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Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Anything

Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Anything


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About the Book

People are enamored with "survival techniques." They have an insatiable urge to discover what to do when confronted with life or death situations, regardless of how common those situations may ultimately be. The Complete Idiot's GuideA (R) to Surviving Anything covers all aspects of urban and wilderness survival, including desert, jungle, mountain, deserted island, plane/train/automobile accidents, natural disaster survival and more! In addition, the book provides safety facts and figures, advice on how to stay calm and deal with others during a crisis situation, information on important life-saving skills and a survivor personality test.

Table of Contents:
I. I WILL SURVIVE. 1. The Will to Survive. The Will of the People. How Tough Are You Mentally? Saving Yourself with Some Basic Training. Survival Kit 101. 2. What It Means to Be a Survivor. The Ultimate Means of Survival. Signaling for Help with Fire, Smoke, and Flares. Shiny Happy Signals. X Marks the Spot. Do That to Me One Morse Time. 3. The Road to Survival. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. I Am Superman (or Superwoman). Everyday People. 4. Lifesaving Skills 101. What You Won't Learn on ER. Give Me a "C," a "P," an "R"...What's That Spell? Know the Heimlich Maneuver. Water Hazards. An Amazing Tale of Survival and Watery Death. What to Do When Someone Is En Fuego (on Fire). (Don't) Let It Bleed. II. WILDERNESS SURVIVAL. 5. I'll Have Desert. A Course in Desert Terrains. The Heat of the Moment. Not Feeling So Hot: Heat Cramps, Exhaustion, and Stroke. Do Dunes Spell Doom? Dust in the Wind. Water, Water Everywhere. Is That a Mirage I See? 6. It's a Jungle Out There. Welcome to the Jungle. Jungleland. Navigating the Jungle. Jungle Fever: Protecting Yourself Against Insects. Finding Water and Food in the Jungle. 7. It Was a Cold Winter's Night. Anatomy of a Winter Storm. Cold-Weather Coping Strategies. A Home in the Snow. Look Out Below! Food Sources. 8. Yo Ho, Ho, It's the Island Life for Me. A Boy Named Tsunami. Let's Get the Fire Started Right. The Old Watering Hole. Surf and Turf: Island Fare. The Down-and-Dirty Advice of Two Island Experts. 9. Climb Every Mountain. There's a Bar! Whar? Over Thar! Snake Eyes. Snakebitten. Soup's On. Starlight, Star Bright, Help Me to Get Home Tonight. 10. Whales, Tigers, and Scorpions...Oh, My! I Want to Walk with the Animals. A Whale of a Tale. Swimming with Sharks. Hungry, Hungry Hippos. A Tiger in the Woods (and the Jungle). The Sting of the Scorpion. III. HIGH-TECH SURVIVAL. 11. My Little Deuce Coupe. Cruising Through the Nuclear Winter. Ice-Capades. Hit the Road, Carjack, and Don't You Come Back No More. Days of Fire. 12. It's a Bird, It's a Plane... Stress-Free Flying. Place Your Throwing Star in the Bowl, Please. Splashdown! Turbulence Happens. Economy Class Syndrome: Deep Vein Thrombosis. "Good Luck and We're All Counting on You". Terror in the Skies. 13. Working on the Railroad. Why Did the Jackass Cross the (Rail) Road? A Nervous "Brake" Down. Getting Back on Track with Amtrak. 14. Escaping a Towering Inferno or a Plunging Elevator. The Hazards of Chemical Dependency. "You're Fired!" A Tragic Example: The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire. Seeking Elevation. Bombs Away. Just a Threat? IV. NATURAL DISASTERS. 15. It's a Twister! It's a Twister! Auntie Em, What's a Twister? Born of a Thunderstorm. Preparing for a Tornado. Hit or Myth? A Storm's a'Brewin': Your Safety Plan. 16. The "Eyes" Have It: Surviving a Hurricane. What's Depressing About the Tropics? Preparing for Hurricane Season. The Hurricane Watch. The Hurricane Warning Gimme Shelter. The Calm During the Storm? There Went the Story of the Hurricane. 17. Quaking in Your Boots. It's Not Your Fault...Yet. Your Earthquake Disaster Kit. The Never-Ending Off-Season. Whole Lotta' Shakin' Goin' On. Back on Steady Ground. 18. It Must Be the Gods. Asteroids: Minor Planets. It's Always Good to Vent. Preparing for an Eruption. Watch Out, She's Gonna Blow! 19. There Goes the Neighborhood. The Landslide Brought It Down. Five-Alarm Wildfire. 20. A Little Water Never Hurt Anyone. And the Thunderstorm Rolls...Days of Thunder, Nights of Lightning. Flash! (Flllooooooddddddddd) Wetter of the Universe. V. GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL. 21. Stranger in a Strange Land. What Makes an Ugly American? "You Can't Do This to Me-I'm an American!" Another Use for Duct Tape. A Raft of Knowledge. Can You Dig It...Out? 22. Family Bonding. The Roller Coaster Ride from Hell. Hangin' Out at the Ski Resort. Something to Tide You Over. 23. A Personal Attack. A Note About Hollywood. Unarmed Does Not Mean Unharmed. The Edge Goes to the Bad Guy. Is That a Gun in Your Pocket, or...Bean Stalked? Bound for Trouble. Locked in the Trunk of a Car. 24. Do Unto Others. A Very Special Delivery. Take My Life, Please. Into the Ice. Harsh Medicine. VI. APPENDIXES. Appendix A. Glossary. Appendix B. Emergency Supply Kit List. Appendix C. Resources. Index.

About the Author :
Patrick Sauer is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Presidents, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Reading Group, and You Be the Judge, which will bear the stamp of Court TV when it is published in 2001. He earned his masters in professional writing from the University of Southern California and his undergraduate degree from Marquette University. Sauer was raised in Billings, Montana, and is currently working on a collection of short stories set in and around the "Magic City." His play, Lunchroom, was produced in Los Angeles. He writes historical articles for idiotsguide.com, interviews first-time screenwriters for moviebytes.com., and currently works for the magazine Maximum Golf. He is surviving the life of a "screenwriter" who has yet to sell a script. Michael Zimmerman has been a professional writer for 13 years and considers himself a survivor type. His survival credits include childhood, puberty, high school, college, marriage, and parenthood twice over. His writing credits include 11 pseudonymous young adult thrillers strictly for the money, and he's working on two adult thrillers that will allow him to live fast and die young. He is also the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fantasy Baseball, which felt good but bought him little credibility in his local league. Mike frequently uses profanity and remains determined to teach his dog how to fetch beer.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780028641744
  • Publisher: Pearson Professional Education
  • Publisher Imprint: Alpha Books
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 232 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0028641744
  • Publisher Date: 06 Jun 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 312
  • Weight: 522 gr


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