books about: survive     books:       SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea101 reviews John Lofty Wiseman Collins, 2004 Excellent survival handbook Excellent survival handbook. It is very well written and has illustrations for everything that is taught, plus it comes the British SAS, a source that has been using these techniques for a long time. It provides extensive information on subjects that are critical and brief overviews of subjects that are unessential. You can use this handbook whether you plan to use it in a single climate type or ...             In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars46 reviews Mark Batterson Multnomah Books, 2006 Changed My Life The funny thing is, I could sit here for hours and still come up with more ways this book has changed (and is changing) my life. If you actually do what this book challenges you to do, face your fears, see problems as opportunities, etc. your life will become 100% less boring. I believe God used this book to challenge me in an awesome way. Let me tell you, life is more exciting when you stop ...             Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail82 reviews Danica McKellar Plume, 2008 math for the masses in junior and high school classes This Danica is as good looking as the racing Danica and a great actress. She's a math whiz too. Well as a trained mathematician I can assure you that she proves in this book that she knows math, is proud of it and want other high school and junior high school girls to appreciate it too. The book is filled with interesting ways of teach junior and senior high school math that makes it fun and ...             The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why17 reviews Amanda Ripley Crown, 2008 Fascinating Detail on How and Why People React in Catastrophies Ripley writes a fascinating book on how and why people act in disasters while utilizing testimonies from real tragedies ranging from the 9/11 twin towers to the passenger plane that plunged into the Everglades in the early 70s to even more recent occurrences such as the Virginia Tech shootings. The personal accounts involved with each circumstance make the book much more personal as the ...             When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes26 reviews Cody Lundin Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2007 Good Book for all levels of preparation Mr. Lundin has shared his considerable knowledge on a number of important issues relating to staying alive and well when "All Hell breaks loose." the importance of redundant systems for water and fire are mentioned. the disposal of dead bodies is mentioned; a topic that we all hope we never have to do, but in such situations as Katrina, we could be called to do that to prevent the spread of ...             Fire-Breathing Liberal: How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the Contact Sport of Congress4 reviews Robert Wexler, David Fisher Thomas Dunne Books, 2008 Not Just another Congressman Frankly, I had some doubts about this book, before starting it. There are lots of congressmen out there. I didn't have to do much more than open the book though to realize that the title's not quite right. It should be Fire Breathing Liberal HERO. There aren't many progressive, liberal members of congress (Dennis Kucinich is the first that just about any progressive will think of) and there ...             Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of ...94 reviews Rosalind Wiseman Three Rivers Press, 2002 Enlightening for Dad Simply put, I found the book to far exceed my expectations for it. As a male, the author's insights into girls' social roles and interactions were a huge eye-opener. And as the father of three girls, I appreciate all the examples of specific situations girls may find themselves in, how their thinking/social conditioning may have contributed, and how they can extricate themselves. As others ...             Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die198 reviews Chip Heath, Dan Heath Random House, 2007 Make the Message Land I loved Made to Stick. The authors provide a formula based on research for making your message stand out and be remembered. Author of Knockout PresentationsKnockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz             A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive1912 reviews Dave Pelzer HCI, 1995 AWESOME BOOK ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER READ! I loved this book I read it in one day I Have read "The Lost Boy" I suggest if you buy this read the other one too! I could not put it down it was scary to think that someone could grow up being abused like this and lived to share his story with everyone!             How to Survive the Loss of a Love141 reviews Peter McWilliams, Harold H. Bloomfield, ... Prelude Press, 1993 First Aid!! If you experience an end to a relationship....the loss --- it leaves one vulnerable, raw....and this book, written by 3 authors: doctor, poet, counseler....will give instant First Aid!! Amazing! Such a Blessing!! And it is such a small paperback! You just may find yourself carrying it around with you! Jotting down sentences on post-it notes and leaving them around the house to uplift you... ...             The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive1 review Michael Fullan Jossey-Bass, 2008 Fullan finds the secrets Michael Fullan has been working to discover change secrets for years allowing him to amass an extensive data base on the subject. His depth of understanding provides a unique view for the change agent of today. An intriguing aspect of the book is how Fullan goes beyond the work of Collins book Good to Great. If you are a fan of G2G you will appreciate the Six Secrets and how it moves change to ...             The Great Bust Ahead: The Greatest Depression in American and UK History is Just Several Short Years Away. ...45 reviews Daniel A. Arnold Vorago-US, 2002 I see the light... I think this author is on to something. I can agree with his point of view because he lays out the facts (from the Government, mind you). The book was written a long while ago, I read it a small while ago, and now it is happening just like he laid it out. What comes next? You have to read it and weep. Or... read it and prepare.             How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion32 reviews Daniel H. Wilson Bloomsbury USA, 2005 Get this now before its to late . . . . They may already be watching these reviews so I'll make it quick. Its risky enough buying it online for they could easily track you down . . . get this book before you don't have a chance to get it. They'll be here before you know it and then you'll wish you had a handy pocket sized guide to *** Transmission Terminated ***             Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company28 reviews Andrew S. Grove Doubleday Business, 1999 Enriching Personal Real-Life Account by Someone Who Had Managed a Mega-Size Corporation!!! The real value of this book is that it is written by someone, Andrew Grove, who has actual experiences and managed a start-up right up to a mega successful corporation. There are tons of management and marketing books written by people, based on case-studies and analysis, but lack actual experiences managing or working in a corporation. The main concept of this book is on strategic inflection ...             The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life15 reviews Dr. Robin Stern Broadway, 2007 Gaslighting:invalidation and manipulation Dr. Stern clearly illustrates how over time, a person's sense of self-worth can be invalidated and the person's perspective and sense of bearings nulled. It is difficult enough to respond when one is caught off-balance by a loud-mouth bully, a cut-you-downer invalidator or a sweet-talking used car salesman. Responding appropriately and eluding danger becomes a lot harder when the corrosive attack ...             How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did (Hundreds ...25 reviews Hundreds of Heads Books Hundreds of Heads Books, 2008 Loved the different voices and advice Once I took a minute to adjust to the different voices and seemingly different tactics that varied from page to page of this advice book. I fell in love with it! There is guidance for every type of Freshman entering college and this book treats each reader as an individual. One size does not fit all and this book has more than enough to fit any need. A great overview of the complexities ...             Stepmotherhood: How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked, Revised Edition32 reviews Cherie Burns Three Rivers Press, 2001 A good read Stepmotherhood is hard, scary and unrewarding sometimes. Burn's honest portrayal of what it is to be a stepmother, without the rose colored glasses, may be scary, but it is honest. This book made the bad seem less so and made me appreciate the good that I have in my stepfamily. Her wise words, honest situations and the real-life examples are the reality that any woman going into life as a ...             How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist, 5th ed.: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul41 reviews Caroll Michels Holt Paperbacks, 2001 Totally Worth It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I purchased this book about five years ago while just getting out of undergraduate school. The practical tips and ideas about developing work helped out immensely. The writing is pratical advice which helps anyone who is starting out, to cut out at least six months to a year of bumbling mistakes one would normally make when approaching the beginnings of an art career. Along with all the good ...             Made to Stick (Chapter 5: Emotional): Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Random House, 2008 Learn the secrets to unlimited wealth and eternal life! (Not really, but we piqued your interest, didn’t we?) Don’t just convince people to think about your idea, get them to feel it too. Create empathy. Examples include the Mother Teresa principle (if I look at the one, I will act), beating smoking with the Truth, and schlocky but masterful mail-order ads.             Preparing for Adolescence: How to Survive the Coming Years of Change13 reviews James C. Dobson Gospel Light Publications, 2005 Excellent Material I listened to this entire CD series with my son on a road trip to the Michigan Dunes. All I can say is that I wish that I heard this material when I was 13. Growing up is tough and Dobson handles sensitive topics like, deep insecurities, lack of identity, sexuality, emotions and conformance with the wisdom and experience of a clinical child psychologist who could also be your father sitting down ...              search for books adolescence, boyfriends, breathing, challenge, congress, daughter, defending, depression, disaster, emotional, fire-breathing, frustrated, gaslight, greatest, manipulation, opportunity, organizations, paranoid, preparing, realities, rebellion, reference, sophomores, stepmotherhood, survives, understanding, unthinkable, uprising, wannabes, yourself books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: The Demolitionist Impressum - about us get your own free shoutbox