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Survivalist themed books.
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Surviving the Extremes: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human EnduranceSurviving the Extremes: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance by Kenneth Kamler
Buy used from: $3.99
Excellent book divided into the various environments one may have to endure. Great reading.
The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your LifeThe Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life by Ben Sherwood
Buy new: $17.15 / Used from: $9.95
The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life - maybe. While I didn't find a lot of science I did enjoy the book.
Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - AliveSurvive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive by Les Stroud
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $8.22
If you are a fan of his show, you will like this book. It is ambitious and well written.
Extreme Encounters: How It Feels to Be Drowned in Quicksand, Shredded by Piranhas, Swept Up in a Tornado, and Dozens of Other Unpleasant Experiences--Extreme Encounters: How It Feels to Be Drowned in Quicksand, Shredded by Piranhas, Swept Up in a Tornado, and Dozens of Other Unpleasant Experiences-- by Greg Emmanuel
Buy new: $15.95 / Used from: $0.01
Written by a journalist, this is an excellent accounting of various life and death situations. Great writing.
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and WhyDeep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $3.99
Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why. I enjoyed this books indepth look at why some live and others perish. Very interesting.
High Altitude Leadership: What the World's Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About Success (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership)High Altitude Leadership: What the World's Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About Success (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership) by Chris Warner
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $13.30
Not so much a survival tome as a book that teaches the importance of leadership on the mountain and in the board room. Great book.
The Crystal Horizon: Everest - The First Solo AscentThe Crystal Horizon: Everest - The First Solo Ascent by Reinhold Messner
Buy new: $24.70 / Used from: $24.99
Excellent insight from the egotisical mind of the greatest mountaineer to ever live. There are dozens of survival related gold in this meandering book.
US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76 by Department of Defense
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $22.11
Good old FM 21-76. A classic and must read for those of the survival mindset. However, a word of caution. You don't have to pay for this book. You can download it for free on several websites as it is owned by us, the taxpayer.
Wingtips with SpursWingtips with Spurs by Michael L. Gooch
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $18.16
Written on a plethora of various topics, it might not help you survive in the wilderness but it is a survival manual for the workplace.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest DisasterInto Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.27
An excellent bestseller that warns of over confidence and hubris in the struggle to survive. A page-turner if there ever was one.
Into the WildInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $2.20
Almost too sad to read. It contains a powerful lesson for the unskilled, unprepared, and unlucky.