I found this book: "Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls : True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors" to be a very interesting read about survival. It's just not one account but a multiple survival situations starting in 1800s and ending in modern times.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395911508/ref%3Dnosim/equippedtosur-20/102-5145177-9074524
Matt
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Matt
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