Customer Reviews

Experiment in Survival

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
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Great book, George Sigler is truly a modern day adventurer. Although it is about the serious topic of survival, the author wanting to test his survival kit on a real-life situation, George has managed to tell his story in this very entertaining, and sometimes hilarious, book. He is, and we are, lucky he survived to tell the story.

This book is a great read for anyone interested in survival. George Sigler happened to be a guest speaker at a pilot meeting in Vero Beach, so I went with a friend to hear him talk about the book. You could not hear a pin drop in the audience as he described his tales of adventure. He is a fasinating individual with a lot of spirit. He adds bits of humor to the book to perk it up to his audience. Great book!

Excellent service, this book arrived before the expected delivery date and in excellent condition. Despite being a used book, the book looks to be brand new, could not tell it was a used book. Thank you for your speedy service!

That Mr. Siglar is no great writer is the only reason the book doesn't get five stars from me. I can't help but believe the book would have been a significanlty better read if he had written the book sooner than 26 years after the event, but writing to one side, the book still contains some very valuable information. It just isn't structured as well as I would have liked.

However, any student of sea survival should definitely read about George and Charlie's experience sailing a ZODIAC boat (Its unfair to call it a Raft) across the pacific with nothing more than a survival kit prepared by Mr. Siglar. No food (really) no water, just the kit. There is nothing like first hand accounts to inform students of the realities of any situation, and Siglars account (like Steve Callahan's Adrift) is full of the things you never think about unless you've been there.

My advise, pick one up.

I loved the book. A true story of a man with the determination to help people survive if stranded at sea.