Survival Wisdom & Know How: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive in the Wilderness (Paperback)

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Product Description
Survival Wisdom is a large-scale practical guide, jam-packed with information on every aspect of outdoor life and adventure.

Survival Wisdom & Know-How is the most complete, all-in-one volume on every aspect of outdoor adventure and survival ever, from orienteering to campfire cooking to ice climbing and beyond. Culled from dozens of respected books from Stackpole, the industry's leader in outdoor adventure, this massive collection of wilderness know-how leaves absolutely nothing to chance when it comes to surviving and thriving in the wilderness—and appreciating every minute of it.

Topics include Building Outdoor Shelter, Tracking Animals, Winter Camping, Tying Knots, Orienteering, Reading the Weather, Identifying Edible Plants and Berries, Surviving in the Desert, Bird Watching, Fishing and Ice Fishing, Hunting and Trapping, Canoeing, Kayaking, and White Water Rafting, First Aid, Wild Animals, Cookery, and much more. Useful illustrations and photos throughout make it easy to browse and use. With contributions by the experts at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) as well as the editors of Stackpole's Discover Nature series, Survival Wisdom & Know-How is the definitive, must-have reference for the great outdoors.

About the Author
Stackpole Books is one of the most respected publishers in the categories of outdoor adventure and wilderness survival. Expert contributors to this collection include NOLS, Gregory Davenport, Bradford Angier, and John Eastman.

Product Details

• Paperback: 488 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; illustrated edition edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579127533
• ISBN-13: 978-1579127534
• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 10.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,223 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very cumbersome, but lots of information, August 12, 2008

By	Outside - See all my reviews

This book has some good material in it and is inspirational for the novice outdoors-person. The material is all compiled from previous publications by the "Author", thus some bits included are rather useless and no insights are offered. A large section covers modern fishing techniques using lures and motor boats as well as other skills not relevant to true wilderness survival. Almost all of the material in this book is included more comprehensively in books I already have and I was unable to find anything "new and exciting". The book is very large, think large coffee table book (13.5 inches tall) and is poorly bound (I was given 2 copies and they both began to loose the cover and some pages within a month). Another book good for the survival library and fun to peruse, but contains little of real value (unless it is the only book you have).

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big book, little print: lots of survival info, May 6, 2008

By	Emily Taylor "1st Grade Teacher/Scouter Gal" (Northern Utah) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I spend my summers working for a Boy Scout camp, so I figured this would be a handy reference when I picked it up. And indeed it is! It's a thorough and detailed account of every little survival or outdoor skill you could possible want to know without writing a thesis on any one particular idea. I love the old-fashioned organization and appearance--true handbook style save for the size! Excellent resource! My camp boss is actually looking into picking up more copies.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Almost all the information here is outdated., May 30, 2009

By	SURVIVAL,RANGER "g. kennedy" (Fort Bragg) - See all my reviews

It is a big book, I guess they pulled up the kitchen sink and put in here as well. Mostly like a shotgun pattern....if you throw everything in old or new....you have to be impressed about the size. It is content that is important here, not size. Military survival manuals of all types are more to the point with time proven skills. Oh the small print come on give me a break, it makes my eyes hurt. Keep it simple and to the point! There are better buys out there.