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                                Chapter 15

                        City & Wilderness Survival

STREET-SMART SURVIVAL, A Nineties Guide to Staying Alive and Living Well,
by Victor Santoro.
With the Cold War behind us, the old survivalist formula of "grab the
groceries and run for the hills" has become virtually obsolete. But today's
home-grown threats can be just as deadly. And those that don't threaten
your life may threaten your lifestyle. In telling you how to cope with
today's problems, Victor Santoro identifies the high-grade threats such as
war, epidemics, terrorism, street crime and even institutions, as well as
low-grade threats such as economic recessions, service strikes, lawsuits,
medical malpractice and various invasions of privacy. Then he takes a look
at real-life scenarios and presents down-to-earth solutions. Included are
checklists, exercises and calculations designed to prepare you for any kind
of a threatening situation. 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, 168 pp, $15 (SSS)(992)


SURVIVAL - A Manual That Could Save Your Life, by Chris and Gretchen
Janowsky.
This is one of the best guides we've seen. Lifesaving first-aid and
wilderness medical care, water procurement, improvised survival tools and
weapons - having this book in ANY emergency could mean the difference
between life and death! Every year people die needlessly because of
hysteria, ignorance or overconfidence in their own abilities. Anyone who
runs a snowmobile, flies in airplanes, or travels far from home, needs to
know how to survive on his or her own in the wilderness.

This unique book details the L.I.F.E. system - your secret formula in an
emergency to change what could be a tragedy into a triumph of living -
becoming one with nature instead of fighting it. The authors live by this
system. Now you can live by it too. This book tells you HOW.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 208 pp, $16 (SURVIVAL)(788)


U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES MEDICAL HANDBOOK, by Glen K. Craig
This is the finest military medical handbook available. This quick
reference guide is packed with the diagnostic and treatment info you need
to stay alive and well in the field under adverse living conditions.

This compact book has it all: 608 pages of comprehensive text on disease
diagnosis and treatment, drugs and dosages, emergency paramedical skills
and preventative medicine. Special sections cover wartime emergencies (burn
and blast injuries; nuclear, biological and chemical warfare; and emergency
war surgery) as well as primitive and veterinary medicine, obstetrics,
pediatrics and orthopedics.

In addition to invaluable life-saving information, this guide also presents
practical survival techniques and strategies to increase your chances of
survival. This vital information is presented in a new, easy-to-read format
- to give you the knowledge that makes the Special Forces medic so valuable
in the field.

Everyone, especially those who like to camp in remote or isolated areas,
will find this book useful sooner or later. Besides military use, it would
be just as valuable in time of civil unrest and other times when doctors
simply aren't available, or can't or won't make house calls.
4.5 X 7.25, weatherproof softcover, illust., 608 pp, $20 (SFM)(710)


POCKET MEDIC - The Indispensable First Aid Guide
Used for years to train soldiers in dispensing first aid on the battlefield
or in other emergency situations, this handy pocket reference is now
available to the general public. POCKET MEDIC covers all the bases, from
lifesaving measures to restore pulse or breathing, stop bleeding and
prevent shock to first aid for head injuries, fractures, wounds and burns,
to treatment for common emergencies such as choking, drowning, electric
shock, insect stings and bites, overexposure to heat and cold, and a lot
more. Thorough, but concise, its compact size makes it ideal for the glove
compartment, backpack or purse. Besides the first aid kit you should have,
this book will provide the instructions to make it a complete kit.
8.5 X 11, softcover, illust., 72pp, $9 (MEDIC)(1022)


COMBAT SURVIVAL
Our inside sources believe this is the same manual used to instruct Great
Britain's elite Special Air Service (SAS) on physical and combat survival
tactics and techniques. These specialists in secret warfare were
responsible for the daring 1980 hostage rescue operation at the Iranian
embassy in London.

This book illustrates combat and survival training and tactical methods
useful in similar operations, as well as general survival conditions such
as: Improvisation and Escape Kit, Contacting Agents, Edible Wild Foods,
Animal Traps and Snares, Water Survival Still and Primitive Medicine. Also
found in the book is rare information on evading and silencing guard dogs,
sabotage and intelligence gathering, navigating under survival conditions,
and a lot more. Included are more than 100 detailed drawings and charts.
8.5 X 11, softcover, illust., 184 pp, $19 (COMB.SURV)(50)


INTO THE PRIMITIVE - Advanced Trapping Techniques, by Dale Martin.
You may be stranded in the wilderness by a disabled car or a downed
airplane. You may enjoy trips into the open country and wilderness areas,
Or you may be on the run from enemy forces, forced to live by your wits.
Whether you are out in the wilds by design or accident, this book can give
you the edge you need to survive.

The author details techniques that will help you meet basic survival needs
(food, fire, shelter), and presents improvised amenities designed to make
your wilderness experience more enjoyable. This innovative book describes
ingenious contraptions made from scrounged materials, survival devices to
make at home before your excursion into the woods, and primitive weapons,
traps and alarms designed to slow down an aggressor. In addition, the
author presents a way of thinking about obstacles that will show you how to
find solutions using whatever material may be at hand.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 176 pp, $15 (PRIM)(837)


THE TRAPPER'S BIBLE - Traps, Snares and Pathguards, by Dale Martin
Meat in the freezer and money in the bank. Trapping can be a rewarding and
lucrative hobby - even more so when you have the satisfaction of making and
setting the traps yourself. More than just colorful outdoor lore, the
traps, snares and pathguards detailed in this book can be made out of the
most basic materials, keeping your expenses down and your net profits and
enjoyment up. Needless to say, these are wilderness skills that could save
you life if you were stranded, by injury or the enemy, in remote areas.

The book includes pest snares, large animal snares and transplant traps for
moving animals from one area to another, plus camp alarms that alert you to
intruders, man or beast, and deadly pathguards that could save your life.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust, 72 pp, $8 (BIBLE)(629)


U.S. MARINE CORPS DESERT HANDBOOK
As demonstrated by their recent overwhelming success against the Iraqi army
in the Kuwaiti desert, the United States Marine Corps knows a few things
about desert warfare and survival. This handbook - issued to the 27th
Marines, 7th Amphibious Brigade - reveals their trade secrets. Learn about
the military aspects of deserts; how to prevent sand and dust from
destroying your weapons, vehicles and radio gear; the effects of extreme
heat on equipment; desert driving techniques; how to treat scorpion bites;
and much more. Whether you work or play in the desert or if you are just
interested in unconventional military tactics, this manual is ideal.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 96 pp, $10 (DESERT.2)(956)


NEVER SAY DIE - The Canadian Air Force Survival Manual
This manual contains a lot of useful information and explains what to do if
you find yourself in a survive-or-die situation. Techniques and tips on how
to survive in almost any terrain from scorching desert to frozen arctic
tundra are taught. But unlike other survival manuals, these techniques
include valuable explanations on how to combat fear, pain and PANIC - and
win in the struggle against the elements. NEVER SAY DIE also includes
information on finding potable water, medical instruction, edible plants
(with drawings), improved shelters and tools and equipment.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 208 pp, $12 (NEVER)(135)


SURVIVAL, EVASION AND ESCAPE
This comprehensive U.S. Army field manual provides the basis for survival,
evasion and escape training for all army personnel. It is based on the
experiences of hundreds of servicemen isolated during combat in World War
II, Korea and Vietnam. Survival, evasion and escape areas are extensions of
the battlefield, and this manual teaches specific skills and knowledge to
keep soldiers - or civilians - alive and out of enemy hands. Includes cold-
weather, desert, tropical and sea survival tips, as well as navigation,
acquiring food and water, natural medicines, indoctrination techniques and
escape from P.O.W. camps.    5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 432 pp, $14
(SEE)(996)

                              BENSON'S BOOKS

LIVE OFF THE LAND IN THE CITY AND COUNTRY, by Ragnar Benson
A gold mine of native American lore about curing hides, preserving meats
and vegetables, foraging and trapping the Indian way. This unique book
provides hands-on advice about survival medicine, firearms, reloading ammo,
fuel storage, diesel generators, creating and living in a retreat, raising
livestock and vegetables/grains. Benson also provides plans for building
your own A-frame cabin, just like his, from local timber in one summer -
3,000 square feet of living space for under $10,000.

This complete guide to surviving in style is, of course, written in
Benson's lively, down-home manner and is a delight to read. It's heavily
illustrated with more than 200 photos. Anyone looking for a more self-
sufficient lifestyle should definitely include this book in their library.
5.5 X 8.5, hardcover, photos, illust., 272 pp, $25 (LIVE.OFF)(117)


THE SURVIVAL RETREAT - A Total Plan for Retreat Defense, by Ragnar Benson.
A fresh approach to retreat defense - the concealed, low-profile survival
retreat is aimed at "winning battles by avoiding them."

Survivalist Benson is noted for his practical perspective; here he tells
you how to harden the city or country refuge against the perils of nuclear
attack. (In spite of the end of the Cold War, there's still thousands of
nukes around the world, some in the hands of dictators!) If no nuke attack,
there's plenty of close-to-home dangers, as well as just plain economic
collapse. In any event, survivalists should plan ahead, locate a retreat
area and keep it hidden as much as possible. This is not another grab-a-
gun-and-shoot-back book. It's a book on planned, prepared survival.

"A retreat is a place you go to live, not to die. Setting up a retreat is,
for the most part, practicing the art of the possible. It's a matter of
wisely and shrewdly identifying what you have available and turning it into
something usable," writes Benson. "Fight if you must, but try to
orchestrate events so that confrontation is absolutely the remedy of last
resort."

Chapters include: Why Retreat?, Retreat Location, Who is the Enemy?, The
Psychology of Defense, Beyond Firepower, What If It Come To a Fight?, and
Making it Difficult.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, photos, 136 pp, $8 (RETREAT)(406)


SURVIVAL POACHING, by Ragnar Benson
Gives practical information on collecting large or small numbers of wild
game under virtually any circumstances. The methods and traps described by
Benson are known only to one Indian tribe and a few old-timers. Benson's
uncle and teacher was a member of this tribe; Benson is an old-timer now
with forty years of poaching experience behind him. He tells you how to get
a deer any time you go hunting for one and how to live off the land,
whether in the city or country. He also gives plans for ingenious,
effective traps, snares and deadfalls; plans for permanent, concealed traps
for small game and fish; lessons on woodcraft and scouting; information on
equipment, firearms selection, ammo choices, and lots more.
5.5 X 8.5, hardcover, illust., 250 pp, $25 (POACHING)(145)


RAGNAR'S TEN BEST TRAPS - And a Few Others that are Damn Good, Too.
By Ragnar Benson
Catch even the craftiest critters with the trap lore perfected over
generations. Ragnar has culled the best of the best, his all-time favorite
traps that are easy to build and use, easy to maintain and guaranteed to
WORK! With these little-known traps, you'll consistently nab every
imaginable fish, fowl and beast, including bobcat, fox, coyote, deer, mink,
coon, quail, duck, and the craftiest of all - man.

Detailed illustrations show you how to build a floating duck snare, den
trap, "board against-a-chicken-house" set, live-mouse set, campfire set and
fish trap, to name just a few. With Ragnar's expertise and coaching, you
can avoid the baits and sets that don't work and never have. Learn to use
the ones that do work and always will!

Whether you want to make money selling pelts, like to eat cheap and well,
want to get rid of a nasty pest, or simply love to live outdoors and enjoy
the challenge of nature, you won't be disappointed in this book.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 136 pp, $10 (TRAPS)(507)


MANTRAPPING, by Ragnar Benson
This is the first book ever published to explain how to capture the most
dangerous animal: MAN. This highly controversial book is based on Ragnar
Benson's own personal mantrapping experience while on special assignments
in Asia, Africa, North and South America and Cuba.

You have to see this one to believe it! Illustrated with detailed line
drawings, such mantraps as the Malaysian Hawk, The Andes Mountain Trail
Trap, the Sheepeater's Rock Fall, and the Cuba Water Trap are covered. As
Benson says: "To know how to trap your enemy is to know how to avoid being
trapped yourself." Each trap is constructed with primitive materials and
tools. Includes a special chapter on the philosophy of mantrapping.
7 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 88 pp, $12 (M.TRAP)(125)


THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME - Advanced Mantrapping Techniques
by Ragnar Benson
Man - the most dangerous and deadly game of all - is without a doubt
challenging prey. In response to requests for more on trapping this elusive
game, Benson, also author of the infamous MANTRAPPING book, tells how to
easily rig more ingenious traps without explosives and other accoutrements
of war and still catch your quarry.

The do's and don'ts for a surefire mantrap are outlined in a checklist, and
urban traps designed to make your victim's life undeniably miserable are
included. Bridge and snake traps, wilderness traps, helicopter and heavy
military-equipment traps, and many more are detailed in this book.
5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., photos, 120 pp, $12 (GAME)(555)


SURVIVALIST'S MEDICINE CHEST, by Ragnar Benson
Here's a truly practical guide about using specialized medicines in a world
without doctors. This book was written ESPECIALLY FOR SURVIVALISTS! It
covers pneumonia, VD, plague and diarrhea - which are killers without
modern drugs, but they can be beat with a little preparation and know-how.

From his years helping Third World natives with vet medicines, survivalist
author Ragnar Benson brings you this handbook for doctoring humans with
readily obtainable veterinary medicines. In many cases, vet medicines are
identical to those M.D.s recommend, but at a fraction of the cost. They can
be bought WITHOUT prescriptions and safely stored until an emergency
demands their use.

Tetanus, typhoid, and gun wound infections will never again strike fear in
the hearts of survivalists who have this book. With this well illustrated
handbook and your supply of antibiotics, syringes, sulfa drugs, sewing
needles and sutures, you'll be able to protect anyone from the illnesses
that would otherwise prove fatal without modern medicine.
4 X 6, softcover, 29 photos, 80 pp, $10 (MED.CHEST)(363)


                                  VIDEOS

ROAD & TRACK MAGAZINE'S "IN CONTROL"
Every time you are behind the wheel of your car you must make hundreds of
split-second decisions that can mean the difference between a safe journey
or a disastrous accident. This video will teach you expert driving
maneuvers used by police and ambulance drivers to deal with life threaten-
ing emergencies on the road.

This fast-paced video explores the critical fine line between vehicle
stability and instability, including how even slight increases in speed
affect driver control, common steering mistakes and how to correct them,
braking tricks, the three aspects of an emergency lane change, how to
handle the four types of high-speed turns, and a whole lot more. Pay
attention to this video and you'll soon be able to drive like a pro.
Color, approx 40 minutes, $40 (INV)(3020)

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