{"product_id":"9780230105577","title":"The Adventurer's Handbook: From Surviving an Anaconda Attack to Finding Your Way Out of a Desert","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a good explorer? Adaptability, ambition, stamina, self-confidence, curiosity, optimism, authority—and fund-raising ability. Though few of us will ever have to face a charging elephant, or survive solely on penguin stew, when it comes to project management, crisis aversion, or any number of everyday problems, there is much we can learn from the larger-than-life tales of the world's most famous adventurers. Here, award-winning documentarian Mick Conefrey pulls practical advice from their original diaries and logs, like how to survive an anaconda attack (wait until it has swallowed your legs, then reach down and cut its head off), and how to keep morale up (according to Ernest Shackleton, \"A good laugh doesn't require any additional weight\"). In addition to the wonderful characters and stories, this book offers many lessons on how to set sail without a clear path home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnswers to some important questions, courtesy of \u003ci\u003eThe Adventurer's Handbook:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* How many corpses are believed to be on Mt. Everest? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Answer: 120\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* How is polar bear meat best prepared? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Answer: Raw and frozen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* What do you do if attacked by a charging lion? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Answer: Stand very still and stare it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* What should you wear when crossing a desert? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Answer: Lots of layers—fabric absorbs sweat and prolongs its cooling action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011569828080,"sku":"9780230105577","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780230105577_p0.jpg?v=1763780468","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780230105577","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}