In our most dire moments, humans will fight, struggle, and triumph—no matter how unlikely the chance for survival. How to Survive Against the Odds transports readers into first-person accounts of real-life survivors, detailing the harrowing, moment-to-moment events that brought them to death’s door. Including dynamic illustrations, sidebars, and callouts, each story explores the physiological responses of the human body under unbearable conditions, how to counteract them, and strategies for survival from doctors and psychologists. Through these lived experiences, we see the grit, determination, and willpower needed to navigate out of a host of merciless situations. Broken into three parts—Extreme Environments, Attacked by Animals, and Natural Disasters—these stomach-twisting stories include guidance on how to survive being: ADRIFT AT SEA: Includes info for curing turtle meat, procuring potable water, and how to survive on a life raft. MAULED BY A BEAR: Black bears? Fight back. Grizzly