How to predict the weather with a cup of coffee and other techniques for surviving the 9-5 jungle - Matthew Cole

A thought-provoking, playful survival guide for urban life packed with fun, crafty tricks to help you through everyday life. Matthew Cole shows you how to retune your native survival instinct and update it for the modern world - whether it's negotiating the car park, the office or the shopping centre.

Forget lighting fires with sticks or building a shelter in the woods, this book has the kind of survival tips that you can use every day: how to find a seat on a crowded bus, predict the weather with a cup of coffee or get rid of nuisance phone calls using a microwave oven!

By harnessing the laws of science, nature and human behaviour it arms you with a 21st century toolkit for survival and cheers you along as you transform your daily grind into a non-stop adventure.