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The New Wilderness Handbook

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Completely revised and updated throughout, the new edition of this successful guide is for everyone who ventures into the wilderness. Conservation is the theme: of the individual, of equipment, and of the environment. Clothing, equipment, and rations are thoroughly discussed, along with the necessity for good expedition behavior. There are chapters on trail techniques, camping for conservation, and basic climbing, and more specialized informa… More >>

The New Wilderness Handbook

The Field & Stream Wilderness Survival Handbook

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Every year too many people (some of them outdoor professionals) run into trouble because they didn’t recognize or anticipate the hazards they encountered in the wilderness. The skills of survival cannot be learned by trial and error – there are some mistakes you might get to make only once. The Field & Stream Wilderness Survival Handbook details everything you need to know to stay alive in the wild. Topics covered include: building fires; essential survival supplie… More >>

The Field & Stream Wilderness Survival Handbook

Soldier’s Handbook For Individual Operations Survival In Cold Weather Areas

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This handbook is an aid for soldiers in cold climates. Topics covered in detail: INTRODUCTION TO COLD-WEATHER OPERATIONS PERSONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TENTS AND HEATING EQUIPMENT SMALL ARMS AND AMMUNITION RATIONS AND DIET HYGIENE AND FIRST AID BIVOUAC ROUTINE INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT LAND NAVIGATION SURVIVAL Easy to understand with many pictures…. More >>

Soldier’s Handbook For Individual Operations Survival In Cold Weather Areas

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos

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Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4. (Sandgrouse to Cuckoos)
EDITORS: Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal. 70 colour plates of birds, 236 colour photographs,837 distribution maps, 13 figures and tables and c. 7000 bibliographical references. Language: English. Format: Hardback – 31 x 24 cm.Pages:679. Published December 1997… More >>

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos