The Outdoor Survival Handbook

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The Outdoor Survival Handbook
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AuthorRaymond Mears
Original titleThe Complete Outdoor Handbook
IllustratorPaul Bryant
Cover artistHeather Kim
LanguageEnglish
GenreSurvival
Published1992
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages240
ISBN 0-312-09359-4

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