How To Survive A Freakin’ Bear Attack: And 127 Other Survival Hacks You'll Hopefully Never Need

Bill O’Neill (aka Trivia Bill) never ceases to amaze! He has enhanced our knowledge of the world with his many books on all sports trivia, unexplained mysteries, interesting stories, Hollywood secrets, the CIA, little known facts about WW I & II, the Civil War, and the Korean and Vietnam wars, inventions, many countries and states, rock and roll, the Titanic, decades of madness, famous ‘badass’ figures of history, and more and more. Now he steps up with a Survival Guide – hardly trivial! - but just as interesting and informed and accessible as his other very popular books.Reading this book is akin to having a personal guardian who just appears when things get strange or tough, bits of info that can avert potential disasters, such as extinguishing a fire (and building a fire!), surviving a night on a mountain, fixing a broken bone or sterilize a wound or restart a heart, making a tourniquet, gutting and cleaning a fish, surviving a meteor crash, making a life preserver, a slingshot, a makeshift canoe, hot wiring an engine, surviving an earthquake or snow storm or wildfire, how to escape from zip ties or a straightjacket, how to pick a lock or smash a window or land a plane – the list goes on and on with 127 topics well described in Bill’s user friendly technique. As the world grows crazier by the day, with natural and man-made crises, this little handbook belongs in everyone’s hip pocket – or purse – or backpack – or glove compartment…Very Highly Recommended!!!!!

This is an excellent book with useful survival techniques that people could use in order to survive. Some of the interesting information mentioned by the author of this book include the following information: Catching fish for food becomes a lot harder and more dangerous during the winter months when lakes and rivers are iced over. If you're afraid of a bear possibly attacking you, do not climb a tree as bears are capable of following you up the tree. More than 90% of air crashes have survivors. So knowing some basic survival techniques may prove very valuable if you're involved in an air crash. Tornados can reach speeds of up to 300 miles per hour. If you're indoors at the time of a tornado, it is wise to keep away from windows. If possible, head to a windowless basement. In a tornado situation, avoid tall buildings and buildings with flat roofs such as gymnasiums. If a person is driving on open rural roads, the person driving may be able to outpace the tornado. If you're caught out in the open with no shelter at all, it is wise to get yourself as low as possible such as lying face down in a ditch. Another author of another book said that our human lives are very fragile. Whether we so choose or not, they can come to an abrupt end at any time without a second's warning. You may have seen the bitter irony of death coming to people who seemed to have long and promising lives ahead of them.

Bought as a gift for a family member. It was well liked. I would purchase again for a child gift.

This is a great gist for the person on your life who loves to be outdoors. Each scenario is 2 pages. It is full of good advise. It is full of nuggets of advise. It is just plain fun. Highly recommend

My grandson is one that loves to learn facts and combined with his love of the outdoors he found this book very interesting. Well written and with a little humor to keep you entertained.

It's nice to be informed. Kind of a heads up on what to do in unusual circumstances. Brother likes prep stuff and this is funny and informative. Good buy!

Purchased this for my survivalist son. He skimmed it and cackled often. He said it would make a good bathroom read.

Nice paperback book. Gave as gift to 11 year old grandson. I did review the contents before gifting it… Has some tips on outdoor survival. Not as humorous as I thought it would be.

A lot of safety and first aid tips. Ended up buying one for each daughter.

Well received by my grandson on his 16th birthday

But it definitely is informative…good book for reading while on the toilet!

Bought for my teenage son but my brother in his 40’s loved it equally! - some good tips written in a comical way but fab

This book provides a lot of interesting information that one would never think of enquiring about. Bill O'Neill scores again.