“A classic in the literature of survival.” —Newsweek On October 12, 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote, snow-peaked Andes Mountains. Ten weeks later, only 16 of the 45 passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane’s fuselage without food and scarcely any hope of a rescue. They survived by protecting and helping one another, and coming to the difficult conclusion that to live meant doing the unimaginable. Confronting nature at its most furious, two brave young men risked their lives to hike through the mountains looking for help—and ultimately found it.

Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

Read, Piers Paul

Arts & Photography

William Morrow Paperbacks

From the host of the television series and podcast MeatEater, an indispensable guide to surviving everything from day-long fishing trips to extended wilderness exploration, with advice for hunters, anglers, and explorers For anyone actually spending time outside, The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival is the perfect antidote to the post-apocalyptic sensationalism of today, filled instead with advice you'll actually use. Along with lessons from the real-life experiences of renowned outdoorsman and host of the Netflix Original Series MeatEater Steven Rinella, its pages are packed with tried-and-true tips, techniques, and gear recommendations from Rinella and his trusted crew of hunters, anglers, emergency room doctors, climbers, paddlers, and wilderness guides who've learned from their own mistakes. Among other skills, readers will learn about old-school navigation and essential satellite tools, how to build a basic first-aid kit and apply tourniquets, how to repel grizzly bear charges, and how to effectively purify water using everything from ancient methods to cutting edge technologies. This essential guide delivers the hard-won insights and know-how that will make any reader feel comfortable and competent while out in the wild. Throughout, survival stories will highlight the real dangers that can arise in nature, from hypothermia and frostbite to encounters with the world's most dangerous animal--the mosquito.

The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Rinella, Steven

Outdoor Cooking

Random House

If you had to deal with an injury or illness in a disaster, would you know what to do? The Survival Medicine Handbook is a 670 page detailed guide for those who want to be medically prepared for any disaster where help is NOT on the way. This book is written by Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P., the premiere medical preparedness professionals from the top ten survival website www.doomandbloom.net. The expanded third edition of the 3 category Amazon bestseller (Survival Skills, Disaster Relief, Safety/First Aid) is geared to enable the non-medical professional to deal with all the likely issues they will encounter in catastrophic short or long-term scenarios. The third (2016) edition of The Survival Medicine Handbook is not your standard first aid book: Unlike other so-called “survival” medical books, it assumes that a disaster, natural or man-made, has removed all access to hospitals or doctors for the foreseeable future; you, the average person, are now the highest medical resource left to your family. The Survival Medicine Handbook will give you the tools, in plain English, to competently handle injuries and illness for any situation that leaves you as the end of the line with regards to your family's medical well-being. Here are just some of the over 150 topics (175 illustrations) covered: PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS-HISTORY OF PREPAREDNESS-USING ALL THE TOOLS IN THE WOODSHED-SPIRITUALITY AND SURVIVAL-MODERN MEDICINE VS. SURVIVAL MEDICINE-THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY-HOW TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE MEDIC-LIKELY MEDICAL ISSUES YOU’LL FACE-MEDICAL SKILLS YOU’LL WANT TO LEARN-MEDICAL BAGS, KITS, AND SUPPLIES-HOW TO STERILIZE MEDICAL SUPPLIES-NATURAL REMEDIES, LIKE OILS, TEAS, TINCTURES, AND SALVES-THE MEDICAL HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAM-THE MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT-THE ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENT-PATIENT TRANSPORT-HYGIENE-RELATED MEDICAL ISSUES-LICE, TICKS, AND WORMS-DENTAL ISSUES AND PROCEDURES-RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS-GUIDE TO PROTECTIVE MASKS-FOOD AND WATER-BORNE ILLNESS-WATER STERILIZATION-DIARRHEAL DISEASE AND DEHYDRATION-DEALING WITH SEWAGE ISSUES-RODENTS AS DISEASE VECTORS-FOOD POISONING-PATHOGENS (DISEASE-CAUSING ORGANISMS)-HOW INFECTIONS SPREAD-APPENDICITIS AND OTHER ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS AND CONDITIONS-HEPATITIS-URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS-INFECTIONS CAUSED BY YEAST-CELLULITIS-ABSCESSES-TETANUS-MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESSES-PANDEMICS-THE SURVIVAL SICK ROOM -HYPERTHERMIA (HEAT STROKE)-HYPOTHERMIA-FROSTBITE/IMMERSION (TRENCH) FOOT-COLD WATER SAFETY-FALLING THROUGH THE ICE-AVALANCHE PREPAREDNESS-ALTITUDE SICKNESS-WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS-SMOKE INHALATION-TORNADO PREPAREDNESS-HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS-EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS-FLOOD PREPAREDNESS-MARITIME SURVIVAL-NEAR-DROWNING-VOLCANO PREPAREDNESS-ALLERGIC REACTIONS-ASTHMA-ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK-POISON IVY, OAK, AND SUMAC-RADIATION SICKNESS-BIOLOGICAL WARFARE-INJURIES TO SOFT TISSUES- MINOR WOUNDS-HEMORRHAGIC WOUNDS-PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF BLOOD LOSS-HEMORRHAGE CONTROL-TOURNIQUETS-COMMERCIAL BLOOD-CLOTTING AGENTS-KNIFE AND BULLET WOUNDS-BODY ARMOR-THE MEDIC UNDER FIRE-SOFT TISSUE CHRONIC WOUND CARE-HOW TO SUTURE SKIN-HOW TO STAPLE SKIN-LOCAL NERVE BLOCKS-BLISTERS, SPLINTERS, AND FISHHOOKS-NAIL BED INJURIES-BURN INJURIES-ANIMAL BITES-SNAKE BITES-INSECT BITES AND STINGS-HEAD INJURIES-SPRAINS AND STRAINS-DISLOCATIONS-FRACTURES-PNEUMOTHORAX-AMPUTATION-THYROID DISEASE-DIABETES-HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE-HEART DISEASE-ULCER AND ACID REFLUX DISEASE-SEIZURE DISORDERS-JOINT DISEASE-KIDNEY AND GALL BLADDER STONES-SKIN RASHES-VARICOSE VEINS-HEMORRHOIDS-AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION-TRACHEOTOMY-CPR IN THE UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT-HEADACHE-EYE TRAUMA AND INFECTIONS-NASAL TRAUMA-EAR INFECTIONS-PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY-ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION-SLEEP DEPRIVATION-OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS-PAIN RELIEF-ANTIBIOTICS- EXPIRATION DATES When medical personnel are overwhelmed and modern technology is non-existent, The Survival Medicine Handbook is THE essential book for your library.

The Survival Medicine Handbook: THE essential guide for when medical help is NOT on the way

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alton MD, Joseph

Alton ARNP, Amy

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Doom and Bloom, LLC

“Practical and sized just right, for places where Google can’t always be summoned. Includes a guide to what’s edible for foragers and key illustrations, in addition to recipes.” —The Washington Post What to eat, where to find it, and how to cook it! Renowned outdoors expert and New York Times bestselling author Dave Canterbury provides you with all you need to know about packing, trapping, and preparing food for your treks and wilderness travels. Whether you're headed out for a day hike or a weeklong expedition, you'll find everything you need to survive--and eat well--out in the wild. Canterbury makes certain you're set by not only teaching you how to hunt and gather, but also giving you recipes to make while on the trail. Complete with illustrations to accompany his instructions and a full-color photo guide of plants to forage and those to avoid, this is the go-to reference to keep in your pack. The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild helps you achieve the full outdoor experience. With it, you'll be prepared to set off on your trip and enjoy living off the land.

The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)

Canterbury, Dave

Cooking by Ingredient

Adams Media

“An appealing coffee table book.” —The Wall Street Journal From Dave Canterbury—wilderness expert, New York Times bestselling author, and YouTube sensation—comes a fully illustrated guide to everything you need to know to hone your bushcraft, or wilderness survival skills, from types of shelter, to useful tools, to edible plants—and much more! Before you venture into the wilderness, learn exactly what you need to bring and what you need to know with this ultimate outdoor reference guide, by survivalist expert Dave Canterbury. Filled with more than 300 illustrations, Bushcraft Illustrated showcases the necessary tools and skills for an awesome outdoor adventure, including such as: Packs: Learn the different types and how to craft and pack your own. Cordage: Essential knot knowledge for outdoor survival. Firecraft: How to start a fire with a variety of materials. Trapping: Tips for catching small game. Plants: A catalog of edible plants to forage. …And much more! With its many helpful illustrations and detailed, easy-to-follow instructions, this illustrated Bushcraft guide is a must-have for the seasoned outdoor lover and adventure novice alike!

Bushcraft Illustrated: A Visual Guide (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)

A comprehensive, practical, and reliable guide to finding food in the woods and living off the land, by respected wilderness survivalists. With text by wilderness survivalists, the information in How to Eat in the Woods is tried, trusted, and true. One of the most complete books written on the subject, this portable guide includes essential information on how to track, trap, kill, and prepare various types of animals; select bait, land fish, and clean and cook the catch; recognize edible plants, fruits, berries, and nuts; locate bird eggs; catch edible insects; and find potable water. Also included is information on building a fire and preparing food without utensils.

How to Eat in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Foraging, Trapping, Fishing, and Finding Sustenance in the Wild

Angier, Bradford

Black Dog & Leventhal

Would you know what to do if a bear charged at you? 
What about if you were out driving and an earthquake struck? Or a tornado? 
What about if you were bitten by a snake in the middle of nowhere, or caught in an avalanche while out skiing or hiking? What if you found yourself the sole survivor of some awful incident, and had to make a new home for yourself stranded on a desert island? Would you know how to spear a fish, or how to distill pure water using only a plastic bottle? Could you make your own rope, your own torch, or tell which of the unfamiliar plants and animals around you may or may not be edible? 
How To Survive A Freakin’ Bear Attack… And 127 Other Survival Hacks You’ll Hopefully Never Need has all the answers you could ever need! Packed with step-by-step survival guides to some of the most remarkable scenarios imaginable. Real life advice for some of life’s challenges and unpredictable situations. Chapters covering everything from first aid and CPR to climbing trees, building rope bridges, and lighting a campfire using only your phone. Fun and fascinating, yet bursting with real-world knowledge, tips, and advice!\nWho knows if, when, or indeed how you might need to know any of the 128 extraordinary survival skills included in this book. But life is anything but predictable. 
Hopefully, you’ll never need to know how to flee a sinking ship or a burning building, or be in any kind of situation where you might need to safely package up a severed body part or perform abdominal surgery on yourself… 
But given that we never quite know what’s around the corner the hints and tips included here may one day – hopefully! –come in useful.

How To Survive A Freakin’ Bear Attack: And 127 Other Survival Hacks You'll Hopefully Never Need

Humor & Entertainment

O'Neill, Bill

Trivia & Fun Facts

LAK Publishing

Review\n"Juan Pablo loves living outdoors and is obsessed by long-term wilderness survival with minimal kit and supplies. What makes his book refreshing is the attention to the importance of psychological preparation for long term periods of isolation. Thrive is a great balance of literary research done by a practical man who has walked the walk and learned his own lessons along the way. For anyone interested in living next to nature for more than a few weeks this is an essential read." —ED STAFFORD, explorer and first person to walk the Amazon\n"Thrive is not only superbly researched, but is written by someone who walks the talk and intimately knows the boreal forest. Whether you are a complete beginner or have years of wilderness living experience, Thrive is filled with unique insights, critical advice and detailed tips that will make a world of difference if you are trying to truly live off the land." —NATHAN MARTINEZ, Naked and Afraid participant and author of Subsistence: A Guide For The Modern Hunter Gatherer\n"The world is full of alleged survival experts. Juan Pablo is a man who truly deserves this title. He has trained and then tested his survival skills for extensively long periods in the brutal winters of Northern Canada. He has a scientific approach to the craft of wilderness survival that I admire. This book encompasses the skills and knowledge that took Juan Pablo years of experimentation, and field testing, in extreme environments to learn." —DAVE HOLDER, wilderness living skills guide and instructor, and lead survival consultant for the ALONE series\n"There are a lot of books on survival out there, but Thrive is unique in its focus on true long-term wilderness living skills, not just 'get out of a jam without dying' skills. Thrive covers topics many books don't and will be a wonderful new addition, rounding out the survival literature considerably." —WONIYA THIBEAULT, participant in two seasons of ALONE and ancestral skills teacher\n"Thrive is the real thing, written by a man who has gone out to prove he could survive alone in a tough environment. The Canadian wilderness can be a tough traveling companion. Juan Pablo's skills and experience in surviving over the long-term in the Canadian wilderness shine through in this book from cover to cover. This book is part of my survival book library; I advise you to make it part of yours." —BRUCE ZAWALSKY, survival instructor and author of Canadian Wilderness Survival\n"In the book Thrive, Juan Pablo has compiled an amazing amount of useful information for long term survival situations - anyone is sure to glean much useful information from its pages, both experts and novices alike! Definitely a book worth having for anyone who is interested in survival." —JORDAN JONAS, wilderness living and self-reliance expert and winner of ALONE Season 6\n"I've read and referenced a lot of bushcraft and survival books over the years but I've never seen anything as comprehensive as Thrive. Juan Pablo has really outdone himself. Thrive is different. Not only does it give you practical advice on everything from choosing a good shelter site to procuring and preserving food in the wilderness, but it covers the mental side of survival in detail. And as Juan Pablo says, survival is 90% mental. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in bushcraft, survival, or long-term wilderness living. I know I'll have a copy on my bookshelf." —CLAY HAYES, bowyer, hunter, and winner of ALONE Season 8\nTake on the toughest survival challenges with the ultimate guide to wilderness living and extended wilderness survival. 
With hard-earned advice from survival expert Juan Pablo Quiñonez—the winner of Season 9 of the hit TV survival series ALONE— and combining proven, no-nonsense modern survival skills with bushcraft techniques, step-by-step instructions, and over 400 illustrations, THRIVE shows you how to survive in the boreal wilderness. 
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Thrive: Long-Term Wilderness Survival Guide; Skills, Tips, and Gear for Living on the Land

Reference

Quiñonez, Juan Pablo

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Boreal Creek Press

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