wilderness survival

On an expedition to climb Mount Everest, the reader chooses between alternatives throughout the book. Only one series of choices will lead to the top of the mountain and safely home.

Jayden agrees to accompany his eccentric uncle Mel on a research trip into the Australian outback, where Jayden gets lost with a biology student and the pair must fight for their survival.

In this riveting middle-grade adventure, the son of a Mississippi policeman finds a boy living on his own in the wilderness.

"When 13-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and the boy are Ethanand Allison Serbin, who run the wilderness survival program, Hannah Faber, who occupies a lonely fire lookout tower, and endless miles of desolate Montana mountains. The clock is ticking, the mountains are burning, and those who wish Jace Wilson dead are no longer far behind"--from publisher's web site.

Original title: Living off the country. Shows how to find food, water, warmth, and shelter when lost or stranded.

A guide to outdoor survival, exploring the psychology of survival, with coverage of survival medicine, water and food procurement, firecraft, direction finding, signaling techniques, and other topics; and discussion of the special considerations of different environments.

Outlines survival skills designed to help one stay alive in the rain forest. Discusses how to find food and water, build a shelter, and avoid dangers and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Outlines survival skills designed to help one stay alive in the Arctic and Antarctica. Discusses how to find food and water, build a shelter, and avoid dangers and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Outlines survival skills designed to help one stay alive on a desert island. Discusses how to find food and water, build a shelter, and avoid dangers and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

On cover: A practical, all-season guide to short trip preparation and survival techniques for hikers, skiers, backpackers, canoeists, travelers in light aircraft--and anyone stranded in the bush.