The Book of Survival: The Original Guide to Staying Alive, Revised Edition [Paperback]

Anthony Greenbank (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2001

Newly revised edition by the author of the classic survival bible. Too lonely... too crowded... too dry... too wet... too bright... too dark... too cold... too hot... too low... too high... too fast... too slow... too full... too empty...It's never too late, says renowned survival expert Anthony Greenbank, if "whoever faces catastrophe takes a deep breath and makes up his mind to have a really determined go at beating the odds." If you're caught in a calamity, the advice given in The Book of Survival can save your life. The suggestions are organized so you will remember them in a flash of cold clarity at the right moment. Forewarned is forearmed, and this book equips you with the knowledge necessary to fend off a stick-up artist, work out of ropes that bind you, use your facial muscles to prevent frostbite, start a fire with your camera, vault over an oncoming car, improvise a stove and a tent and much, much more. The Book of Survival is a textbook for non-heroes, presenting a practical program for survival under any circumstances. It is a manual to read, re-read, remember—and give to your loved ones. 100 b/w photos.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A book... for coping with catastrophes. Taking into account the hazards of a post-9/11 world." -- The New Yorker --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Anthony Greenbank wrote the original Book of Survival, which skyrocketed to fame as the ultimate guide to staying alive in any situation. His books have been translated into many foreign languages and are treasured by people all over the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press; Rev edition (June 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578260914
• ISBN-13: 978-1578260911
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,191,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth A Spot In Your Library, January 1, 2002

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John (Gisborne, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of Survival: The Original Guide to Staying Alive, Revised Edition (Paperback)

note that the Anthony Greenbank paperback has 267 pages (for my pre-Sept 11 revised edition), not the 224 Amazon attributes to it.

Ever since I started selling books on survival, I have had requests from people asking for Anthony Greenbank's book, long out of print, The Book Of Survival.

Well, it's back. This new revised edition (revised again post-Sept.11) contains new tips on BASIC TERROR TACTICS SURVIVAL, CHEMICAL WEAPONS, BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS which have added since the attacks on New York and Washington.

The book contains a wealth of common sense advice - and quite a few tips that seem to come from left field, but make sense - and has some good illustrations which make ground-to-air communications, for instance, very easy to understand.

Chapters are: too lonely; too crowded; too dry; too wet; too bright; too dark; too cold; too hot; too low; too high; too fast; too slow; too full; too empty - all are written using a technique called mnemonics, which is supposed to help the reader retain or recall what has been read.

What stopped this book getting 5 stars though, is the writing, which I found a little 'odd' in parts. At the very beginning of the book I was put off by such statements as, "flaming electric blanket murders family"... an inanimate object 'murdering'??? I know it's not much, but it grated. At various stages I found myself wondering whether the book had been badly translated into english!

That aside, the book is worth a look. It covers every contingency imaginable and it does contain some great ideas that will help you stay out of, or get out of trouble.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book...it might just save your life!, July 12, 2001

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Andrew Lawrence (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of Survival: The Original Guide to Staying Alive, Revised Edition (Paperback)

I read this book and it is insightful, truly helpful, and packed with good, solid information. I am an avid outdoorsman, athlete, SCUBA diver, mountaineer, and never have I come across such a well presented in-depth, "survive everything" book. The book first was published in the 60's and has been out of print until now. I saw the negative review below and was appalled that the reader just didn't get it. Perhaps the reader below didn't appreciate the unique style of Greenbanks approach. Greenbank refers to this as "telegraph" style. Or maybe the reader was secretly the author of a competitive book. Whatever it may be, ignore it.

Tony Greenbank is real. His ideas are sound and many people have been utilizing his ideas for more than 30 years. It is a book worth having, reading, and remembering.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Staying alive whether in an urban or outdoors situation, January 9, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of Survival: The Original Guide to Staying Alive in the City, the Suburbs, and the Wild Lands Beyond, Third Edition (Paperback)

Now in its third revised edition, The Book Of Survival: The Original Guide To Staying Alive In The City, The Suburbs And The Wild Lands Beyond by urban and wilderness survival expert Anthony Greenbank is a practical, no-nonsense instruction manual to staying safe and alive whether in an urban or outdoors situation. From defending oneself against physical attack; to avoiding frostbite; to surviving a head-on car crash; and with newly added information concerning biological warfare, electrical blackouts, dirty bombs, child abductors, escaping from high-rise towers, and more, The Book Of Survival is eminently readable and a critically important informational resource recommended for both personal reading lists and community library reference collections.