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Essentials of Sea Survival

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I've read alot of wilderness, rescue, survival and outdoor medicine books in my life and have found only a select few that I keep coming back to, and this is one of them. The one of the best water survival books I have ever come across. The book is full of useful information actually backed by the research with a rundown of real accounts and what the people did right or wrong. At the end of each chapter it contains a list of the main points you don't want to forget. If you live near water (any water), enjoy watersports or plan on finally taking the family sailboat to some hidden location, don't leave without reading this book !

With all its anecdotal and historical references this book reads like a thriller! Yet, it is packed with accurate, pertinent physiology, bringing to real life what regular textbooks can barely hope to teach from the comfort of a clean, warm, dry room. This book is very fluently written, there is plenty to learn for layman and expert alike. Several times, I realized that what I learned while reading may prove lifesaving if my own life will ever be put to the survival test. One of the most valuable assets of this book is how it re-evaluates old dogmas and official inquiry conclusions based on new knowledge and research in physiology. As an Anesthesiologist working in the prehospital setting in Arctic Norway (Norwegian Search-and-Rescue helicopter), I find this book tremendously valuable and recommend it warmly!

I haven't read the entire thing yet, but mainly the book cites specific historical examples of characteristics of sea survival (or the lack there of), and then goes on to explain the latest data that is available. So far very interesting, and definately a must have for naval buffs.