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Laddar... The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (urspr publ 2001; utgåvan 1999)av Joshua Piven
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Är du förberedd på de obehagligheter och katastrofer du faktiskt kan stöta på? Hur är det med nerverna, kunskapen och tajmingen? Har du is eller fjärilar i magen när det börjar osa hett? I VÄRSTA FALL ger dig frågor och svar, fakta och tips som hjälper dig inventera dina färdigheter - och hitta dina kunskapsluckor. Här ställs du inför svåra val och tvingas fatta tuffa beslut. Du lär dig hantera allt från naturkatastrofer till anfallande vilddjur. Testa ditt mod, dina begränsningar och dina fobier. Vad gör du om du blir anfallen av en haj? Överraskad av en snöstorm? Hur kommer man loss om man bara inte kunde motstå att slicka på en djupfryst lyktstolpe? The indispensable, indestructible guide for surviving life's sudden turns for the worse. Survival experts provide illustrated, step-by-step instructions on what you need to know fast. Contents Foreword by 'Mountain' Mel Deweese Preface 1 Great escapes and entrances How to escape from quicksand How to break down a door How to break into a car How to hot-wire a car How to perform a fast 180-degree turn with your car How to ram a car How to escape from a sinking car How to deal with a downed power ine 2 The best defense How to survive a popisnous snake attack How to fend off a shark How to escape from a bear How to escape from a mountain lion How to wrestle free from an alligator How to escape from killer bees How to deal with a charging bull How to win a sword fight How to take a punch 3 Leaps of faith How to jump from a bridge or cliff into a river How to jump from a building into a dumpster How to maneuver on top of a moving train and get inside How to jumb from a moving car How to leap from a motorcycle to a car 4 Emergencies How to perform a tracheotomy How to use a defibrillator to restore a heartbeat How to identify a bomb How to deliver a baby in a taxicab How to treat frostbite How to treat a leg fracture How to treat a bullet or knife wound 5 Adventure survival How to land a plane How to survive an earthquake How to survive adrift at sea How to survive when lost in the desert How to survive if your parachute fails to open How to survive an avalanche How to survive if you are in the line of gunfire How to survive when lost in the mountains How to make fire without without matches How to avoid being struck by lightning How to get to the surface if your scuba tank runs out of air The experts About the authors I'm a sucker for practical knowledge and I've been wanting to read this book; its trendiness put me off buying it originally, but about a fortnight ago, my neighbour was getting rid of several boxes of books and offered to let me riffle through them first. This was one of the books I took. It's good, it's practical, but I'm glad I didn't buy it when it came out. Unless you live a very different, very active lifestyle, a good number of these are not going to be scenarios you're likely to confront, short of end-of-life-as-we-know it. I'm having a hard time coming up with at-all-likely situations where I'd need to know how to meneuver atop a train, or jump from a motorcycle to a moving car. Ditto hot-wiring (although that's fun to know) and how to win a sword fight. But most of the entries are for things that for most people are at least possible scenarios, if not probably ones and the information is easy to understand and not so difficult you'd forget how to do it in a crunch (except possibly starting a fire - there's a lot of bits involved in that one). It's a very quick read, and a useful book to keep around on the off chance I need to know how to prepare myself for a trip to the desert, or I need to pick a lock. But I'm glad I waited until fate dropped a free copy in my lap. Det här är en av LibraryThings förhandsrecensioner. I received this book through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program.This book gives advice for surviving a multitude of different scenarios. The information could be useful in one of these situations though I question if you would have it near or have the time to look up the advice. A few sections were tongue-in-cheek but the great majority is serious. I found it a bit hard to finish as it became repetitive and dull. I also don't plan on maneuvering on top of a train and trying to get inside. The book is a bright yellow hardcover. It is small enough that it could go in your camping gear. I personally would not waste the space in my backpack. I have seriously mixed feelings about this book. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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HTML:The book that launched the ten-million-copy bestselling series—for "those with deep-seated fears about killer bees, quicksand, mountain lions and sharks" (USA Today). Danger! It lurks at every corner. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do? The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is here to help: jam-packed with how-to, hands-on, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on everything you need to know FAST—from defusing a bomb to delivering a baby in the back of a cab. Providing frightening and funny real information in the bestselling tradition of The Paranoid's Pocket Guide and The Hypochondriac's Handbook, this indispensable, indestructible, take-with-you-anywhere guide is the definitive handbook for those times when life takes a sudden turn for the worse. The essential companion for a perilous age. Because you never know . . . Praise for the Worst-Case Scenario Survival series "The scenarios owe a debt to action flick clichés—how often do you find yourself leaping from rooftop to rooftop?—but their utter implausibility doesn't make this read any less riveting." —People "What this book lacks in spiritual enlightenment, it more than makes up for with the practical advice you thought you'd never need." —The Irish Times "There is something for everyone. It has a wide range of scenarios from dangerous to just downright irritating . . . It is fun, witty, entertaining and you learn something along the way too." —Quill Quotes. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
Deltog i LibraryThing FörhandsrecensenterJoshua Pivens bok The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook delades ut via LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Pågående diskussionerIngen/ingaPopulära omslag
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