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Life-or-death moments reveal the raw essence of human nature, testing our limits and teaching vital lessons about survival against overwhelming odds. These gripping accounts and expert guides explore both physical and psychological resilience, from wilderness adventures gone wrong to practical skills for navigating nature's challenges and human threats.

Survival Book Summaries

Deep Survival Summary
Deep Survival
Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
by Laurence Gonzales 2004 318 pages
3.94
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Survival
Adventure
Just in Case Summary
Just in Case
How to be Self-Sufficient when the Unexpected Happens
by Alison Kolesar 2008 240 pages
3.85
100+ ratings
Survival
Reference
Self Help
Into Thin Air Summary
Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer 2009 432 pages
4.24
500k+ ratings
Adventure
Memoir
Travel
Gardening When It Counts Summary
Gardening When It Counts
Growing Food in Hard Times
by Steve Solomon 2006 360 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Gardening
Food
Agriculture
Arrest-Proof Yourself Summary
Arrest-Proof Yourself
by Dale C. Carson 2013 384 pages
3.78
100+ ratings
Self Help
Law
Survival
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents Summary
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents
by James G. Mushen 2012 490 pages
3.42
100+ ratings
Self Help
Reference
Survival
Facing Violence Summary
Facing Violence
Preparing for the Unexpected
by Rory Miller 2011 242 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Martial Arts
Psychology
Self Help
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life Summary
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life
A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected
by Jason Hanson 2015 272 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
Survival
Self Help
Reference
Surviving Survival Summary
Surviving Survival
The Art and Science of Resilience
by Laurence Gonzales 2012 272 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Psychology
Survival
Health
When Violence Is the Answer Summary
When Violence Is the Answer
Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake
by Tim Larkin 2017 279 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Martial Arts
Survival
Everyday Survival Summary
Everyday Survival
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
by Laurence Gonzales 2009 289 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Survival
How to Survive Off the Grid Summary
How to Survive Off the Grid
From Backyard Homesteads to Bunkers
by Tim MacWelch 2016 385 pages
4
100+ ratings
Survival
Reference
Self Help
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need Summary
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need
by Judith Matloff 2020 302 pages
3.46
100+ ratings
Survival
Self Help
How To
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking Summary
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking
Nature's Path to Spiritual Discovery
by Tom Brown Jr. 1999 240 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Nature
Outdoors
Survival
Emergency Summary
Emergency
This Book Will Save Your Life
by Neil Strauss 2009 432 pages
3.81
5k+ ratings
Survival
Self Help
Travel
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide
Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster
by Joseph Alton
4.09
100+ ratings
Survival
Medicine
Health
The Lost Ways Summary
The Lost Ways
by Claude Davis 2017 431 pages
4.3
100+ ratings
Survival
Self Help
100 Deadly Skills Summary
100 Deadly Skills
The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation
by Clint Emerson 2013 272 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Survival
Self Help
Military Fiction
Life As We Knew It Summary
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
3.89
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
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