Book Description
The SAS Survival Handbook is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John 'Lofty' Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedures, including chemical and nuclear to successfully adapting to various climates (polar, tropical, desert), to identifying edible plants and creating fire. The book is extremely practical and is illustrated throughout with easy-to-understand line art and diagrams.
Customer Reviews:
Good if you are not in a megalopolis.......2007-10-12
I think this book is very good for certain situations, but I feel that it does not meet the needs of most average folks in case of major catastrophy.
I would recommend Ron Foster's practical guide for all scenarios. Since he works in the field of emergency response, he has the most up to date and useful methods of urban and rural survival.
If you seriously want to learn more than "how to live off the land" short term, I would highly recommend Mr. Foster's publication, "The Rural Ranger: A Suburban Manual & Field Guide of Traps and Snares for Food and Survival".
I know how to live off the land if one can even get to such a ideal location, but hunger, thirst and the elements will wear out the millions of people trying to vacate their huge cities all at once.
This book gives one a fighting chance no matter what your skills are or where you live.
Seriously,
David Highum
Amazing survival book - Incredable - Can't stop reading it!.......2007-10-10
This book is gold. If you decide to donate money to homeless people STOP. Donate this book instead. They will be able to live forever with the helpful survival tips in this book. It sits on my coffee table and has been a talking point with everyone who sees it. It has everything in it - including 'Emergency Child Birth in the Bush'. The trapping and food sections are amazing. This book was everything and much more than I thought it would be. Easily the best few dollars I ever spent on a book. Thanks to the sling traps I have no more stray cats claiming my yard as their own! Then using this book I was able to skin, prepare and cook these cats. I was also able to discard the offal that was not nutrient dense. Note: No cats have really been caught or cooked yet - but I could if I wanted to.
SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea.......2007-09-27
With the new tv shows showing actual survival skills in the wild my family and I have developed a real interest in this topic. I am enjoying the book. It was written in a very easy and understandable way. I feel confident that with this book by my side that I could survive quite well in a variety of situations.
What about cabin avalanche?.......2007-09-19
I found this book to thoroughly take me through the fundamentals of survival, however, I am always thinking of some very particular situations that I could find myself in that weren't addressed.
For instance, what about the "trapped in a cabin by avalance" that we're all fearful of? I play it over and over in my head. Most likely it would be 3 or 4 of us on a weekend ski trip. I've always felt that it would be best to go ahead and turn on the others very early on in the event of an avalance instead of waiting for starvation to decimate the group.
For one, each day trapped in that cabin means that everyone will be burning calories, making themselves thinner and thinner, not leaving much of a meal if natural course is left to do the dirty work of finishing them off. Not to mention, you might be too weak for a death match days later.
Also, turning on them early will almost assuredly be unexpected, since ditching ethical behavior at first opportunity is not the norm and especially with so much food still in the fridge. You're going to need that element of surprise, b/c let's face it, when you start helicoptering that timber axe over your head, the line will clearly be drawn in the sand and its 1 versus 3 at that point. You'll need to mow them all down very quickly. Don't worry that you aren't hungry yet, as there should be plenty of snow at the windows that can be used to keep the bodies from spoiling.
But I definitely liked the informative chapter on which leaves are ok to eat and which are poisonous.
Great!.......2007-09-14
Contains just about anything you would want to know about survival. I am reading the whole thing, and it is quite interesting!
Average customer rating:
- A dessert island? Cool!
- This Ex-navyman would take this book to a dessert island!
|
How to Survive on Land and Sea (Physical Education)
Frank C., Jr. Craighead , and
John J. Craighead
Manufacturer: Naval Institute Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
 General
| Exercise & Fitness
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Safety & First Aid
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Military Science
| History
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Nature & Ecology
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Engineering
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
| Aerospace
| Automotive
| Bioengineering
| Chemical
| Civil
| Computer Technology
| Design
| Economics
| Education
| Electrical & Electronics
| Energy
| General
| Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems
| Management
| Marine
| Materials
| Materials Science
| Mechanical
| Nuclear
| Patents & Inventions
| Petroleum, Mining & Geological
| Power Systems
| Reference
| Research
| Special Topics
| Telecommunications
| Welding
Outdoor Recreation
| Outdoors & Nature
| Subjects
| Books
| Birdwatching
| Boating
| Canoeing
| Cycling
| Fishing
| Hiking & Camping
| Hunting
| Iditarod & Dog-Sledding
| Kayaking
| Mountaineering & Climbing
| Polar Regions
| Rafting
| Sailing
| Scuba
| Skiing
| Snowboarding
| Spelunking
| Surfing
General
| Sports
| Subjects
| Books
Engineering
| Specialty Stores
| Books
| Aerospace
| Automotive
| Bioengineering
| Chemical
| Civil
| Computer Technology
| Design
| Economics
| Education
| Electrical & Electronics
| Energy
| General
| Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems
| Management
| Materials
| Materials Science
| Mechanical
| Nuclear
| Patents & Inventions
| Petroleum, Mining & Geological
| Power Systems
| Reference
| Research
| Special Topics
| Telecommunications
| Welding
Similar Items:
-
Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival (Survival School Handbooks / Tom Brown, Jr)
-
SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
ASIN: 0870212788 |
Customer Reviews:
A dessert island? Cool!.......1999-07-21
To Mr. Ex-navyman: What's a dessert island? Are there parfait trees? Pudding ponds? Candy fish? Where do I get my ticket?
This Ex-navyman would take this book to a dessert island!.......1997-03-27
Having been at sea and on land during my experiences of the Vietnam war, knowing the importance of survival not only at sea, but also on land is the key factor to staying alive and being rescued. This matter in book form gives good accounts of how make do with what you have and at the same time show all the practical ways from dehydrating and starving to death not to mention going completely insane from pure boredom. Yes rowboats and luxury liners do sink as well as aircraft falling out of the sky. Ones ability to effectively take control of the situation and keep all parties alive through clear thinking and good judgement is the key to Survival not only at sea, but even on a waterless dessert island. All the material collect from naval research is founded on actual experineces of those that had to use there whits and enginuity to survive until rescued. A must for the international traveler
Average customer rating:
|
Ascochyta Blight and Winter Sowing of Chickpeas (World Crops: Production, Utilization and Description)
Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Fruit
| Gardening & Horticulture
| Home & Garden
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Gardening & Horticulture
| Home & Garden
| Subjects
| Books
Vegetables
| Gardening & Horticulture
| Home & Garden
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biology
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Plants
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Botany
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Botany
| Biological Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Plant Diseases
| Horticulture
| Agricultural Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Home & Garden
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Professional
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Science
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 9024728754 |
Customer Reviews:
More than just Disney in Orlando... check it out!.......2000-05-12
If theme parks just ain't your thing, here's an interesting book for the Orlando-bound traveler. Brotemarkle's uncovered hundreds of fascinating sites that most Florida visitors never even consider on their way to Space Mountain. Art festivals, unique architecture, and a fabulous historical legacy abound in central Florida; see them and support them before they're all paved over.
There is so much more than Disney here.......1999-06-07
Mr. Brotemarkle is an expert in what the arts have to offer in the tourist capital of the south. His knowledge of all kinds of sites is amazing from opera, to historic sites to museums. He does this with a breezy style that makes of good reading and is a must if you live here and have visitors all the time. I got sick of the big parks years ago, so now I take my friends places like Leu Gardens, and museusm.
Local culture and history done well.......1999-04-09
Ben Brotmarkle has covered the local art/culture scene for Central Florida for the last 7 years on WMFE radio, so he has a good grasp of the material. This is a great book for locals who want ideas on other places to go besides the big theme parks, and for visitors to know the depth of the local scene. A good buy for anyone who lives here or plans on visiting....
Average customer rating:
|
The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
General
| Philosophy
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
History & Surveys
| Philosophy
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| History & Philosophy
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
History of Science
| History & Philosophy
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Animal Husbandry
| Agricultural Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Medicine
| Subjects
| Books
Reproduction
| Reproductive & Sexual
| Medicine
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Veterinary Medicine
| Medicine
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Veterinary Medicine
| Medical
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Animal Husbandry
| Agricultural Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
| Animal Production
| Bees
| Breeding
| Dairy Science
| Livestock Management
| Meat
| Nutrition
| Poultry
| Range Management
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 0521840775 |
Book Description
This book examines the early modern science of generation, which included the study of animal conception, heredity, and fetal development. Analyzing how it influenced the contemporary treatment of traditional philosophical questions, it also demonstrates how philosophical presuppositions about mechanism, substance, and cause informed the interpretations offered by those conducting empirical research on animal reproduction. Composed of cutting-edge essays written by an international team of leading scholars, the book offers a fresh perspective on some of the basic problems in early modern philosophy.
Average customer rating:
|
Hormonal Regulation of Farm Animal Growth (Cabi Publishing)
K. L. Hossner
Manufacturer: CABI
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Molecular Biology
| Biology
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Animal Husbandry
| Agricultural Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Veterinary Medicine
| Medical
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Animal Husbandry
| Agricultural Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
| Animal Production
| Bees
| Breeding
| Dairy Science
| Livestock Management
| Meat
| Nutrition
| Poultry
| Range Management
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 0851990800 |
Book Description
This book describes the cellular and molecular mechanisms that are involved with the regulation of cell and tissue growth, including development and body composition. The emphasis is on circulating hormones, local growth factors and gene transcription factors which regulate growth and
differentiation of skeletal muscle, bone and adipose tissue. This book starts by introducing the reader to basic aspects of whole animal growth and presents an outline of the important concepts in molecular and cell biology that are required for an understanding of the processes of animal growth
control. It then goes on to explain the endocrine system along with hormonal regulation and the relationship of specific hormones to domestic animal growth.
Average customer rating:
|
Biology of Growth of Domestic Animals
C. G. Scanes
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
General
| Animal Care & Pets
| Home & Garden
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Animals
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biology
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Animal Husbandry
| Agricultural Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Veterinary Medicine
| Medicine
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biology
| Biological Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Animal Husbandry
| Agricultural Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
| Animal Production
| Bees
| Breeding
| Dairy Science
| Livestock Management
| Meat
| Nutrition
| Poultry
| Range Management
General
| Veterinary Medicine
| Medical
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Home & Garden
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Medicine
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Professional
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Science
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 0813829062 |
Book Description
The latest advances in knowledge of growth biology are now available in a single, seminal volume. Biology of Growth of Domestic Animals critically examines the fundamental process of growth both from a systems viewpoint (mathematical aspects, modeling, cell and molecular biology, hormones, growth factors, the extra-cellular matrix) and at the organ level (muscle, adipose, mammary gland and bone). The text considers the interface of growth with other disciplines including nutrition, genetics, and environment management, as well as specific aspects of growth in livestock and companion animal species. Man 's relationship with animals is reviewed as an introduction to the importance of domestic animals which have been critical to human development providing nutrition, income, transportation, locomotive power, companionship and entertainment.
Average customer rating:
|
Biology of Metabolism in Growing Animals: Biology of Growing Animals Series (Biology of Growing Animals)
Douglas Burrin , and
Harry J. Mersmann
Manufacturer: Saunders Ltd.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
General
| Animals
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Biochemistry
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biology
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Veterinary Medicine
| Medicine
| Subjects
| Books
Biochemistry
| Biological Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biology
| Biological Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Veterinary Medicine
| Medical
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Medicine
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Professional
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Science
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 0444510133 |
Book Description
The book is intended to provide in-depth reviews of the recent advances in major areas of metabolism in growing domestic animals. The study of metabolism represents a nexus of biological phenomenon that integrates the impact of nutrition, physiology, endocrinology, immunology, biochemistry, and cell biology in an organism. The development of new methodological techniques and experimental approaches have provide scientists with a greater understanding of how key nutrients or substrates are metabolized at the cellular, organ, and whole animal level. This book presents contributions from leading scientists in nutrition and physiology that highlight important new developments in interorgan and tissue-specific metabolism of protein and amino acids, lipids and fatty acids, and carbohydrates in monogastric and runinant species. Authors will describe the impact of specific biochemical pathways and expression of critical enzymes, routes of nutrient or substrate input, and anatomical or structural influences on the rates of metabolism in a given tissue or cell type. Major substrates/ fuels for oxidative metabolism, key signaling pathways, and intracellular molecules that regulate the major metabolic processes will be described. Also included is how the metabolism of growing animals is influenced by ontogeny, stage of differentiation, and major changes in diet, or the environment. The concepts and specific findings in each area are discussed in the context of their impact on the nutrient requirements, growth, environmental impact, healt and well-being of animals. The book will be a useful reference for research scientists, teachers and students interested in and advanced understanding of metabolism in growing animals.
Average customer rating:
|
Growth Biology of Domestic Animals
Steven A. Zinn
Manufacturer: CRC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
General
| Biology
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Agricultural Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Agricultural Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biology
| Biological Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0849313023 |
Book Description
The primary focus for this book is for an upper division/graduate level class in animal growth biology. Written by a panel of experts, Growth Biology of Domestic Animals emphasizes the fundamental concepts of animal growth regulation for economically important species and exposes readers to the emerging developments in growth manipulation and molecular biology. The text includes a chapter on future directions that covers transgenics, cloning, modifiers, and exogenous hormones. The book's comprehensive summary of the scientific principles involved in the developmental biology of meat animals makes it a useful reference for students, extension agents, industry scientists, and researchers.
Average customer rating:
|
Chemistry in Your Environment: User-Friendly, Simplified Science
Jack Barrett
Manufacturer: Albion/Horwood Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General & Reference
| Chemistry
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Environmental Science
| Earth Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Environmental Science
| Earth Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Reference
| Outdoors & Nature
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 1898563039 |
Average customer rating:
|
Mesomechanical Constitutive Modeling
Vratislav Kafka
Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
General
| Engineering
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Materials Science
| Engineering
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Mechanical Properties of Solids
| Materials Science
| Engineering
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Strength of Materials
| Materials
| Engineering
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Applied
| Mathematics
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Mathematical Analysis
| Mathematics
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Mechanics
| Physics
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Applied
| Mathematics
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Mathematical Analysis
| Mathematics
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Mechanics
| Physics
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 9810244851 |
Book Description
This monograph presents an original concept of constitutive modeling of a wide variety of materials that are microscopically heterogeneous and macroscopically homogeneous. From one point of view it is a generalization of the fictitious classical 'series' and 'parallel' models; the author's model covers as special cases real structures of two-phase materials with inclusions in a matrix, or with both substructures being continuous or discontinuous. From another point of view it is a special case of a model with tensorial internal variables. Concrete structures are characterized by specific structural parameters that can be determined by simple macroscopic tests. Examples of applications to plasticity, reology, shape memory and continuum damage, as well as to metallic polycrystalline materials and concrete and fiber-reinforced materials, are demonstrated.
Average customer rating:
|
Comparative Studies in Greek and Indic Meter
Gregory Nagy
Manufacturer: Replica Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Classics
| General
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| European
| History & Criticism
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0735105499 |
Books:
- Saving Our Environment from Washington: How Congress Grabs Power, Shirks Responsibility, and Shortchanges the People (RN)
- Seashore Life of Southern California; An Introduction to the Animal Life of California Beaches South of Santa Barbara.
- Secrets of Ginseng: Learn About Nature's Amazing Energy Herb!
- Secrets of the Ocean Realm
- Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms (Nature Guide Series)
- So Human an Animal: How We Are Shaped By Surroundings and Events
- Swampwalker's Journal: A Wetlands Year
- The Chocolate Tree: A Natural History of Cacao
- The Desert Cries: A Season of Flash Floods in a Dry Land
- The Everlasting Stream: A True Story of Rabbits, Guns, Friends, and Family
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- C++ Network Programming, Vol. 1: Mastering Complexity with ACE and Patterns
- Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth: Book 1
- By Night in Chile
- Begonias: Cultivation, Identification, and Natural History
- Black Widow Vol. 1: Homecoming
- An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits
- Bear Encounter Survival Guide
- A Passion For Plants: Contemporary Botanical Masterpieces
- Andrew Carnegie: Robber Baron as American Hero
- Wildflowers & plants of Central Australia
The Dangerous Book for Boys
US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76
Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Complete Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival
Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills: Naked into the Wilderness
Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places
