The Anarchist Cookbook
by William Powell
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Read in January, 1994
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anyone. Try some of these recipes to win yourself a Darwin award.
I recently found this in an old keepsake box and thought it was funny enough that I decided to use it for my profile pic. Don't worry, I'm not going to blow you up. In fact, I couldn't, if I was only using information from this outdated, wildly inaccurate book.
As a kid, I ordered this from Barricade Books, which also offered Vietnam-era military training manuals and the like. My friends and I knew immediately from the hilariously crude illustrations and rambling diatribes that the information...more
As a kid, I ordered this from Barricade Books, which also offered Vietnam-era military training manuals and the like. My friends and I knew immediately from the hilariously crude illustrations and rambling diatribes that the information...more
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Read in September, 2007
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PETA, LIBRAL PROTESTORS, TERRORIST
IF YOU WANNA LEARN HOW TO GROW POT THEN THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. MOST OF THE BOOK IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE BUT IT WAS WRITTEN ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO. SINCE THIS IS THE CASE MOST OF THE SECRET KNOWLEDGE BACK THEN HAS BECOME INTEGRATED INTO COMMON KNOWLEDGE. THE BEGINNING IS FUN LOVING TEACHING YOU ABOUT DRUGS AND EXPEREINCES THEN IT GETS MORE INTO STRATEGIES OF ANARCHY. TEACHES TO HOT WIRE OLD CHEVY'S STEAL THINGS, MAKE BOMBS AND SUCH. THIS BOOK IS ILLEGAL TO OWN SO IT SAYS. I DON'T MIND IT BUT TH...more
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This book is getting all sorts of bad reviews. Its got people who don't like the concept of making drugs from bananas and peanuts. But it does have some things that prove useful. most of this book is crap, but some of it has been very useful in wasting a summer day making fireworks and other various experiments.
And don't be dumb enough to try to make drugs from 200 pounds of bananas. If you're dumb enough to buy 200 pounds of bananas, you're probably already on drugs.
And don't be dumb enough to try to make drugs from 200 pounds of bananas. If you're dumb enough to buy 200 pounds of bananas, you're probably already on drugs.
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Read in November, 2007
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people looking to start an ELF cell
i was almost charmed by the 'book trap' and the 'pipe trap' diagrams, clumsily drawn though they are. but why does every booby trap in this book have to include an explosive device ? there's something to be learned from home alone -- besides 'don't fear your bearded community members,' another good anarchist message, really -- about nondeadly weapons. all of these bombs seem to be more in service of a male heroic ideal (eew) than liberation. and so i quit this book before the chapters on guns, b...more
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Ha. I'm probably already on some government lists thanks to this book, so what's another entry? To hide the book from my parents, I ripped out the pages of 'Stories of The Bible for Children' and glued the AC in its place.
I think I actually tried the nutmeg method of getting stoned when I was 13, it didn't work. None of the stuff in this book works, really.
But what a laugh! I can picture a sweaty William Powell trading banana-skin hash to his buddy to do some illustrations. I liked the...more
I think I actually tried the nutmeg method of getting stoned when I was 13, it didn't work. None of the stuff in this book works, really.
But what a laugh! I can picture a sweaty William Powell trading banana-skin hash to his buddy to do some illustrations. I liked the...more
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Abbie Hoffman
recommends it for: Those Too Lazy to Actually Harm Innocent People
recommends it for: Those Too Lazy to Actually Harm Innocent People
Long before the Internet this was the cool book to track down and own (usually a PO Box listed in a small classified in the back of a popular magazine). And once in a blue when another maniac goes postal and they show his/her weapons cache they'll flash upon a copy of the The AC and you can nudge your wife and kids and brag, "Hey - I own that book too!". (You should only start to worry when your kids gets old enough to read and then asks you to save the banana peels so they ca...more
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I wasn't gong to add this one until I saw Amy's review that they probably keep track of people who have (or had in my case) this one on their shelf. Figured I'd add my name to confuse them (a retired USAF fighter pilot probaly doesn't fit the anarchist profile anyone is using). I ordered it through the mail long ago and found it really stupid. Tossed it somewhere along the way. Wish I hadn't as I think it would make a great coffetable conversation piece.
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Too many recipes in this book are dangerous and/or have the possibility of failure. The author at the time was pretty much uninformed and untrained in the usage of most of these tips and tricks.
For a better handbook on the subject check out "Anarchist Cookbook 2000" or "New and Improved Anarchist Cookbook," both of which are available in PDF format online and are in some ways better (more informed, more recent) and yet more dangerous.
PMZ
For a better handbook on the subject check out "Anarchist Cookbook 2000" or "New and Improved Anarchist Cookbook," both of which are available in PDF format online and are in some ways better (more informed, more recent) and yet more dangerous.
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Read in July, 1995
I remember I had to order this book (this was pre internet)from barnes and noble, and I was disappointed. A lot of the "recipes" are either far fetched or complete bullshit. There was a rumor for years that the US government was actually the author, in an attempt to sabotage radicals. That may not be far fetched. There's a recipe for making napalm on a stovetop! I mean, I'm stupid, but I'm not an idiot.
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Read in January, 1995
back then.
my least favorite part of the history of this book is powell's finding christianity. because he believes in jesus, he wants this book to stop reprinting this book.
i think the book fits into a history and shouldn't be kept from being available. should you do what it says, no.
it is what it is.
my least favorite part of the history of this book is powell's finding christianity. because he believes in jesus, he wants this book to stop reprinting this book.
i think the book fits into a history and shouldn't be kept from being available. should you do what it says, no.
it is what it is.
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I can't say I agree with the violent revolutionary tactics described in this book but if our government continues on its current track for another 20 or 30 years I can foresee a rise in the popularity of this guide on how to wage guerilla warfare (currently OOP, but widely available on the internet).
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Own it for fun. Otherwise, just don't. Everything in this book is either unsafe or simply doesn't work. You'll also find a lot of the information is now sorely outdated (which is just as well). Mark my words or you'll end up another banana peel smoking, blast torn shadow of your former self.
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Just wanted to read this one because it was on every banned book list I ever saw. I was curious as hell. Actually pretty funny if you're not seriously into this kind of stuff. It can be a great conversation starter if people notice it on your shelf too. Nobody can resist flipping thru it.
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LAME!!! Could also be titled,"A Big Long List of Crap That You Must Be Stoned to Even Consider Trying in The First Place, Because You Will Probably Die or Cause Yourself Permanant Brain & Bodily Damage".
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simple advice such as how to avoid getting ripped off when you go to make a drug deal (make sure to avoid the back door method)as well as making your own banana peel, this book is definitely a classic.
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recommends it for:
college students
This is a really fun book to have around as coffee table fodder. It is quite the conversation starter. I am actually curious if anyone has attempted to get high from bananas...
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Read in January, 1985
Aside from this book having absolutely nothing to do with honest Anarchist theory, the ethnobotanic "legal high" recipes are also disturbingly inaccurate.
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Actually, Davin gave it one star. I merely agreed.
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because the world will never run out of 17 year olds wanting to do drugs and blow shit up. my favorite was always the fountain-pen bomb.
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recommends it for:
Er'body
This book set the stage for the DIY, backyard, homespun, how-tos. It should get five stars for historical significance alone!
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