Survival of the Fittest

From how to build an emergency campfire or emergency shelter to recognizing grizzly-bear behavior to saving a hypothermia victim, Backpacker magazine offers up a whole passel o' survival tips and guidelines: http://www.backpacker.com/survival/
Attitude and mind-set are just as important as—and maybe more so than—skills and equipment, contends a writer for National Geographic. For example, "Forcing your brain to think sequentially—in times of crisis and in day-to-day life—can quiet dangerous emotions": http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/08/everyday-survival/laurence-gonzales-text