Download or read book My Side of the Mountain written by Jean Craighead George and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-05-21 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book

Download or read book Forgotten Mountain Wisdom Basic Survival Skills written by Appalachian Magazine and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 294-page guidebook, Appalachian Magazine pulls survival and "living off the land" information from three incredibly reliable sources: The United States Military, our Appalachian ancestors and the American farmer. This illustrated book goes into great detail covering topics ranging from timeless farming and gardening techniques, to how make homemade protection weapons, navigating and weather forecasting, and how to read "the signs" to topics such as trapping and cold weather survival.

Download or read book Traditional Skills of the Mountain Men written by David Montgomery and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with valuable information for hobbyists, survival enthusiasts, family campers - and everyone who enjoys outdoor life, Traditional Skills of the Mountain Men is the essential illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival. How to make your own clothing, shelter, and equipment are all covered in step-by-step detail—through illustrations by the author himself. Learn how to make and use hunting tools and utensils, wild game traps, mountainman clothing, powder flasks and horns, tents, deer-horn jewelry, and much more. Wilderness survival skills are also covered, with instruction geared at both novice and expert. Learn how to trap wild game, tan hides, shoot with black powder, make a fire, and cook a hearty meal with only the barest of essentials.

Download or read book Hyperbole and a Half written by Allie Brosh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

Download or read book Pocket Guide to the Outdoors written by Jean Craighead George and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generations of readers have escaped into the woods with My Side of the Mountain, the story of a city boy named Sam who learns to live in the wild. Now, Newbery winner Jean Craighead George offers an easy-to-follow guide for fans who want to live the adventure?just like Sam. Learn how to start a fire, build a shelter, catch a fish, identify useful plants, and much more. Hands-on activities are perfect for backyard campers or an afternoon stroll through the park. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings and packed with activities, naturalist trivia, and practical wilderness tips, this entertaining and informative handbook is your guide to outdoor fun.

Download or read book Survivor Kid written by Denise Long and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can get lost while camping or on a hike and Survivor Kid teaches young adventurers the survival skills they need if they ever find themselves lost or in a dangerous situation in the wild. Written by a search and rescue professional and lifelong camper, it's filled with safe and practical advice on building shelters and fires, signaling for help, finding water and food, dealing with dangerous animals, learning how to navigate, and avoiding injuries in the wilderness. Ten projects include building a simple brush shelter, using a reflective surface to start a fire, testing your navigation skills with a treasure hunt, and casting animal tracks to improve your observation skills.

Download or read book Edible Survival Plants of the Rocky Mountains written by Jason Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edible Survival Plants of the Rocky Mountains is a simplified guide to familiar and widespread species of edible berries, nuts, leaves and roots found in North America. This beautifully illustrated guide identifies the most familiar plants and includes information on how to harvest and prepare their edible parts. It also includes a section on dangerous, poisonous and contact-poison plants to avoid while harvesting. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike.

Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Surviving in the Wild written by Clive Gifford and published by QEB Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An absorbing, fast-paced, and comprehensive guide to surviving in the wild, with a particular focus on the animals you might encounter–and want to avoid!–while you’re there. Whether you’re lost in the mountains, stranded the desert, or adrift at sea, if you’ve read this book, you might just have a fighting chance at staying alive. Vivid photos, maps and other colorful graphics provide plenty to inspire armchair explorers. Chapters cover survival at sea, on a Pacific island, in the Outback, the Sahara Desert, the Amazon Rain forest, Polar wilderness, and in the Rocky Mountains. Readers are provided with information on what to do first, the key rules for survival, the animals in each habitat, and how to signal for help. Feature pages highlight real-life survivors who escaped these harsh environments to inspire young explorers.

Download or read book The Survival Handbook written by DK Publishing and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential skills for outdoor adventure from the Royal Marines Learn to stay alive with the Royal Marines. Want to know what to do if you met a bear in the woods, how to light a fire in the rain or what to do in shark-infested waters? Get the answers to these and many more questions with the ultimate guide to survival techniques as experienced by the Royal Marines. Pick up survival basics, from staying fit, to planning your expedition and packing essential kit. Discover what to do on a trail, from navigating and using pack animals to hiking or even skiing to your destination. You'll pick up wilderness techniques and learn to make shelters, find water, spot, catch and cook wild food. And when there's an emergency you'll be glad you learned how to mount a rescue, use essential first aid techniques and even how to get found. Learn survival techniques from the men who've been there, done it and survived. And take on the most testing challenges nature can throw at you.

Download or read book Wilderness Survival Handbook written by Michael Pewtherer and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide to everything you need to stay sheltered, fed, healthy, and safe in the backcountry Organized around the six essentials of survival (shelter, water, food, fire, comfort and health, and navigation), Wilderness Survival Handbook covers 100 skills and techniques, including preserving fire, building pit shelters, toolmaking, stoneboiling cookery, and trapping and hunting animals with handmade tools and weapons. By mastering these skills, you will be able to survive with few tools or provisions in any wilderness setting--forest, plain, desert, or tundra--in nearly any part of the world.

Download or read book Special Forces Survival Guide written by Chris McNab and published by Ulysses Press. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SURVIVE HARSH TERRAIN, EXTREME CONDITIONS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS Packed with tips, tricks, and clear instructions, Special Forces Survival Guide presents the vital techniques used by the world's best trained soldiers to stay alive in the wild, including how to: •Find Food and Water •Build Shelter •Start a Fire •Craft Tools and Weapons •Navigate without a Compass •Signal for Help and First Aid This book presents the field-tested skills of the most elite commandos including the: •Navy SEALs •Army Rangers •Delta Force •Green Berets •Royal Marines •French Foreign Legion •Australian SAS

Download or read book The Ultimate Survival Guide written by Mike Flynn and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will teach you everything you need to know to survive in the wilderness - whether it's the Arctic, the desert, the jungle or your own back garden!" - cover.

Download or read book Special Forces Survival Guide written by Alexander Stilwell and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers instructions for building shelter, finding food, emergency aid, and navigating various climates and terrains.

Download or read book Camping Survival written by Paul Tawrell and published by . This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aim of this book is to entertainn its readers, to alert readers to the potential dangers and emergencies that might occur in the wilderness and how to avoid them. This knowledge might help a person survive or avoid a difficult situation.

Download or read book Mountain Survival Guide written by Cynthia O'Brien and published by Brave the Biome. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating and informative survival guide introduces readers to the challenging environment of a mountain. Useful tips tell you how to survive an avalanche, how to find drinkable water, what materials are available on a mountain for building shelter, and what animals to avoid. Real life stories demonstrate how humans can survive on their own on a mountain.

Download or read book From Crabgrass Muffins to Pine Needle Tea written by Linda Runyon and published by Health Research Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a very early age Linda learned that the very weeds growing everywhere around here were indeed edible. In 1972, she decided to homestead in the wilderness. Her ability to recognize and use wild plants added immeasurably to her successful survival. By adapting to a diet of wild vegetables, herbs, fruits, and nuts, Linda carved out a niche for herself among women pioneers and reliance of Nature. Many years of experience has taught her how to forage, what to eat, and how to prepare it. The wealth of knowledge inside this book will teach you how to gather and store wild plants; a description of over 50 wild plants including grasses, herbs, brambles and trees; recipes including soups, salads, casseroles, breads, sweets, teas, jams & jellies, and tips for growing a wild food garden. Linda?s National Wild Food Field Guide is the key to the preparation of these foods without the use of preservatives, extenders, invasive chemicals or factory processing. Her new book will become your valuable companion on the path to healthful living.

Download or read book The Survival Handbook written by Colin Towell and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2020-03-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survive anything life throws at you with the ultimate visual guide to camping, wilderness, and outdoor survival skills. Written by Colin Towell, an ex-SAS Combat Survival Instructor, The Survival Handbook is bursting with survival tips, manual skills, camping essentials, and advice on how to survive whatever the great outdoors throws at you. Combining proven, no-nonsense military survival skills with ingenious bushcraft techniques, specially commissioned illustrations and accessible step-by-step instructions show you how to survive in the wild. Learn how to read a map, how to light a fire, and how to build a raft, and everything you need to know about wild foods and natural dangers. Revel in inspirational real-life survival stories and be prepared for every outdoor situation. From survival basics, such as finding water and catching fish, to extreme situations including being adrift at sea or lost in the jungle, The Survival Handbook will steer you through life's toughest adventures in the world's harshest climates.