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How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need

Survival Tricks for Hacking, Hurricanes, and Hazards Life Might Throw at You

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"Matloff assesses major threats with careful authority and good humor, then gives us the logistical and emotional tools necessary to cope with them." —Ada Calhoun, New York Times–bestselling author of Why We Can't Sleep
In an age of anxiety, we yearn for some control. We want to make sensible decisions to keep us on track when everything seems to be going off the rails. As a seasoned war correspondent with over thirty years of experience in crisis zones and a pioneering safety consultant, Judith Matloff knows about personal security and risk management. In How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need, she shares her tried-and-true methods to help you confidently handle whatever challenges comes your way. Learn how to:
  • Perform emergency first aid
  • Create a bunker
  • Keep yourself safe when traveling
  • Keep yourself safe online
  • Keep yourself safe in any circumstance with invaluable tips on dozens of other situations

  • Blending humorous anecdotes with serious advice, Matloff explains how to remain upright in stampedes, avoid bank fraud, prevent sexual assault, stay clean in a shelter, and even be emotionally prepared for loss. From cybersecurity and active shooter situations to natural disasters and emotional resilience, her tips will give even the most anxious person a sense of control over life's unpredictable perils. Unfortunately, we can't anticipate all the crises of our lives. But with this book, you'll find the skills and confidence you need to weather an emergency.
    Includes illustrations
    "This wise and witty book will tell you everything you need to know in order to face catastrophes great and small." —Susan Cain, New York Times–bestselling author of Quiet
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        May 15, 2020
        Matloff is a seasoned war journalist with decades of training and teaching under her belt. Over the past few years, however, she has realized others need this type of training as well. Increases in natural disasters, violent attacks outside of war zones, and overall changing economies and public health situations have now made this type of information essential for everyone. Using tasteful humor to balance some very grim topics, Matloff has created a how-to survival manual designed for nearly every situation. It is organized to allow the reader to choose a specific scenario to study, but is also quite readable from beginning to end. Readers who pick this book up during dark times of pandemics, natural disasters, and violence, will appreciate the stark light shone on the advice and information presented here. They may also find comfort in the fact that Matloff provides solutions?concrete actions and efforts that provide meaning and structure. How to Drag a Body is a sobering, useful guide to dealing with ever-more prevalent problems. This title is essential for every library.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)

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