{"title":"Survival \u0026 Field Guides","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGood reference books earn their place in a pack, glove box, or cabin. 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Serious in function and dryly funny in execution, it is the sort of book that earns a place on a shelf, desk, nightstand, or guest room table because people keep picking it up “just to check one thing.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished for the international bestseller’s \u003cstrong\u003e20th anniversary\u003c\/strong\u003e, this revised and expanded edition adds material drawn from across the Worst-Case series along with \u003cstrong\u003e20 all-new scenarios\u003c\/strong\u003e shaped by newer forms of modern trouble. 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