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Survive!: Essential Skills And Tactics To Get You Out Of Anywhere - Alive (2008)

by Les Stroud(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0061373516 (ISBN13: 9780061373510)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

review 1: Written simply and with usually sufficient explanations. Les Stroud was originally somewhat of a contrarian regarding survivalism and he seems to occasionally bask in this iconoclasm. A stock phrase peppered through the book is, "Most survivalists believe this, however that". If anything, it's refreshing to hear alternate viewpoints. Many times the lines between survivalism (as in, being in a life-or-death situation and needing to get out immediately) and primitive living is muddied. Stroud is very clear that his teaching is meant for survival situations; one does not learn some of the deeply unrealistic and pastoral ideas of, say, making a water still for purifying water, or of doing much to acquire food at all (as starvation is extremely unlikely to kill someone in a sur... morevival situation). There is a general need in this book, as in many survivalism books, to explain flora and fauna - the novice might be crestfallen at learning birch bark makes for the best torch without an idea of what a birch tree looks like. A similar need for fleshing out (pun intended) how to fix shoulder dislocations might be handy. Ultimately these are trivialities and "Survive!" is a straightforward, to-the-point book about the nuts and bolts of survivalism.
review 2: I have been a Les Stroud fan since first seeing him on his show "Survivor Man" so it was a no-brainer that I had to read this book when I saw it.I found this book to be both entertaining and informative. Although this book focuses on how to prepare for survival in situations where you are traveling, I think it also covers basic knowledge anyone should know, just in case they find themselves in a survival situation. Here are a few takeaways I have from this book:1) When going on a guided tour, there is a difference between TRUSTING your guide and RELYING on your guide. Basically read up and gain some knowledge of the area in which you are traveling. You never know if something may happen to your guide.2) There are some cool websites out there in which you can type in your destination, the dates in which you are going to leave and be expected back, and your emergency contacts. If you don't check into the website within a given time frame, they will alert people. AMAZING!3) In this book are some practical lists of things you should have in order to survive.Anyway, I would definitely recommend this book and I will keep it handy for future reference. less

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