OVER 150 TIPS FOR THE ASPIRING ADVENTURER. How to Survive features over 150 practical (and sometimes downright wild) skills that empower readers to handle almost any situation. With chapters on prevention, crisis assistance, and emergency smackdown, this book demystifies the protocol for handling hundreds of bad-news scenarios. Learn how to escape a kelp forest, save a choking child, read animal tracks, build a tornado shelter, and break out of a wrist grip—all from a book that combines wit with expertise and features thousands of clear, clever, and nearly wordless illustrations.​ FROM THE EDITORS OF OUTDOOR LIFE MAGAZINE. How to Survive, developed in partnership with the experts at Outdoor Life magazine, draws upon over 100 years of the magazine's authority in all things outdoorsman—plus author Joseph Pred's extensive knowledge in emergency response and first aid. Outdoor Life provides monthly articles on hunting and fishing, wilderness savvy, and guns and gear to a readership of 800,000. STEP-BY-STEP ILLUSTRATIONS. The gorgeous (and often hilarious) illustrations that accompany each set of step-by-step instructions bring clarity and humor to any subject.