The worst-case scenario survival handbook : travel / by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht ; illustrations by Brenda Brown.
"Presents advice from experts on the techniques they would use to respond to a variety of emergency situations such as delivering a baby in a taxi, fending off a shark, landing an airplane, and others."
Record details
- ISBN: 0811831310
- ISBN: 9780811831314
- Physical Description: 190 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
- Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2001]
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Getting there: How to control a runaway camel -- How to stop a runaway passenger train -- How to stop a car with no brakes -- How to stop a runaway horse -- How to crash land a plane on water -- How to survive and airplane crash -- People skills: -- How to survive a riot -- How to survive a hostage situation -- How to pass a bribe -- How to foil a scam artist -- How to foil a UFO abduction -- How to survive a mugging -- How to tail a thief -- How to lose someone who is following you -- Getting around: How to jump from rooftop to rooftop -- How to jump from a moving train -- How to escape from a car hanging over the edge of a cliff -- How to escape when tied up -- How to ram a barricade -- How to escape from the trunk of a car -- How to survive a fall onto subway tracks -- How to survive in a plummeting elevator -- Out and about: How to survive when lost in the jungle -- How to find your way without a compass -- How to climb out of a well -- How to navigate a minefield -- How to survive a riptide -- How to survive when you fall through ice -- How to survive in frigid water -- How to survive a trip over a waterfall -- How to survive a volcanic eruption -- Food and shelter: How to survive a high rise hotel fire -- How to find water on a deserted island -- How to purify water -- How to build a shelter in the snow -- How to survive a tsunami -- How to survive a sandstorm -- How to catch fish without a rod -- How to make animal traps -- Surviving Illness and injury: How to deal with a tarantula -- How to treat a scorpion sting -- How to cross a piranha infested river -- How to treat a severed limb -- How to remove a leech.
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- Subject:
- Travel > Safety measures.
Available copies
- 9 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 613.69 PIV (Text) | 36015000699831 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/06/2026 |
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