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Apocalypse, Armageddon, end of the world as we know it-that’s the theme of this list. Breakthrough books that shattered the way we saw entities/corporations and or the reality of the way we live today. Survival tactics-learn from their mistakes or check out some real how to guides. Fiction and non-fiction included.
Tags: apocalypse, armageddon, fantasy, fiction, global, green, nonfiction, science, and survival

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The Stand
The Stand
by Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson (Illustrator) 56 people voted »
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1984
1984
by George Orwell 46 people voted »
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The Road
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy 35 people voted »
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I Am Legend
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson 28 people voted »
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Brave New World
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley 22 people voted »
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks 17 people voted »
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On the Beach
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute 15 people voted »
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Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding 15 people voted »
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Earth Abides
Earth Abides
by George R. Stewart 14 people voted »
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Cell
Cell
by Stephen King 14 people voted »
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Swan Song
Swan Song
by Robert R. McCammon 13 people voted »
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Watchmen
Watchmen
by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons (Illustrator) 13 people voted »
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The Postman
The Postman
by David Brin 10 people voted »
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Blindness
Blindness
by José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (Translator) 9 people voted »
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Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned
Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned
by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra 8 people voted »
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The Host
The Host
by Stephenie Meyer 8 people voted »
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr. 7 people voted »
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Dies the Fire
Dies the Fire
by S.M. Stirling 7 people voted »
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Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank 7 people voted »
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Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser 6 people voted »
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The World Without Us
The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman 5 people voted »
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 5 people voted »
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Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood 5 people voted »
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The Drowned World
The Drowned World
by J.G. Ballard 4 people voted »
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Little Brother
Little Brother
by Cory Doctorow 4 people voted »
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Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads author) (Editor), Cory Doctorow 4 people voted »
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The Brief History of the Dead
The Brief History of the Dead
by Kevin Brockmeier 3 people voted »
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The Living Dead
The Living Dead
by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads author) (Editor), Joe Hill 3 people voted »
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Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma
by Douglas Coupland 3 people voted »
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The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore (Illustrator) 3 people voted »
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Neuromancer
Neuromancer
by William Gibson 3 people voted »
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Dead City
Dead City
by Joe McKinney (Goodreads author) 3 people voted »
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The Traveler
The Traveler
by John Twelve Hawks 3 people voted »
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The Coming Global Superstorm
The Coming Global Superstorm
by Art Bell, Whitley Strieber 2 people voted »
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Alliance
Alliance
by Gerald N. Lund 2 people voted »
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When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance & Planetary Survival
When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Relian...
by Matthew Stein 2 people voted »
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The White Plague
The White Plague
by Frank Herbert 2 people voted »
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
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The Shell Game
The Shell Game
by Steve Alten 2 people voted »
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Bar Code Rebellion
Bar Code Rebellion
by Suzanne Weyn 2 people voted »
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The Time Machine
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells 2 people voted »
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Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse
Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse
by Victor Gischler 2 people voted »
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Armageddon's Children
Armageddon's Children
by Terry Brooks 2 people voted »
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The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite
The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite
by Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá 1 person voted »
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan 1 person voted »
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Life As We Knew It
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer 1 person voted »
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Spin
Spin
by Robert Charles Wilson 1 person voted »
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Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire
Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and th...
by Alex Abella (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
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Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
by Robert C. O'Brien 1 person voted »
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What Uncle Sam Really Wants
What Uncle Sam Really Wants
by Noam Chomsky 1 person voted »
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Coin Locker Babies
Coin Locker Babies
by Ryu Murakami 1 person voted »
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The Breaking of Northwall: The Pelbar Cycle, Book One
The Breaking of Northwall: The Pelbar Cycle, Bo...
by Paul O. Williams 1 person voted »
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Hater
Hater
by David Moody (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capita...
by Naomi Klein 1 person voted »
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Left Behind
Left Behind
by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins 1 person voted »
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The Drought
The Drought
by J.G. Ballard 1 person voted »
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Armageddon Summer
Armageddon Summer
by Jane Yolen, Bruce Coville 1 person voted »
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The Complete Book of Swords
The Complete Book of Swords
by Fred Saberhagen 1 person voted »
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The Wind from Nowhere
The Wind from Nowhere
by J.G. Ballard 1 person voted »
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The Quickening: Today's Trends, Tomorrow's  World
The Quickening: Today's Trends, Tomorrow's World
by Art Bell 1 person voted »
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One Second After
One Second After
by William R. Forstchen 1 person voted »
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Flood
Flood
by Stephen Baxter 1 person voted »
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The Bar Code Tattoo
The Bar Code Tattoo
by Suzanne Weyn 1 person voted »
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