00
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98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive

July 19, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

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. This 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 and informative style, Cody stresses that a human can live without food for Price:$10.47
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The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Manhood

July 16, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

This is the ultimate handbook for real men, explaining everything from surviving an avalanche and identifying poisonous snakes to picking a great cigar. The metrosexual man may be good at cocktail chat, but a real man knows how to fight off alligators, create a tourniquet out of a t-shirt, and rescue a drowning person. Frank Miniter's "The Ultimate Man's Survival Guide" is the ultimate handbook that shows men how to do all of these and more, including: how to fight off a bear; how to treat a sna Price:$10.78
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SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE AND ESCAPE HANDBOOK, SERE and GUERILLA WARFARE AND SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONS, US Army Field Manual, FM 31-21 combined

July 13, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE AND ESCAPE HANDBOOK, SERE and GUERILLA WARFARE AND SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONS, US Army Field Manual, FM 31-21 combinedTake a look at the sample for this book and for details about downloading 500 free US military manuals as a thank you for taking the time to look at our book.This handbook is designed to provide SERE students with information to review during the basic SERE course and as an aid for retention. SERE graduates are encouraged to periodical review this inf Price:$1.99
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The Prepper’s Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster

July 10, 2012 By Derek Leave a Comment

BE PREPAREDBE SAFEFrom California earthquakes and Rocky Mountain wildfires to Midwest floods and Atlantic hurricanes, you can’t escape that inevitable day when catastrophe strikes your home town but you can be prepared! Offering a simple DIY approach, this book breaks down the vital steps you should take into 101 quick, smart and inexpensive projects: #6 Make a Master List of Passwords#16 Calculate How Much Water You Need#33 Start a Food Storage Plan for $5 a Week#60 Make a Safe fro Price:$10.36
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