100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster
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Summary
From national bestselling author and retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson comes the essential guide for surviving today’s emergencies—from navigating in the wild to staying alive in any disaster。
These 100 skills， adapted for civilians from actual field experiences of special forces operations， offer a complete hands-on and practical guide to help you survive in the wild no matter the climate or terrain; be prepared for any crisis; and have the critical life-saving knowledge for staying safe in any hostile environment or disaster。
Yesterday’s survival guide is no longer relevant。 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition is what you need for today’s world， combining survival hacks developed on the battlefield with the low-tech tools you have on hand。 This book is your essential prep manual， from securing shelter， building fire， finding food， and navigating back to civilization no matter the environment to thinking like a special forces solider so that you can survive a hostage situation， an active shooter， a suicide bomber， or a terrorist threat on the subway， and even apply trauma medicine as a first responder。
Full of specific scenarios to help you get in the mindset of survival， 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition is better than a Swiss Army knife whether you’re lost at sea， forced to land a plane， fighting off a bear， or deciding whether to run， hide， or fight。 Next to each skill are easy-to-grasp detailed illustrations， because when you need to survive the apocalypse， you don’t have time for complicated instructions。
These 100 skills， adapted for civilians from actual field experiences of special forces operations， offer a complete hands-on and practical guide to help you survive in the wild no matter the climate or terrain; be prepared for any crisis; and have the critical life-saving knowledge for staying safe in any hostile environment or disaster。
Yesterday’s survival guide is no longer relevant。 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition is what you need for today’s world， combining survival hacks developed on the battlefield with the low-tech tools you have on hand。 This book is your essential prep manual， from securing shelter， building fire， finding food， and navigating back to civilization no matter the environment to thinking like a special forces solider so that you can survive a hostage situation， an active shooter， a suicide bomber， or a terrorist threat on the subway， and even apply trauma medicine as a first responder。
Full of specific scenarios to help you get in the mindset of survival， 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition is better than a Swiss Army knife whether you’re lost at sea， forced to land a plane， fighting off a bear， or deciding whether to run， hide， or fight。 Next to each skill are easy-to-grasp detailed illustrations， because when you need to survive the apocalypse， you don’t have time for complicated instructions。
Reviews
James Speiker
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I love the illustration， reminds me of the scouting manual when I was a kid。 Great basic survival knowledge， should be read and remember。
Yanie Villanueva
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This book gave me 2 days of no sleep！ Such a great book！ It's one of those books you will read over and over again。 This book gave me 2 days of no sleep！ Such a great book！ It's one of those books you will read over and over again。 。。。more
Geoffrey Duncan
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Awesome ideas and suggestions
Jennifer
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This follow-up to Emerson's other books in the 100 Deadly Skills series is probably the most useful for obtaining a copy， as it could prove to be useful for emergency situations - sort of。 There's a lot better books than this for emergencies， but this one suffices， and seems like it could mostly be waterproof， which is a plus。 This follow-up to Emerson's other books in the 100 Deadly Skills series is probably the most useful for obtaining a copy， as it could prove to be useful for emergency situations - sort of。 There's a lot better books than this for emergencies， but this one suffices， and seems like it could mostly be waterproof， which is a plus。 。。。more
Sreerag vp
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I really enjoyed reading this book。 very informative。 same information is displayed in text format and picture format。 for me picture format is really useful to revise what i read
SZKIELET
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It's a bite-sized book probably more appropriate for getting younger people interested in the subject， than anything else。 It's a bite-sized book probably more appropriate for getting younger people interested in the subject， than anything else。 。。。more
Rachel
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Fantastic - a must read for everyone who wants to be safer in the world
Ben
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I think everyone should read 100 deadly skills， this book because it has great information and important skills to know。 For example， one of the skills in the book that I think is very important is “barricading doors”（Emerson 142） this is an important skill because it is evermore prevalent in our daily life that someone is going to come into a school or office with a weapon that wants to hurt people。 So in order to protect you and the people around you， you should know how to do this。 Another ex I think everyone should read 100 deadly skills， this book because it has great information and important skills to know。 For example， one of the skills in the book that I think is very important is “barricading doors”（Emerson 142） this is an important skill because it is evermore prevalent in our daily life that someone is going to come into a school or office with a weapon that wants to hurt people。 So in order to protect you and the people around you， you should know how to do this。 Another example of an important skill taught in the book is “Crossing rapids safely”（Emerson 90） This is a very important skill if you are like me and you like to hike。 At some point you will reach some sort of stream or river you will need to cross， so it is important to know how to do so safely。 One more important skill that is taught in the book is “Avoiding hypothermia”（Emerson 50） This is important because you can get hypothermia anytime you are cold so it is good to know how to prevent it。 I agree with Josh Buhlers point that the book is， “ Not exactly what I'd call a reference book， and it's no substitute for any sort of actual training” I think the book is a great way to get you thinking about skills but you should always get real training before trying to put these skills to use。In the book Clint is my favorite when it comes to teaching skills。 He does it in a way that makes it easy for a read to understand and apply to real life scenarios。 The images in that clint shows make it easy to learn the skills he talks about。 He is also very descriptive when explaining a new skill which is very helpful。 My favorite quote from the book is， “Survival is a game of adaptability”（Emerson 6） This is my favorite quote because it is not only true about survival but it is true about life。 We have to be able to adapt to changes in our life in in order to succeed。 We have to be able to adapt and overcome challenges to survive。 。。。more
Augusto Bernardi
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This book is pretty self explanatory I guess and the title gives a good impression of what the writing style is like。 Very simple structure to the short book， 100 brief chapters， each one of them being a skill。 Clint Emerson was a Navy Seal so as Navy Seal's go， they are not Men of many words and are much more practical than theoretical。 So I unfortunately felt that it rushed and was more of a ingredients list as opposed to the recipe。 For all of the skills that apply to dangerous environments， This book is pretty self explanatory I guess and the title gives a good impression of what the writing style is like。 Very simple structure to the short book， 100 brief chapters， each one of them being a skill。 Clint Emerson was a Navy Seal so as Navy Seal's go， they are not Men of many words and are much more practical than theoretical。 So I unfortunately felt that it rushed and was more of a ingredients list as opposed to the recipe。 For all of the skills that apply to dangerous environments， they require being prepared with equipment which is a pre-emptive skill but then had I known that I needed to be prepared for a dangerous environment， I would avoid the environment altogether。 I guess that sounds like a stupid response but I think that a brief and basic statement with no theory deserves an answer equal to its intellectual level。 This was by no means a boring book at all and I felt I was closely paying attention to every single skill。 A lot of them were actually very exciting like how to survive a bear attack。 The ones I most found interesting and applicable were the home invasion skills as they need to be pre-emptively prepared regardless on where you are。 I also liked how Emerson briefly talked about skills and things to watch out for online。 I thought that that was particularly applicable for most people。 。。。more
Murilo Forte
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“If you don't have the physical conditioning necessary to get your self out of trouble， the skills in this book won't do you much good。”― Clint Emerson， 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster “If you don't have the physical conditioning necessary to get your self out of trouble， the skills in this book won't do you much good。”― Clint Emerson， 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster 。。。more
Mason Frierson
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This book has some problems。 The first problem is the title; it makes it sound like this is an extension of the first book。 It's not。 This is a book that provides tips about how to survive in various types of wilderness， natural disasters， or man made disasters （including active shooter situations）， along with overly repetitive info on how to make a Go Bag。Second problem is that some off the information in here is simply wrong。 I'm hoping that's the result of a bad editor/ghostwriter rather than This book has some problems。 The first problem is the title; it makes it sound like this is an extension of the first book。 It's not。 This is a book that provides tips about how to survive in various types of wilderness， natural disasters， or man made disasters （including active shooter situations）， along with overly repetitive info on how to make a Go Bag。Second problem is that some off the information in here is simply wrong。 I'm hoping that's the result of a bad editor/ghostwriter rather than the author being this wrong。Examples: Pg。 50， cold weather survival; yes， alcohol does cause vasodilation which leads to increased heat loss。 But caffeine and tobacco cause vaso-constriction， which can contribute to frostbite。 Yes， both are bad in cold weather， but stating wrong info dilutes ones trust in the res of the info provided。Pg。 94， desalinating sea water; minor but important point is missing - remove the tin can before trying to drink the water。Pg。 116， choice of shotgun ammo; this is a major problem and so wrong it could cost lives。 Contrary to what's written， buckshot WILL penetrate multiple interior walls。 Worse， again contrary to what's written， the pattern size from a shotgun is roughly 1" per yard of distance from the target。 So at 3-6 yards that you'd see inside a home， that's a maximum of a 2" pattern， which means you DO have to aim。 Did Joe Biden write this section？Elsewhere there are a couple references to saying NOT to use Goretex because it's not breathable。 Well， Goretex is breathable。 So the question is， did the author mean don't use Goretex BECAUSE it's breathable （and thus， unlike vapor barrier clothing， will make you colder）， or did he mean you SHOULD use Goretex because it's breathable？Those are the major problems I've found so far。 The rest of the book is ok I guess， but for people who've already trained in wilderness medicine， advanced first aid， or have backpacked/camped a lot， this book has less to offer。 。。。more
June
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it's quite fun to read。 it's quite fun to read。 。。。more
Sarah
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Four stars for the illustrations alone。 They are informative， interesting， and occasionally entertaining。 Many of the tips in this book are interesting and useful， although some are more practical than others。 （I'm not planning on trekking through the dessert alone any time soon！） However， it is overall an interesting and insightful read。 I appreciate that the Survival Edition features more drawings of women and tips for women， as opposed to the predominantly male original book。 Four stars for the illustrations alone。 They are informative， interesting， and occasionally entertaining。 Many of the tips in this book are interesting and useful， although some are more practical than others。 （I'm not planning on trekking through the dessert alone any time soon！） However， it is overall an interesting and insightful read。 I appreciate that the Survival Edition features more drawings of women and tips for women， as opposed to the predominantly male original book。 。。。more
KATHY
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I sure hope I wouldn't need to do some of these things， but thankful for the information。 It is a Lot！ I don't think I'll be able to remember them all， but you never know what's going to stick。 I sure hope I wouldn't need to do some of these things， but thankful for the information。 It is a Lot！ I don't think I'll be able to remember them all， but you never know what's going to stick。 。。。more
Will
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So yeah。。。I'm a Ninja now！ So yeah。。。I'm a Ninja now！ 。。。more
Kat
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This book seems almost satirical。 For example， it tells you how to navigate by the sun。 Then their “bottom line” tip is “try to avoid getting lost on a cloudy day。”
Allen Martin
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A good overview in survival tactics。 Desert。 Swamp。 High rise。 Earthquake。 Human stampede。 Cyber snooping。 Etc。
Sotiris Makrygiannis
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。。。。in case of airplane highjack， jettison the captured terrorist。。。。 OK :） Is ok book but no one can have all those things with you all the time。The worrying part is the profiling mentioned inside the book， if everyone knows how CIA， Police is doing profiling then they should observe the "normal" not the abnormal 。。。。in case of airplane highjack， jettison the captured terrorist。。。。 OK :） Is ok book but no one can have all those things with you all the time。The worrying part is the profiling mentioned inside the book， if everyone knows how CIA， Police is doing profiling then they should observe the "normal" not the abnormal 。。。more
Jeff Huang
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An interesting read。 Issues:-For the section on improvised restraints， the paracord cuffs take ages to prepare。 Not exactly something you want when handling a bad guy。-Improvising a seatbelt on trains and buses is kind of impractical。 You could always argue "safety first" but when you are getting close to your stop you will have to take the seatbelt off at some point。 And it is at that exact moment that you are vulnerable to being ejected。-There is a discrepancy between the EDC tips offered in t An interesting read。 Issues:-For the section on improvised restraints， the paracord cuffs take ages to prepare。 Not exactly something you want when handling a bad guy。-Improvising a seatbelt on trains and buses is kind of impractical。 You could always argue "safety first" but when you are getting close to your stop you will have to take the seatbelt off at some point。 And it is at that exact moment that you are vulnerable to being ejected。-There is a discrepancy between the EDC tips offered in the first book and those offered here。 I suppose combine them？ （Of course， you should tailor your EDC to your personal needs）-It is odd that the author would find someone using concealed carry concerning if he advises his readers to do the same。-The section on spotting the suicide bomber would not work during winter。 Ie， during boxing day， Christmas， New Year's， etc。Other than the issues mentioned I would say it is a good book but I have never tested his stuff in a jungle， desert， arctic， etc， so I would never know for sure。 。。。more
Brian Nwokedi
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IntroductionI will start this review by saying this book is actually very challenging to review， given the content it covers。 On one hand Clint Emerson is clearly a subject matter expert on the art of surviving given his background as a Navy SEAL。 On the other hand， an average person like myself will likely not face the same obstacles that Clint has faced in his life。 Consequently， 100 Deadly Skills Survival Edition is a crash course into the skills that SEAL Operatives spend a lifetime masterin IntroductionI will start this review by saying this book is actually very challenging to review， given the content it covers。 On one hand Clint Emerson is clearly a subject matter expert on the art of surviving given his background as a Navy SEAL。 On the other hand， an average person like myself will likely not face the same obstacles that Clint has faced in his life。 Consequently， 100 Deadly Skills Survival Edition is a crash course into the skills that SEAL Operatives spend a lifetime mastering， and thus gives the average reader a bit more than they can chew。 After finishing this book if you are like me， you may be very overwhelmed， but hopefully better prepared。Why You Should Read Some Of This Book？The portion of this book I found most valuable and would recommend everyone read/memorize is Part 1 which is a section on personal preparedness and Part 4 which is a section on defending your home and domain。For Part 1， Clint Emerson breaks this down into four important sections: （1） Become Crisis Proof （2） Build a Personal EDC Kit （3） Train to Survive （4） Prepare a Vehicle Go-Bag。 The main theme of this section is very easy to get behind: Never assume anything bad won’t happen to you because complacency is only identified after consequences are served。Part 1 strives to get you mentally and physically prepared to survive。 You don’t know if you are ever going to actually need your vehicle go-bag or your EDC kit but you sure will wish you had one should the time come。For Part 4， Clint Emerson emphasizes the importance of deterring bunglers upfront。 By taking the steps laid out in this section on fortifying your home security you will be more likely to keep most bad guys away。 The major key to surviving home invasions is making your home very unappealing to the potential attackers in the first place。Investing in upgraded home lighting， cameras， and a robust security system will dramatically reduce your likelihood of attack。Aside from the skills mentioned in Part 1 & Part 4 the rest of this book discusses skills that characters like Sam Fisher and Jack Ryan would use。 Legitimately， Emerson teaches his readers how to survive long-term captivity， defend a ship against pirates， survive a tsunami， and treat foreign object impalements to name a few。 These skills are clearly valuable in the right place。 But for me， The rest of the book is just an overwhelming amount of tactics that are applicable to a very small percentage of most people’s lives。 And this is the main reason why I rate this book low overall。Final Thoughts The New York Times wrote that “Emerson is the kind of individual who cannot visit a restaurant without scanning the landscape for threats， canvassing exits， and cataloging potential improvised weapons， like a tabletop salt shaker。”Reading this book has definitely helped shift my mindset to a more prepared and observant mindset。。。 one that doesn’t naively assume bad things won’t happen。 Emerson has also given me a good sense for the types of tools and supplies one might need in order to increase their odds of survival during a myriad of disaster scenarios。 Couple this with the section on home security and I’d say that alone was worth the time spent reading this book。。。 Plus this was a birthday gift！Easy to Read: （4/5） 80%Deep Content: （5/5） 100%Overall Rating: （2/5） 40%Direct link to his website: https://clintemerson。com/ 。。。more
Justin
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Less practical for the average person than other similar books。 Let's face it， I won't be trapped in the jungle anytime soon and if I have to disarm a highjacker the day isn't looking so good。 Less practical for the average person than other similar books。 Let's face it， I won't be trapped in the jungle anytime soon and if I have to disarm a highjacker the day isn't looking so good。 。。。more
Cat 🐈
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Informative， but to make it consistent you should read it again from time to time。。
Norman
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Yet another super useful guide that can be applied in terms of survival。
Zach
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Really great book overall。 The pictures actually pertain to the text and there are keys for the pictures that point to certain things the text is talking about to help one visualize what they are reading。 I also like how well it and in depth it explains all the things talked about in the book。 Overall， 10/10。
Rebecca
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Some very interesting survival tools。
patrick Lorelli
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I must say as much as this was a good book most of what was in this book was information that I had already knew。 Being raised by a former Paratrooper， a Vet from WWII a Korea he taught me to read maps， survive in the desert， mountains with snow， build shelter， find water， and also read the terrain that you were in。 also how to find your way with the vegetation of the forest。 I also learned which cactus will sustain you and which ones you should stay away from。 This book was good in the fact th I must say as much as this was a good book most of what was in this book was information that I had already knew。 Being raised by a former Paratrooper， a Vet from WWII a Korea he taught me to read maps， survive in the desert， mountains with snow， build shelter， find water， and also read the terrain that you were in。 also how to find your way with the vegetation of the forest。 I also learned which cactus will sustain you and which ones you should stay away from。 This book was good in the fact that I was not prepared with items in my cars and that I had stopped doing so。 So， I have gotten back into that。 Overall a book everyone should read especially if they are traveling。 I received this book from Netgalley。com I gave it 4 stars。 Follow us at www。1rad-readerreviews。com 。。。more
Justyna
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257 pagesAdvises on:* how to dress* how to find food， water， shelter， EDC bag， and how to dress for the jungle， rain forest， arctic， swamp， mountain， maritime， and desert environments*fight off boar， bear， and shark attach* how to secure your home*basics of how to handle threats outside of home and at home*many more
Matt Carrico
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Love learning new skills。 You never know if you'll need it， but it certainly doesn't hurt to expand your knowledge Love learning new skills。 You never know if you'll need it， but it certainly doesn't hurt to expand your knowledge 。。。more
Paul Black
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Wow！ Great set of tips for getting along （and helping others get along） in hazardous situations。 I learned some of these in Boy Scouts or other reading， but I enjoy that he brings them together in one compact book。 The book is organized in nine sections by subject or setting。 Not that you would carry this with you to consult when you are stranded in a jungle or trapped under rubble， but the sections help focus your mind on options and things to consider in different scenarios。 （The binding and c Wow！ Great set of tips for getting along （and helping others get along） in hazardous situations。 I learned some of these in Boy Scouts or other reading， but I enjoy that he brings them together in one compact book。 The book is organized in nine sections by subject or setting。 Not that you would carry this with you to consult when you are stranded in a jungle or trapped under rubble， but the sections help focus your mind on options and things to consider in different scenarios。 （The binding and covers do seem to be more durable than typical paperbacks。 So you might bring it with you 。 。 。）Each idea is a page （sometimes two） of explanation and an illustration/drawing: very helpful for navigating by the sun or emergency rock climbing techniques。I got the book with two purposes （in addition to the pure fun of reading）。 First， maybe I'll remember ideas about filtering water or how to secure a door if the need ever arises。 Second， I gleaned a few things to add to my EDC （Every Day Carry kit）。 If I were really serious， I'd go over a few pages or a section， wait a few days， then have someone quiz me on them and review what I didn't remember。 That would help fix the ideas in my mind for future access。I got this for my birthday， but let it sit on the shelf while I read other books on "assignment"。 I finally decided to start this and read a few pages at a time。 Thanks， Mr。 Emerson！ 。。。more
Deny Watanabe
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