num_pages: 304
description: Welcome to the art of survival!Come Back Alive is the indispensable and witty guide to avoiding nasty situations, whether on a business trip, an adventure vacation, or a weekend hike. In this book, the author of the classic travel annual The World's Most Dangerous Places, Robert Young Pelton--"Dangerman" ( Toronto Globe &amp; Mail ); "tourist with an attitude" ( Outside magazine); "the patron saint of adventure travelers"  (ZineZone. com)--reveals the secrets that have kept him alive and in the finding water where it ain't, dehydration and rehydration, copping a nuclear tanin the trekking, camping, jungle tucker, what to do when there's no bridgein the when you're tentless and clueless, when dinner's still mobilein the dressing for excess; building a snow cave, what to do when someone's going hypoon the surviving adventure travel, from mild to wildwhen passive self-defense, active self-defense, better ideas in self-defensewhen how to avoid it, how to survive itduring natural hurricanes, avalanches, lightning, earthquakes, and more!when facing nasty animals that bite you, eat you, sting you, and what to do when Bambi strikes backYou will also learn strategies for adventure travel, urban areas, war zones, terrorism, crime spots, and even the dangers of your own house--the place you're most likely to get into trouble.Whether you are young or old, man or woman, going on a business trip, a ski weekend, an African safari, or just to the corner store, Come Back Alive gives you the comprehensive and fascinating advice you'll need to protect yourself. No matter where you're going, what you're doing, or how dangerous you want to get, Come Back Alive is essential to your safe and stylish return.
language: English
title: Come Back Alive: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Disasters, Kidnapping, Animal Attacks, and Other Nasty Perils of Modern Travel
titlecomplete: Come Back Alive: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Disasters, Kidnapping, Animal Attacks, and Other Nasty Perils of Modern Travel
genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Survival, Adventure
ratings_count: 152
publisher: Main Street Books