Outdoor Survival

This anthology of survival stories covers the craziest and most enthralling wilderness encounters in American history. After mining our 126-year archive, we uncovered 10 tales of adventure and near tragedy that include close calls with aggressive grizzly bears, epic blizzards, hungry wolves, and much more. The thread that ties all of these narratives together is the authors’ grit and will to preserve — and then tell the tale.

After her plane crashes, a 17-year-old girl spends 11 days walking through the Peruvian jungle. Against all odds, with no food, shelter, or equipment, she gets out. A better equipped group of adult survivors of the same crash sits down and dies. What makes the difference?

Would you survive? Vince Walker and the remaining survivors from the town of Cloverdale, Indiana continue to come to terms with their new reality. Accepting the fact that the country has been thrust into nuclear war with an unknown enemy means they must forget their former lives and forge ahead. The affects of the EMP blasts have left the survivors with no utilities, and no communication with the world outside of their once sleepy little town. A power surge also resulted in widespread fires, destroying most buildings and homes, leaving few resources intact.

Lightning and bugs and bears - oh my! This handy guidebook provides basic tips and tricks to surviving in the wilderness, including sheltering against weather extremes, battling bugs, and fending off meddlesome animals. OUTDOOR ADVENTURE GUIDES will have first-time campers and enthusiasts alike opting outside.

Set in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness that swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero, Dan, and the group he forms around him. They must battle the elements, find sufficient supplies and equipment to survive, and protect themselves against the most destructive force on the planet: other people. Banding together those he found along the way, he has to fight to keep them safe. To keep them alive. To survive.

Like most college students, all Callie Norton has worried about for weeks was passing this semester’s finals. After a night out celebrating, she and her friends wake up, sick with way more than the hangover of the century. All too soon, Callie realizes that this is not just a common cold she’s suffering from—and when she wakes up from a coma in a quarantine tent as the sole survivor, lack of food and water aren’t her only problems.

When my best friend and the only person who knows who - and what - I really am gets selected for the Mating Games, I know the only way to save her is to try and win her for myself. All I need to do is navigate three trials while not letting anyone know I'm a woman, or, and this might be even more important, that I have magic. Easy, right? Easier than slaving away for all hours of the day swinging an ax in the mines. Or so I thought. I certainly didn't count on the one man I've longed for, the one man who stirs feelings of femininity and desire within me, to enter the games as well.

Trek deeper into the wilderness with New York Times bestselling author Dave Canterbury! In this valuable guide, survivalist Dave Canterbury goes beyond bushcraft basics to teach you how to survive in the backcountry with little or no equipment. Using the foundation you learned in Bushcraft 101...

The Off-Grid Survival Handbook for Beginners is your ultimate guide to living off the land, building resilience, and creating a life of purpose and independence. Whether you're looking to homestead, live off-grid in a tiny home, or simply prepare for emergencies to safeguard your home, power, water, and food, this book offers the practical tools and mindset you need to thrive.

What if your child could confidently read a compass, find their way through the forest, and build a safe shelter—all while having the time of their life outdoors? This inspiring 2-book adventure bundle helps young explorers turn curiosity into courage and outdoor play into real-world skills. Designed for kids ages 8-12, it’s the perfect mix of fun, learning, and independence-building for Scouts, homeschoolers, and families who love the outdoors.

Whether you're prepping for urban power outages or learning to thrive in the wild, this guide will prepare you every step of the way. Preparedness isn't about fear but proactive engagement with the world. Anyone can learn these skills! Tapping into our primal instincts and becoming self-reliant is an adventure waiting to happen.

Take your equally horrible pick as you debate and decide between survival strategies. Will you make it out alive? Fun facts will keep kids listening, interested - and strategizing!

In your wildest imagination, have you ever wondered if (and how) you could survive life-threatening hunts? Whether you are a young listener or a veteran hunter, would you like to learn hunting survival techniques while entertaining your adventurous mind? Are you a hunter wondering how to wisely prepare for possible dangerous encounters with wild animals? Come experience 9 captivating wilderness adventure tales enriched with actionable methods for your own hunting preparations. What would YOU do to survive these hunting survival scenarios?

After an epic battle, the weapon is lost, but Atlas won’t succumb so easily. He’s vanished with the key to humanity’s survival, and David Bryce is left to fight on his own. Atlas finds himself in the middle of a hornet’s nest, amid an alien people that he can hardly comprehend. But their motivations are clear, and that’s enough to keep him focused on retrieving the prize.

"Meateater's Guide to Wilderness Survival" by VentureNest Books is an essential resource for anyone looking to escape into nature and live off the land. This practical guide addresses the challenges many face when trying to develop wilderness survival skills. Whether you’re a beginner unsure of where to start or someone concerned about hunting, foraging, or thriving without modern conveniences, this book offers the knowledge needed to overcome those obstacles.

This action-packed survival guide is the ultimate outdoor companion for young explorers who want to learn how to thrive in the wild! Whether your child is camping, hiking, or just playing outside, The Wilderness Survival Handbook for Kids teaches essential life-saving skills through fun, hands-on learning. With step-by-step instructions, adventure missions, and real survival techniques, this audiobook helps build confidence, creativity, and a love for the outdoors.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A former Green Beret’s indispensable course in preparedness, teaching the keys to building a resilient and fearless life Most people think that being prepared for catastrophe means stocking up on MREs and building a bunker in their backyard, but this approach leaves you...

Alone in the wilderness and you don't know the way back? You keep on walking and just get more and more lost? You haven't seen anyone else for what feels like an eternity and have no sign of civilization? Without the help of GPS, compass, and map, all directions seem to look the same. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the right techniques and methods, you can learn to find your way off the beaten track.

When a human team is sent to scout a few hundred light-years in front of the death wave, it encounters a civilization far in advance of our own, a civilization of machine intelligences.These sentient, intelligent machines have existed for eons and have survived earlier "death waves" - gamma-ray bursts from the core of the galaxy. They are totally self-sufficient, completely certain that the death wave cannot harm them, and utterly uninterested in helping to save other civilizations.

Outdoor Survival Skills for Kids 101 equips young adventurers aged 8 to 14 with essential survival skills through fun and engaging activities. With this book, every outdoor trip becomes an exciting adventure—not a scary experience!