The Ultimate Survival Manual

When disaster strikes, time is of the essence. The people who survive are those who know what to do . . . they have their earthquake kits packed, their travel essentials saved, their family prepared, and their cars gassed up and ready to go. Everyone wants to believe that they are that person��he one who would prevail whether they found themselves facing a tornado, an angry bear, or a revolution in a third-world country. Filled with clear, concise instructions, helpful diagrams, essential checklists, and inspirational first-person stories, this book is a fascinating armchair read that might just save the reader�� life. Sprinkled throughout are real-life ��xtreme survival��stories of amazing feats (�� Punched a Tiger in the Face!�� that inform and entertain. Even if the most terrifying thing you��e ever survived is a traffic jam on the 205, this book is a must-read.

This book will feature disaster survival scenarios in a number of international situations.

TOC:

Urban Survival

1. Situational Awareness Basics

2. What They Did Right: 9/11 Survival Stories, America�� Heroes

3. Street Smarts: Stay Safe in the Big City

4. It Happened to Me: I Fought Off a Madman

5. Hand-to-Hand Combat Techniques

6. Assault Prevention Essentials

7. By the Numbers: Don�� be a Crime Statistic

8. What They Did Wrong: Bad-News Bar Fight

9. Disarm a Gunman

10. Burglarproof Your Home

11. Keep Your Family Safe

12. Gear Essentials: Home Safety 101

13. What to Bring on the Road��ny Road

14. Basic Car Safety

15. Checklist : Travel Smart Anywhere

16. Third World Smarts, First World Streets

17. It Happened to Me: Caught in a Armed Insurrection

18. Threat Level Index: When Do You Leave?

19. Emergency Auto Repairs MacGyver Would Envy

20. Worst Case Scenario: When Civilization Falls

Disaster Survival

1. Wild Weather: What to Watch For

2. Terrifying Twisters: Survive a Tornado

3. By the Numbers: How Safe is Your City from Extreme Weather

4. When the Floodwaters Are Rising

5. Sandbag Essentials

6. It Happened to Me: Swept Away in a Raging River

7. Hurricaine! When to Evacuate

8. What They Did Wrong: Katrina Disasters

9. Fire Watch: Dealing with Urban Fires

10. When the Woods Burn

11. Wall of Water: Ride Out a Tsunami

12. It Happened to Me: Surviving the Indonesian Tsunami

13. What They Did Right: Fukushima Survival Stories

14. Make It through a Blizzard

15. Checklist: Ensure Winter Survival

16. When the Big One Hits: Earthquake Survival

17. Threat Level Index: Stay or Go After a Quake?

18. Handling Looters

19. Gear Essentials: Your Ultimate Go bag

20. Worst Case Scenario: Nuclear Meltdown

Wilderness Survival

1. Make It Through a Night in the Woods

2. Signal Rescuers the Right Way

3. What they Did Wrong: The Kim Family Tragedy

4. Basic Tracking Skills

5. By the Numbers: The Most Dangers Places on Earth

6. Survive an Avalanche

7. When Animals Attack

8. It Happened to Me: The Soldier Who Punched a Tiger in the Face

9. Build a Fire Anywhere

10. Ice Storm Survival

11. Threat Level index: Assess Bad Weather

12. Find and Eat Wild Plants Safely

13. Make It in the Jungle

14. What They Did Right: The Teenage Girl Who Survived the Amazon

15. Make a Basic Animal Snare

16. Skin and Cook Your Catch

17. Gear Essentials: Wilderness Survival Kit

18. Get Out of Quicksand

19. First Aid on the Fly

20. Worst Case Scenario: Stranded and Alone for Weeks