If you love old .22 rifles (and who doesn't?), and would like to know more about them, this book is a must-have. It is the only book of its kind, covering 20 classic and vintage rifles from five different manufacturers. The rifles covered are among the most-used and best-loved rifles of all time. In these pages you will find a wealth of information about each rifle and each manufacturer including: history and development, physical measurements and handling characteristics, accuracy testing, and current value. Plus, there are chapters on finding your own classic rifle, hunting with the .22, improving accuracy, and proper care and maintenance, and much more. So, if you'd like to know more about that old .22 that you've inherited or you need some good information to help you find your own, this is the book for you.

Being your own wilderness doctor for the security of knowing what to do for the best--in case of the worst--a more than first-aid companion that's always there when a doctor may be too far away. Angier who knows the outdoors, and Dr. Kodet who knows people--inside and out--team up to present life-saving, panic-preventing information for times when making the right decision is most vital. Here are trip-saving ways to handle the sometimes painful but rarely serious accident-health problems that can face campers, hikers, and vacationers...cuts, sprains, insect bites, blisters burns. Here's what to do when a misstep results in fracture, break, dislocation, swelling. Know how a doctor would view symptoms that loom larger as the metropolis recedes; how he's handle the problem; how to differentiate between minor protests of hard used muscles and signs of serious trouble that call for prompt professional help.

The Army version "Map Reading and Land Navigation" is the simplest and most straightforward explanation of how to get around with just a compass and a map. This guide is perfect for any outdoorsman or for teaching Boy Scouts how to use a compass.

Immerse yourself in the rich sights, sounds, and smells of big game hunting in "Alaskan Sunrise to African Sunset," a rollicking tale of one man's hunting adventures in the great outdoors. With stunning detail and a flair for storytelling, Glenn T. Bingham shares his thirty-year journey from his humble beginnings hunting small game and deer in upstate New York to escapades throughout the lower 48 states, Canada, Alaska, and Africa. Follow Bingham as he hunts whitetails in the great white north, stalks mule deer in the Rocky Mountains, climbs above the Arctic Circle for dall sheep, and tracks cape buffalo into the tall grass of Zimbabwe. Along the way he recreates the beauty of nature, lessons learned (sometimes the hard way), and the satisfaction of success. Containing more than fifty pictures, this engrossing account presents an exciting, often humorous look at Bingham's experiences in some of the most remote places on the planet. Experience the thrill of the hunt with "Alaskan Sunrise to African Sunset"

Despite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries, whose population at any given moment is as unpredictable as the weather, know how to prepare for, endure, and survive a disaster, whether natural or man-made, and even fewer put their know-how to paper. Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library management with a comprehensive guide to planning and executing emergency procedures. Based, in part, on an emergency preparedness seminar the author has presented for the American Library Association, Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library personnel with detailed instructions for protecting staff, patrons, and the facilities themselves, including Steps to take now, before disaster strikes People and procedures to include in an emergency/disaster action plan Practical ways to turn written plans into an instinctual team response Safety considerations to take into account when caring for people on-site during an emergency Information to provide to the umbrella organization and the media after a disaster Key things to do the first few days after an event Tips for getting back to business In addition, the author examines possible scenarios and provides step-by-step solutions for all types of libraries academic, school, public, and special and all types of disruptions, including floods, fires, civil disturbances, and theft.