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Castaway: The Survival Guide

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This isn't the best book of survival tips. Better offerings range from a US military guide (including one edition with a foreward by Survivor producer Mark Burnett) to a few offerings about radically unusual situations (what to do in a hostage crisis, or if you're bitten by a crocodile, etc.) Nonetheless, it's a fine sampling of tips for situations that you might (but probably won't) find yourself in.

Howevever, it's terribly misrepresented, on its cover and on this page. The font for the title, the use of the word "castaway" (a term used on CBS's Survivor), the coastal photograph (alluding to most seasons of Survivor, but to only a limited number of situations in the book), and the sales offerings (such as getting this plus Spoiler, about someone who regularly predicted Survivor happenings in advance) all suggest or imply that this book has ANYTHING to do with that reality show.

It doesn't.

The book was interesting enough and provided useful facts. I would hope I have the book with me if I become a castaway! Mr. Storm writes the book with childern in mind, keeping the survial world simple. I would recommend it for any young Scout, camping or hiking enthusiast.

This is a very good book if your shipwrecked. It teaches you how to cook a snake, make your own compass, tell how to know which fruit to eat, and many other useful things. This book is wonderful and I hope I have it with me if I get shipwrecked! YOU should get it and don't prove me wrong.

I thought this book was scary but when I read it it was a question and answer book.Then, when I started to read it it tells you what can you do in different situations it asks you if an old lady wants to sit down in the spot that you are sitting in,what would you do? in this book you have to imagine if you are in the jungle because it says for example,you need water to survive.
The setting was in the jungle it was in the present day some parts that talk about jokes I really like.In this book it doesn't have any characters so I don't have any favorite characters.I recommend this book to all my friends especially ages.I recommend this book to all my friends because it is a funny book and a question book. It might be interesting to them. The question part is the part that I liked the most and it might be other people's favorite part too. The question was whether you knew how to cook a snake. I won't try it because the snake might kill me first.