Normally don't like books on survival but as someone pointed at 98.6 Degrees the art of Keeping your ass Alive is a good one. Uses humor and keeps things basic. Like the way he keeps repeating attitude is the biggest things. "Party On" you will get the quote if you read the book. A great deal of what you need to do in situation and more importantly how to avoid situations is common sense. Biggest things is paying attention to what is happening around you. The second is that it is rarely on thing that leads to a survival situation. Typically it is a combination of bad decision when out that lead to trouble. Often time the problem is if you are not paying attention one bad decision leads to many others. If lost or pretty much anything else remember to STOPA.
S- Stop Moving and just sit and collect your wits. Get breathing rate down and relax. The brain doesn't work in panic mode.
T- Take assesment of where you are, what you have, what you need.
O- Observe look at your surroundings and see if you can safely backtrack,if you are going to be stuck look for a subtle place to hunker down for the night, and look for things you can use, water, materials for shelter and warmth, and possible fire.
P-Plan your next move. Figure out how to use what is available of staying. If walking out form your plan on how to get back.
A- Start taking the action that you have decided on. No plan is good if you don't act on it.