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CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Wilderness GPS* Simple, focused, and accessible, Wilderness GPS is for anyone using GPS in an outdoor setting* Trust us: first-timers need help to use their new backcountry GPS devices* From the authors of the bestselling Wilderness Navigation (65,000...

Skills to Save A Life Whether you are miles from help or immersed in an urban disaster situation, every second counts during a medical emergency. This book will help you take quick, effective action to stabilize the situation. The easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction in this book will help...

Due to the level of detail, the images are best viewed on a tablet. All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator. The Ultimate Navigation Manual is a unique guide to finding your way on land – from the basic principles right up to the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even...

Sooner or later any outdoor enthusiast will need more than trail markers for guidance. This best-selling manual - now thoroughly revised and updated - is designed for anyone who wants to chart a course in the wilderness: hiker, backpacker, snowshoer, skier, fisherman, or hunter. Step by step, it teaches...

Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship (FCF) is a special program of Royal Rangers that provides boys and men with additional opportunities to develop specialized outdoor skills based on the lore and traditions of the early American frontiersman. This handbook provides a complete overview of the FCF program...

In this excerpt from Stay Alive! Survival Skills You Need, John D. McCann tells you what types of fears you may feel in a survival situation and how to control those fears.

This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: Discover The Different Types Of Rock Climbing Chapter 2: Biggest Mountain Peaks Chapter 3: Bouldering Techniques Chapter 4: History Of Rock Climbing Chapter 5: Climbing Quickdraws - How To Use Them Properly Chapter 6: Information On The Safety...

Walking is the best exercise there is. It’s great for your health, cheaper than joining a gym and a fantastic way to explore the British countryside. Drawing on expert advice and many years of hiking experience, this book offers a step-by-step guide to help get you started. You don’t...

Following on the heels of 365 Days of Creative Writing, Author and Journal Aficionado, Rosemary Augustine, recently released the book Journal to a More Creative Self - offering over 150 more journal prompts for creative writing. The book uses special writing prompts to heighten your sensory awareness...

Young readers will be intrigued and eager to analyze this timeless classic by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons provided in this instructional guide for literature. This guide is the perfect tool to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this charming story. Appealing and challenging...

You want to write a play but you have no idea how to start. This book will help you to enter the exciting world of scriptwriting step by step. What makes a good dramatic story? How do you get inspired?  What is the language of theatre? How do you create the most interesting, three-dimensional...

Throughout life we are always learning. There are those things we want to learn such as a new skill or hobby and there are things we need to learn such as a new skill in our career. What it might be that we need to learn, we often struggle to learn anything new quickly and easily. We also...

If you are having trouble getting students engaged in books or need essay topics, try this book of discussion questions.  Topics are included for the following books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Romeo and Juliet, The Grapes of Wrath, A Separate Peace, Walden, The Adventures of Huckleberry...

As every IBDP teacher knows, time management and organizational skills are the key to survival for their students . This guide seeks to help IB candidates become more effective class participants and note takers in order to assist them in taking control of their IB studies. With his nearly two decades...