How to Survive Against the Odds

Inspired by Wonderys hit podcast,How to Survive Against the Oddstakes you inside the stories of everyday people confronted by life-or-death situations and shows you how to survive natures most extreme scenarios.In our most dire moments, humans will fight, struggle, and triumphno matter how unlikely the chance for survival.How to Survive Against the Oddstransports readers into first-person accounts of real-life survivors, detailing the harrowing, moment-to-moment events that brought them to deaths door. Including dynamic illustrations, sidebars, and callouts, each story explores the physiological responses of the human body under unbearable conditions, how to counteract them, and strategies for survival from doctors and psychologists. Through these lived experiences, we see the grit, determination, and willpower needed to navigate out of a host of merciless situations.Broken into three partsExtreme Environments, Attacked by Animals, and Natural Disastersthese stomach-twisting stories include guidance on how to survive beinADRIFT AT SEA:Includes info for curing turtle meat, procuring potable water, and how to survive on a life raft.MAULED BY A BEAR:Black bears? Fight back. Grizzly bears? Play dead. Polar bears? Start praying. Youll learn how to triage wounds using the MARCH method and how to gain leverage by spotting a bears bluff charge.BURIED BY AN EARTHQUAKE:Theres still hope after being buried alive. Find out how to survive the crush, maintain your sanity if trapped under the rubble, and think away your hunger.And many more!Conveyed through the lens of fifteen engaging and exhilarating true stories of survival that will help you remember the tips and tricks herein, this might just be the most important book youll ever read. Armed with the information inHow to Survive Against the Oddsand when faced with similar threats, you may also find that you have what it takes to defy death and live to tell your story.