I got a ton of books, many are already mentioned. I perused many of them, but am guilty of not having read them. I will be getting "Armageddon Medicine" and one on the medicinal use of herbs as well as one on small scale bee keeping, small scale grain growing.
His book "One Man's Wilderness" is even better ! - PrepHer
Apparently, I need to add another book to my library. Thanks PrepHer. Thanks also to Omniscient One, I will seek out that free e-book version.
So, what is in your library??
Mountainman.
I have Dare to Prepare in my library as well. I highly recommend it. I believe I paid about $50US for a new copy. This is one of the most complete sources of non-medical preparedness material I have have found(in hardcopy) and was recommended to my by my brother.
Cheers
On my shelf:
250 Home Preserve Favourites by Yvonne Tremblay
Curing Everyday Ailments-The Natural Way by Readers Digest (Don't be fooled by the title, it's pretty thick and useful)
The Winter Harvest -Eliot Coleman
Forest Plants of Central Ontario - Chambers-Legasy-Bentley
First on the Scene (St. Johns Ambulance handbook from my C.P.R. course)
Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants -"Wildman" Steve Brill with Evelyn Dean
How to Stay Alive in the Woods -Bradford Angier
Worst Case Scenario Almamac-Great Outdoors -by Borgenicht & Popp
The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II
First Aid with Herbs- John Heinerman
Survival Wisdom and Know-How- from The Editors of Stackpole Books
The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds- Gough and Moore-Gough
Vegetable Gardening for Dummies-by Charlie Nardozzi & The Editors of The Natural Garden Association
Your Farm in the City-Taylor & Seattle tilth
Garden Wisdom & Know-How
Craft Wisdom & Know-How (This one has useful things like candle making)
At least 2 map books for my area and surrounding
I also have a growing collection on my USB stick thanks to everyone on this forum who graciously shares their resources.
My most highly prized would have to be- "How to Stay Alive in the Woods" -Bradford Angier
It has a great wealth of knowledge and if I had to grab just one, it would be that one.
If your home library contains more volumes about survival-related topics than your local public library, you might be a prepper.
Mornin' All,
Just found an interesting mini-book Your Health in the Backcountry ISBN 0-7785-1800-0, you might be able to get a copy from your local office of Environmental Health - Alberta Health Services.
Covers the basic issues of health when camping but the same would be true if you were starting a new community from scratch.
So, what's in your library??
Mountainman.
Self-Sufficient Life and how to live it The complete back to basics guide- John Seymour "grow all your own food book"
Vegetable Favorites A rich vegetable Harvest-Lois Hole "a good alberta specific gardening book"
"Beets, Blacksmithing, Bow hunting"
How To Survive The End Of The World As We Know It - Tactics, Techniques & Technologies for Uncertain Times by James Wesley Rawles.
This is the one that changed my paradigm! Rawles has a list of recommended books on his website... my Amazon account took a beating this year with my stockpile of Shelf Help Books! Many are VERY helpful, and I even bought spare copies of a few. Remember it's always better in print than on your computer!
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You know my favourite is the zombie apocolose survival guide by I think max brooks such good reading lol
Preparedness is like a condom , I've rather have it and not need it, rather than need it and not have it
Duffman,
I must admit I have never sat down and tried to read theZombie Apocalypse Survival Guide. Is it worth reading from either the entertainment angle or in your opinion is there valuable information to be gleened from the pages??
Cheers,
Mountainman.
I like the "Household Cyclopedia" published in 1881 because it contains 710 pages of information that just isn't common anymore. What interests me is IF the grid goes down for an extended period, this book will guide you through 'living' without the conveniences developed in the last 130 years. The oldest person I know is 91 and she is an adorable peach of a lady BUT this book predates her by 40 years so I doubt she could recall a lot of it's contents (and she is as sharp as they come!) that she may not have learned in her youth because it was old school.
This old school knowledge is just like your food stores, do you want to need them? NO! Will you be glad you have them if things go terrible wrong? You bet!
Than= I’d rather be rich than poor.
Then= I first became hungry then I ate.
There = She is there now.
Their = They have their things.
They're = They're going to the mall.
To = They came to the house.
Too = That's too bad.
SAS survival guide, amoung others.
"We 'Prep.' to live after a downfall, Not just to survive."
@gc: zombie survival guide is an entertaining read for sure. If you go into it with an open mindset you may find a few nuggets of info, but nothing that you couldn't find in any defense based survival book. Things like the value of semi-auto fire arms, sound and light dicipline, etc. Its a fairly quick read, so I would recommend it for its entertainment value alone.
Another good max brooks novel to read is "world war z". I understand its being turned into a movie staring brad pitt lol. Its based AFTER the zombie apocalypse has occured, and humanity is rebuilding. It is written in an interesting format, with each chapter actually being a retelling of the apocalypse through the eyes of survivors. Many different strategies and outcomes that if viewed through a prepper lense could be usefull. Again it is a bit of a stretch, but if you replace the zombies with the unprepared "hordes" that many invision, a lot of the stories can be made relevant for preppers. Stories of group dynamics, starvation, defense, wilderness survival, etc, all done in the background of a zombie apocalypse.
I like max brooks, and his books are entertaining... But not much value should be put on the zombie survival guide as an ACTUAL survival guide lol. Its a fiction.
See you all after.
Hey guys,
This is a very useful list. I have the SAS Survival Guide, it is amazing. I did not know that there was an Urban Survival guide! That is also cool. I was out last weekend and saw a mini-sized version of the SAS Survival Guide. I picked it up and put it in my bug-out bag, which feels 5 lbs. lighter now.
I read the book "Emergency This Book Will Save Your Life" by Neil Strauss.
This non-fiction book was amazing. Although it is not a survival guide, it is one man's journey from being completely ignorant about survival to becoming the one guy that you totally want to have in your survival network. He goes through several stages of failure and denial as he learns survival lessons from professionals of many different fields.
http://www.amazon.ca/Emergency-This-Book-Will-Save/dp/0060898771
Has anyone read "Without Rule of Law" by Joe Nobody who also wrote "Holding your ground"?
Evenin',
Well my Amazon order arrived. Two new reads: 1) Founders by James Wesley Rawles - part 3 of the Trilogy & 2) Build The Perfect BUG OUT BAG by Creek Stewart.
I am saving Founders until I am back at work.
I am enjoying my first look through Creek Stewart's book Build The Perfect BUG OUT BAG, This book is full of detail and pictures!! I may write another, more detail review later. For now I am not afraid to recommend this book without reservation - new or old to prepping or emergency preparedness. This is a must have work book to include to your library. Of course, if you are not going to use the information contained within the pages to actually build or assemble a bug out bag, save your money and get another shining gadget for the bug out bag you will make someday.
Cbrad524,
I have also read Neil's book and found it very enjoyable and informative. Picking locks seems to be a valuable survival skill - especially for those trapped in an urban environment. The difference between a successful evac from a city or being another statistic on the daily K.I.A. sheet could be the ability to get passed one locked door without a key. In the rural environment, this could include getting passed one locked gate to a forestry road. I failed to mention Neil's book before because at the time it seemed I was the only one posting books to read. I didn't want to hog all the space. I am not suggesting everyone become a master lock picker, but like first aid this may be a skill to know. Like when you get to your cache and you have lost your key to get to your stuff. Not all lock picking is an illegal activity. Unless you are using the skills for illegal purposes, there should be no reason not to have the knowledge. Of course, if your whole purpose is to get skills for illegal purposes, expect the consequences for your actions, right now that means going to jail, in times without rule of law (WROL) that will mean a firing squad or lynchin'.
Joy,
Joe Nobody has a fairly good collection of titles out now. I have seen the books on Amazon and at Paladin Press (I think it was Paladin???) for some time now, but I have not added any to my library yet. I, too, look forward to hearing any reviews.
So, what is in your library??
Mountainman.