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Summary: I've read better survival books
Review: I've read all his survival books, and they are all pretty much the same. Besides being redundant, he's a poor writer, so his writing is often difficult to understand. Aside from that, the book has some merit. It contains many tidbits of valuable information, as the author does know his stuff. However, I would highly recommend that one browse through the book before buying it.
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Summary: Piles of useless information....
Review: If I could own just one survival book, this certainly wouldn't be the one. I hear that it makes pretty good tinder though....
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Summary: It was great, could have used beter pictures
Review: It was a great guide of how to survive. The only problem is that the pictures of the plants are not of the best quality. i would advise geting a edible wild plant book also. other than that is was great.
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Summary: The Best of its kind, belongs in everyone's backpack
Review: Not loaded down with extra junk, this book describes the necessary survival methods of finding food, shelter and finding your way. The edible food drawings leave something to be desired (I recommend "Edible Wild Plants") but this a book that one should send to all their friends. Even if you never head into the woods, this book will teach you survival techniques great for any emergency.
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Summary: The Best of its kind, belongs in everyone's backpack
Review: Not loaded down with extra junk, this book describes the necessary survival methods of finding food, shelter and finding your way. The edible food drawings leave something to be desired (I recommend "Edible Wild Plants") but this a book that one should send to all their friends. Even if you never head into the woods, this book will teach you survival techniques great for any emergency.
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Summary: great, great, great!
Review: Not only does this book give you the confidence to set off on your own, but it is immensely pleasureable to read. I would agree the plant pictures are a little vague, but that can be supplemented. The Bible of survival!
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Summary: Definitive guide to wilderness survival
Review: The Algers "wrote the book" on wilderness survival. They have written on many survival topics from theor own experience living off the land. I highly reccommend it to all of my Boy Scout Troopers.
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Summary: A lot of information, but not particularly helpful.
Review: The next time I'm caught in an snowslide, I'll have to remember to "swim" through the snow while the avalanche is swallowing me up (and, of course, the backstroke will be the most effective). This book is full of handy tidbits like that. Although I gleaned a few pointers here and there, I found most of the advice to be a tad outlandish. Have you ever tried to start a fire in the woods without matches or fire starters? It's not easy. But to suggest that it could be done just as easily during the dead of winter in a snow storm is ridiculous. The author referred to "sourdoughs" several times. And, no, he wasn't talking about the bread. Apparently a sourdough is a kind of person (I still don't have that one figured out). That leads me to another comment about the book: The author's writing style has a lot to be desired. The sentence structure was very choppy throughout the book; this made for a difficult read. He writes in a different kind of English.....Canadian perhaps? I'm glad this book was cheap. I would've been angry if I'd spent a lot of money on it. I think you can do better.
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Summary: NOT the survival book for you!!
Review: This book is NOT the one you should pick, regardless of your background. For the inexperienced suburban/urban wilderness lover, it has some outdated info and simply isn't that useful without any pictures. For the more experienced survivalist, the packaging alone will be enough to turn you off (a bit too "Martha Stewart meets the woods"), not to mention the overly-simplified approach it takes to basic survivalist skills. As someone who has spent time on a mountain rescue crew, I can attest to the role books such as this play in getting people WAY over the heads in the great outdoors. If you insist on getting a survival manual, keep looking.
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Summary: Excellent, except the pictures
Review: This book is primarily focused on survival in the northwestern United States and Canada. The pictures leave something to be desired, but Angier's descriptions are excellent. The book a bit dated, but for theoose looking to go back to simpler times, the lack of GPS systems and Gore-Tex may be just the thing.
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