How to Survive The End Of The World As We Know It: Tactics, Techniques And Technologies For Uncertain Times
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780141049335
ISBN: 0141049332
Label: Penguin Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 336
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Studio: Penguin Books Ltd
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Summary: Very good information
Comment: This book would be better in PRINT rather than in audio book form due to the great number of references given (websites, suppliers, etc...). A tremendous amount of useful information though.
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Summary: Bull Pucky
Comment: This book is a bunch of unrealistic, paranoid, fantasy laced drivel. Almost anything that might have been cool to know, i.e. how to can food, make jerky, build a water pump, make a net, good knots to know, etc. are all outsourced to random websites. So what does this book contain? Not much! Some truly god aweful economic advice, a plea for everyone to buy a safe zone fortress escape property in the hinterlands, and lists, lots of lists.... with 10's (maybe 100's) of thousands of dollars worth of suggested purchases. On the bright side, the book does present a few stores where some expensive high tech gadgets can be purchased, some of which are pretty cool, like a place where you can buy portable solar cells. Am I going to buy them? Probably not, but they are cool. The only people who should buy this book are those individuals whose only hope for recognition in this life is to spend every moment fantazing and hoping for the rapture when their earnest preparation might be well rewarded. If you are not planning on giving up your job and moving to a random Idaho farm, buy a 20 pound bag of rice, a flashlight, and some bottled water and call it a day and save your money. I feel a little bad writing such a negative review since I definetly don't doubt the authors sincercity, just his virginity.
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Summary: Interesting
Comment: I definitely enjoyed reading this book. It is, exactly what it is. That doesn't mean I necessarily agreed with every angle that was taken. Primarily, because I personally am not betting on a grid down situation that lasts for months.
If you want to prepare for long term grid down situations then this book is definitely a must read.
All disaster recovery processes start with disaster scenarios. The scenario in this book is a multi-month and multi-year power grid down situation in the US. What I couldn't determine was if the scenario included a worldwide grid down situation.
If it's not worldwide then we need a chapter on how to get out of the U.S. in the event of a long term grid down.
If it's a worldwide collapse then God help us all. We will have the first massive worldwide population implosion ever recorded. I'd like to see the author address the series of events in that scenario where hundreds of millions of people die within months, hundreds of millions more within 6 months, economies become completely non-existent and gangs roam the countrysides like Attila the Hun destroying everything and killing everything edible. In this scenario the most important skill may be the ability to hide.
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Summary: A must read
Comment: Ready.gov maybe fine for a day or two without power but in situations that you have an extended utility outage or heaven forbid anything worse this book gives you the basics to start planning for a natural or man made disaster. Everyone hopes that none of the scenarios described in this book never happen but it is better to be prepared and not need it than to need it and not have it.
I know that this topic makes a lot of people feel uneasy...as it did for me because they are worried they may get negatively labeled by society if someone finds out they have a years worth of toilet paper but what drove me to look more into being "prepared" was the financial instability in the country today and record rates of foreclosures and unemployment. And I got to thinking what if all the increases in crime lately etc. could be a sign of bigger problem to come and I wanted to make sure that if something bad does happen that I'm not left after the fact worrying how I am going to take care of my family.
I was impressed with this book and would recommend it to anybody
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Summary: Rawles does it again
Comment: Another excellent book from James Wesley Rawles. I recommend that you buy it, read it, and then add it to your bug out bag.
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