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Title: Come Back Alive by Robert Young Pelton ISBN: 0-385-49566-8 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.55 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Very real and informative
Comment: I really disagree with most of the reviews here. I found this book fascinating and potentially useful. I live in the U.S., but if I were to travel anywhere outside the "First World", I would read this book 4-5 times. I can't really say about the rest of the chapters (not enough personal experience), but the chapter on self-defense is dead on. Most books will tell you that you can defened yourself well, but the reality is, as Pelton says, you are up against guys who: a. make a living 'jacking people', and b. are pre-prepared for the assault, whereas you are on your cell phone or counting your travelers checks. Very true. The cards are so stacked against you most of the time. This book is just trying to tell the truth about that, from Pelton's experience, and trying to give you some 'cards' so that you are not so outgunned. For example, his advice about "using a sense of humor" in the Third World to get out of jams is very useful, and could save lives. Just smiling at someone or making a hand gesture could save you. I have seen it in action myself, and have used it. Like I say, against someone bent on jacking you, your chances are slim, but in most other situations, humor could work. Like I said, if I had one book to take on a "Third World Tour", this would be it.
Rating: 3
Summary: Never take personal security for granted.
Comment: I've been relying on advice from this book and "Most Dangerous Places" for several years now. Although I wouldn't call it my "gospel" there are a lot of useful pieces of information that could save your life. Although I am not constantly exposed to life-threatening danger, my experience shows me that most accidents and mishaps occur to tourists because they drop their guard or get complancent. My advice is simple. Don't be paranoid, but never take personal security for granted - even if you are just going to the local shops...
Rating: 1
Summary: Swiftly put together
Comment: This book was to hastly put together, the author needed to do more research on the subjects contained in the book. Some of the topics and there advice seemed to be far fetched or not true at all.
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Title: Robert Young Pelton's The World's Most Dangerous Places : 5th Edition by Robert Young Pelton ISBN: 0060011602 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Adventurist : My Life in Dangerous Places by ROBERT YOUNG PELTON ISBN: 0767905768 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 19 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Hunter, The Hammer, and Heaven: Journeys to Three Worlds Gone Mad by Robert Young Pelton ISBN: 1585744166 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Three Worlds Gone Mad: Dangerous Journeys through the War Zones of Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific by Robert Young Pelton ISBN: 1592281001 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Danger!: True Stories of Trouble and Survival (Travelers' Tales Guides) by James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O'Reilly ISBN: 1885211325 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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