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[minimalist]

I just finished "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. It is graphic and a extremely depressing story of a father and son after a total collapse of society. I will caution those that there are some disturbing situations within the book. It is not a happy read but anyone who thinks they've got everything covered as far as the survival subject goes needs to read it.

[gardengal]

I read Deep Winter and Shatter while they were online a couple of years ago. Finally got dh to get me Deep Winter for Christmas and recently got him to let me get Shatter. It came in the mail a couple of days ago. They are great books! I'm really looking forward to the third book to see what happens to Rick Drummond.

gardengal

[world?]

I just finished "The Patriot - surviving the coming collapse" and "This book could save your life" and "The poor Mans james Bond" and "Che Guevara" and "FM 5-25 Explosives and Demolition"

All must reads!

I actually got most of them either off of Amazon.com or Ebay and I just ran over to the local military surplus and the local Good will and bought about 30 books for under 40 dollars.

I haven't ever really shopped at a thrift store but they sell books there for like a quarter. I also found some books written years ago about home maintanance and living off the land
Oh , that is another really good book- Living on an acre

[grower]

The used books on Amazon are really cheap, and every one I've ever bought off there surprised me at how really good shape it was in!

Another good one is "Beginning of Sorrows"...follows several characters in different story lines that intertwine, about the Beast coming to power. The first book in the Omega Trilogy, this one starts when Project Final Unity, an electrical blackout covertly contrived by political leaders gets out of control, shutting down the entire U.S. and bringing about chaos, anarchy, and famine.

I just looked on Amazon, and the 2nd in the series (Fallen Stars, Bitter Waters) came out in 2000, but they are not going to release #3, because they apparently didn't have enough sales of the first one.

[Freeholder]

"Heaven" by Randy Alcorn

This book is the best ever, I got it shortly after becoming a widow (DH #2). This is a GREAT book for anyone greiving, or anyone wanting to know what Heaven really will be like.

I would describe it as a tour-guide for our next destination. Based on the Bible and referenced to scripture throughout.

I second this recommendation. I just got a copy of this book, read it, loaned it to a friend, and can hardly wait to get it back so I can read it again! It greatly changed my concepts of what Heaven will be like -- I am so anxious to get there!

Kathleen

[Clifford Finch]

Here's a few good reads:
The Creature from Jekyll Island-G.Edward Griffin (a must read in my opinion)
The Jefferson Lies-David Barton
Wall Street and The Bolshevik Revolution, Wall Street and FDR, Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler-Antony Sutton
Tragedy and Hope-Carrol Quigley
The Federalist Papers-Hamilton,Madison,Jay-intro by Kesler
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates-intro by Ketcham
If you dont mind examining some of the darker possibilities you might pick up a copy of Behold a Pale Horse by Milton William Cooper be forewarned its very dark , Cooper was a conspiracy theorist and some of his theories seem pretty far-out but his book was published in 1991 and much of what he predicted based on his theories 21 years ago turned out to be (regrettably) spot on for where we find ourselves now.
Good luck on your journey!

[Tesla'sMom]

Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer

A meteor hits the moon and knocks it closer to earth. Tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes begin. One family tries to survive in the new reality. Youth fiction, excellent quick read.

Veronica

There is a second novel now called The Dead and the Gone . And there's a third book coming out next year.


May I also recommend The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. One hot August day, when the last thing on the minds of most, the native Dakota people came to town to warn the settlers that seven months of blizzards were coming (1880-1881) and they weren't kidding! Very good story for all ages.

[Sassafras]

Solar Flare by Larry Burkett

It's a great book with lots of science that tells what it might be like to experience EMPs due to solar flares. The science is presented in a way that those of us with no interest in that field can still understand. That plus the intermingling of conservative Christian principles made me love it. It makes you think. This book won't take off to a fantasy world. It starts out slow, but soon grabbed me where I couldn't put it down. But then, I am fascinated with bygone eras where there are no modern conveniences, so of course, it gets a big thumbs up from me.

[Sugaree]

1984 -George Orwell

I am probably the only person here who has not already read it!

I just finished "Atlas Shrugged" and "1984" is the perfect follow-up companion read.

[DeoVindice]

...for what it's worth, my reccomended reading list in no particular order.

"The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry" - Massad Ayoub
"More Liberty, Less Government" - Dr. Walter E. Williams
"Economics 101" - Dr. Murray Rothbard
"Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers' - Brion McClanahan
"Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution" - Dr. Kevin Gutzman
"Politically Incorrect Guide to American History" - Dr. Thomas Woods
"Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism" - Dr. Bob Murphy
"Politically Incorrect Guide to the South" - Clint Johnston
"From Union to Empire" - Dr. Clyde Wilson
"Emancipating Slave, Enslaving Free Men" - Dr. Jeffery Rogers Hummel
"In the Course of Human Events" - Charles Adams
"The Real Lincoln" - Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo
"Constitutional History of Secession" - John Remington Graham
"Lysander Spooner Reader" - Lysander Spooner
"The Revolution: A Manifesto" - Dr. Ron Paul
"Speaking of Liberty" - Dr. Lew Rockwell
"Rise & Fall of the Confederate Government" - President Jefferson Davis