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The Survival Books

Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Rea...
by Lisa Lillien
Amazon Price: $12.21
Customer Reviews:
» I have tried quite a few recipes from this book and have found that they are rather tasty. So many low cal, carb etc. cook books are a waste of time. But this one is a winner. To think I can have o...

» If you are trying to eat healthier and want delicious dishes...this is the book to purchase. If you see a recipe in the book and wonder what it actually look like prepared, you can also go to HG's we...

» My daughter and I have had such fun with this book. She loves the titles. I love the ease and nutrition. A perfect match. I have even given several as gifts already.

» I purchased 3 of these books for me and my two daughters for xmas. It is really informative and I keep it out and get a lot of great ideas. I get e-mails everyday from Hungry Girl and it is so nice ...

» Offers great alternatives and sneaky tricks of the trade to eat healthier but remain satisfied! 1 Downside is the use of Tofu SHirataki in so many recipes but it is offered in so little stores....for...

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
by Max Brooks
Amazon Price: $11.16
Customer Reviews:
» This book was highly entertaining. Fictional works that are written seriously can make for some great dark comedy. Where this book drops the ball is its format, though. When buying this book, I was ho...

» I picked this book up on a friends recommendation and it wasn't what I was expecting at all. It actually reads more like a Boy Scout Manual which is a very unique approach to telling a story. After I ...

» Hallarious!! Wounderful comment for those of us that Zombies are real! It may be that this is a statment of our society,..of us as we stumble around in this disjointed world we live in, where Any Thin...

» Book was in excellent condition, just as described. Shipping was super fast. Thanks again!!!

» I have a boat load of survival manual/guides. cause y'know i like being crazy prepared no matter how absurd the threat, or situation. so people would laugh when they see this and other similar books i...

The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Amazon Price: $12.23
Customer Reviews:
» This book is geared towards young adults, but I was so intrigued with the plot that I decided to read it myself (I'm 30). One of my favorite short stories is "The Most Dangerous Game" and I felt this...

» This book is beautifully written and it isn't all doom and gloom. Underneath all of the obvious descriptions of a world filled with loss, danger, poverty, and despotism is a theme about the different ...

» I couldn't put down The Hunger Games, it's that gripping. Collins gets right into the action from the beginning. Her writing style reminds me very much of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series because of ...

» Such a good book! I was so surprised I liked it because I wasn't sure when I read the description. The rave reviews had me very curious! The book is disturbing and riveting...you have to kind of get ...

» OMG--this is a total page turner. I have dishes stacked all over my kitchen because I had to finish this book. A futuristic story when every year two teenagers are chosed from each of 12 districts to ...

The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
by Cormac McCarthy
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Reviews:
» This must have been a slow year for Pulitzer submissions if this book won the prize. The book is a slow moving rip-off of S.M. Stirling's "Dies The Fire" series (minus the plot, character development...

» I'm not going to say this book was awful, but seriously, what was the point? It just feels so unfinished and lazy. I was expecting a surprise ending or something, but nope, nothing. Though I wasn't bo...

» Although I did find this book to be thought provoking, ultimately I think that its shortcomings outweigh the concept. Many others complained that it is depressing, which it is, but that doesn't bother...

» I was compelled by the genre that this book purported to fall into coupled with the fact that it won the Pulitzer Prize. I because of the later, I wasn't expecting "The Road Warrior" or anything, but ...

» Its a beautifully written novel and the two main characters are interesting and they do have some unusual encounters in what is essentially a world in ashes. I cant fault the author in his style and t...

SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or...
by John Lofty Wiseman
Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Reviews:
» Book is filled great information. Only thing close is US Army FM 3-07.70.Read and practice and you wont have any trouble.

» Mr.Wiseman covers all of the bases with this book. Well worth reading. He really knows his stuff. Excellent source of inforation.

» This book provides great instruction on surviving crisis situations. It is not a "gear" book and does not attempt to sell products like some books. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to be a...

» You know the saying when you stop looking for something you then find what you are looking for. I purchased this book with the mangnesium firestarter. I thought what the heck another surival book bu...

» Very good book, packed with detail. Good bathroom read. I can't wait to put some new lessons to use.



Nation
by Terry Pratchett
Amazon Price: $10.67
Customer Reviews:
» Terry Pratchett had been talking about a book called Nation he'd really wanted to write for almost half a decade when he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. According to rumour, he'd already b...

» I must start by saying that Terry Pratchett is one of my top 10 favorite authors next to Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, PG Wodehouse and Robert Jordan. So going into this book, I probably have a pro-P...

» I just read this book for the second time and was just as moved as I was the first time. Unfortunately I am not a good enough writer to describe the emotions going through me when I read this book, bu...

» I was fortunate enough to discover Terry Pratchett's books about young witch-in-training Tiffany Aching a few years back. Since then, I've been recommending these titles --- and the rest of his stella...

» With "Nation," Terry Pratchett has once again defended his reputation for excellence and humor in stories of social and literary significance. To be honest, as his books are cranked out with signific...

Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive
by Les Stroud, Michael Vlessides
Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Reviews:
» Survival is Les Stroud's business. Long before he started making movies and doing Survivorman he was working as a professsional wilderness guide. He knows what he's talking about. Reading his book lef...

» Les rocks and I give him great respect. That said, I didn't expect much from a book based on a TV show but was pleasantly surprised to find it comprehensive, entertaining and well laid out. Note that ...

» I found Les Stroud's Survivorman series on TV and was hooked from the start! Now we have a written version of all the essentials from the series, as well as a multitude of other equally important surv...

» I have to say that I've liked Les Stroud from the beginning when I got a hold of a copy of his first movie, "Snowshoes & Solitude" which documented his yearlong stay, along with his wife, in the borea...

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
Amazon Price: $9.60
Customer Reviews:
» This book is disturbing and for that reason should be on the short list of required texts for college. Unlike the WWI and WWII war books which read like ancient history this one hits close to home as...

» This book about the boy soldiers of recent wars in Africa was especially meaningful for us because we lived in neighboring Liberia for 2 years just before the wars broke out. We were teaching school ...

» In this autobiography, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah tells the story of his Civil War experience. In his tragic story, Beah is trying to share his struggles with the world so that people are aware of ...

» This book is so interesting that it is hard to put down and if all of this is true that these boys went thru it; it's more amaizing that the human body and mind can go thru so much and survive with so...

» A Long Way Gone is a memoir of Ishmael Beah's days as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. Some reviewers have questioned the accuracy of the details...I read this book with an open mind, realizing that t...

When All Hell Breaks Loose
by Cody Lundin
Amazon Price: $13.59
Customer Reviews:
» Despite some enigmatic patches of new-age spirituality and some odd, rather distracting illustrations, Cody's forthright style, keep-it-simple philosophy and dry humor appealed greatly to me. And unli...

» I love this book. Here's why. The author, Cody Lundin, is a no BS survivor. What do I mean? Well, when he hasn't actually lived a scenario, he tells you. Honesty goes a long way with me. Read th...

» This is a fun book packed with information that could save your life some day. At a minimum it will give you some confidence that you could survive a bad situation if it presented itself.

» Don't be a nitpicking snob. This book should be the foundation of a required class in the 8th grade. Everyone should know at least this much about basic human needs and how to fulfill them during a c...

» Of course, there is some good information that will help a lot, if you put it into practice. But as another reviewer said, there's too much funk.

I don't think this book was written, nec...

Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
Amazon Price: $6.99
Customer Reviews:
» This is the story of Karana, a young Indian girl raised on an island off the coast of California. Supposedly it is based on a true story, and it tells of how she survived on her native island after a...

» Winner of the Newbery Award, "Island of the Blue Dolphins" tells the story of Karana, a young Indian woman who becomes the sole occupant on a small island in the Pacific for several years. Based on a...

» This is a story I have read many times since I was a child. I'm sure every little girl goes through that phase where she would like nothing more than to be a wild maiden living alone with the animals,...

» We received this book very quickly, in the described condition. It was an earlier print of the book with a smaller font, but overall it was a great
buying experience.

» My babysitter got this out for my 8 year old daughter who loves to read, and I started reading it first to see if she would like it. I remember reading it as a child but couldn't remember whether I li...