A Manual for Survival
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If we are to survive as a distinct civilization, let alone win the "GWOL," it is essential to define and understand the enemy. Are Muslim terrorists true or false to the tenets of their faith? The author's answer in this essential book is based on Islam's history and dogma, not on any a priori judgment by those who presume to know the answer or, worse still, have ulterior motives for lying to us.

This book effectively demolishes the PC straightjacket. After a brief reviw of the scriptural and doctrinal basis of Islam, its record of interaction with other societies, and the personality of its founder, he explains why terrorism is NOT an aberration of Islam's alleged peace and tolerance, but a perfectly predictable consequence of the ideology of Jihad.

The book then proceeds to assail the elite class consensus that

(1) deems such questions illegitimate, and

(2) favors de facto open immigration in the name of multiculturalism.

The author warns that the impact of ongoing Muslim migratory influx onto the developed world, and the consequences of the existence of a multi-million Muslim diaspora in Western Europe and North America, are inseparable from the coherent long-term anti-terrorist defense strategy:

"That strategy must entail denying actual and potential terrorists the foothold inside the West. Controlling the borders is only the first step. The application of clearly defined criteria related to terrorism in deciding who will be admitted into the country, and in determining who should be allowed to stay from among those who are already here, is essential. Carefully evaluating the ideological profile of all prospective visitors to America, and systematically re-examining the behavior of all resident aliens and checking the bona-fides of naturalized citizens, is an essential ingredient of a serious anti-terrorist strategy. To that end, Islamic activism needs to be treated as an excludable, eminently political, rather than 'religious' activity."

Amen! Powerful stuff indeed, very powerfully presented.
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This book was a decent follow up to what is still Gonzeles' best work, Deep Survival. Gonzales examines the after effects of survival and illustrates, through stories, strategies of moving forward. Beginning with the premise that the survival wiring for the body/brain actually labels trauma memory as valuable (i.e. useful for survival, don't do that again), he illustrates that the body/brain actually does it too well. So well, in fact, that it becomes debilitating for some. He also points out that traumatic memory can't be erased or talked away, but can only be overwritten. His stories illustrate the successful, and sometimes unsuccessful, strategies survivors have used to move onward.

It is a good book that focuses on a neurological basis for some of the problems or issues survivors have. PTSD is not an individual failing, it is the neurological culmination of our evolution. How one deals with that, that is the key.

And here is where the book loses a star, imho. Perhaps I expected something with laser organization and focus at the level of Deep Survival. At least it wasn't Everyday Survival. It flew somewhere in the middle.

I would recommend this book for anyone interested in post trauma recovery. Understanding a warrior's silence, a car accident survivor's fears, or the family dynamics in the wake of a family member's chronic eating disorder - this book is useful.
1082022
I have read this book once before and I find it full of ways that the human can survive if necessary.
783958
This may be the most valuable tool in my Bug out Bag,  Survival one day may depend to this simple book.
4724306
We read books about health, making money, science fiction, the past.  Why not read a book that that talks about surviving an unexpected disaster - by prepping.  This books is a great introduction to prepping.  It will make you think of things you have completely overlooked (do you know how long water lasts?) and is a great instructional manual. I highly recommend reading this book and keeping it as a reference guide.  You really never know when disaster is going to strike - and you should be prepared!
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This book is the only survival manual you MIGHT ever need in an emergency situation.  If your not in such a situation, it still makes good reading and also gives you food for thought.  It's well written and provides easy to find info on ANY thing you need to know to stay alive.
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The great thing about reading this book is getting yourself prepared for any possible situations of apocalypse or any emergency situation. Being prepared is always a lot better than not. The author effectively presented survival tips for short, medium and long term occurrences. The guide written by the author is not only self-sufficient plans but most importantly, plans in saving resources for your family most importantly if you have a baby.
1561442
It shows you the basics of survival has bonus tips I recommend
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REM sings, "It's the end of the world as we know it/And I feel fine. .."  Author Martha Green has produced a handy and concise guide to preparing yourself for natural disasters. To paraphrase a popular bumper sticker, "Stuff happens." Hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, earth quakes, volcanoes. Mother nature seems to deliver freakish weather with increasing frequency. In cases of natural disaster that threatens life as we know it, relying on the government to swoop in and take care of you may be a pipe dream. (Remember the scenes of New Orleans in post-Hurricane Katrina?)

There is no Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy or Easter Bunny.  Worse still, FEMA may not save you when disaster strikes.  Better start cultivating some self-reliance.  Here is your manual!

Being forewarned is to be forearmed. Martha Green offers practical tips on emergency disaster preparedness. As someone who has worked for over three decades in the field of risk management, I can say that risk management has a personal component. Ms. Green's guide is a roadmap and toolkit for arming yourself before the proverbial bad stuff hits the fan.

You need not be a "prepper" or doomsday prophet to implement the steps that Ms. Green recommends. Of course, simply reading her book will be useless without taking action to implement the proactive steps which she recommends in the realm of food storage, water preparation, medical readiness, communication options during an emergency and disaster, etc.

The book touts itself as 101 ways and perhaps there are 101 tips and suggestions included. I did not count them, but it would have been useful to delineate them and to number them. The text would also benefit from handy checklists for readers to use to maximize preparedness in different areas of their personal lives.

Nevertheless, I recommend Ms. Green's book as a blueprint for being ready when Mother Nature gets out of hand.  Her book may not cause you to join REM in feeling fine, but gives you an added sense of readiness in a tumultuous ecosystem.
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The Prepper's Instruction Manual was written for people who want clear actionable steps to get better prepared. It's not focused on doomsday preparedness, although some of it could certainly apply. Rather, it outlines 50 very important steps to becoming a prepper. The author defines a prepper as simply "someone who prepares for disasters so they won't be forced on others to survive." Well said. Each step is covered in a few pages, and the book is filled with useful tables and figures to make things clear and compelling. This is a practical book with meaningful advice and information throughout. If every person followed the advice in this manual, we would truly be a prepared nation. Also, the author offers a free RADSticker with books purchased directly from his website ([...]). Plus the books are a few bucks cheaper.
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Finally, someone has written a realistic survival guide for economic hard times. Unlike most survival guides (at least the ones I've seen) that give lots of wilderness survival tips & bushcraft ideas, and indulge in off-the-grid mountain retreat fantasies, this one gives practical, realistic advice for surviving an economic crisis while living in civilization, not hiding from it.

Based on his experiences having lived through the collapse of Argentina's economy and the socialist dictatorship that has since emerged, Fernando Aguirre doesn't rely on theories of what might happen, but gives lots of concrete examples of what actually happened during and after an economic collapse.

Because of the high crimes rates during and post-collapse, Aguirre gives over a good portion of his book to home security, situational awareness, and self-defense. There is even a section on defensive (and offensive) driving to avoid car jackings, roadblocks, and other dangers of the road.

He also talks about finacial problems such as Argentina's experinces with a shut-down of the banks and electronic financial transactions (think no ATMs or credit card/debit transactions), and the government imposed "corralito" in which the government froze and took over the people's bank accounts for about a year, only allowing very limited withdrawals. He also talks about the reality and dangers of bartering (smashing to pieces many survivalist theories of a new barter economy emerging and replacing fiat money), explains why cash is king even during an economic collapse, teaches the art of haggling, and raises interesting points on the importance of gold and silver (and how to use them).

He discusses many other issues, too - from EDC gear, bug-out bags and food & water storage, to dogs, real estate & jobs.

One key theme that runs throughout the book is the need to have the right mental attitude and toughness to survive.

What I like most about the book is that Aguirre backs up everything he says with examples from his own experiences and the experiences of others in Argentina that have lived through an economic collapse. This makes to book firmly entrenched in reality rather than theory, and makes it stand out as the best survival/prepping book I've ever read.
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the recipes sound good ;and inspiring.  has helpful information for most disasters that can occur.  a good starter book for basic preparedness.
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This is a great book for anyone to read but I think for Americans in particular, and here's why I say that. We have lived in a fairly safe environment when compared with the rest of the world for so long that I suspect that many of our survival skills may have become rusty. Notable exceptions would include Oklahoma City, Katrina, 9-11, at least one of which immobilized the government as well as some of the participants.

After interviewing survivors to find our how and why they survived their situations, the author shares his findings with his readers. After his extensive research, one of the author's most powerful suggestions is - don't go brain-dead with the shock of what you're seeing or experiencing. "Take action and stay conscious". There are many more, but this one struck me as something I want to remember, in case of an emergency.

Hopefully, you'll never encounter any of the crises that the author addresses, but this thought-provoking book is worth a read just in case. I believe that the "walk-through" of many crisis situations that The Survivor's Club offers the reader as well as solutions on how to survive may be the best possible preparation for dealing with the unthinkable.  The book is highly recommended.
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Nicholas Hyde's Recipe for Survival is truly a must-read for any North American or those living in temperate climates who wants to be prepared for the distinct but hopefully remote eventuality that the world as we know it would suddenly collapse. At the very least, guide suggests very practical pointers on how to save money, be more self-sufficient, and live a healthier life (as a result of healthier fresh and organic food sources and a good old hard work) all in one in a way that everyone would understand.

It's chock full of information on the various how-tos of food production, some of which appear surprising to me. For example, I didn't realize how easy it was to make goat cheese out of goat milk, that you actually used faux eggs to identify a potential mother/nesting hen, or that rabbits could actually be milked(!), which the author did not recommend by the way.

What you get is a 150-page guide to
- the best types of crops (fruits, vegetables, tubers, and grains) to plant during specific seasons of the year with some valuable tips on how to optimize your yield, how to compost,
- sensible recommendations of domestic livestock that are both cost-effective and relatively easy to raise
- how to make your own salt, sugar/sweetener (!), and cooking oil
- tips on fishing, trapping, hunting, and foraging for food sources.
- how to make your own flour, bread, and pasta
- step by step instructions on how to can, store, and preserve your surplus food
- how to make your own vinegar, wine, beer, and other libations
- 10 delicious-sounding off-the-grid dinner recipes

What could have made it better
- For all it's detailed simplicity, some of the chapters could have been made more reader-friendly and scannable by making use of bulleted or numbered guides, as well as breaking down larger chunks of information under different uniform subheadings.
- For the descriptions of each crop, specific nutritional content, not necessarily in terms of caloric breakdown, could have been added instead of generically  stating that this or that were nutritious.
- Pictures and illustrations/diagrams could have made it easier to understand some of the tips and techniques he was introducing
- A glossary of terms, particularly of the more technical ones would be very helpful to the reader
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Preparing for disaster is something most people miss. This is because they recon "this won't happen to me" or just plan lazy, or indifferent. But this is a big mistake. The world is getting to be a dangerous place with more and more natural disasters occurring on a weekly basis. So disaster really can happen to anyone. This book is all about how to survive natural disaster such as wildfire, earthquake and more. The tips are short, to the point and very useful. Just giving this a quick read makes you more prepared that %99 of the population. Recommended!
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The Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide is a fantastic guide for both the novice and the experienced prepper. This is not some fly by night author's attempt to cash in on the current zeitgeist of paranoia and preparedness that has marred the collective conscious of the survivalist community, this is honest know-how and life tested skills that you will keep you alive long after the rest have gone. Instead of ramming buzzwords and theories down your throat, Jim Cobb gives you time tested practical information and deeply researched understanding that are meant to enlighten, educate, and increase your chances of making it out alive from most any situation.
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You would do well to pay attention to this book as it's full of handy hints and tactics.  For the survivalist it's a veritable treasure trove of tactics, especially the "take no prisoners" advice, as this is the hardest and truest advice you can take.  Pay attention, this could come true!