RL and others:
An extremely excellent manual to purchase whenever possible is "SIX WAYS IN & TWELVE WAYS OUT". Written by former and present SERE Instructors who are in the Special Ops community they have written a book that exceeds all expectations on surviving either in the woods or at home.
A second manual that is often called the "motherload" is AFR 64-4 Volume 1. Although very large and heavy at approximately 600+ pages it provides numerous ways to tell direction and location along with detailed instructions on fire building and "walking out".
But hey who needs a manual when we have this thread! Excellent info and allot of knowledge flowing here.
Keep it going!