I would agree w/ Razor,
But I would change out the Boy Scout book w/ Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival
All three would give you some great ideas to hopefully make living a little bit less stressful.
Also, in regards to traps as mentioned earlier. Does anyone have a favorite trap or one they think works best?
For relative ease, I consider the Figure 4 to be great. If you take your time you can make one with out a knife by just finding the right sticks and making a couple of well placed bends or breaks.
There are many traps out there from relatively simple to highly advanced, such as the Piaute bird trap.
Picture taken from the Tracker Trail.
http://www.trackertrail.com/survival...oKnife7701.jpg