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How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques and Technologies for Uncertain Times
How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It Tactics Techniques and Technologies for Uncertain Times Author:James Wesley Rawles A handy guidebook from which to create a disaster plan. Easily referenced, concise summaries of particular events-hurricanes, earthquakes, brush fires, economic collapses, grid failures-and summaries of preparations one can make. Then, those preparations are roughly described. Contains everything people need to know in order to ... more »prepare and protect themselves. Excellent chapters on food storage and vehicles. There is a lot you can learn from this book, but don't make it your sole reference.
Where you live determines your survival strategy-there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Some folks could adequately deal with "simpler" short-term emergencies (tornado, fire, flood) that you can ride out living in your normal urban or suburban environment.
Survival attitude and skills are farmed out to other books or training courses. The book is for hard core survivalists. It assumes complete and absolute break down of civilization. The book is practically all about establishing a well-stocked remote rural retreat, which you defend tooth-and-nail against looters and invaders, while keeping the curtains down not to let them see your window lights.« less