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25 Best Survival Books

Goal: Find the best Survival books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best survival books" and study the top 6+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

25 Best Survival Books

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1

SAS Survival Handbook

The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere

by John 'Lofty' Wiseman

2

98.6 Degrees

The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive

by Cody Lundin

3

How to Stay Alive in the Woods

A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere

by Bradford Angier

4

The Survival Handbook

by Colin Towell

5

Edible Wild Plants

Eastern/Central North America

by Lee Allen Peterson

6

When All Hell Breaks Loose

Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes

by Cody Lundin

7

Your Survival

Protect Yourself from Tornadoes, Earthquakes, Flu Pandemics, and other Disasters

by Bob Arnot

8

Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down

A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse

by Forrest Griffin

9

Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag

Your 72-Hour Disaster Survival Kit

by Creek Stewart

10

Bushcraft 101

A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

by Dave Canterbury

11

Hawke's Green Beret Survival Manual

Essential Strategies

by Mykel Hawke

12

Mountaineering First Aid

A Guide to Accident Response and First Aid Care

by Jan Carline

13

Northern Bushcraft

by Mors L. Kochanski

14

Outdoor Survival Skills

by Larry Dean Olsen

15

Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide

Food, Shelter, Security, Off-the-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living

by Jim Cobb

16

Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills

Naked into the Wilderness

by John McPherson

17

Special Forces Survival Guide

Wilderness Survival Skills from the World's Most Elite Military Units

by Chris McNab

18

Street Survival

Tactics For Armed Encounters

by Ronald J. Adams

19

Survive!

Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive

by Les Stroud

20

The Encyclopedia of Country Living

The Original Manual for Living off the Land & Doing It Yourself

by Carla Emery

21

The Survival Medicine Handbook

The Essential Guide for When Help is NOT on the Way

by Joseph Alton MD

22

The Ultimate Survival Manual

333 Skills That Will Get You Out Alive

by Rich Johnson

23

Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival

by Tom Brown Jr.

24

When Technology Fails

A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency

by Matthew Stein

25

Wilderness Survival

by Gregory J. Davenport

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