Emergency

Name: Emergency
ISBN: 9781847675804

One Man's Story of a Dangerous World, and How to Stay Alive in It

by Neil Strauss

Why it's on the shelf

Neil Strauss's first-person account of learning survival skills. Entertaining, with real practical content.

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Sources

Cody Lundin

Survival is about keeping your core temperature normal, and Lundin builds the whole book around that idea.

FEMA (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

FEMA's own preparedness guide covering hazards from floods to chemical spills. A government publication you can print for free.

Clifford W. Ashley

The encyclopedia of knots, with thousands of numbered illustrations. The reference other knot books cite.

Robert Birkby, Boy Scouts of America

The Scouts' handbook covers camping, first aid, knots, and navigation in a format kids and adults can use.