Getting Out Alive - 13 Deadly Scenarios and How Others Survived

Informationen zum Autor Scott B. Williams is a sea kayaker, sailor, boat builder, and writer with a passion for exploring and outdoor adventures on land and sea. He has written five books and continues to write for magazines in addition to maintaining various blogs on boat building, sailing, and outdoor survival. Klappentext This book presents 13 highly engaging accounts of people surviving catastrophic situations. The stories are fiction, but the life-threatening scenarios are all based on true stories of miraculous survival. Along the way, readers learn the real-life skills they would need to get out alive if it happened to them. Zusammenfassung IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE! WITHOUT WARNING! DISASTER STRIKES! WOULD YOU SURVIVE? •Stranded in the wild •Pinned under a boulder •Marooned on an island •Trapped in a burning high rise •Mauled by a bear •Snowbound in your car •Surrounded by a forest fire •And many more ultimate challenges Every year! ordinary people find themselves in extraordinary life-or-death situations. Delving into 13 harrowing scenarios! this handbook for survival combines riveting narratives with expert advice and real-life accounts of savvy survivors. It’s everything you need to know to get out alive.

Product details

• Authors: Scott B. Williams, Williams Scott B.
• Publisher: Ulysses Press USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.03.2011
• EAN: 9781569758731
• ISBN: 978-1-56975-873-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, Outdoor survival skills, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival