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SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 5,721 ratings — published 1986
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Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,077 ratings — published 1977
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The Survival Medicine Handbook: A Guide for When Help is Not on the Way The Survival Medicine Handbook: A Guide for When Help is Not on the Way (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 417 ratings — published 2013
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The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 479 ratings — published 2011
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When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 1,608 ratings — published 2006
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Patriots (The Coming Collapse) Patriots (The Coming Collapse)
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avg rating 3.67 — 5,917 ratings — published 1998
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The Prepper's Water Survival Guide: Harvest, Treat, and Store Your Most Vital Resource The Prepper's Water Survival Guide: Harvest, Treat, and Store Your Most Vital Resource (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 172 ratings — published 2015
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One Second After (After, #1) One Second After (After, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 78,990 ratings — published 2009
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The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 3,693 ratings — published 2014
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Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series) Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)
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avg rating 4.10 — 3,458 ratings — published 2014
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Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster Survival Kit Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster Survival Kit (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 808 ratings — published 2012
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Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 2,150 ratings — published 2007
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living The Encyclopedia of Country Living (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 3,174 ratings — published 1977
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Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 5,517 ratings — published 2009
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Easy Cellar: The Ultimate Survival Program Easy Cellar: The Ultimate Survival Program (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 63 ratings — published 2017
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Nuclear War Survival Skills: Lifesaving Nuclear Facts and Self-Help Instructions Nuclear War Survival Skills: Lifesaving Nuclear Facts and Self-Help Instructions (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 221 ratings — published 1982
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The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 302 ratings — published 2009
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How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 6,620 ratings — published 2018
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The Lost Ways 2: The Best Survivalist Guide The Lost Ways 2: The Best Survivalist Guide (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.28 — 78 ratings — published
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Prepper's Home Defense: Security Strategies to Protect Your Family by Any Means Necessary Prepper's Home Defense: Security Strategies to Protect Your Family by Any Means Necessary (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 201 ratings — published 2012
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The Survivalist Cookbook: Recipes for Preppers The Survivalist Cookbook: Recipes for Preppers (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.59 — 54 ratings — published 2013
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Preppers Garden Handbook: Seedsaving, Food Production, and Prepping Your Garden for Survival (Practical Preppers) Preppers Garden Handbook: Seedsaving, Food Production, and Prepping Your Garden for Survival (Practical Preppers)
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avg rating 3.81 — 43 ratings — published 2014
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Outdoor Survival Skills Outdoor Survival Skills (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 263 ratings — published 1966
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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 10,354 ratings — published 2008
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Just in Case: How to be Self-Sufficient when the Unexpected Happens Just in Case: How to be Self-Sufficient when the Unexpected Happens (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 495 ratings — published 2008
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Survivors (The Coming Collapse) Survivors (The Coming Collapse)
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avg rating 3.61 — 2,498 ratings — published 2011
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Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,016 ratings — published 1999
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Nuclear War: A Scenario Nuclear War: A Scenario (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 56,575 ratings — published 2024
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The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 134 ratings — published
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The Prepper's Medical Handbook The Prepper's Medical Handbook (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.33 — 45 ratings — published
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Practical Doomsday: A User's Guide to the End of the World Practical Doomsday: A User's Guide to the End of the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 157 ratings — published
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The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,376 ratings — published 2006
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Tools for Survival: What You Need to Survive When You're on Your Own Tools for Survival: What You Need to Survive When You're on Your Own (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 183 ratings — published 2014
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 59,779 ratings — published 2012
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Food Storage for Self-Sufficiency and Survival: The Essential Guide for Family Preparedness Food Storage for Self-Sufficiency and Survival: The Essential Guide for Family Preparedness (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 86 ratings — published 2014
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Weekend Homesteader: September Weekend Homesteader: September (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.94 — 87 ratings — published 2011
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Build the Perfect Bug Out Vehicle: The Disaster Survival Vehicle Guide Build the Perfect Bug Out Vehicle: The Disaster Survival Vehicle Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 87 ratings — published 2014
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Where There Is No Dentist Where There Is No Dentist (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 184 ratings — published 1983
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Prepper's Natural Medicine: Life-Saving Herbs, Essential Oils and Natural Remedies for When There is No Doctor Prepper's Natural Medicine: Life-Saving Herbs, Essential Oils and Natural Remedies for When There is No Doctor (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 105 ratings — published 2015
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The Prepper's Blueprint: The Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Through Any Disaster The Prepper's Blueprint: The Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Through Any Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prepping)
avg rating 4.33 — 95 ratings — published 2014
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Mia P. Manansala
“The latik is almost done. Get the bowl and strainer ready. And get the maja blanca out of the fridge."
I followed her orders, and as my grandmother strained the browned coconut curds, or latik, from the coconut oil, I cut the coconut and corn pudding into squares. I helped my grandmother sprinkle the coconut curds on top of the cut pudding and stuck the tray back in the fridge. The texture was best when it was cold, so it'd stay there until it was time for dessert.
Next, I cleaned up the vegetable peels from the ginataang gulay my aunt had simmering on the stove, while my aunt fried the vegetable lumpia she'd just finished rolling.
"Lila, can you taste the stew and let me know if it needs anything?"
I grabbed a clean spoon and helped myself to a large scoop. The simple yet hearty dish contained various vegetables simmered in a savory coconut milk sauce. Fried tofu replaced the usual shrimp or pork so that my friends could enjoy it, too. "Mmm, you've really nailed the vegetable broth, Tita. I think it's great. Just serve the patis and bagoong on the side and it'll be fine."
Adeena and Elena were vegetarians, but they occasionally indulged in seafood, so giving them the option to add fish sauce and fermented shrimp paste instead of cooking it into the dish was nice.”
Mia P. Manansala, Guilt and Ginataan

Michael Mabee
“We are not preparing for the world we live in - we are preparing for the world we find ourselves in.”
Michael Mabee, Prepping for a Suburban or Rural Community: Building a Civil Defense Plan for a Long-Term Catastrophe

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