Surviving Terrorism: How to Protect Your Health, Wealth and Safety [Paperback]

Joseph MacInnis (Author)

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Publication Date: June 2002

SURVIVING TERRORISM is about one of the most urgent challenges of the 21st century – what we should know and how we should respond to terrorism. It explains who the terrorists are, what weapons they use and their potential targets. Its carefully researched text also provides reliable advice on simple and effective ways to protect the health, wealth and safety of those we love. Each of its 44 topics has print or website references to encourage further reading and action.

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An invaluable book. A sweeping vision of terrorism and the steps we can take to defend ouselves. -- Peter Benchley, marine conservationist and author of Jaws

This book is a must-read guide that will save your life. -- Peter C. Newman author of the Canadian Establishment

About the Author

Joseph MacInnis is a medical doctor and acclaimed deepsea explorer. He has written five books and numerous articles for newspaper and magazines, including National Geographic and Scientific American. The Friends are 25 writers, experts and artists whose contributions made this book possible.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Deep Anchor Press (June 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0973081007
• ISBN-13: 978-0973081008
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,456,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars It's time for everyone to know how to survive terrorism, August 3, 2002

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This review is from: Surviving Terrorism: How to Protect Your Health, Wealth and Safety (Paperback)

As the author points out, a person is much more likely to die on the job or from illness than be a victim of terrorism. However, terrorism can be so desctructive and all-encompassing, and blown out of proportion by the media, that we fear it more than common, everyday, more threatening dangers. With terrorism on the rise, and its pattern too random to predict, everyone should have some familiarization with what to do should some catastrophe strike you or your family. This book provides useful advice for potential victims, without working one up into a survivalistic frenzy.

The book is not without its drawbacks. It does take almost 2/3 of the book discussing terrorism and its tools from recent and not so recent events, before ever getting to the useful information. However, when it does get to that information, it's more than worth the price paid for the book. Useful advice on first aid, items to keep on hand, things to do should you be attacked, along with more common sense approaches to everyday threats are contained here. As one of the first post 9/11 terrorism books written, this should be studied, if only to see how our strategies are changing in dealing with the terrorism of today.