Customer Review: I was hoping for a great book about stories of survival, what they did, lessons learned and who died, and why - Like the title says. This book, however doesn't even come close to what its advertising. The narrative is chaotic and the ideas somewhat obscure. I would not recommend this book to anyone.
Customer Review: It is impossible to teach people "How to Stay Alive in The Woods" in one book -- especially one that is as small as this one. But Angier does a very good job of covering some of the fundamentals and pointing you to areas that will later need further study. This is one of the first of many "survival... more info
Customer Review: This book and its approach to survival is not my bag, however Lundin does what he set out to do in writing it. Some have described this book as chauvinistic, brash and immature. Perhaps the art is offensive to some, but the information, the reason people actually buy the book, is solid. This is not... more info
Customer Review: `The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook' tackles some unavoidable questions everyone has asked themselves in some form. Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht have tackled these questions and came up with some clever answers - and logic behind it. They attempt to answer some of man worst fears head-on... more info
Customer Review: I have numerous survival manuals, icluding an airforce manual written by one of my best friends who is a retired survival intructor with the airforce, and actually got this book as a gift from him.
It is one of my favorite books ever, and is definitely my favorite survival book. I have never... more info
Customer Review: This book has some good material in it and is inspirational for the novice outdoors-person. The material is all compiled from previous publications by the "Author", thus some bits included are rather useless and no insights are offered. A large section covers modern fishing techniques using lures... more info
