A handbook for handling a variety of dire situations, including fending off a shark, delivering a baby in a taxicab, jumping from a moving car, and more.

Includes bibliographical references.

1Great Escapes and Entrances 17 -- How to Escape from Quicksand 18 -- How to Break Down a Door 20 -- How to Break into a Car 24 -- How to Hot-wire a Car 28 -- How to Perform a Fast 180-Degree Turn with Your Car 31 -- How to Ram a Car 34 -- How to Escape from a Sinking Car 36 -- How to Deal with a Downed Power Line 39 -- 2 Best Defense 41 -- How to Survive a Poisonous Snake Attack 42 -- How to Fend Off a Shark 46 -- How to Escape from a Bear 50 -- How to Escape from a Mountain Lion 54 -- How to Wrestle Free from an Alligator 57 -- How to Escape from Killer Bees 60 -- How to Deal with a Charging Bull 64 -- How to Win a Sword Fight 66 -- How to Take a Punch 69 -- 3 Leaps of Faith 73 -- How to Jump from a Bridge or Cliff into a River 74 -- How to Jump from a Building into a Dumpster 77 -- How to Maneuver on Top of a Moving Train and Get Inside 79 -- How to Jump from a Moving Car 82 -- How to Leap from a Motorcycle to a Car 84 -- 4 Emergencies 87 -- How to Perform a Tracheotomy 88 -- How to Use a Defibrillator to Restore a Heartbeat 91 -- How to Identify a Bomb 94 -- How to Deliver a Baby in a Taxicab 99 -- How to Treat Frostbite 103 -- How to Treat a Leg Fracture 106 -- How to Treat a Bullet or Knife Wound 109 -- 5 Adventure Survival 113 -- How to Land a Plane 114 -- How to Survive an Earthquake 120 -- How to Survive Adrift at Sea 125 -- How to Survive When Lost in the Desert 129 -- How to Survive If Your Parachute Fails to Open 137 -- How to Survive an Avalanche 140 -- How to Survive If You Are in the Line of Gunfire 143 -- How to Survive When Lost in the Mountains 146 -- How to Make Fire Without Matches 150 -- How to Avoid Being Struck by Lightning 155 -- How to Get to the Surface If Your Scuba Tank Runs Out of Air 160. Great Escapes and Entrances -- How to Escape from Quicksand -- How to Break Down a Door -- How to Break into a Car -- How to Hot-wire a Car -- How to Perform a Fast 180-Degree Turn with Your Car -- How to Ram a Car -- How to Escape from a Sinking Car -- How to Deal with a Downed Power Line -- The Best Defense -- How to Survive a Poisonous Snake Attack -- How to Fend Off a Shark -- How to Escape from a Bear -- How to Escape from a Mountain Lion -- How to Wrestle Free from an Alligator -- How to Escape from Killer Bees -- How to Deal with a Charging Bull -- How to Win a Sword Fight -- How to Take a Punch -- Leaps of Faith -- How to Jump from a Bridge or Cliff into a River -- How to Jump from a Building into a Dumpster -- How to Maneuver on Top of a Moving Train and Get Inside -- How to Jump from a Moving Car -- How to Leap from a Motorcycle to a Car -- Emergencies -- How to Perform a Tracheotomy -- How to Use a Defibrillator to Restore a Heartbeat -- How to Identify a Bomb -- How to Deliver a Baby in a Taxicab -- How to Treat Frostbite -- How to Treat a Leg Fracture -- How to Treat a Bullet or Knife Wound -- Adventure Survival -- How to Land a Plane -- How to Survive an Earthquake -- How to Survive Adrift at Sea -- How to Survive When Lost in the Desert -- How to Survive If Your Parachute Fails to Open -- How to Survive an Avalanche -- How to Survive If You Are in the Line of Gunfire -- How to Survive When Lost in the Mountains -- How to Make Fire Without Matches -- How to Avoid Being Struck by Lightning -- How to Get to the Surface If Your Scuba Tank Runs Out of Air.