That is probably the #1 book in my library, an absolute must read! A fantastic resource for how to minimize the effects of a disaster, how to handle one when it happens, and what to do after. Also, a great section on first aid. Other books include...

Where there is no doctor
USDA guide to home canning
LDS Preparedness manual

Various US military manuals and ebooks on all sorts of topics from gardening & herbalism to renewable energy too numerous to mention.

Thanks Denob!

Here are a few more from my bookshelf:

Camping & Wilderness Survival - The Ultimate Outdoors Book by Paul Tawrell

Wilderness Basics - The Complete Handbook for Hikers & Backpackers by The Mountaineers

Back to Basics - A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills (3rd Edition) by Abigail R. Gehring

The Art of Blacksmithing by Alex W. Bealer

Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities Edited by James A. Wilkerson, MD

US Army Special Forces Medical Handbook - ST 31-91B by The United States Army

Emergency Planning Handbook by The A.S.I.S. Standing Committee on Disaster Management

Scouting for Boys - The Original 1908 Edition by Lord Robert Baden-Powell

Alright, I do not want to hog all the space. So, what is on your bookshelf??

Mountainman.

Morning All,

I see we do not have too many readers out there. Only 38 views of this post, so far. Reading, especially books is important. Books introduce you to new ideas and concepts, I guess so does the internet and YouTube. But books still work in the event of a power failure. I am not winning here, am I.............okay. I will just hog some more space and post a few more books you might enjoy reading.

I will use bold instead of italics for the book titles this time.

Cyber War by Richard A. Clarke & Robert K. Knake - Want to know how vulnerable the power grid is read this one.

One Second After by William R. Forstchen - This book is spoken of else where on these pages. Good read. Good examples of group dynamics under stress.

The Three Meter Zone by J.D. Pendry Command Sergeant Major US Army - Excellent leadership book. Not dry and want to poke your eye out. Those who lead will get something from this book.

Dirt-Cheap Survival Retreat by M.D. Creekmore - Might work, especially to those folks in Northern Ontario. Not sure where you can still get cheap land out West??? Let me know, please!!!

Small Unit Leadership - A Commonsense Approach by Col Dandridge M. Malone US Army (Retired) - A little more textbookie but has valuable information. If you lead, read.

Complete Survival Manual by Michael S. Sweeney, National Geographic - well organized, easy to read, lots of colour pics and diagrams.

That is it for now. I will check back in a few days and maybe hog some more space and list a few more books.

What's on your bookshelf??

Mountainman.

Alberta conservation and hunter education, saskatchewan hunter education. Have both in mind. They have basic first aid ,survival,feild dressing and firearm safty.Good reading and teaching for young preppers.

Books are more important than many think. In spite of the internet and everything it has... when TSHTF it will probably be gone as well as your ability to access any files you have in computer media. HARD COPY information will be worth it's weight in gold... er food... he he... and is also a media that you can take to the jobsite with you. Try working on your car engine while accessing your laptop.

Every time I browse this thread it reminds me that I need to get more of my pdf's printed off 🙁

So much toner and paper...

All of my books are packed for the move next week; and I can't recall their specific titles or authors.

Nighthawk,

Good to see you are still active. I see there are no replies from the SK folks. Keep at them. Any response from the AB side of town?? Conservation Outdoor Recreation and Education Manuals area a good source of information. I think I have the BC CORE Manual around here somewhere.

JustABear,

I could not agree more. Would you mind explaining that to my 9er Domestic, 😆 She supports me, she just likes giving me a tough time once in awhile. It's all good. I bet you have a few interesting books, care to share some titles for those who need to build their library and don't know which books to get first????

Dangphool,

I know you must have a few gems in them boxes, get moved already!!! Just kidding, moving sucks 🙁 I would prefer not to move again, however, in the not-to-distant future it will have to happen again. Of course TEOTWAWKI could assist and make it a quicker process. Tougher but quicker. I digress, my bad. When you get unpacked, please, send us an update of the must have books in your library - hardcopy or digital.

All,

If you are looking for digital books, I believe Denob - Super Moderator Extraordinaire, has posted a link on other pages on this site for a safe place to download e-books and manuals.

I will hog a few more lines. I will start with a couple manuals, then go to books.

Rigging TM 5-725 by the US Army

Survival FM 21-76 by the US Army

US Army Special Forces Handbook by the US Army

Ranger Handbook SH 21-76 by the US Army Rangers, 1992 Edition

Bushcraft - Outdoor Skills & Wilderness Survival by Mors Kochanski (Wildwood, AB) website: http://www.karamat.com

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rocky Mountains & Neighbouring Territories by Terry Wllard, Ph D.

Medicinal Plant - An Introduction to Familiar Widespread Species by Kavanagh/Leung. Laminated field pamphlet from MEC.

Edible Wild Plants - An Introduction to Familiar North American Species by Kavanagh/Leung. Laminated field pamphlet from MEC.

Patriots by James Wesley Rawles. Fiction, a survivors novel.

Survivors by James Wesley Rawles. Fiction, a survivors novel - more ideas, the bigger picture. You do not need to read in order, but you would enjoy both.

How To Survive The End Of The World As We Know IT - Tactics, Techniques & Technologies for Uncertain Times by James Wesley Rawles. Non-fiction.

The SAS Survival Handbook by John "Lofty" Wiseman

The SAS Urban Survival Handbook by John "Lofty" Wiseman

I have hogged enough space. To those new to prepping, it has taken more than 30 years to actually have my own copies of these books. Be happy, if you can scoop the e-books in PDF from some of the web-based sources. But these title may help narrow what you are searching for.

Send more feedback and more importantly, tell us what is on your bookshelf???

Mountainman.

Working my way through printing most of these:
http://bruce-conway.com/noahsarchives/noahs-archives.html
I borrowed "One Second After" from the library (it's a good read)
currently reading another library book "The Long Emergency" by James Howard Kunstler (It's scary 😯 )
Home library shelves are groaning under the weight of "Health" books, "Permaculture" books, "organic gardening" books, "bush lore" books etc etc etc
Do you want a complete list? (Let me know if you do and I'll post the titles)

BTW Recently found a couple links to PAW fiction if anyone is interested.
http://jerrydyoung.fatcow.com/stories/page.php?3
http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/fiction/lightsout1-10.pdf
http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/fiction/lightsout11-20.pd f"> http://web.archive.org/web/20061206013103/http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/fiction/lightsout11-20.pdf

Had a free moment so I thought I'd post a list of what is on my bookshelves (not including the fiction novels on bookshelves in my room 😳 )
Susannah’s book list: (Australian conditions)
Survival skills by Lucy Smith
Survival in the bush by George Brown
Survival by Lex Lannoy & Peter Nicholls
Bushwalking in Australia by John Chapman & Monica Chapman
Outback on a budget by Brian Sheedy
The Survival Handbook by Michael Allaby (self sufficiency book)
Hard Times Handbook by Keith & Irene Smith (self sufficiency book)
Choosing Eden by Adrienne Langman (Peak oil lifestyle change memoir)
Outback cooking in the camp oven by Jack & Reg Absalom
Harvesting the Suburbs by Jeff Hodges
The concise guide to self sufficiency by John Seymour
One Magic Square by Lolo Houbein
The Kitchen Gardener by Julian Matthews
Backyard Farmer (Volume 1-7) by Earth Garden Publications
The Earth Gardeners Companion by Jackie French
The Berry book by Clive Stone
Fabulous Food from every small Garden by Mary Horsfall
Getting started in Permaculture by Ross & Jenny Mars
City Permaculture by Earth Garden Publications
The Permaculture Home Garden by Linda Woodrow
Smart Permaculture Design by Jenny Allen
Earth Users guide to Permaculture by Rosemary Morrow
Organic Gardening in Australia by ??DK with Editor in Chief Pauline Pears
Organic Garden Basics by Bob Flowerdew
Australia & New Zealand Complete self sufficiency handbook by Sally Gordon
Organic by Don Burke
Lawns into Lunch, growing food in the city by Jill Finnane
The Holistic Life, Sustainability through Permaculture by Ian Lillington
The Earth Garden Water Book by Earth Garden Publications
Vegetables in the Home Garden by Department of Agriculture
The Salad Garden by Cheryl Maddocks
The Complete Handbook of Fruit Growing by Roy Genders
The Healthy soil handbook by Earth Garden Publications
Home Grown by Richard Beckett
The Australian Fruit and Vegetable garden by Clive Blazey (The Diggers Club)
Farmers Handbook by The Weekly Times
Back to Basics by Readers Digest
Alternative Energy by Earth Garden Publications
Plus…
Herbal remedy books
Homeopathic books
Reflexology books
Nutritional medicine books
Raw food books

😳 there's more, but I'm getting embarrassed by the sheer number of books I own.

That is alot of books! lol.

I'd take pride rather than embarrassment thought; my collection of Star Wars Fiction for example would be embarrassing if the lights went out tomorrow...

😳 I think it's a fetish....I cannot walk past bookstores, primal urges make me go in!

😳 there's more, but I'm getting embarrassed by the sheer number of books I own.

Glad to see you back Susannah!!

I could tell from your posts that you were well read and probably a book-lover. I bet your library takes at least a whole wall, in a prominent location in your home.
Thanks for adding the titles, that will help some of the folks narrow down their search when they have actual titles to search for. I have not had time to follow your links, but you have a good history of providing excellent links. Thank you.

Mountainman.

Just added two more...
The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals
Alternative Cures the most effective natural home remedies for 160 health problems

Howdy,

Today, let's talk about the Fiction Advantage. The single greatest thing that fiction offers the reader is that abstract situations can be explored safely, to extreme if the author prefers. This means you can visit a post-nuclear holocaust without having to have one happen for real. Or survive a plague of Biblical proportions. Why does this matter?? In factual matter, you have to be able to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that you are right in what you present to the reader. In a fictional work, there are no restrictions or rules. This free-flow of ideas and thoughts allows for greater freedom and expression of ideas, that do not have to be fact based. For those studying to survive or prepare this provides an opportunity to live vicariously through others. Thus, you learn for their mistakes. You can plan for more possibilities and have more successful outcomes because you were able to experience, by reading, what could have happened if you turned right instead of left. Your brain does not need to actually experience an event to live the event. If you have an emotional attachment to an event - fictional or real, you brain stores those emotional memories the same. Thus, well written fiction that you get enthralled with, will have the same memory value as surviving a minor automobile collision. Both will have a strong imprint on your memory. And certain sounds, noises, smells or phrases can trigger you to recall the event or an event in the story you read. To be of the most value to your family and your prepping group, you need to have a well rounded set of skills, knowledge, experience and resources. Fictional literature allows you to gain experiences that you may miss in your day-to-day life. Food for thought.

Here are some fictional titles you may enjoy - at whatever level you prefer.

The Last Canadian by William C. HEINE. Deadly Virus.

The Road by Cormac McCARTHY. Postapocalyptic journey. The Novel is 100x better than the movie!

One Second After by William R. FORSTCHEN. EMP Scenario.

Patriots by James Wesley RAWLES. Economic Collapse and societal collapse. Book 1 of 3. Each book is independent but the stories are linked.

Survivors by James Wesley RAWLES. Book 2 of 3. Distant relatives returning from Europe. A two year bugout return route.

Kim by Rudyard KIPLING. Tales of a orphan boy in mid-19th Century India. Travel and espionage.

For those more interested in audio-visual stimulation, here are some shows worth investing your time watching:

Jericho TV Series from CBS. Re-runs on Netflix. Season 1 - Community Level Preparations After a Nuclear Terror Attack.

Survivors TV Series from BBC. Netflix has season 1. Post Flu Pandemic. British but good story and characters.

The Walking Dead from AMC. Season 1 on Netflix. Plague / Zombie scenario. Group dynamics worth watching.

We're Alive Podcast from http://www.zombiepodcast.com okay, this is not a movie, more like a radio show complete with cast and sound effects. Group dynamics are excellent. Oh, did I mention, you can listen to the podcasts for free!!! Latest release is episode 30 (1 of 3). Of course, if you hate zombie type scenarios you might not give this one a chance to impress you. Your loss, in my opinion.

That's it for now. Read a good book and grow your mind!

What's on your bookshelf?

Mountainman.