The Rough Guide to Travel Survival is the essential field manual for every adventurous traveller, or those that just want to feel a little safe while away. This book is arranged into easy-to-read chapters covering preparation, basic travel, survival strategies, environment-specific situations (arctic and mountain, sea, political hotspots, natural disaster, desert, jungle) with easy-to-follow diagrams throughout. Each of the main chapters has step-by-step, practical advice for all situations, in all environments, from surviving an avalanche or navigating in the desert to coping with an ambush or a hostage situation. The book concludes with a set of comprehensive and indispensable appendices packed with instructions, from first aid to making a fire.
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Doug Lansky has written travel columns for over 40 newspapers, including: The Denver Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Detroit Free Press, and many more. His books have won several awards, and his most recent, First-Time Around the World, is a Rough Guides bestseller. He is also author of First-Time Europe. Doug was born in Manhattan, grew up in Minnesota, and when he is not on the road his current base is Stockholm, Sweden.
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FINDING FOOD - INSECTS Bugs don’t look nice to eat, but they’re a survivalist’s most reliable energy source (insects are 65-80 percent protein, compared to the 20 percent in beef). There are 1462 recorded species of edible insects; when choosing, avoid caterpillars and spiders as well as all insects that are hariy, brightly colored or have a pungent odor.
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Don't waste your money, there is better books out there.,
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After looking the book over concisly, I found not only nothing new here, but most of the info is common sense. You would be better off buying a better book such as "wilderness 911" by Eric A. Weiss M.D. or anything of that caliber. Also Cody Lundin's books are good.
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