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.
This...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md6Dvxdr0AQ
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.
So, what is in your library??
Mountainman.
All,
I have finished both books. Both are welcome in my library. Founders fills in some more details and sums up the future after the Crunch.
As for Creek's book, it is well thought out and logical. I will argue that the packing of the BOB, needs to have the first aid kit available, not inside the main bag with the extra clothing. Other than that I still highly recommend his book.
Anyone else add a new book to their library lately??
Mountainman.
Ok...here are some of my books...
Complete book of home preserving
Edible Flowers
The dehydrator Bible
Dry & save
Complete book of canning
Dinner is in the jar
Guide to home preserving
How to grow it and can it
Alternative cures
The complete guide to alternative and conventional treatments
1801 Home remedies
Before you call the doctor: Safe effective self-care for over 300 common medical problems
The doctors book of food remedies
The doctors book of home remedies
24 hour pharmacist
Best choices from the people`s pharmacy
Real cause real cure
55 Most common medical herbs
Home remedies what works
Herbal remedies for dummies
Rosemary Gladstar`s herbal remedies for vibrant heath
The directory of essential oils
Natural care library Garlic
Natural care library Echinacea
The herbal almanac
Ageless remedies from mother`s kitchen
Natural remedies encyclopedia
Magic and medicine of plants
Secrets of the chinese herbalists
Family guide to natural medicine
Prescription for nutritional healing
The natural pharmacy
Guide to medicinal herbs
Illustrated encyclopedia of herbs
Edible & medicinal plants of Canada
The herb garden specialist
Foraged flavour
Herb mixtures and spicy blends
Wild flowers of Alberta
Mushrooms of western Canada
The herb book: complete ad authoritive guide to more than 500 herbs
Memory-mind & emotions
Mind-body-mood solution
The complete medicinal Herbal
Fermentation factor
Where there is no doctor
Where there is no dentist
Canadian vegetable gardening
The complete guide to saving seeds
The Garden primer
Guide to gardening in Canada
Homegrown
Gardening month by month in Alberta
Illustrated dictionary of gardening
Gardening answers
Garden problem solver
Pantyhose, teabags and more for the garden
Hort-Hints III still more practical tips for prairie gardeners
Alberta wayside wildflowers
The edible balcony
Gardening with perennials
Get growing
The ultimate encyclopedia of organic gardening
Perennial for every purpose
Vertical gardening
Inch gardening
Planting by the moon
Gardening under the arch (chinook country)
Companion planting
growing from seed
The Canadian edible garden
Propagation techniques
Food Gardens
Radical homemakers
Primitive skills and crafts
Skills for simple living
Country women
The self-sufficient life and how to live it
The encyclopedia of country living
Backyard homestead
Complete guide to sewing
Step by step sewing
The book of home sewing
How to make sewing patterns
How to start making money with your sewing
501 sewing hints
Quilters complete guide
Sew fast,faster,fastest
Complete guide to knitting
Knitting socks
Knitting and crocheting socks
Learning to knit
Knits men want
cross-stitch
1885-1920 Pioneer pantry
Great-Grandmas health suggestions
1887-1924 useful houshold hints
Money & time saving household hints
Fix it yourself manual
Complete do it yourself manual
Home improvement 123
Ask the experts
Do it yourself
Kirt Saxon`s the weaponeer
The good plan!
Bear Grills
SAS
Les Stroud...and all my husbands books
So Igsbrook, do you have a cube van to move those books, or do you plan to dig in? 
"We 'Prep.' to live after a downfall, Not just to survive."
lol...hopefully staying here but if not we need one cube van for books and one for everything else
lgsbrooks,
The new server seems to have lost my post. 🙂
That is quite a library. Keep it safe!
When you have time let us know some of the other books that might adorn some of your shelves, okay?
Cheers,
Mountainman.
Just ONE cube van for books? 😆
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.
Hell gc, my new computer has windows 8 on it, and everything is screwed up 👿
"We 'Prep.' to live after a downfall, Not just to survive."
Ranger,
Before you drop kick your new computer, it may just be the server for IPN. I think they rolled the clock back on the old server or used an old backup copy of the server info. So, I am betting a lot of posts made a day or so ago were lost. Just my guess, now I can only laugh about it, not many other options. I just hope windows 8 is prepper friendly and not sending copies of your hard drive to CSIS or NSA or the rest of the alphabet gang. I am sure Bill Gates would never get into bed with the enemy.....I mean the government. 😉
Mountainman.
For the right price, Gates would bring clean sheets. 😈
"We 'Prep.' to live after a downfall, Not just to survive."
Ultimately Gates would have no idea if one of his underlings placed a spyware code into a program. I believe they are so huge and complicated that no one person has a handle on it all. Just my 2 cents
JAB
Here's my list (if I can remember them all), and always adding to it:
Reader's Digest Back to Basics: A Complete guide to Homesteading (LOVE this one-covers enough of everything to get you started and point you to what kinds of other books you should have!)
Bushcraft by Mors Kochanski
SAS Survival Guide- naturally
The Gourmet Backpacker's Cookbook
How to Make the Most of your Deer
The Complete Book of Sausagemaking
Tracks and Trailcraft
Ray Mears' Essential Bushcraft
Practical Gunsmithing
several years' worth of Backwoodsman magazine....
and probably a few more that I'm forgetting...
Mountainman, what about a list of just "must reads"... ?
Martha,
Are we talking the "Must Read Top 10", Top 25, Top 50 or Top 100??
Please give me a day or three to compile a list that is well rounded and on topic.
Mountainman.
PS - Once the list is posted, we will open the gates to reader input for their must read lists.
I like the idea of a top 10 or 25... basically something that is easier to manage.