The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead

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The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead

by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author)

3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 · rating details · 45,997 ratings · 2,368 reviews

The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to su...more

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Published September 23rd 2003 by Crown Publishing Group (first published September 16th 2003)

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Jul 23, 2007 Antisocialite rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My love for this book is a result of my lack of social skills. Much as I might try to generate conversation with strangers (and, occasionally, among friends) I usually just end up rambling awkwardly until uneasy silence takes over. So, at some point, I started employing zombies. As conversation topics, not servants. Though that would be cool.

"What would we do if we were attacked by zombies right now?" is an excellent way to get to know someone. Their willingness to participate in this line of th...more

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Jan 25, 2011 Kat Kennedy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This book is only really for those hardcore zombie enthusiasts.

Zombies

Your home should look like this

Unless you really, REALLY just love all things zombie, don't bother picking up this book.

I thought I loved zombies enough. I really did. Turns out I just don't cut the mustard.

This book is a detailed expose on Zombie anatomy, zombie weapons and zombie survival strategy.

My favourite part of zombie books, the part where people become zombie numnums, is unfortunately missing. And that's the thing. Is there...more

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Jan 17, 2008 Eric rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: The post-apocalyptically curious, horror buffs, those just being introduced to zombies

"Yes Brooks, but what about?" is what I often found myself asking while perusing the Zombie Survival Guide. It's clear it is meant to be humorous. I first went looking for it in non-fiction, and was disappointed to find it in the Humor section. I spared the Barnes and Noble employee a lecture on the dangers of being woefully unprepared for the coming Zombiepocalypse. Brooks went to some trouble to make it appear as if he put plenty of thought and research into this, and that helps make the tongu...more "Yes Brooks, but what about?" is what I often found myself asking while perusing the Zombie Survival Guide. It's clear it is meant to be humorous. I first went looking for it in non-fiction, and was disappointed to find it in the Humor section. I spared the Barnes and Noble employee a lecture on the dangers of being woefully unprepared for the coming Zombiepocalypse. Brooks went to some trouble to make it appear as if he put plenty of thought and research into this, and that helps make the tongue-in-cheek tone really stick.
However, he could have done more both for humor's sake and those of us who take this so seriously our families try to medicate us. But what do they know? They'll be the first ones eaten, and I still won't take those pills... Anyway, I digress. He covers a remarkable amount of ground, but nothing really in any great detail. It reads more like an encyclopedia of random "stuff", rather than an actual useful resource. It gives me things to consider, but little usable field information beyond the initial seed idea. Some quips and pop culture references are funny, but we'll see who's laughing when facing a scenario he avoided by saying, "Science cannot explain..."
Areas which I found lacking included group composition and psychology, weaponry, viral epidemiology, and tactical organization. A Level III or higher outbreak requires tough choices I don't remember Brooks being ready to handle in regards to human group dynamics. He acknowledges the difficulties of human psychology, but really doesn't delve into any one of countless areas to address. How best do you deal with children who just slow you down and endanger the group? How do you contend with the fact that, in all likelihood given the stresses of the situation, members of the opposite sex will likely be snogging the daylights out of each other every semi-private moment? That leads to pregnant, and slower, more demanding, and more vulnerable party members. How does a party leader attempt to prevent or deal with the issue if it's too early to repopulate the world? Tough question, and one Brooks doesn't address that I remember.
Also the weaponry section is terribly lacking in specifics. Brooks does do something right in stressing hiding and stealth throughout, but when you have to fight, he only discusses a few ideas for arming yourself. What I REALLY think the book could have used was a region-specific common chambering guide. In former NATO-countries, even though the AR-15 or M-16 and variants may be lacking in reliability and zombie-clubbing prowess to the chunkier Kalashnikov and SKS variants, one hardly wants to find oneself carrying a 7.62 in a 5.56 world. Choose a regional weapon based on the ammunition you are likely to find available issued to your local police, military, and paramilitary forces. A large, convenient table would have been a nice addition. A discussion of crossbow draw-strength versus range to give people an idea what they'd have to contend with, but worth it given the excellence of the weapon as a silent, reusable option, would also have been nice.
I still feel I understand precious little about the virus itself. I wouldn't consider this an issue except for the implied knowledge Brooks has through his statements, discussion, and supposed historical outbreaks he mentions. Share more! How do we protect ourselves? Is there a practical way to intervene? What are the hazards and best ways to protect group members during what he refers to as "clean-up" following a battle? What are the possibilities and repercussions of mutation, considering this IS a virus, after all.
I won't get into the tactical sections other than to say most of his suggestions would require people so battle-hardened, cool, intelligent, and collected they would likely be able to develop better plans on the fly. This they would almost certainly have to do, given the changing nature of all battlefields, much less ones with very difficult undead enemies. Instead of trying to paint unrealistic scenarios, just cut these chapters short by saying, "Find fearless tactical geniuses, and go kill with them."
Don't get me wrong, I liked the book. He raises and discusses an issue few people are taking seriously enough. He glances over some good points. And he's somewhat funny in parts. He tries to deliver a compact but useful guide covering an entire world's worth of issues. However, the most damning thing I can say about the Guide is that, when the undead rise, the book is not something that will be in my pack when I start running. I would much rather save the valuable weight and space for a region-specific weapons guide, field first-aid manual, resource for local flora and fauna, or even just an extra few iodine tablets or strips of beef jerky.

P.S.- Yes, I get the joke. Do you get mine?(less)

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Malbon Oh boy, I got the joke. And you did splendidly. There's a kind of Inception thing happening here - a joke pretending to be serious inside a joke prete...more
Dec 02, 2011 11:42am

Logan I got the joke too, partly from looking, but realised it fully when I looked at Malbon's comment. Very well done sir. I agree with Brook's very limite...more
Feb 09, 2012 03:29pm

Adam Alasdair I'm about thirty pages away from publishing "Weapons and Warfare in the Zombie Apocalypse," based on 1) having a Ph.D. in history, partially military...more
Feb 06, 2013 03:34pm

Nov 23, 2008 Idle Hippo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Zombie Nuts and Leli a.k.a Layli :-p

Recommended to Idle Hippo by: Jendral Pantouw

Shelves: book-that-make-me-laugh, fantasy, fiksi, all-time-favorit

Buku ini ternyata secara tak terduga sukses menyalip ditikungan si Becky yang lagi belanja dan petualangan William of Baskerville di sebuah biara Benediktian. Oke, ada yang udah nonton film2nya Leslie Nielsen? itu tuh, aki2 ubanan yang maen di film parodi Dracula, trilogi Naked Gun, Airplane, Scary Movie dll. Gayanya khas banget, dia ngelawak dengan gaya yang serius, seakan-akan dia tidak sadar kalo lagi ngelawak dan gak sadar kalo penonton tertawa terbahak-bahak. Nah seperti itulah Max Brooks m...more

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Dec 09, 2007 Jon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Max Brooks is a crazy man.

On the surface, this book functions as humor. What to do when zombies take over, that's fun, right?

What becomes obvious once you start reading it is that Brooks spent a lot of time thinking very seriously about this. And that's funny too. Part of what makes this book great is how humorless it is, even though you will find it in the humor section at the book store.

The more you read, the more you realize that Brooks has a very specific agenda in mind. He doesn't waste ti...more

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Jul 27, 2012 Gloria Mundi rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: zombies-rise-of-the-evil-dead

The End of The World. Predicted, feared and keenly awaited by certain elements throughout human history. But the Big Bad that will swiftly dispatch us all to hell in a handbasket remains hotly debated. Nuclear war, comets and asteroids, the sun going nova, God smiting us, the large hard-on collider creating a black whole etc. etc. are all potential causes. So why not zombies. You know it makes sense.

So, if you want to survive the rising of the eeeeevil dead, you need to follow the following simp...more

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Oct 17, 2007 Josh rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: You, if you want to live

If you’ve ever fantasized about being the last person on Earth, barricaded in some remote makeshift fortress against an unnamable evil that even now encroaches your perimeter … well, maybe you’re the kind of person that should keep this book on their nightstand.

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks (yes, son of Mel Brooks and Ann Bancroft) is strangely informative and darkly satirical. Brooks writes with his tongue planted so firmly in his check that he risks a nasty bruise. I hesitate to even...more If you’ve ever fantasized about being the last person on Earth, barricaded in some remote makeshift fortress against an unnamable evil that even now encroaches your perimeter … well, maybe you’re the kind of person that should keep this book on their nightstand.

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks (yes, son of Mel Brooks and Ann Bancroft) is strangely informative and darkly satirical. Brooks writes with his tongue planted so firmly in his check that he risks a nasty bruise. I hesitate to even call the book a satire, since nowhere between the covers is a single joke. Not once while reading is there a hint of laughter. It takes itself deadly serious – and that’s what’s so funny.

But to explain why The Zombie Survival Guide is more to me than merely a plotless procedural on the dos and don’ts of undead apocalypse, I’ll have to tell you a bit about my own experience with these flesh-eating corpses.

The first time I saw a zombie was probably around the age of ten, when I accompanied my dad to a poker game. As the adults played, we kids were cordoned off into the TV room where we usually popped in a video and zoned out until our parents were broke enough to want to head home. On this particular night the movie was Return of the Living Dead. I honestly don’t recall being so scared in my entire life. The experience lingered with me for years. Now older and wiser, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I may have been emotionally scarred by such a silly, campy flick, but I was already something of a twitchy kid, and thereafter, the dark corners of our house grew a little darker, feelings of being watched a little more intense, and the eyes printed on the covers of magazines would watch me from their racks as I passed by. If the zombies’ goal was to get my brain, they certainly succeeded.

As with most childhood fears, I grew out of it. But years later, around the time I graduated college, the Zombie took on a whole new meaning for me. For some reason I’ve yet to pin down, flesh-eating ghouls began invading my dreams. Before, my stress induced REM involved having my ability to run or lift or push impeded by an unseen force - typical Freudian stuff – but now I found myself hunted by throngs of the dead.

It’s a lot like that classic nightmare of delivering an important speech in front of a large audience of peers only to realize you’re naked … and that your audience is trying to eat you.

Terrifying though the dreams may be, upon waking up I think they’re fantastic. I’ve come up with story scenarios in my sleep I would never have imagined while awake. Just the same, some weeks the dreams make sleep difficult. (In fact, what prompted me to write this review so long after having read the book was a dream last night where I was trapped in a barn while the reanimated bodies of the farmer and his family banged on the doors outside).

Since drawn to Zombie fiction, I picked up a copy of The Zombie Survival Guide and was enthralled by the academic delivery on what weapons to use, what environments to seek or avoid, and the history of the walking dead. The dreams, surprisingly, started to subside or, when they did occur, were more controllable.

While the idea of fighting zombies is an enticing fantasy to most of us, we still know that they do not exist. At night, however, these creatures are as real to me as anything else. In these situations, The Zombie Survival Guide is more than a fun exercise in what-ifs, it becomes practical, useful information.

Thanks, Max.
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Jan 03, 2011 Spencer rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Zombie zombies. Fans of the Boy Scout Manual.

It's a funny coincidence that I'm probably going to get killed by an angry, mindless mob for saying this, but allow me to be the only one with the guts to say that The Zombie Survival Guide is hugely overrated. As others have suggested, the angle is supposed to be that this is a fact-based, real-world take on what to do when the dead finally rise, but Brooks breaks out the "science still can't explain" card way too often for his premise to really work. Which is problematic because while the cent...more

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Sammet Elliot wrote: "Just for fun. If you don't like laughing and discussing silly stuff like "Weapons of choice, Prime hideouts, emergency action" then don...more
Aug 29, 2012 02:30pm

Philip Degaltini You obviously don't understand anything about zombie fiction or films. No one knows how zombies come about. One day you wake up and Mrs. Crumplebottom...more
Oct 02, 2012 01:41am

May 07, 2012 Anzu The Great Destroyer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: everyone!

Shelves: second-best, virtual-attic, rotten-stinky-walking-dead, oh-you-so-funny, scary-shit-beware, reviewed-2011

*updated 01 Nov 2011*

raaar GGRRR UURRRG roooorrr RAAAAAAAR uurrg OOOOOR oooor ggrrrr RAAAAR GGRRR oor UUUGGG uugg aahhhhh!!!

Yes! I’m mastering the zombie language! If you don’t know what that means you’re in deep sh*t. You might want to get some books and start learning a few things..

Every person on the planet should own this book; you can never know when the next attack is going to be.

To do list:
• buy a machete
• buy an M1 Carbine
• buy leather suit
• cut hair short
• buy supplies
• buy a dirtbike o...more

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Mar 05, 2012 Mike (the Paladin) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Having learned how to survive a horror movie (see my review of that book for further details: http://www.goodreads.com/review/edit/...) I set out to arm myself against supernatural, unnatural, cursed, undead, and other threats.

This will be an invaluable resource in the case of Zombie infestation and plague (they [zombies that is] seem to be spreading from what I can tell). The whole "zombie plague" thing seems to have been unheard of before video games it seems to me. Now what with "World-War Z"...more

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Jul 17, 2008 Trin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, american-lit, apocafic

There seems to be some disagreement as to whether this is a humor or a horror book. It was marketed as the former, but I actually think it’s more effective as the latter. If it’s a humor book, it’s strictly one-note—survival guides expect you to be ridiculously over-prepared, haha! As a horror book—even keeping in mind its goofier moments—it really gets under your skin, makes you reassess your surroundings and your safety in ways, I think, few monster stories do.

It’s also interesting to look at...more

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Jul 06, 2008 Eliza rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: those unprepared for the zombie menace.

I started this book because I read World War Z and enjoyed it, for some value of enjoyed which also includes being seriously freaked out. This book further cemented my freaked-outedness. I now recognise that my home is inadequate protection against the zombie menace, that not only do I not have any sort of weapon handy which could decapitate without putting me in harm's way but even if I did I would have no skills to use it, and that I am not fully prepared for even a level-1 situation were it t...more

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Aug 21, 2007 icebox added it · review of another edition Recommends it for: nobody

Shelves: lost-interest

Okay, so I'll be honest. I started reading this book. I got about 10 pages in. Most people would say, "Hey, thats not far enough to know if this book is good or not" but I disagree. In the first 10 pages, not only was I able to discover how completely contradicting this book was, but I was also able to realize how familiar this story was. In my opinion, it seems as though Max Brooks compaired the Zombie virus to the AIDS virus. The only difference being the name of the virus. I am in no way diss...more

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Feb 19, 2009 Belinda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: braincandy, contempopop, howto, kindle, sci-fi, spooky

I am woefully underprepared for the zombie apocalypse. If you have a suitable fortress and/or roving group that I can join, please let me know. I can dress out game and make soap. You know you'll be wanting food and soap, right? Let's talk.

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Jul 05, 2007 Rae Walker rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Survival Nerds (and they do exist).

The Zombie Survival Guide is entirely based on the premise of 'Zombie attacks, both massive and individual, are highly plausable. Here is how you survive.'

This is a wonderful premise. It is a wonderful book. Because of this book, I feel that I have a better chance of surviving a zombie attack if/when it does occur.

If you want to be in my roving troupe of refugees then there will be some required reading and this book will be on the list. Also, don't think you can read this after the outbreak - I...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Jesse rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is not a humor book. Maybe a horror reference manual? Not sure but there is not an ounce of sarcasm in the book. Nevertheless I became engaged with it once I let go of the fact it was supposed to be funny. There is some poor editing, however. For instance once it says that zombies cannot rise from the grave and then in a real life incidents talks about zombies rising from the grave. And also once it talks about the first recorded zombie incident in the US being in the 1800s when just pages...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Candace Schaddelee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed every aspect of this book. If zombies ever decide to swarm the earth from a "Class 4 Outbreak", I will know exactly what I need to do. Zombies aside, I think it's a legitimate survival guide for many apocalyptic situations. Think about it; if you were to survive the initial chaos of any type of apocalypse, what is your next greatest threat? Other people. People loot, turn to violence, encourage chaos, etc. So replace "zombie" in this book with "crazy people", and you still have a decen...more

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Nov 11, 2007 GUS BUS! rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Those that need protection from the undead

This is a great book to have when you are suddenly overrun by zombies. It details every supplie and every weapon you will need to survive. It has where you should go and other survival tips if you ever come across and undead army.

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Oct 23, 2008 Gareth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anybody who's interested from surviving a zombie attack

This was a funny book, the author really spent too much time thinking about how to survive a zombie outbreak. It's fun to read if you're interested in that kind of thing.

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Apr 17, 2008 Robert rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Possibly the most important book I've ever read. Now, when the zombie apocalypse comes, I know what steps to take to survive. Do you?

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Sep 14, 2009 Radha rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I had multiple zombie dreams while reading this book. I had one dream where my cat turned into a zombie and then there were these albino zombie ferrets that walked on their hind legs and there were zombie rats that I had to kill by smashing their head with a hammer and then one of the people I was with stuck a skewer through one of the heads of a zombie rat and then blood splattered into my mouth when they pulled it out and I was about to spit the blood out of my mouth when I think I woke myself...more

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Jul 28, 2008 Cooperglocker rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anybody who doesn't shamble, moan, groan, or seek brains.

Recommended to Cooperglocker by: My fiancee

Hilarious, yet strangely believable.

I'm not exactly going to run out and get plate armor and swords, but it sounds fun!

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Mar 04, 2012 Seak (Bryce L.) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, sci-fi

You ever find yourself thinking what you would do if a zombie suddenly came up the hill in front of you. Would you run and try to tell the world? Would you think its already too late and fend for yourself? Would you just go take care of the ghoul yourself?

These are the questions I kept asking myself, especially while listening to The Zombie Survival Guide late at night while driving up the hill to my apartment. Not a good idea if you don't want to really creep yourself out.

I figured zombies woul...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Philip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction

EDIT 6-2-12 The book SAID the media would claim it wasn't really zombies. That it was an isolated attack, drugs, a person with mental health issues, etc... Is it time to prepare?

*edit* I was just looking over the New York Times Bestseller List and found that this book is in the top five for paperback nonfiction. Well, I guess I'm really glad I read it after all.

This book was complete. While it's quick to point out that I'm still not an expert at disposing the undead, I'm well (and I mean WELL)...more

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Feb 15, 2009 Bettie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fraudio, fantasy, boo-scary, amusing

We've been having fun with this insomuch as zombies, apparently, don't jump. So future stuga visitors will be asked the question "do you, erm, play netball at all". If there is a failure to answer in the affirmative we will, as a family body, exit rather promptly.

It's rather fun to have 'Thriller' as low background noise during the Voodoo Zombie chapter. One good piece of advice is this ... heads that have been severed from their bodies can still bite one to death so get yourself an anti ghoul a...more

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Jul 15, 2007 Megan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: horrorthriller

I know this book is listed as humor, but I am not completely convinced that zombies couldn't happen...it seems logical for some reason, that some disease could reanimate the dead. It is one of the few things in the horror genre that actually really scares me. I have had not a few nightmares about this and have a great fondness for Shaun of the Dead.
This book basically lays it out like it is a possibility. He is very very thorough--so much so that I wondered if maybe he was some nut who actually...more

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Nov 01, 2011 Calvinw10201 rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An excellent book with tons of useful information. I've been preparing myself for the worst. Brooks uses a dark sense of comedy as well as historic facts to illustrate concepts described in his book. Also, the scarce placement of pictures conveys the concepts described as well as gives the reader something to laugh at. A must read for all members of Z.A.R.T. (zombie apocalypse response teams)
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May 20, 2007 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone who wants to survive the coming zombie apocalypse

Something called "The Zombie Survival Guide" could easily be written as a joke, but Max Brooks is dead serious (un-dead serious, maybe? HA I amuse myself so easily). Covering everything from the best zombie-fighting weapons to trouble spots to avoid to the best hideouts, this is probably the most comprehensive guide ever written about zombie-fighting. It's written like a reference guide, but it's actually a great read, and I bet you'll find something that will stick in your mind and save you lat...more

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Dec 01, 2010 Josh Cummins rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So far this book has been amazing, it has really opened my eyes to the posibility of zombies excisting. Also it has an amazing amount of convincing facts of which really helped me in my book i am currently writing which is also zombie based. I can't wait until another one of my friends reads this, it will be awesome to talk about. My favorite part so far has been about the weapons to use in a zombie invasion. I highly recomend this book for anyone interested in science fiction books or conspirac...more

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Aug 09, 2011 Jesus added it · review of another edition

Compré este libro en plena locura de la gripe A... por si acaso, uno nunca sabe lo que los Gobiernos nos ocultan. Y este caso parecía encajar con un misterioso brote de 'algo'. Al final, quedó en nada, tan sólo la alarma social creada por los Gobiernos alimentada y exacerbada por unos medios de comunicación histéricos. ¿Y si se hubiera tratado de un brote zombi real? ¿Y si nos mentían diciendo que era gripe A para que no cundiera un pánico aún mayor al tratarse de muertos andantes? Yo no habría...more

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