The Survivor Manual: An Official Book of the Hit CBS Television Show (Paperback)

by Mark Burnett (Introduction)

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Product Description
The Survivor Manual is the real deal--based on techniques taught to the U.S. Armed Forces and tested in actual survival situations over decades, the information in this book could help you beat any weather condition, any circumstance, any odds. This fully illustrated guide will show you how to:

--find direction and orienteer
--perform first aid
--travel over every type of terrain from glaciers to quicksand
--identify edible plants
--fish and trap
--spot poisonous plants and snakes
--withstand a blizzard
--build a raft
--construct a shelter
--live through an avalanche
--survive in groups
--and much, much more

CBS' "Survivor" is the most successful new television show of the 21st century. Mark Burnett is the show's Executive Producer along with creator Charlie Parsons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (October 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312284217
• ISBN-13: 978-0312284213
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #615,787 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Done...Just Know What It Is BEFORE You Buy It!, February 12, 2002

By	Matt "Matt" (Irvine, California United States) - See all my reviews

This is an awesome book. I am 15 and have read EVERY Survivor book. This book is NOT about the television show. Yes, it is endorsed by the television series and all but it is a life saving book. This is similar to the Boy Scout Handbook but with a Survivor twist. Mark Burnett ONLY wrote the introduction, he did not write the WHOLE book. Another thing that this has is illustrations of what you need to do to survive. This is a great book if you are planning on camping any time soon because something could go wrong and at your fingertips you have ALL the resources you need to survive. I totally recommend this if you camp. But if you are a couch potato and don't plan on leaving any time soon you really don't need this book. Unless you are going to choke on a potatoe chip, then you can read the section on Choking and the Heimlich. I know I didn't spell that right. But this book is a great edition to the survivor fans library. Buy It!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly edited version of an out-of-date US Army Survival Manual, November 20, 2006

By	J. Hall "paleontology" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This manual was poorly edited from an out-dated version of the U.S. Army Survival Manual. The more updated version is available on Amazon.com or free in PDF format from various online sources (it is public information ya know). The editors of this "survivor manual" even forgot to modify or take out such sections as those that were meant solely for use by US army paratroopers. For example: in the Nuclear Attack section it keeps refering to "when you arrive on the ground." I kept wondering, what the heck does that mean?? Until I found the text describing how to flick fallout ash off your parachute. . . where the heck is a civilian gonna get a parachute??

Granted, there are some "value-added" features some civilians might like to know, but other than that, you are better advised to purchase the more updated US Army Survival Manual FM21-76 or find the more recently declassified version free online. No, I won't tell you where to get it for free, I think it'd be unfair to Amazon.com. Besides, it'll cost you just as much to print it out for a hard copy as it does to just buy it.