Handy (and often hilarious) hacks from the resourceful TV hero. Includes illustrations! For over thirty years, the name MacGyver has been synonymous with astonishing feats of ingenuity, from fixing a car with nothing but water and egg whites to busting out of jail using a hairpin and a pair of repurposed handcuffs to, of course, saving the world with his favorite weapon, a simple paperclip. What you might not know is that every trick that the resourceful secret agent pulls off on CBS’s hit show has been tested and fact-checked by experts, and really works . . . most of the time. No one is saying that you should craft a DIY airplane out of trash bags and a lawnmower engine. But with this book, you could. The first official how-to guide to the MacGyver universe, this book is packed with drawings and step-by-step descriptions of the hacks that made this character the world’s most resourceful secret agent. It’s lots of fun for fans of the new hit series as well as the classic show that started it all—or anyone who enjoys a bit of applied physics and clever problem-solving.
Learn to survive extreme situations in wild locales from around the world with The Far Cry Survival Manual, based on the hit game series. The Far Cry video game series has taken players on extreme adventures around the world: from untamed tropical islands to towering mountains and beyond, this blockbuster series thrusts players into exciting but deadly scenarios. The Far Cry Survival Manual immerses readers in the Far Cry universe with practical tips on survival, self-defense, extreme sports, stunt driving, and more, inspired by the games they love. The book is narrated by a journalist who will go to any extreme for his story, traveling to the Rook Islands, the Kingdom of Kyrat, Montana’s Hope County, and beyond to explore and survive some of the most extreme situations and environments. This guide is his personal record of his perilous adventures and includes tips and instructions on how readers might be able to make it out alive as well. Readers will learn how to face and survive increasingly dramatic and deadly scenarios, from executing tense covert-ops to escaping pirate-filled South Pacific islands, and even surviving the prehistoric past. Packed with applicable real-world advice, this manual will entertain and inform fans of this thrilling franchise and survival enthusiasts alike.
Whether you’re lost in the woods, facing an armed insurrection, or preparing for a hurricane, the experts at Outdoor Life magazine are the people you want on your side. This book is the one you need if you want to protect your family, save yourself, and prevail over any danger. Your Go-To Guide for Surviving Anything GET READY, GET SET, SURVIVE! You're lost in the woods without food or water. Confronted by an armed assailant in the dead of night. Forced to outrun a deadly tornado. Don't worry - The Ultimate Survival Manual has you covered. Out in the Wild From navigating with a compass to fending off a mountain lion, learn to prevail in the forests, deserts, and open oceans like an expert outdoorsman. During a Disaster Whether it's a towering tsunami or a blazing wildfire, bad things happen every day. Know what to do when the going gets tough. In an Urban Crisis Arm yourself with the latest self-defense moves, weapons tips, and home-protection tactics, plus crucial strategies for handling bad guys and bad situations at home and abroad.
Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.
An indispensable survival manual for men entering the trenches of fatherhood, Be Prepared is loaded with one-of-a-kind insights, MacGyver-esque tips and tricks, and no-nonsense advice for mastering the first year as a dad. Finally, a book that teaches men all the things they really need to know about fatherhood...including how to: -Change a baby at a packed sports stadium -Create a decoy drawer full of old wallets, remote controls, and cell phones to throw baby off the scent of your real gear -Stay awake (or at least upright) at work -Babyproof a hotel room in four minutes flat -Construct an emergency diaper out of a towel, a sock, and duct tape Packed with helpful diagrams and detailed instructions, and delivered with a wry sense of humor, Be Prepared is the ultimate guide for sleep-deprived, applesauce-covered fathers everywhere.
B-52, likewise called Stratofortress, U.S. long-range weighty aircraft, was planned by the Boeing Company in 1948, first flown in 1952, and first conveyed for military assistance in 1955. However initially expected to be a nuclear bomb transporter equipped for arriving at the Soviet Union, it has demonstrated versatility for certain missions, and many B-52s stayed in help in the mid-21st hundred years. This book incorporates: - Part 1 - Military Careers How I Became a Crewdog - George Donald Jackson My Story And I'm Sticking To It - Steve McCutcheon The Career of a Civilian Crew Member - George R Dempsey - Part 2 - Survival S-V80-A "Survivor" - Tommy Towery Shootdown - George Donald Jackson The Seventh Confirmed Survivor - William R. "Bar" Gabel My Nylon Let Down - George Schryer Blood Chit - The Last Hope Of A Downed Crewmember - Arthur Craig Mizner A Typhoon Story - Kent Dodson Desert Survival and Rescue - Gary Henley, Dave Lay, Rich Vande Verde The Crash of Ash 01 - Dennis Thibodeau In case We Forget - Tommy Towery - Part 3 - Training Peacetime in The SAC - Rich Vande Verde Warning - Priceless-Ken Schmitz The Secret Trip to England - Gary Henley, Dave Lay Child Radar in A Grown-Up World - Glenn Burchard The Elephant in The Living Room - TommyTowery SAC Rewards Those Who Serve - Ken Schmitz The Check Ride - Ken Schmitz Instructions to Bust An ORI And Come Out Looking Good - Steve McCutcheon Everyone is ready and available For Red Flag TDY - Tommy Towery CEVG Checkride - The Flight That Was Doomed From The Start - Ken Schmitz Carswell Crew R/E/S-09 - Gary Henley - Part 4 - Cold War A Hard Day's Night - Bill Robinson Activity Sea Fish - Lothar ""Nick"" Maier Chrome Dome Chronicles - Lothar "Nick" Maier From The BUFF to The Moon - Karl D. (Ned) Neela Memories of D-model Alert and "The Great Inquisition" - Rock Roszak Ready Antics - Gary Henley - Section 5 - Southeast Asia U-Tapao Memories - Charles "Throw" Talcott B*U*F*F (Big Ugly Fat F*****) Cinnamon - Lothar "Nick" Maier The EW Bomb Run - George Donald Jackson The Habu Light - Arthur Craig Mizner A True Gunner's Story (Told by His Nav) - Bill Beavers When a Bomber Pilot… Always a Bomber Pilot - George W. Golding First Paved Buffs In Combat - Dave Hofstadter Number Two, You're On Fire! - Jim Carter Story of the Chili Donut, U-Tapao, 1972 - Bill Beavers Move! Move! Three SAMs - Six O'clock - Closing Fast! - Arthur Craig Mizner A Birthday Trip to Remember - Don McCrabb Who's Got It? - Karl D. (Ned) Neela --- - Section 6 - Tales Stabilizer Trim Failure - Lothar "Nick" Maier Pucker Factor - Vincent H. Osborne Heavy armament specialist In Hot Water - C. C. "Stop" Walker Honey Bucket Bomber - Albert F. Spohn A Bathroom Poet's Dream: Writing In the Buff - Vincent H. Osborne Heavy armament specialists' Tales - Ralph Stearns The Birth of KBUF - Dave Lay KBUF - The Rest of The Story - Gary Henley Frightening Holbrook - Dave Lay The Fixated Pilot - Dave Lay Crewdog Sense of Humor - Glenn O. Burchard More Gunner Memories - Harry Tolmich The Day the IG Got A Ticket - - Gary Henley, Dave Lay, Rich Vande Verde The Gamblers - Gary Henley --- - Part 7 - Bar Stories Bar Stories
B-52, likewise called Stratofortress, U.S. long-range weighty aircraft, was planned by the Boeing Company in 1948, first flown in 1952, and first conveyed for military assistance in 1955. However initially expected to be a nuclear bomb transporter equipped for arriving at the Soviet Union, it has demonstrated versatility for certain missions, and many B-52s stayed in help in the mid-21st hundred years. This book incorporates: - Part 1 - Military Careers How I Became a Crewdog - George Donald Jackson My Story And I'm Sticking To It - Steve McCutcheon The Career of a Civilian Crew Member - George R Dempsey - Part 2 - Survival S-V80-A "Survivor" - Tommy Towery Shootdown - George Donald Jackson The Seventh Confirmed Survivor - William R. "Bar" Gabel My Nylon Let Down - George Schryer Blood Chit - The Last Hope Of A Downed Crewmember - Arthur Craig Mizner A Typhoon Story - Kent Dodson Desert Survival and Rescue - Gary Henley, Dave Lay, Rich Vande Verde The Crash of Ash 01 - Dennis Thibodeau In case We Forget - Tommy Towery - Part 3 - Training Peacetime in The SAC - Rich Vande Verde Warning - Priceless-Ken Schmitz The Secret Trip to England - Gary Henley, Dave Lay Child Radar in A Grown-Up World - Glenn Burchard The Elephant in The Living Room - TommyTowery SAC Rewards Those Who Serve - Ken Schmitz The Check Ride - Ken Schmitz Instructions to Bust An ORI And Come Out Looking Good - Steve McCutcheon Everyone is ready and available For Red Flag TDY - Tommy Towery CEVG Checkride - The Flight That Was Doomed From The Start - Ken Schmitz Carswell Crew R/E/S-09 - Gary Henley - Part 4 - Cold War A Hard Day's Night - Bill Robinson Activity Sea Fish - Lothar ""Nick"" Maier Chrome Dome Chronicles - Lothar "Nick" Maier From The BUFF to The Moon - Karl D. (Ned) Neela Memories of D-model Alert and "The Great Inquisition" - Rock Roszak Ready Antics - Gary Henley - Section 5 - Southeast Asia U-Tapao Memories - Charles "Throw" Talcott B*U*F*F (Big Ugly Fat F*****) Cinnamon - Lothar "Nick" Maier The EW Bomb Run - George Donald Jackson The Habu Light - Arthur Craig Mizner A True Gunner's Story (Told by His Nav) - Bill Beavers When a Bomber Pilot… Always a Bomber Pilot - George W. Golding First Paved Buffs In Combat - Dave Hofstadter Number Two, You're On Fire! - Jim Carter Story of the Chili Donut, U-Tapao, 1972 - Bill Beavers Move! Move! Three SAMs - Six O'clock - Closing Fast! - Arthur Craig Mizner A Birthday Trip to Remember - Don McCrabb Who's Got It? - Karl D. (Ned) Neela --- - Section 6 - Tales Stabilizer Trim Failure - Lothar "Nick" Maier Pucker Factor - Vincent H. Osborne Heavy armament specialist In Hot Water - C. C. "Stop" Walker Honey Bucket Bomber - Albert F. Spohn A Bathroom Poet's Dream: Writing In the Buff - Vincent H. Osborne Heavy armament specialists' Tales - Ralph Stearns The Birth of KBUF - Dave Lay KBUF - The Rest of The Story - Gary Henley Frightening Holbrook - Dave Lay The Fixated Pilot - Dave Lay Crewdog Sense of Humor - Glenn O. Burchard More Gunner Memories - Harry Tolmich The Day the IG Got A Ticket - - Gary Henley, Dave Lay, Rich Vande Verde The Gamblers - Gary Henley --- - Part 7 - Bar Stories Bar Stories
Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.
The Shepherd Theory is a five-thousand-year-old principle that is biblically based, but it works for any business. The shepherd theory is based on the principles of building a solid company with employees that are willing to work toward the common goal of strengthening and growing the company. This principle is a strategy that will create loyal employees, customer, clients, and vendors that will want to do business with you. In today's aggressive world, companies need to evolve and change as new technology shapes the world. Here are some simple but very true facts: if you don't take care of your clients, there are other companies that will. If you don't take care of your employees, they will leave, seeking new employment. If you don't treat your suppliers with dignity and meet the payment-time requirements, you will not get serviced very well, if at all. This book gives you the tools to strengthen your work environment, build a quality system, and teach you how to work with different personalities, building solid policies and principles that will grow the business and maintain great and loyal employees. This book, The Shepherd Theory, should be used as a workbook. It has the tools to you need to secure your company into the future! Read it if you dare! I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me. -John 10:14
Written by more than 30 emergency physicians with first-hand experience handling medical care during disasters, this volume is the only single comprehensive reference on disaster medicine. It provides the information that every emergency department needs to prepare for and handle the challenges of natural and manmade disasters. The contributors present guidelines for assessing the affected population's health care needs, establishing priorities, allocating resources, and treating individuals. Coverage encompasses a wide range of natural, industrial, technologic, transportation-related, and conflict-related disasters, with examples from around the world. This edition has more illustrations and more information on weapons of mass destruction and explosions.
