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Recommended Survival Books

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General Survival

• Beginners Guide to Family Preparedness : Food Storage, Back to Basics, Survival Facts; Rosalie Mason; Paperback; $10.38
• The Basic Essentials of Survival (The Basic Essentials Series); James E. Churchill; Paperback; $5.39
• The Complete Book of Survival: How to Protect Yourself Against Revolution, Riots, Hurricanes, Famines and Other Natural and Man-Made Disasters; by Rainer Stahlberg; $20.00
• Disaster Survival Guide: Survivors Nutritional Pharmacy; Cass Igram; Paperback; $9.56
• The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors; David Seidman, Christine Erikson; Paperback; $11.96
• How to Stay Alive in the Woods; Bradford Angier; Paperback; $6.40
• How to Survive on Land and Sea; Frank C. Craighead, et al; Paperback; $20.97
• The Outdoor Survival Handbook; Raymond Mears, Paul Bryant; Paperback; $10.47
• Outdoor Survival Skills; Larry Dean Olsen; Paperback; $9.56
• The Safe Tourist : Hundreds of Proven Ways to Outsmart Trouble (And Still Have a Wonderful Trip); Natalie Windsor and Rich Lippman; Paperback; $8.95
• Sense of Survival; A South; Paperback; $14.95 (Special Order)
• Survival : How to Prevail in Hostile Environments; Xavier Maniguet, Ivanka Roberts; Hardcover; $44.00
• Live Off the Land in the City and Country; Ragnar Benson; Hardcover; $20.97
• The Survival Handbook; Peter Darman, Peter Daman; Paperback; $11.1
  

Survival at Sea

• 117 Days Adrift (World of Cruising); Maurice Bailey, Maralyn Bailey; Paperback; $10.47
• Abel's Island; William Steig; Paperback; $5.95
• Adrift : Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea; Steven Callahan, et al; Trade Paperback; $8.80
• Advanced First Aid Afloat; Peter F. Eastman, Peter Eastman; Paperback; $14.95
• Beyond Courage : Shipwrecked and Adrift; One Family Fights to Survive; Robert Aros, et al; Hardcover; $22.95
• Castaway in Paradise : The Incredible Adventures of True-Life Robinson Crusoes; James C. Simmons; Hardcover; $16.07
• The Onboard Medical Handbook : First Aid and Emergency Medicine Afloat; Paul G. Gill, et al; Paperback; $12.57
• Our Last Chance : Sixty-Six Deadly Days Adrift; Bill Butler, et al; Hardcover; $22.50
• The Raft/the Courageous Struggle of Three Naval Airmen Against the Sea; Robert Trumbull, John M. Waters; Paperback; $15.37
• Rescue in the Pacific : A True Story of Disaster and Survival in a Force 12 Storm; Tony Farrington; Hardcover; $15.37
• Survive the Savage Sea (Sailing Classics); Dougal Robertson; Paperback; $11.17

Cold Weather Survival

• Alaska on Foot : Wilderness Techniques for the Far North; Erik Molvar, Elayne Sears; Paperback; $10.50
• Cheating Death : Amazing Survival Stories from Alaska; Larry Kaniut, Brian Sostrom; Hardcover; $19.95
• Death and Deliverance : The True Story of an Airplane Crash at the North Pole; Robert Mason Lee; Paperback; $12.95
• Hypothermia, Frostbite, and Other Cold Injuries : Prevention, Recognition and Pre-Hospital Treatment; James A. Wilkerson, et al; Paperback; $12.95
• Iceberg Hermit; Arthur Roth; Mass Market Paperback; $4.95

First Aid

• Advanced First Aid Afloat; Peter F. Eastman, Peter Eastman; Paperback; $14.95
• American Medical Association Pocket Guide to Sports First Aid; American Medical Association; Paperback; $3.19
• American Red Cross Adult Cpr; American Red Cross; Paperback; $9.70
• The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook; Kathleen Handal, et al; Paperback; $12.57.
• Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care : With a New Section of Advice to International Travelers; Buck Tilton; Paperback; $3.19
• The Commonsense Outdoor Medicine and Emergency Companion; Newell D. Breyfogle; Paperback; $12.76
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to First Aid Basics (Complete Idiot's Guides); Stephen J. Rosenberg, Karla Dougherty; Paperback.
• Emergency First Aid for Your Child; Editors of Consumer Guides, Consumer Guide Editors; Mass Market Paperback.
• Emergency Preparedness and First Aid Guide; Menasha Ridge; Paperback; $10.36
• The Family First Aid Guide; Robert, M.D. Fuentes, et al; Mass Market Paperback; $5.50
• Family First-Aid Handbook : How to Handle Medical Emergencies; Thom R. Mitchell, Nelson Thomas; Paperback; $8.79
• First Aid and Cpr Manual; David M. White, et al; Paperback; $19.95
• First Aid Fast; American Red Cross; Paperback; $5.00
• Hypothermia, Frostbite, and Other Cold Injuries : Prevention, Recognition and Pre-Hospital Treatment; James A. Wilkerson, et al; Paperback; $10.36
• Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities; James Wilkerson, James A. Wilkerson; Paperback; $15.16
• Medicine for the Backcountry; Buck Tilton, Frank Hubbell; Paperback; $10.39
• Mosby's Outdoor Emergency Medical Guide : What to Do in an Outdoor Emergency When Help May Take Some Time to Arrive; David H. Manhoff, et al; Paperback; $12.95
• Mountaineering First Aid : A Guide to Accident Response and First Aid Care; Jan D., Phd Carline, et al; Paperback; $8.76
• The Natural Health First-Aid Guide : The Definitive Handbook of Natural Remedies for Treating Minor Emergencies; Mark Mayell; Paperback
• NOLS Wilderness First Aid; Tod Schimelpfenig, et al; Paperback; $112.36
• The Onboard Medical Handbook : First Aid and Emergency Medicine Afloat; Paul G. Gill, et al; Paperback; $14.36
• The Outward Bound Wilderness First-Aid Handbook; Jeff Isaac, et al; Paperback; $11.96
• Where There Is No Doctor : A Village Health Care Handbook; David Werner; Paperback, Published by Hesperian Foundation; List: $17.00
• Where There is No Dentist; Murray Dickson; Hesperian Foundation; $9
• Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care; William W., M.D. Forgey, William W. Forgery; Paperback; $10.36
• Wilderness Medicine; William W. Forgey; Paperback; $11.99

Desert Survival

• The Basic Essentials of Desert Survival (The Basic Essentials Series); Dave Ganci; Paperback; $4.79
• Desert Hiking; Dave Ganci; Paperback; $11.16

Food Preparation and Storage

• Beginners Guide to Family Preparedness : Food Storage, Back to Basics, Survival Facts; Rosalie Mason; Paperback; $10.38
• Better Homes and Garden Presents : America's All Time Favorite Canning & Preserving Recipes; Better Homes and Gardens; Paperback; $10.36
• The Canning, Freezing, Curing and Smoking of Meat, Fish and Game; Wilbur F. Eastman; Paperback; $12.95
• Don Holm's Book of Food Drying : Pickling and Smoke Curing; Don. Holm; Paperback; $17.95
• Home Canning; Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine Editors, Sunset Books; Paperback; $7.99 (Special Order)
• How to Develop a Low-Cost Family Food-Storage System; Anita Evangelista; Paperback; $10.00 (Special Order)
• Keeping the Harvest : Preserving Your Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs (Down-To-Earth Book); Nancy Chioffi, et al; Paperback; $10.47
• Perfect Preserves : Provisions from the Kitchen Garden; Nora Carey, et al; Paperback; $19.96
• Root Cellaring : Natural Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables; Mike Bubel, Nancy Bubel; Paperback; $10.47
• Saving Seeds : The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds; Marc Rogers, Polly Alexander; Paperback; $10.36
• Woodstove Cookery : At Home on the Range; by Jane Cooper, Sherry Streeter; $10.36; Filled with tips on buying, setting up, cleaning, and enjoying a woodstove with breakfast, dinner, and dessert recipes.

Edible Plants and Food Gathering

• Acorn Pancakes, Dandelion Salad, and 38 Other Wild Recipes; Jean Craighead George, Paul Mirocha; Hardcover; $17.95
• The Basic Essentials of Edible Wild Plants and Useful Herbs (The Basic Essentials Series); Jim Meuninck; Paperback; $4.79
• The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping; Rosalind Creasy; Paperback; $17.50
• Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally; Robert Kourik; Paperback; $20.00
• Drinks from the Wilds; Steven A. Krause, Robert W. Freckman; Paperback; $16.95
• Eat the Weeds; Ben Charles Harris, et al; Paperback; $10.36
• Edible and Useful Wild Plants of the United States and Canada; Charles Francis Saunders; Paperback; $10.36
• Edible Wild Plants : A North American Field Guide; Thomas S. Elias, Peter A. Dykeman; Paperback; $12.57
• Edible Wild Plants of Eastern North America; Merritt Lyndon Fernald, et al; Paperback; $10.37
• Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants; Bradford Angier; Paperback; $11.95
• Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (And Not So Wild Places); Steve Brill, Evelyn Dean; Paperback; $15.37
• An Instant Guide to Edible Plants; Pamela Forey, Cecilia Fitzsimons; Hardcover; $5.99
• Stalking the Healthful Herbs; Euell Gibbons, Raymond W. Rose; Paperback; $12.25
• Stalking the Wild Asparagus; Euell Gibbons, John A. McPhee; Paperback; $12.25
• Tom Brown's Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants; Tom Brown; Paperback; $11.20
• The Wild Food Trail Guide; Alan Hall; Paperback; $10.36
• Wild Roots : A Forager's Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, and Rhizomes of North America; Douglas B. Elliott, et al; Paperback; $10.47

Camping and Wilderness Survival

• A Handbook for Wilderness Survival; Bob Harris; Paperback; $19.95
• The Camper's Pocket Handbook : A Backcountry Traveler's Companion; John Goll, Harry Roberts; Paperback; $7.99
• Camping in the '90s : Tips, Techniques and Secrets; Victoria Logue; Paperback; $12.76
• Camping's Forgotten Skills : Backwoods Tips from a Boundary Waters Guide; Cliff Jacobson; Paperback; $11.99
• The Complete Wilderness Training Book: Field Skills for Adventure in the Outdoors; Hugh McManners; Hardcover; $20.97
• The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors; David Seidman, Christine Erikson; Paperback; $11.96
• How to Stay Alive in the Woods; Bradford Angier; Paperback; $6.40
• The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide; Peter Simer, et al; Paperback; $8.76
• The New Wilderness Handbook; Paul Petzoldt; Paperback; $9.56
• The Outdoor Adventure Handbook; Hugh McManners; Paperback; $10.36
• The Outdoor Survival Handbook: A Guide to the Resources and Materials Available in the Wild And...; Raymond Mears, Paul Bryant; Paperback; $11.16
• Outdoor Survival Skills; Larry Dean Olsen; Paperback; $9.56
• Practical Outdoor Survival : A Modern Approach; Len McDougall; Paperback; $11.57
• Survival in the 90s : A Guide for Outdoor Enthusiasts; Bob Newman, Susan Newman; Paperback; $11.96
• Wilderness Basics: The Complete Handbook for Hikers and Backpackers; Jerry Schad, et al; Paperback; $10.47
• Wilderness Survival Handbook : A Practical, All-Season Guide to Short Trip Preparation and Survival Techniques for Hikers, Skiers, Backpackers, canoers, etc. Vol 1; Alan Fry; Paperback; $10.47
• Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care; William W., M.D. Forgey, William W. Forgery; Paperback; $10.36

Earthquake Preparedness and Survival

• Earthquake Survival Manual; Lael Morgan; Paperback; $10.47
• Earthquake Survival Guide; Fryar Calhoun; Paperback; $2.95 (Special Order)
• The Oregon Earthquake Handbook : An Easy-To-Understand Information and Survival Guide; Vern Cope; Paperback; $11.95
• The Next New Madrid Earthquake : A Survival Guide for the Midwest (Shawnee Books); William Atkinson; Paperback; $19.95

Survival Weapons

• Firearms for Survival; Duncan Long; Paperback (Publisher Out Of Stock)
• Modern Weapons Caching : A Down to Earth Approach to Beating the Government Gun Grab; Benson Ragnar; Paperback; $10.50
• Survial-Fighting Knives; Leroy Thompson; Paperback; $22.00

Nuclear Survival

• Nuclear War and You : Before, During, After; Jerrold Richards; Paperback; $9.80 (Special Order)
• Nuclear War Survival Skills : What You and Your Family Can Do. Introd by Edward Teller; Cresson H Kearney; Paperback; $10.80 (Special Order)
• Survive the Coming Nuclear War; Ronald Cruit; Hardcover; $16.95 (Special Order)

Land Navigation

• Staying Found : The Complete Map & Compass Handbook; June Fleming; Paperback; $10.36
• The Complete Guide to Orienteering in North America; Berndt Berglund; Paperback; $7.80 (Special Order)
• The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors; David Seidman, Christine Erikson; Paperback; $11.96
• Land Navigation Handbook : The Sierra Club Guide to Map and Compass; W.S. Kals; Paperback ;$12.00