Re-invigorated with the new format of the successful Worst Case Scenario Almanac: History, the bestselling Worst Case Scenario series continues with Worst Case Scenario Almanac: Great Outdoors. This complete survival guide covers anything and everything that could happen in the wild outdoors, whether you're rock climbing, backpacking or just picnicking--all the way from pitching a tent in the rain to dealing with a raging barbecue fire, a bear attack or an avalanche. Included are worst outdoor moments throughout history, bad decisions, how-to scenarios, charts, graphs, maps and more. The WCS series continues to be one of the major franchises in publishing, with almost nine million copies sold, including over a quarter million in Canada alone. Funny and informative, this newest title will appeal to nature and outdoor buffs as well as the series' many fans.
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David Borgenicht Philadelphia) is the co-author of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series.
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On April 14, 1989, David Nyman and Jim Sweeney set out in Alaska's Denali National Park to climb the north face of a challenging peak known as Mount Johnson. Read the first page
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On April 14, 1989, David Nyman and Jim Sweeney set out in Alaska's Denali National Park to climb the north face of a challenging peak known as Mount Johnson. Read the first page
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These books could enable you to survive keeping your life intact.I bought this book and was very disapointed that the description should have said something about it being devoted to; desert/mountanous/cities-burbs/sea/arctic/tropics AND forest.The impression i had was it would only be about Forest survival which was my interest-that would be 40 pages devoted to the the forest section, and out of the 268 pages I would not have ordered.
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Nice present for the boyfriend/man in your life
July 23 2012
By Khart
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This book was a lot of fun to read. Of course I didn't read every page, but skipping around to some of the possible scenarios presented provided exactly what it was supposed to: entertainment. I bought this book for my boyfriend at the time (fiance now) and he enjoyed it.
5 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Worst Case Scenarios
Jun 30 2008
By Dr. Joseph S. Maresca
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Format:Paperback
The book covers some classic worst case scenarios.
For instance, how does a person control a mob of
people seemingly out of control. The preferred method
is to stand above the mob and view it as a single
unit. Show no fear and stroke the ego of individuals
present. There is a section describing playground
politics and strategies to handle the phenomenon.
The author covers strategies aimed at working in a
hostile room. Plan your exit and harmonize with the
people present. There is a section which explains
how to give a toast at a formal dinner.
Occasionally, unique anecdotes are provided. For instance,
Beethoven changed the name of a musical piece from
the Bonaparte Symphony to Heroic. In 1872, a drunk man
was given a year in jail for herding cows while drunk.
The work is a bit of an oddity in a world of books
which address more mundane things. For this reason,
the presentation is interesting and challenging.
I'm not certain whether or not everyone would enjoy
this book because of the unusual content.
For instance, how does a person control a mob of
people seemingly out of control. The preferred method
is to stand above the mob and view it as a single
unit. Show no fear and stroke the ego of individuals
present. There is a section describing playground
politics and strategies to handle the phenomenon.
The author covers strategies aimed at working in a
hostile room. Plan your exit and harmonize with the
people present. There is a section which explains
how to give a toast at a formal dinner.
Occasionally, unique anecdotes are provided. For instance,
Beethoven changed the name of a musical piece from
the Bonaparte Symphony to Heroic. In 1872, a drunk man
was given a year in jail for herding cows while drunk.
The work is a bit of an oddity in a world of books
which address more mundane things. For this reason,
the presentation is interesting and challenging.
I'm not certain whether or not everyone would enjoy
this book because of the unusual content.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The REAL Worst-Case Scenario: Running Out of Ideas II
Nov 2 2008
By fredtownward
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This second attempt in the almanac format represents a noticeable improvement over The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History, because the chosen topic, the Great Outdoors, is one that (unlike History) actually needs to be survived.
Like the first almanac this book manages only a paltry 30 scenarios in its 268 pages, but at least in this book the "filler" material is often useful. Survival myths get debunked, important survival tips are set off by lines of slashes, stories of survival offer important lessons, and slightly over half of the remaining tables contain useful information. Unfortunately that still leaves a lot of useless if marginally interesting material, some of it little more than blatant environmentalist wacko-ism and some of it just snarky and asinine.
All things considered, I can recommend this book, but I am considerably more dubious about the next book in the series: The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: Politics, which turns out to be an unjustified waste of what the authors clearly regard as "sacred" trees.
Like the first almanac this book manages only a paltry 30 scenarios in its 268 pages, but at least in this book the "filler" material is often useful. Survival myths get debunked, important survival tips are set off by lines of slashes, stories of survival offer important lessons, and slightly over half of the remaining tables contain useful information. Unfortunately that still leaves a lot of useless if marginally interesting material, some of it little more than blatant environmentalist wacko-ism and some of it just snarky and asinine.
All things considered, I can recommend this book, but I am considerably more dubious about the next book in the series: The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: Politics, which turns out to be an unjustified waste of what the authors clearly regard as "sacred" trees.
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