Tom Brown's Field Guide to City and Suburban Survival

by Tom Brown Jr.

Book Overview

Prepare for the worst with this practical survival guide from bestselling author Tom Brown.

Today most Americans live in the city or suburbs--a safe, comfortable life, at least on the surface. Few of us realize how close we are to the elemental struggle for survival, until disaster strikes. Yet it is possible to be prepared. In this uniquely practical handbook, Tom Brown, Jr. gives you the specific skills and detailed knowledge you need...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425091724
• ISBN13: 9780425091722
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

"A Treasure"

when i say treasure i don't use that term lightly. i originally read this book in it's entirety and really enjoyed it, then put it down for awhile. However, I have spent numerous hours in the outdoors as of late and have found this as a guide to just about anything i want to do in the outdoors. I have used it to guide me through making baskets and containers in the wilderness, (and an easter basket for my wife), for skinning a wild animal, for making knifes, arrows, etc. from flint and bone, for guiding me to some edible wild treats. I could go on and on about the uses for this book. And even if this book isn't complete on a particular subject it will guide you to a book that does. Whether it's to one of his books or another field guide series.

Good ideas on how to survive in the Big City

Where to get food, water, shelter in the city? What happens when there's a disaster? This book is a decent start. Lots of helpful chapters on how to get the essentials, as well as what common edible plants grow in the city.Another food-for-thought thing you can read is the chapter in Way of the Scout (also by Brown) on his first solo trip to New York City.

Vast knowledge

This book is one of the most in depth wilderness survival books you will find anywhere. The book give s broad spectram of of survival info. You will learn about shelters, edible plants and herbs, animal snares, and the basics of tracking and camouflage. this book holds alot of information, and no matter how many books I have on survival and tracking, I still relate back to it often.

This book will change your life, and for the better!

This wonderful book, which teaches you to live in harmony with the earth, and not in a struggle with it, is packed full with invaluable information. This book has taught me to survive without the aid of any commercialy avaiable products. Once you read this book you will feel at home in any wilderness setting.

A "MUST-READ" to prepare for Y2K Transition!

Wow...if you had to pick any one book to have by your side during an emergency, this is it! Brown includes tons of practical advice especially relavant for getting prepared for the Year 2000 time change and probable temporary utility breakdowns, not to mention longer term survival techniques. Gets you thinking, that's for sure!