Draws on stories about survivors of accidents, crime, and serious illness to investigate why some people succumb to life-threatening hardships while others rally, discussing such topics as the science of luck and emergency room probability rates.

Complemented by a searchable CD-ROM containing the entire contents of all eleven handbooks, as well as screensavers, e-cards, and wallpaper, a deluxe reference offers a host of practical remedies for every conceivable crisis, from mountain lions and blind dates to avalanches, teenage driving lessons, and Christmas turkeys on fire.

When Phineas and Ferb go on a boat trip with their family they get shipwrecked and must survive on a tropical island.

Learn how people trapped because of high water endure and survive against all odds. --From the publisher's web site.

Minnesotans are a highly skilled bunch, whether pursuing traditional activities like wild ricing and pickling, or tastefully displaying taxidermy, or selecting the right fishing bait. Skills particularly appropriate to Minnesota— such as creating seed art or baking a Bundt cake—may be fully on display at the state fair, a prime opportunity to join with neighbors in celebrating our many talents. Best of all, Minnesotans are eager to share their...

An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends -- a pack of sled dogs he's worked with for years, who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled...