Title:
Complete survival manual / by Michael S. Sweeney ; foreword by Mireya Mayor.
Author:
Sweeney, Michael S.
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
Call Number:
GF86 .S97 2008
Abstract:
Provides survival information from the American Red Cross, U.S. Army, Boy Scouts of America, and the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Covers preparation, shelter, food, water, fire, navigation, signaling, hazards and first aid in various environments.
ISBN:
9781426204296
9781426203893
9781426204302
Physical Description:
367 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 21 cm.
General Note:
At head of title: National Geographic.
Includes index.
Contents:
Survival basics : mind and body -- Survival basics : environment -- Survival in the temperate forests -- Survival in swamps and rain forests -- Survival in high mountains -- Survival in the desert -- Survival at the poles and subpolar regions -- Survival on the water -- Survival in the home -- Surviving storms and disasters.
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