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100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

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  • Author：Clint Emerson
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Summary

A hands-on， practical survival guide from retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson—adapted for civilians from actual special forces operations—to eluding pursuers， evading capture， and surviving any dangerous situation。

In today’s increasingly dangerous world， threats to your personal safety are everywhere。 From acts of terror to mass shootings， and from the unseen （and sometimes virtual） matrix of everyday crime， danger is no longer confined to dark alleys or unstable regions。 Potentially life-threatening circumstances can arise anywhere， anytime， and Clint Emerson—former Navy SEAL—wants you to be prepared。

100 Deadly Skills contains proven self-defense skills， evasion tactics， and immobilizing maneuvers—modified from the world of black ops—to help you take action in numerous “worst case” scenarios from escaping a locked trunk， to making an improvised Taser， to tricking facial recognition software。 With easy-to-understand instructions and illustrations， Emerson outlines in detail many life-saving strategies and teaches you how to think and act like a member of the special forces。

This complete course in survival teaches you how to prevent tracking， evade a kidnapping， elude an active shooter， rappel down the side of a building， immobilize a bad guy， protect yourself against cyber-criminals， and much more—all using low-tech to “no-tech” methods。 Clear， detailed， and presented in an easy-to-understand and execute format， 100 Deadly Skills is an invaluable resource。 Because let’s face it， when danger is imminent， you don’t have time for complicated instructions。

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Reviews

Mario K ，

Very informative， somewhat entertaining and at times scary。

Jennifer ，

Of the "100 Deadly Skills"， probably only 40 of them are relevant to learn for the average person， and of those 40， you're likely to only use less than 5 in daily life。 Of the "100 Deadly Skills"， probably only 40 of them are relevant to learn for the average person， and of those 40， you're likely to only use less than 5 in daily life。 。。。more

Sully ，

This book is great。 It teaches you some cool things。 It is very entertaining and probably wont be useful in anyones day to day life but its worth a read。 5/5

Tairan Habib ，

could be useful one day

Dominik ，

Some useful stuff

Pamela Russell ，

Very good at real world situations。

Varrick Kwang ，

Fun read but don't take its "advice" seriously。For fiction writers， this can give fun ideas on what your super-secret agent could do and I guess it'll look cool。But please don't try to implement any of its "advice" in real life。 I laughed at some of the parts， no doubt because of how incredulous they sound。 For example， there was part where it tells you to tie a fishing weight into a bandana to split a coconut apart。 I'm not kidding， that was actually in the book。 And also， a part where it tells Fun read but don't take its "advice" seriously。For fiction writers， this can give fun ideas on what your super-secret agent could do and I guess it'll look cool。But please don't try to implement any of its "advice" in real life。 I laughed at some of the parts， no doubt because of how incredulous they sound。 For example， there was part where it tells you to tie a fishing weight into a bandana to split a coconut apart。 I'm not kidding， that was actually in the book。 And also， a part where it tells you to hold a roll of coins when you punch to "increase punch density" which really， is more likely to damage your hands。 And also， stud nails through a roll of coins to deliver a deadly punch？ I'll be surprised if it doesn't cut me。All in all， fun read， but for the love of god， don't take it's advice 。。。more

苍妤 ，

【3】不长，挺好读的。读的过程中一直感叹「这样也行」「还能这样」「怎么看起来这么轻松」……大部分技能感觉普通人日常生活中都用不到，用来当写作素材或许会挺好玩的？比较遗憾的是真正的干货都在图里，在Kindle上读来有点看不清，而且没法划线标记，看了等于没看……

Saddam Bouchaib ，

surprisingly helpful

Theshia Smith ，

Really informative

Mike Booth ，

Poe's Law states that any sufficiently advanced satire is indistinguishable from sincerity。 Having spent the past few days reading this book cover to cover， I still remain unconvinced as to whether this is written in jest or not。On the one hand， its is written by - as far as I can tell - a real， retired Navy SEAL。 Americans are a notoriously more gung-ho and trigger-happy people than most of the rest of the world， and do seem to have national paranoia about the apparently ubiquitous bad guy - th Poe's Law states that any sufficiently advanced satire is indistinguishable from sincerity。 Having spent the past few days reading this book cover to cover， I still remain unconvinced as to whether this is written in jest or not。On the one hand， its is written by - as far as I can tell - a real， retired Navy SEAL。 Americans are a notoriously more gung-ho and trigger-happy people than most of the rest of the world， and do seem to have national paranoia about the apparently ubiquitous bad guy - there's not many countries where you can buy military-grade hardware at the local supermarket for "defence"。 This obsession usually shows even more strongly in members of their military， so it is perhaps not unsurprising that a book like this exists， having been written by one of them。However， on the other hand， so many of these "skills" are just bizarre。 There's things that are wrong （I may not be a ballistics expert， but I cannot believe that an empty bottle of Irn Bru and a brillo pad is more effective than a purpose-built suppressor， and results in no more than a ticking sound）， along with things that are highly impractical （crossing enemy borders by sea - involving leaping from a moving helicopter in full scuba gear and swimming to shore） and then the plain weird （how to wage psychological warfare - I'm not sure how useful this will be to many readers）。 Would a real military man really put his name on such a conglomeration of nonsense？ This brings me on to another point: just who is the target audience？ Obviously， it's not people who will practically use this stuff - they have their own actual training。 This leaves civilians who think they could've made it into the Paras if they hadn't taken that job at the bank 35 years ago。 I can see a target market there， sure。 But how many of them are really going to need to know how to steal a light aircraft， fly it near an "enemy" border and switch off all communications， bail out in a wingsuit and fly across said border before parachuting in to land， burning the equipment and "blending in"？ I can't imagine there's a huge crossover。 Presumably， all this is done with a cigar case full of goodies shoved half way up their colon， as recommended by skill #7 （this is genuinely one of the skills listed in the book - within the first few pages， no less。 I guess it's best to be up front about these things）。Perhaps saying it was written by a retired operative is a bit misleading。 In the acknowledgements at the back of the book， Mr。 Emerson does mention that he had a "ghostwriter， or perhaps more appropriately。。。writer" help him with the book。 Perhaps this explains some of the content， provided the ghostwriter was bad at taking notes and didn't fancy calling back。 It doesn't explain why two people， plus a host of editors and publication reviewers at the Pentagon， apparently， didn't think that maybe one of their "violent nomads" （which incidentally sounds like a class from a bad RPG） could be anything other than a man。 As far as I noticed， only him was ever used to denote their Nomad， although perhaps they just have a better grasp of who their buyers will be than I give them credit for。 As a side note， the illustrations throughout seem to be a cross between an aeroplane safety manual and a Famous Five adventure。 It's quite disconcerting to see George， all grown up， about to gouge a man's eye out with a pen， or stab someone with a taser made from a disposable camera （again， this is a real tip）。 Obviously， losing Timmy must have hardened him up quite a bit。 I could go on about the oddities of this book， such as their constant emphasis on cheap and low-tech solutions - except for an £8000 watch which should be part of your ensemble。 Or referring to global destinations， especially third-world ones （where you are certain to be kidnapped or spied-upon， according to the book）， but teaching driving manoeuvres using only automatic transmissions。 But I'll stop， as it's taken too much of my time already。Don't buy this book。 It's not even so-bad-it's-good， it's just bad。Sorry Rob。 。。。more

Rachel ，

Fantastic， a great primer to keep you safer in a dangerous world。

Aethena Drake ，

For the love of petunias。。。 Would all aspiring spy/thriller/action/military novelists please read at least one book like this。 Please！ If you don't have survival training， you need something to balance out the lack of experience。 I am so tired of reading a seemingly well written novel， and three quarters of the way through the hero does something no well trained operative would even consider。 This was a very interesting listen。 The format was great for compiling a large amount of info in an easi For the love of petunias。。。 Would all aspiring spy/thriller/action/military novelists please read at least one book like this。 Please！ If you don't have survival training， you need something to balance out the lack of experience。 I am so tired of reading a seemingly well written novel， and three quarters of the way through the hero does something no well trained operative would even consider。 This was a very interesting listen。 The format was great for compiling a large amount of info in an easily absorbed manner。 Exactly what I would expect from someone with 'special operations' training。 One idea constantly stressed in this book is situational awareness。 This is a concept everyone should consider in their daily lives。 Just a little more conscious attempt at situation awareness can keep you and the people around you safer。 It can also help you understand the people around you better， and maybe make the world a more pleasant place to live。 The narration was excellent。 I recommend this book for anyone who wants to write realistic thriller/action/spy stories and anyone traveling to potentially dangerous places。 。。。more

Michael Young ，

A different book for sure， but contains some very useful info， especially these days。 Most of the useful skills will need to be expanded on and practiced though。 Of course there are some "skills" here that most of us will never use， but still great stuff to use at home and while traveling。， especially these days （January 2021）。 A different book for sure， but contains some very useful info， especially these days。 Most of the useful skills will need to be expanded on and practiced though。 Of course there are some "skills" here that most of us will never use， but still great stuff to use at home and while traveling。， especially these days （January 2021）。 。。。more

Tom ，

I feel more empowered， and a little bit more dangerous too。I think the contents is valid and should work if done in real life， but how to practice if your molotov cocktail actually works， or your J-turning skills are adequate？

Julie Kent ，

This was entertainment。 Nothing more。 The outlandish “advice” “tips” and “tricks” can only be interpreted as comedy。 Unless you are expecting a CIA how-to handbook for being covert operative， skip this book。 There really isn’t much by way of useful tidbit for us everyday folk。

JJ Broenner ，

Learned some small things about survival skill and working with what you have。 In all honesty a lot of it is so over my head even as a veteran - things that should never be an issue for an average person。 I do appreciate the small things I now know and it was worth reading for those。

Mark Blane ，

Cool read， but not as much insight on practicable skills that I thought。 It is really more for someone who is an operator as opposed to someone of average to above average ability。 You get some overall insight into what a professional operator will know， or want to know， but not much else。

Rowan Ashton ，

Some skills are better explained than others， but I also read this guy’s autobiography and he knows what he’s talking about。 I loved reading Boy Scout how-to manuals for first aid and pioneering and survival， and this is the same genre。 Lots of cool skills， outside-the-box thinking， clear and simple illustrations。 I think it’s hilarious that he uses specific names in some cases （“sig” instead of “concealable handgun” or “Zebra pen” instead of “steel frame pen”） but it’s honestly super helpful an Some skills are better explained than others， but I also read this guy’s autobiography and he knows what he’s talking about。 I loved reading Boy Scout how-to manuals for first aid and pioneering and survival， and this is the same genre。 Lots of cool skills， outside-the-box thinking， clear and simple illustrations。 I think it’s hilarious that he uses specific names in some cases （“sig” instead of “concealable handgun” or “Zebra pen” instead of “steel frame pen”） but it’s honestly super helpful and conversational。 His Muay Thai striking and BJJ is on point （as you’d expect from a Navy SEAL）， and his SEAR is brilliantly paranoid， a hymn to resourcefulness and survivalism in the world’s most dangerous places。 I just wish there were 3 books instead of 2。 。。。more

John Cely ，

Interesting， unpractical， unrealistic

starrynight17 ，

a lot of people are hating on this book， but many of the tactics it talked about helped me during an active shooter situation。 unrealistic， some of the things may seem， but it is all reality。 hope for the best， prepare for the worst- and this book lets you have fun while at it

Anne Fox ，

This is a handy book of skills for civilians that would allow one to avoid pitfalls when traveling or in other unfamiliar situations as well as escape those situations should one befall you。 The only reason I knocked off a star is that I found some not truly practical for the average person， and some seemed a bit disconnected from methods that had been shown before。 For instance， an early method in the book involves showing how one can hide implements such as handcuff keys and razor blades on yo This is a handy book of skills for civilians that would allow one to avoid pitfalls when traveling or in other unfamiliar situations as well as escape those situations should one befall you。 The only reason I knocked off a star is that I found some not truly practical for the average person， and some seemed a bit disconnected from methods that had been shown before。 For instance， an early method in the book involves showing how one can hide implements such as handcuff keys and razor blades on your person， yet when discussing how to escape handcuffs， no mention is made of the fact that earlier reference of hiding a key had already been discussed， so hey—use the key。 Instead， it goes straight to detailing how to use a paper clip。Still the person concerned about personal safety and ability to escape a bad situation will find this a useful book。 I purchased it for reference for my own book writing， and think it will work very well for the reason I purchased it。 。。。more

Husky ，

I don't think we need 90 out of the 100 deadly skills to live a normal life。。。 I don't think we need 90 out of the 100 deadly skills to live a normal life。。。 。。。more

Kathy （McDowell） Miller ，

Awesome book！ Some really helpful tools and tricks for living in today's world。 Awesome book！ Some really helpful tools and tricks for living in today's world。 。。。more

J Henderson ，

Do you have the skills to evade and survive？ This book will outline the skills for infiltration， infrastructure development， surveillance， gaining access， information collection， operational actions， site sanitation， and exfiltration。 Clint Emerson， is a retired Navy Seal and provides an operative's guide to evading pursuers， gathering information and surviving while in hostile territory。 The book is fun to read and informative at the same time。 Do you have the skills to evade and survive？ This book will outline the skills for infiltration， infrastructure development， surveillance， gaining access， information collection， operational actions， site sanitation， and exfiltration。 Clint Emerson， is a retired Navy Seal and provides an operative's guide to evading pursuers， gathering information and surviving while in hostile territory。 The book is fun to read and informative at the same time。 。。。more

Chloe ，

Probably for some people， definitely not for me。

patrick Lorelli ，

A good book in that if you get past some of the real overblown stuff and follow the everyday items of your surroundings， strangers in your neighborhood， don’t leave your car running while you go inside to get a coffee maybe your car won’t get stolen。 Or lock your doors and windows， it is surprising how many people will leave an upstairs window unlocked and also have a ladder outside hello burglar。 Simple changes yes but most people don’t do them。 Some of his other tips of running away first are A good book in that if you get past some of the real overblown stuff and follow the everyday items of your surroundings， strangers in your neighborhood， don’t leave your car running while you go inside to get a coffee maybe your car won’t get stolen。 Or lock your doors and windows， it is surprising how many people will leave an upstairs window unlocked and also have a ladder outside hello burglar。 Simple changes yes but most people don’t do them。 Some of his other tips of running away first are always good， fighting is for the movies or books。 Other techniques he spoke of picking locks and breaking things you really need to try and then practice just to see what is simple and what is not。 What I have found is that most people especially women are not paying attention when they are out。 They don’t look around; they are on there phones or just distracted。 Being aware is the first part of your safety。 Overall a good book。 I received this book from Netgalley。com I gave it 4 stars。 Follow us at www。1rad-readerreviews。com 。。。more

Христо Стайков ，

A very entertaining read。 It gives insight into some scenes from action movies I have seen that made no sense for me at the time I watched them。 I am unsure how useful this book can be without any form of practice， but then again， this is a book whose knowledge one should hope to never have to use。

Erin ，

Really disturbing？ Useful， I think， but definitely illuminates some of the dangers in everyday life。

Riley Von Behren ，

Fun read， picked up a few good tips and expanded my every day carry kit。 I have better preparedness for some of the more typical situations for sure。

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