Remember I said that I might start listing the stuff on the bookshelves? Well, here’s some of it. I really, really don’t want to go into a review of each one, I will note the ones of questionable utility. Some of these are more for entertainment than actual knowledge (like the ‘Total Resistance’ book). Not a complete list but it’s all I felt like jotting down for now. Some good stuff in here, a few lemons too.
- Where There Is No Doctor
- U.S. Army First Aid Manual
- The Merck Manual of Medical Information: 2nd Home Edition (Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition)
- Surgical Knots and Suturing Techniques third edition
- Wilderness Medicine, Beyond First Aid, 5th Edition
- Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook
- Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid, 5e (Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to First Aid &)
- Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving
- Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival
- Stocking Up III: The All-New Edition of America’s Classic Preserving Guide
- Ham Radio For Dummies
- The Military and Police Sniper: Advanced Precision Shooting for Combat and Law Enforcement (Excellent book! My favorite of the two listed here.)
- Ultimate Sniper 2006 : An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers (Ultimate Sniper, 2006 New and Updated!)
- Canning and Preserving For Dummies
- Electronics For Dummies
- The Poor Man’s James Bond (vol. 1)
(interesting and fun to read, questionable utility)
- The Poor Man’s James Bond, Volume 2
(Same as above)
- Tappan On Survival
(Interesting from a historical standpoint, a bit dated but some good advice)
- Survival Guns
(Very dated and geared for a different end-of-the-world scenario than what most of us envision today. The old technology is fun to read about.)
- Encyclopedia of Country Living, 10th Edition
- Cookin’ with Home Storage
- Total Resistance
- Making the Best of Basics: Family Preparedness Handbook
- Nuclear War Survival Skills
- Five Acres and Independence: A Handbook for Small Farm Management
- The Survival Retreat: A Total Plan For Retreat Defense
(Entertaining and mostly useless)
Alot of good ones there. If you like seeing the old tyme stuff (but still some useful, if a bit dated information) check out The Have More Plan. Excellent book my father’s father used to build his farm with.
That 2nd to last one: Five Acres and Independence, I found at a used book store in Ellensburg and bought it.
Talk about something that drives home how much smarter/handier/focused The Common Man was one upon a time….
I found it to be very, very in-depth and detailed…perhaps TOO in-depth for someone like me, who is really just a city boy with the hope one day owning enough land to have some poultry, a goat or two, and some veggies.
I’m not stupid, but I think I’m much more the ‘Homesteading for Dummies’ type…
How about a copy of The Bill of Rights, a Constitution, and a Bible.
I have a goodly amount of political books (inc. all of Rand’s stuff), I’m just not listing them because I don’t like pushing my personal beliefs on others; which indirectly leads to the other half of your question. I dont have a bible because I dont need one.
A fool says in his heart that there is no God.
It’s been my experience that people who don’t believe in god are far more inclined to let those who do believe in god persist in their belief, rather than vice versa.
How much do you know about Ayn Rand’s life. Did you know for example that John Galt was fashioned after a 1930′s serial killer because Ms. Rand liked his lack of emotion for others.
Did you know that she was a serious psych patient and addicted to many drugs. That she called people around her “insects” because she had so little regard for fellow humans. LOL
That’s the thing about Libertarians, they are all so into themselves.
And that right there is why I wasnt planning on listing the political books.
Hey how about that Rand Paul? LOL
Funny, All I did was mention a Bible, it was you who got all emotional and stated that you didn’t “need” one. So who’s picking the fight?
I guess if the Bible and the Constitution is too hot for you, well that’s my bad. I’ll be praying for you.
Actually, you stated it by implying I was a fool.
facepalm
Needs context!
That some people don’t realise the difference between a public forum for debate, and a man’s home(or blog).
Your restraint impresses me.
I’m a mensch
I didn’t say that YOU were a fool, re-read what I wrote. Do you have something to feel guilty about?
Most Libertarian’s think of themselves as “Non-belivers” when in fact their God is THEM.
Still praying for you.
Sigh…Heinlein’s remarks comes to mind (http://atheism.about.com/library/quotes/bl_q_RHeinlein.htm)…and I am no atheist. LOL Just a mind-your-own-business-let’s-talk-food-ist.
Regardless, thanks for the lists – a few saved to Amazon for later.
Been listening to “Alas, Babylon” (thx for mentioning it) and it is quietly disquieting. I acquire and acquire and then – facepalm – note what I forgot. Ah, well. Isn’t that the reason for all this?
Thanks again for the effort…
“Listen”? Bah! Read the book! I admire podcasts and audiobooks as much as the next guy, but it seems they always omit stuff for brevity. It’s an easy read and I think you’ll enjoy it much more.
‘Alas, Babylon’ is a good one…not quite ‘Lucifer’s Hammer’, but it belongs in the top tier of TEOTWAWKI books, and like the Commander said, it’s not too tough to chew through it’s analog version.
Hey – the audio lets me knit and “read”. ; ) And I am careful to get the unabridged versions…
Lucifer’s Hammer is an old fav…listened to it, again, too. (Audible really is a fantastic option for getting books read during commutes, knitting, reloading…)