Ten Books I’d Want With Me While Stranded On a Deserted Island

I'm weird, so sometimes I think about things I would like to have with me if I were on a deserted island. These are my picks.

1. The SAS Survival Handbook: For Any Climate, in Any Situation, by John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman. This is “the definitive guide to survive in the wild, in any climate, on land or at sea. For over twenty years, the SAS Survival Guide has been the definitive guide to surviving any situation, anywhere in the world.” I think I need this handy-dandy book if I intend to live, because this city girl knows next to nothing about surviving in the wild.
2. How to Survive on a Deserted Island, by Tim O'Shei and Al Siebert. Another survival book, just to be on the safe side, that explains how to find drinkable water, catch food, and signal rescuers …
3. The Complete Survival Shelters Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Life-saving Structures for Every Climate and Wilderness Situation, by Anthonio Akkermans. How the heck do you build a shelter on a deserted island? Reading this book can help with that.
4. The World Book Encyclopedia. It can be a substitute for the Internet, I guess, since it contains articles with basic overviews on various topics. Plus, it’s HUGE! I can use some of the pages as tinder, if I have to, and not feel too bad about it. *shrugs*
5. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck.
6. The Short Novels of John Steinbeck. Six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels compiled in one fat book.
7. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson.
8. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis. 
9. The Bible. It has many genres, it's inspirational, encouraging, and has answers to life’s philosophical questions. 
10. A blank journal with about 500 pages, so I could document my adventures and record my emotions until I’m rescued! 

Yes, I know, #4 and #7 may be considered cheating because they are boxed sets, but did you really think I could narrow it down to only ten books?

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