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How to Survive: Lessons for Everyday Life from the Extreme World Hardcover – June 27, 2019

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'When it comes to survival and getting out of trouble, listen to this man. John is the real deal.'
Levison Wood

What is the connection between crawling through a jungle and your ‘to do’ list? What can ejecting out of a stealth bomber teach you about the importance of thinking the worst? What can surviving in extreme situations teach us about surviving everyday life?

John Hudson, Chief Survival Instructor to the British Military, knows what it takes to survive. Combining first-hand experience with 20 years of studying the choices people have made under the most extreme pressure, How to Survive is a lifetime’s worth of wisdom about how to apply the principles of survival to everyday life.
The cornerstone of military survival (surviving anything) is understanding the relationship between effort, hope and goals – a mindset that can be transposed anytime, anywhere. In How to Survive you will learn how this template for survival can be applied to any situation in your everyday life.

Through gripping first-hand accounts of near disaster and survival stories from across the extreme world you will learn that by following these principles you can develop the mindset that will allow you to make better decisions under pressure, which are as equally applicable to first dates and presentations as to climbing Everest and getting lost at sea.

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  1. Print length
    304 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    Macmillan
  4. Publication date
    June 27, 2019
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    5.67 x 1.3 x 8.78 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1509833560
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1509833566
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan; Main Market edition (June 27, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1509833560
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509833566
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 1.3 x 8.78 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 278 ratings

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John Hudson FRGS is a survival instructor, broadcaster, writer, public speaker and training consultant based in Cornwall, whose specialist work takes him to some of the most remote and extreme environments around the globe. A former RAF helicopter pilot, John is the British Military's Chief SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Extraction) Instructor, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He's also been a resident survival expert on two series of Discovery's prime-time TV show Survive That – a.k.a Dude You're Screwed in the USA – successfully putting his own resilience to the test on camera in front of millions. From the darkest depths of a jungle cenote, to the top of a stormy Alaskan glacier, John's sense of humour and everyday stoicism have won him many fans worldwide.

"When it comes to survival and getting out of trouble, listen to this man. John is the real deal."

Levison Wood

"John is knowledgable and passionate about his subject and given the slightest excuse he will demonstrate his skills. With nothing more than a bow, drill and some fungus, he showed me how it is possible to set fire to an office."

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific read
    Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2022
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    This book is interesting from beginning to end.

    It's both practical and entertaining, as the author pivots back and forth between accounts of hair-raising true survival stories and pragmatic advice we can all apply to the working world, boardroom, or colleague relations.

    His knowledge of the subject matter is first-rate. He might just have the best job in the world, too.
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  • LucyDB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2019
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    Highly recommended! Very interesting & informative guide. Intersperses real-life survival stories with practical tips about how to apply a survival mindset and how to use specific strategies in everyday life.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Mari
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must read!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2019
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    Excellent survival book written by top notch survival expert John Hudson. It provides useful information and the required decision making tools for survival.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • ServantofGod
    4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing. Informative. Well organised and written. But wow factors? Few.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020
    Perhaps I had read a lot of books by SEALs that my expectation went awry. I was not as satisfied as the tens of other reviewers who rated this a five star. Readable definitely. A top priority? I doubt.

    p.s. Below please find some favorite passages of mine fyi.
    Try putting your free hand on the top of your stomach just below the ribs. Close your eyes to concentrate…only breathe through your nose…Try to breathe in and out slowly to a count of four; four in, four out, feeling your stomach rise and fall. This slow, deep breathing rebalances the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your blood and disengages our primitive fight or flight response….Once you get good at it you can try triangular breathing where you hold the inhale for another count of four before you exhale. Try it lying down if you find it hard to get to sleep. (Rest and Digest vs Fight or Flight) Pg27
    On average you’ll breathe to 11k liters of air – the volume of a cement truck…At rest, in a benign climate, your body consumes energy at a rate of around 100W, and over a day that can burn around 1.5kCal…. You’ll use up 1.5 litres of water a day, 500ml each through respiration, perspiration and urination….Get too cold or too hot by as little as 5*C change in core temperature, and you could be unconscious in minutes, dead in hours…If you’re working in Arctic of around -20*C, your requirements can easily go up to 6-8kCal a day. pg68
    Use the survival question “What will harm me first?” at work by asking “What’s the single most important thing to do?” pg85
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  • Amanda
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a great resource!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019
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    I really enjoyed the style of writing, it was more like having a conversation versus just being told to important facts. This book helps give a new perspective on life issues and how to deal with stress and how important the way a person thinks determines how well they can handle a situation. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who needs help with their everyday lives.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great information
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019
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    It's a great book to help with every day BS and also is a great lesson in survival history. Well worth reading!!
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  • TJACK SURVIVAL
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2020
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    An excellent read. Full of interesting stories. More survival stories than how to. No pictures FYI.
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  • Sallie Maurine Ulmer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Right on track!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2019
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    Right on track.😃 I am sensing further books, as there was opportunity for expansion. 🌟 A+, humorous, gentle, yet serious. Biblically, prayerfully sound. I would recommend to females and males. Deep. My favorite part: Taking the shot.💚
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  • Mar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bueno
    Reviewed in Spain on May 16, 2022
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    Fácil de leer, muy ameno e instructivo.
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  • Bruce Zawalsky
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you Teach Survival add this book to your Library
    Reviewed in Canada on June 14, 2020
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    John Hudson had written an excellent book that should make everyone that is an enthusiastic student of survival or an instructor or Bushcraft, Survival or SERE open up and thoroughly read. Much of the book deals with the Psychology of Survival, but he goes well beyond this subject dealing with multiple sources of stress, leadership challenges and travel or both groups and individuals. He seamlessly mixes his extensive knowledge of survival with case studies from the 18th Century right up to today. He points out quite rightly that the best way to learn something is to teach it and Johns real-world teaching experience shows through on nearly every page. He always attempts to slit apart the lessons to be taught to those trying to evade captures and those simply trying to be survival until rescued. Lastly, he points out to all of us whether students or instructors of survival that we can always learn and even after 26 years of teaching survival I learned from this book. As a fellow author and survival instructor, I highly recommend you buy this book and add it to your Library of survival and bushcraft manuals.
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    Reviewed in Canada on June 14, 2020
    John Hudson had written an excellent book that should make everyone that is an enthusiastic student of survival or an instructor or Bushcraft, Survival or SERE open up and thoroughly read. Much of the book deals with the Psychology of Survival, but he goes well beyond this subject dealing with multiple sources of stress, leadership challenges and travel or both groups and individuals. He seamlessly mixes his extensive knowledge of survival with case studies from the 18th Century right up to today. He points out quite rightly that the best way to learn something is to teach it and Johns real-world teaching experience shows through on nearly every page. He always attempts to slit apart the lessons to be taught to those trying to evade captures and those simply trying to be survival until rescued. Lastly, he points out to all of us whether students or instructors of survival that we can always learn and even after 26 years of teaching survival I learned from this book. As a fellow author and survival instructor, I highly recommend you buy this book and add it to your Library of survival and bushcraft manuals.
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  • Second to NUN
    4.0 out of 5 stars どうやって生き残るか
    Reviewed in Japan on November 28, 2020
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    どうやって生き残るか
    懇切丁寧に書いてあります
    禅的には　死ぬる時節には、死ぬがよく候
    であったりもしますが、生き残るために
    全力を尽くしたい人向け一冊かと
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  • Bolg son of Azog
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Practical Survival Book for the Everyday
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2020
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    Books about survival would seem to be the ultimate of practicality, but in reality we are just as likely to win the lottery as to need and use the skills they contain. For the vast majority of us these books are just an interesting fantasy, only relevant in the event of Armageddon.
    This book is different, it takes the experiences and skills of survival that the author has acquired and finds a relevance in the everyday. The examples of survival are recounted in fascinating detail and the lessons learned are carefully explained. After each chapter it is essential to pause and consider how to apply it to your own life.
    A book full of life hacks, well researched, well written and well worth a read. Easy to read and understand, it makes so much sense. A great book.
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  • Philip Edwards
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic informative book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2020
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    I liked the easy style it's written in. The book basically consists of several real life survival stories - of people who had prepared for the circumstances they found themselves in - and for some who sadly didn't, and consequently didn't survive. The writer also gives some very good advice on how to use your time wisely. To plan for the future, and to overcome any career "inertia" you may have. A lot of the advice given is common sense (which I think many of us - well I admit that I fall into this) often overlook in our day to day living - or we can "overcomplicate" situations, which then render making relatively simple choices, very difficult. A useful book on the whole. I haven't been given any inducements to write this review. P. Edwards. North Wales.
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