The Art of Urban Survival

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The Art of Urban Survival

A Family Safety and Self Defense Manual

The modern urban environment is rife with dangers. Crime, violence, natural disasters, wars, and terrorism are real life possibilities for which few people are prepared. The Art of Urban Survival offers readers simple, safe, and practical advice on how to prepare for, and react to, dozens of life threatening situations.

The author draws from psychology, sociology and anthropology to provide a deeper understanding of the laws of the urban jungle. In addition, elements of military strategy, eastern martial arts, and wilderness survival techniques are included to provide information on the full spectrum of urban survival skills.

Paperback, 304 pages, illustrated, US $23.00

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The Art of Urban Survival is the ideal manual for families. Includes:

200 crime prevention and safety tips
226 illustrations and graphics
54 empty hand self defense techniques
The psychology behind psychopaths, anger and aggression, gangs and mobs
How to tell when someone is lying
What to do to protect your children from stranger abduction
How to create your own survival kits for home and automobile
How to survive war, terrorism, riots, natural disasters and martial law
How to organize and conduct a search & rescue team to find lost family members
How to escape and evade capture by enemy forces
How to improvise 17 weapons from household items

This book is divided into three sections: Surviving Predators, Surviving Natural Disasters, and Surviving Social Disasters.

Surviving Predators covers threats from human sources. These include: psychopaths, criminals, stalkers, rapists, kidnappers, street gangs, carjackers, car accidents, police and much more. Includes self defense techniques and improvised weapons. Includes the first and only crime prevention philosophy that teaches how to recognize and deal with psychopaths!

Surviving Natural Disasters covers threats such as storms, earthquakes and pandemics. Included is information on disaster preparedness, search and rescue, and what to do if you get lost.

Includes how to assemble home, car and pocket survival kits.

Surviving Social Disasters covers the dangers of when societies break down resulting in martial law, riots, chemical, biologic and nuclear disasters and war. Includes strategies for surviving each scenario and explores the principles of predator and prey to teach the last resort of escaping and evading.

A guide to learning street smarts and guerilla-like survival skills.