Getting Out Alive : 13 Deadly Scenarios and How Others Survived.
Title:
Getting Out Alive : 13 Deadly Scenarios and How Others Survived.
Author:
Williams, Scott B.
ISBN:
9781569759189
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (200 pages)
Contents:
Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One Cutting Your Losses -- Chapter Two Abandoned in the Amazon Basin -- Chapter Three Category 4 -- Chapter Four In the Line of Fire -- Chapter Five Modern-Day Castaway -- Chapter Six Fire on the Mountain -- Chapter Seven Snowbound -- Chapter Eight Broke Down in the Desert -- Chapter Nine Adrift on the High Seas -- Chapter Ten Trapped on the 13th Floor -- Chapter Eleven Mauled by a Bear -- Chapter Twelve Bracing for Impact -- Chapter Thirteen Urban Breakdown -- Bibliography/ Recommended Reading -- Photo Credits -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author.
Abstract:
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, WITHOUT WARNING, DISASTER STRIKES! WOULD YOU SURVIVE? Stranded in the wild Pinned under a boulder Marooned on an island Trapped in a burning high rise Mauled by a bear Snowbound in your car Surrounded by a forest fire And many more ultimate challenges Every year, ordinary people find themselves in extraordinary life-or-death situations. Delving into 13 harrowing scenarios, this handbook for survival combines riveting narratives with expert advice and real-life accounts of savvy survivors. It's everything you need to know to get out alive.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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