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OCTOBER discussion, NON-FICTION for a change.
Voting through end of day Friday September 9th.
Voting through end of day Friday September 9th.
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, Average rating 3.76
"A penetrating...take on how our planet would respond if humans simply disappeared. The goal is to inspire social change... it finds a creative solution to...problem [of destroying the planet]."
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes, Average rating 4.41
"A gripping, authoritative account of the men, women, science, drama and intrigue behind...the discovery of nuclear energy and construction of the atomic bomb." B&W photos.
928 pages, $5 and up.
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, by Piers Paul Read, Average rating 3.92
The true story of the survivors of a plane crash in 1972, and how they dealt with lack of food, harsh conditions, and isolation.
318 pages, $5 used, doesn't appear to be an ebook version
Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life, by Neil Strauss, Average rating 3.70
2009, 432 pages, used from $6
Strauss sets out to move his life offshore, test his skills in the wild, and remake himself as a survivor. It's a tale of paranoid fantasies, crippling doubts, shady lawyers, cult leaders, gun nuts, survivalist superheroes, of weirdos, heroes, and ordinary citizens going off the grid.
Survive!: The Disaster, Crisis and Emergency Handbook by Jerry Aherm, Average rating 4.00
2010, 240 pages, used on Amazon under $4, not available on Kindle
Deals in particular with preparedness to survive the first 72 hours after a disaster.
SAS Survival Guide 2E, by John "Lofty" Wiseman, Average rating 4.26
2010, 384 pages, under $5 used, iTunes app available also. Details preparedness and survival techniques such as foraging for food, camping, dealing with illness,etc. This is the abbreviated/portable version of the latest edition of "the best survival guide ever published", feel free to choose the larger version instead.
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead by Max Brooks, Average rating 3.89
2003, 254 pages, $10 Kindle, used from $6.
The Zombie Survival Guide is your fully illustrated and exhaustive key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now.
How to Camp Out by John Mead Gould, Average rating 3.00
1877(!), 84 pages, Free on Kindle, $9ish paperback
The War Against the Jews: 1933-1945, by Lucy S. Dawidowicz, Average rating 4.08
1986, 467 pages, under $5 used, $9.99 Kindle
Tells the story of the Nazi Holocaust, from the evolution of German Anti-Semitism to the ultimate tragedy of the Final Solution.
Our Final Hour: A Scientist's warning - How Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind's Future in This Century — On Earth and Beyond, by Martin J. Rees, Average rating 3.43
2004, 240 pages, under $5 used, Kindle $9.99
Presents the scientific argument that argument that humanity has a mere 50/50 chance of surviving the next century.
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