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What Is Your Favorite Prepper Book Or Movie?
« on: March 26, 2015, 08:47:52 AM »
Last night's session of the Northern Nevada Preppers Group Net has been posted!
All of us revealed our favorite prepper books and movies. Great fun!
Here's your link:   http://www.nnpg.net/032515_radio.shtml
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Offline Jerry D Young

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Re: What Is Your Favorite Prepper Book Or Movie?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2015, 04:55:56 PM »
Thanks Ken.

Since Glenda challenged me to post up my list of my favorite books and movies, here it is. I do not have many movies.

The first section lists my favorite books directly relating to prepping/survival. Next comes some that, while not directly relating to prepping/survival, have taught me things that do apply, believe it or not. And finally is the complete library list, excluding 7,000+ Kindle titles with ~80% on prepping (almost all free). (I cannot figure out how to copy the list without typing every one of them into Word or Excel.)
 
Favorite Prep related books and movies:

Fiction Books:
1.   Alas Babylon by Pat Frank
2.   Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Non-fiction Books:
1.   How To Survive The H-Bomb And Why by Pat Frank
2.   SAS Survival Manual by John “Lofty” Wiseman

Movies:
1.   Panic In Year Zero First of the more realistic movies about nuclear war  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hSGEiXO5894
2.   Twilight Zone Episode 68: The Shelter Not actually a movie, but very interesting  http://www.hulu.com/watch/440826


These are the books I read beginning in my teens that formalized my belief system and shaped me into who I am, which includes both why and how I prep:

Fiction:
Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein (An inspiration to me when I was young)
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (Socio/political commentary in novel form.)
Bulldozer by Stephen W. Meader (Another inspirational story when I was in my teens.)
A Hero For Henry by Herbert R. Purdum (A great old west comedy with valuable lessons.)
An Elephant For Aristotle by L. Sprague de Camp (Another Socio/political commentary in novel form.)

The rest of the works of Robert A Heinlein (for the same reasons as above.)
The works of Louis L'Amour The westerns and Night Over The Solomons & West From Singapore
The works of Zane Gray
The works of Edgar Rice Burroughs especially Tarzan At The Earth’s Core
The works of Earle Stanley Gardner
The works of Andre Norton especially Sea Siege
The works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard
The works of Sandra Brown (Believe it or not, I learned a lot from romance novels.)
The works of Nora Roberts (Another fine romance novelist that gave me a lot to think about.)


Non-fiction:
Power! by Michael Korda (How to get it and how to use it for good or evil)
Breaking the Rules by Kurt Wright (A book and seminar that gave me great insights into people and how they treat each other and why)
Dress for Success by John T Molloy (More than just clothing. How people actually see each other and act accordingly. Urban camouflage that also teaches the hows and whys of field camouflage)
The Miss Manners Guides by Judith Martin (More than just manners. How people interact in many different situations.)


My prepping/survival library:

Government publications (mostly out of print):
In Time Of Emergency
Basic Course In Emergency Mass Feeding
Handbook For Emergencies
Ten For Survival
Personal And Family Survival - Student Manual
The National Fallout Shelter Program
Identification (Survey) Of Fallout Shelter In Existing Buildings
Provisioning Shelters
Description, Storage, and Handling of Public Fallout Shelter Supplies and Equipment
Guidance On Water Containers Stored In Public Fallout Shelters
Acquisition And Distribution of Fallout Shelter Supplies (Except RADEF)
Fallout Shelter Water Requirements (Supersedes Part D, Chapter 2, Appendix 4, Nov 1963)
Fallout Shelter Food Requirements
Fallout Shelter Sanitation Kits
Maintenance of Law and Order During Civil Defense Emergencies Appendix 1 - Planning and Programs, Appendix 2 - Orientation and Training
Civil Defense Emergency Operations Planning
Emergency Lodging
Emergency Feeding
Emergency Clothing
Emergency Welfare Registration and Inquiry
What The Planner Needs To Know About Blast And Shock
What The Planner Needs To Know About Electromagnetic Pulse
What The Planner Needs To Know About Initial Nuclear Radiation
What The Planner Needs To Know About Fallout
What The Planner Needs To Know About The Shelter Environment
What The Planner Needs To Know About The Post-Shelter Environment
Application To Emergency Operations Planning
The Mayor's Command Center, Washington, D.C.
Fallout Protection In The Design Of New Industrial Facilities - A Special Report To Business And Industrial Executives
Industrial Civil Defense Workbook - First Steps To Company Survival
Civil Preparedness Principles Of Warning
EMP Threat & Protective Measures
EMP Protection For Emergency Operating Centers
EMP Protective Systems
Blast Valves And Sensors For Emergency Operating Centers
Probability Of Fallout Debris Deposition
How To Use Your Radiological Instruments (Survey Meter And Dosimeter) To Find the Best Shelter and to Minimize Your Exposure To Radiation
User's Manual - Meteorological Data For Radiological Defense
Radiological Monitor Student Workbook
Disaster Operations - A Handbook For Local Governments
Wind-Resistant Design Concepts For Residences
Tornado Protection - Selecting And Designing Safe Areas In Buildings
Introduction To Civil Preparedness
Standards For Local Civil Preparedness
Community Action For Civil Preparedness
Emergency Communications
Highlights - DIDS - Decision Information Distribution System
Manual For RACES - Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
Hazardous Material Information System
Plan Ahead For Power Supply Problems
Protection In The Nuclear Age
Fallout Protection - What To Know And Do About Nuclear Attack
Emergency Sanitation At Home
Family Guide - Emergency Health Care
Housing With Shelter HUD-180-S
Mass Thickness Manual For Walls, Floors, And Roofs
Shelter Through Architectural Design - The Shielding Requirements Influenc On Form
Technical Standards For Fallout Shelter Design
Design Considerations For Fallout Shelter Ventilating Air Intake Systems
Home Fallout Shelter - Modified Ceiling Shelter - Basement Location - Plan A
Home Fallout Shelter - Modified Ceiling Shelter - Basement Location - Plan B
Home Fallout Shelter - Concrete Block Shelter - Basement Location - Plan C
Home Fallout Shelter - Snack Bar - Basement Location - Plan D
Home Fallout Shelter - Tilt-up Storage Unit Shelter - Basement Location - Plan E
Home Fallout Shelter - Lean-to Shelter - Basement Location - Plan F
Home Fallout Shelter - Outside Concrete Shelter
Home Fallout Shelter - Above Ground Home Fallout Shelter
Family Shelter Designs H-7
The Family Fallout Shelter MP-15
Shelters In New Apartments
Shelters In New Homes
Increasing Blast And Fire Resistance In Buildings - Design Techniques For Combined Nuclear Weapon Effects
Disaster Planning Guide For Business And Industry
Family Food Stockpile For Survival
Rural Fire Defense
Defense Against Radioactive Fallout On The Farm
Fallout And Your Farm Food
Disaster Control And Civil Defense In Federal Buildings - A Guide For Facility Self-Protection
Housing With Shelter - Dual-Purpose Residential Fallout Protection
Report To The Congress - Activities And Status Of Civil Defense In The United States
Publications Catalog
Motion Picture Catalog


Medical Books:
Storey’s A Practical Guide To Healthy Living by Amy Rost
Ancient Healing Publications International      
Do It Yourself Medicine by Ragnar Benson
Gray's Anatomy      
Magic And Medicine Of Plants by the Readers Digest
Myths Of The Cherokee And Sacred Formulas Of The Cherokees by James Mooney
Survivalist's Medicine Chest by Ragnar Benson
The American Medical Association Home Medical Encyclopedia
The Home Remedies Handbook by John H Renner
Emergency War Surgery by the US Government
Ship's Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea by the US Government
Where There Is No Dentist by Murry Dickson
Where There Is No Doctor by David Werner
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West by Gregory L Tilford
Backyard Medicine by Bruton-Seal & Seal
Wilderness Medicine by William W Forgery
Modern Essentials 4th ed. - Guide to the Use of Essential Oils by Aroma Tools
Natural Healing Wisdom by Amy Rost
The Herbal Healing Bible by Jade Britton
Herbs by Weldon Owen

Outdoor books:
ABC's Of Bowhunting by Chuck Adams
All About Camping by W. K. Merrill
Backpacking by R. C. Rethmel
Boy Scout Fieldbook      
Bushcraft by Richard Graves
Complete Book Of Outdoor Lore by Clyde Ormond
Field Guide To Edible Wild Plants by Bradford Angier
Lightweight Backpacking by Charles L Jansen
On Your Own In The Wilderness by Townsend Whelen & Bradford Angier
Outdoor Survival Skills by Larry Dean Olsen
Outdoorsman's Handbook by Clyde Ormond
Rifle And Shotgun Shooting      
Scoutmaster's Handbook      
Survival In The Outdoors by Byron Dalrymple
The Compact Book Of Upland Game Birds by Ray Ovington
The Complete Guide To Orienteering In North America by Berndt Berglund
The Sierra Club Wilderness Handbook by David Brower
Wilderness Gear You Can Make Yourself by Bradford Angier
Wildwood Wisdom by Ellsworth Jaeger


Periodicals (Paper & CD):
Kurt Saxon's DVD set
Backwoods Home Whole Shebang & life subscription
Survival Quarterly Magazine
Modern Survival Guide complete back issues and subscription
Most of the original American Survival Guide magazines

Prep manuals & related:
AFM 64-5 Survival Manual by the US Air Force
Build The Perfect Survival Kit  by John D McCann
Complete Survival Manual by Michael S. Sweeney/National Geographic
Dare To Prepare by Holly Deyo
Disaster Prep 101 by Paul Purcell
Emergency– This Book Could Save Your Life by Neil Strauss
EMP – Protect Family, Homes, and Community by Donald R J White
Family Survival Guide - How To Protect You And Your Family Against Terrorism   
Fighting Chance - Ten Feet To Survival by Arthur Robinson & Gary North
FM 21-76 Survival Manual by theUS Army
FM 5-34 Engineer Field Data by the US Army
Forecasts, Famines, And Freezes by John Gribbin
How To Plan And Develop A Survival Retreat by Sidney Ragsdale
How To Prosper During The Coming Bad Years by Howard J Ruff
How To Prepare For The Coming Crash by Robert L Preston
How To Survive The H-Bomb And Why by Pat Frank
Let's Get Ready - An Earthquake Preparedness Handbook      
Life After Doomsday by Bruce D Clayton
Making The Best Of Basics - Family Preparedness Handbook by James Talmage Stevens
New Profits From The Monetary Crisis by Harry Browne
Nuclear War - The Facts On Our Survival by Peter Goodwin
Nuclear War - What's In It For You?      
Nuclear War Survival Skills by Cresson Kearny
Ragnar's Action Encyclopedia by Ragnar Benson
Ragnar’s Action Encyclopedia, Revised  by Ragnar Benson
Ragnar’s Urban Survival by Ragnar Benson
Rawles on Retreats and Relocation by James Wesley, Rawles
SAS Survival Handbook by John "Lofty" Wiseman
SAS Urban Survival Handbook  by John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman
Stay Alive! Survival Skills You Need  by John D McCann
Strategic Relocation by Joel M Skousen
Survival Retreats  by Dave Black
Surviving Doomsday C Brice Sibley
Terrorism Survival Guide – Your Family's Preparedness Plan      
The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
The Book Of Survival by Anthony Greenbank
The Complete Housewife by Kurt Saxon
The Complete Survival Guide by Mark Thiffault
The Disaster Preparedness Handbook 2nd Edition by Dr. Arthur T. Bradley
The Family Survival Handbook by Martin A Smith& William E Eliason
The Millennium Bug by Michael S Hyatt
The Modern Survival Retreat by Ragnar Benson
The Russian Disaster - A Survival Handbook For The Nuclear Age by Bernard Grossfield
The Secure Home by Joel M Skousen
The Survival Retreat by Ragnar Benson
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven& David Borgenicht
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook – Travel by Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht
Tom Brown’s Guide to City & Suburban Survival by Tom Brown
When All Hell Breaks Loose by Cody Lundin
When Technology Fails  by Matthew Stein
You Can Profit From A monetary Crisis by Harry Browne
You Can Survive The Bomb by Colonel Mel Mawrence
Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks



Self-sufficiency/Homesteading:
A Shelter Sketchbook by John S Taylor
Lightweight Truss-Framed House  by Roger L Tuomi
Wood-Frame House Construction by the USDA
Underground Houses - How to Build A Low-Cost Home by Robert L Roy
Solar Heating  by Sunset Books
Engineering Manual for Water Systems  by the Ruth-Berry Pump Company
Individual Water Supply Systems  by the Arkansas State Board of Health
Water Systems Handbook  by the Water Systems Council
Plumbing for the Home and Farmstead  USDA FB #2213
Septic Tank Systems  Arkansas State Board of Health Bulletin #9
Farmstead Sewage and Refuse Disposal  USDA AIB #274
Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins
Natural Solutions to Bigger Pests  by Dr. Myles H Bader
Natural Solutions to Things That Bug You  by Dr. Myles H Bader
Do-it-Yourself Fence Kit – Riggs Supply
First Lessons In Beekeeping by C. P. Danant
Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte
Cold Climate Gardening by Lewis Hill
Fruits & Nuts  by Susanna Lyle
Vigoro Vegetable Garden Book
Sam Andy Cookbook and Food Storage Guide
Back to Basics by Readers Digest
Build-It-Yourself Homestead Organic Gardening & Farming
Living Off The Grid  by Dave Black
Storey’s Basic Country Skills by John & Martha Storey
Storey’s Survival Wisdom
Storey’s Country Wisdom
The Back To Basics Handbook by Abigail R. Gehring
The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery
The Guide To Self-Sufficiency by John Seymour
The Have-More by Plan Edward & Carolyn Robinson


Backwoods Home Magazine Guides:
Emergency Preparedness and Survival Guide
The Coming American Dictatorship – John Silveira
Can America Be Saved From Stupid People – Dave Duffy
Starting Over – Jackie Clay
Making A Living  - Creating Your Own Job
Dairy Goats – A Beginner’s Handbook – Jackie Clay
Chickens – A Beginner’s Handbook
Harvesting The Wild
Self-reliance – Recession-proof Your Pantry
Backwoods Home Cooking
Ask Jackie – Animals
Ask Jackie – Canning Basics
Ask Jackie – Water Bath Canning
Ask Jackie – Pressure Canning
Ask Jackie – Food Storage
Ask Jackie – Gardening
Ask Jackie – Homesteading
Ask Jackie – Homestead Cooking

Downloaded e-books (I think they are all legal copies. If not, please let me know.)   
101 Things To Do 'Til The Revolution by Claire Wolfe
A Complete Handbook of Nature Cure    
An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and It's Implications For United Sates National Security by Peter Schwartz, Doug Randal
Barn Plans And Out Buildings by Dr. Byron D Halsted
Bartering by Oregon State University
Biodiesel Book by Network 6000
Biodiesel Production Technology by Iowa State University
Blast And Fallout Shelter by University of Maryland
Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by William H Gibson
Camp-Lore and Woodcraft by Dan Beard
Captain Dave's Survival Guide by Captain Dave
Capturing Heat by Dean Still, Jim Kness
Construction Techniques to Protect Homes From High Wind Damage by Clemson University
Cooking On Campaign by Jason Goodnite
CPG 101 Comprehensive Preparedness Guide FEMA
CPG 1-19 Guidance for Development of An Emergency Fallout Shelter Stocking Plan   
CPG 1-20 Emergency Operating Center (EOC) Handbook FEMA
CPG 2-6.4Radiation Safety In Shelters    
Details for Conventional Wood Frame Construction by American Wood Council
Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities by Red Cross
Disaster Response by Erik Auf der Heide
Ditch Medicine by Hugh L Coffee
Doom Survival Guide by doomguide.com
Echelon by Chad Yancey
Edible and Medicinal Plants      
Edible and Medicinal Plants, A Survival Guide      
Emergency War Surgery by US Government
EMP White Papers http://www.futurescience.com Jerry Emanuelson
Encyclopedia of Modern US Military Weapons by Col. Timothy M. Laur, Steven L. Llanso
Essential Chinese Medicine Vol 1      
Essential Chinese Medicine Vol 2      
Essentials of Terror Medicine      
FB-2107 Defense Against Radioactive Fallout On The Farm      
FEMA - 160 Recovery From Nuclear Attack FEMA
FEMA 141 Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry FEMA
FEMA Wood Gas Generator FEMA
FG-E-5.6/1 Users Manual Meteorological Data For Radiological Defense DOD/OCD
First Aid in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations Of Violence ICRC
FM 21-10 MCRP 4-11.1D Field Hygiene and Sanitation US Army
FM 21-76 Field Manual by US Army
FM 3-5 MCWP 3-47.3 NBC Decontamination US Army
FM 5-103 Survivability      
FMFM 1-A Fourth Generation War      
Fortification      
Gardening When It Counts by Steve Solomon
General Aspects of Shelter Design by Temet
George Riggs Survival Book by George Riggs
Getting The Truth by David J Lieberman
Gravity Fed Water Treatment System -Mod 1* by James A Marusek
Gray's Anatomy by Henry Gray
Guide To Individual Tactical Readiness       
H-6 Fallout Protection - What To Know And Do About Nuclear Attack DOD/OCD
H-7 Family Fallout Designs DOD/OCD
H-12 Fallout Protection For Homes With Basements DOD/OCD
H-14 In Time Of Emergency DOD/OCD
H-16 Shelter Management Handbook      
H-20 Planning for Survival FEMA
Handbook of Subsistence Stores by US Government
Herbal Formulas      
How This Book Can Make You Invisible by J. J. Luna
How To Build Your Own Underground Home by Ray G. Scott
How To Prepare For Any Disaster by areyouprepared.com
HS-4 Preparedness Planning For A Nuclear Crisis FEMA
HS-4 Preparedness Planning For A Nuclear Crisis – Appendix FEMA
Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins
Hurricane Shutter Designs by APA
Individual Preparation for Y2K by Paloma O'Riley
Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy by F Netter
It's the End of the World As We Know It And I Feel Fine by M. D. Creekmore
L-138 What You Should Know About Nuclear Preparedness by FEMA
L-18 Facts About Fallout Protection      
LDS Preparedness Manual LDS
Life After Doomsday by Bruce D Clayton
Management Of Dead Bodies After Disasters
Medical Terminology      
Medicinal Plants, Trees & Shrubs of Appalachia by Bill Church
Militia Cookbook Emergency Food Preparation      
Milwaukee's Premium Fallout Shelter      
Mormon Emergency Preparedness Manual      
MP-15 Family Fallout Shelter DOD/OCD
NP-10-2 Fallout Shelter Surveys: Guide for Architects and Engineers by OCDM
Nuclear War Survival Skills by Cresson Kearny
ORNL-5039 Expedient Shelter Construction and Occupancy Experiments by Cresson H Kearny
ORNL-6252 Civil Defense Shelters A State of the Art Assessment – 1986 ORNL
Pioneering Projects Big & Small      
Practical Blacksmithing by M. T. Richardson
Protection In The Nuclear Age by FEMA
Prudent Food Storage: Question & Answers by Alan T Hagan
Ranger Medical Handbook 2007      
Residential Safe Rooms by FEMA
Safe Locations by Zeta Talk
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties by D. C. Beard
Ship Captain's Medical Guide 22nd Edition by Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Ship Captain's Medical Stores      
Ship's Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea by US Government
Six Simple Pumps by Margaret Crouch
Solar Storm Threat Analysis by James A Marusek
Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman
Successful Farming by Frank D Gardner
Surgery For Victims Of War by ICRC
Survival and Austere Medicine by TRAWATWMDBM
Survival Fighting by Duncan Long
Survival Under Atomic Attack      
Survive Hard Times by Jackie Clay
Survivor's Supply Cache by  savvysurvivor.com
TB-5-3 Family Shelters for Protection Against Radioactive Fallout   
The $50 and Up Underground House Book by Mike Oehler
The Boy Mechanic - Book 1      
The Boy Mechanic - Book 2 by H. M. Windsor
The Bug-Out Bag      
The Citizens Homeland Defense Guide II      
The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency by John Seymoure
The Complete Book of Underground Houses by Rob Roy
The Disaster Handbook for Extension Agents by University of Wisconsin
The Essential Underground Handbook by PML Publishing, Inc
The Extension Agent's Handbook For Emergency Preparation and Response by Texas Ag Extension Service
The Handbook for Practical Farmers by Hugh Findlay
The Have-More Plan by Ed Robinson, Carolyn Robinson
The Household Cyclopedia by Henry Hartshorne
The Humanure Handbook by Joseph C Jenkins
Three Acres and Liberty by Bolton Hall
TR-60 Shelter In New Homes by FEMA
TR-90 Fallout Exposure Rate Prediction Tables by FEMA
Trail And Camp Fire      
Trail Craft by Claude P Fordyce
We Survive Mutual Assistance Group      
When Technology Fails by Matthew Stein
Where There Is No Dentist by Murry Dickson
Where There Is No Doctor by David Werner
Where Women Have No Doctor      
Wilderness Homes by Oliver Kemp
Woodcraft Wisdom by J. G. Cone
Wound Closure Manual by Ethicon
You Will Survive Doomsday by Bruce M Beach
Your Basement Fallout Shelter -Blueprint for Survival #1 by British Government

Fiction:
299 Days – Book 1 – The Preparation  Glen Tate
299 Days – Book 2 – The Collapse  Glen Tate
299 Days – Book 3 – The Community  Glen Tate
299 Days – Book 4 – The Stronghold  Glen Tate
Above Reproach  J.D. kinman
After The Rain John Bowen
Afterwar Janet Morris
Airship Nine Thomas H Block
Alas, Babylon Pat Frank
Alligator Shelley Katz
America: R.I.P. Virginia M Fenwick
Amerika Brauna E Pouns & Donald Wrye
Anton Irving A. Greenfield
Ashes series William W. Johnstone
Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand
Better Dead Than Red Stanley Reynolds
Blight Mark Sonders
Blizzard George Stone
Blizzard Phil Stong
Cat Five Robert P Davis
Cataclysm: The Day The World Ended Don Pendleton
Catastrophe Planet Keith Laumer
City Wars Dennis Palumbo
Commander-1 Peter George
Creatures Richard Masson
Croc David James
Damnation Alley Roger Zelazny
Dance Of The Apocalypse Gordon Eklund
Darkness And The Deep Vardis Fisher
Day Of The Delphi John Land
Death On A Warm Wind Douglas Warner
Death Wind William C Heine
Deathland series  James Axler
Defender series  Jerry Ahern
Dies The Fire S.M. Stirling
Doomsday Squad Dom Gober
Doomsday Warrior series  Ryder Stacy
Doomsday Wing George H Smith
Drought! Ralph Hayes
Emergence David R Palmer
EMP Contrast – A Tale of Two Cities  Donald R J White
Empire Of The Ants Lindsay West
Endworld series  David Robbins
Eruption Paul Patchick
Farnhams Freehold Robert Heinlein
Fatal Exposure Michael Tobias
Firefight 2000 Dean Ing
Fire-Hunter Jim Kjelgaard
Forbidden Area Pat Frank
Free Flight Douglas Terman
Heat Arthur Herzog
Hurricane Of Ice H. L. Perry
Icequake James Follett
Icequake Crawford Kilian
Level 7 Mordecai Roshwald
Lights Out Halffast
Long Voyage Back Luke Rhinehart
Lucifer's Hammer Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Malevil Robert Merle
Man-Eater Ted Willis
Meeting The Bear - Journal Of The Black Wars Lloyd Zimpel
Mekong First Light Joseph w. Callaway, Jr.
Meteor Edmund H North & Franklin Coen
Meteorite Track 291 Gary Paulson
No Blade of Grass John Christopher
No Truce With Kings Poul Anderson
Oath Of Fealty Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
On The Beach Nevil Shute
On The Brink Benjamin Stein & Herbert Stein
One Second After William R. Forstchen
Outrider series  Richard Harding
Overload Arthur Hailey
Patriots James Wesley, Rawles
Phoenix Island Charlotte Paul
Population Doomsday Don Pendleton
Power Play Kenneth M Cameron
Pulling Through Dean Ing
Quake Rudolph Wurlitzer
Quest For Fire J. H. Rosny
Quest Of The Dawn Man J. H. Rosny
Red Tide D. D.Chapman & Deloris Lehman Tarzan
Seven Days In May Fletcher Knebel & Charles W Bailey II
Shelter Dan Ljoka
Shiva Descending Gregory Benford & William Rotsler
Siege Edwin Corley
Single Combat Dean Ing
Slide Gerald A Browne
Snowbound Bill Pronzini
Some Will Not Die Algis Budrys
Starlight Alfred Bester
Storehouses Of The Snow Edwin Woodard & Heather Woodard Bischoff
Streetleathal Steven Barnes
Sub-Zero Robert W Walker
Such Men Are Dangerous Paul Kavanagh
Sunstrike George Carpozi, Jr
Survival Margin Charles Eric Maine
Survival World Frank Belknap Long
Survivalist series – the earlier ones – Jerry Ahern
Survivors John Nahmlos
Sweeney's Island John Christopher
Take-Over Louis Rossetto, Jr
The Ashes Series William W Johnstone
The Azriel Uprising Allyn Thompson
The Big One Harrison Arnston
The Billion Dollar Killing Paul E Erdman
The Breaking Earth Keith Laumer
The Burnt Lands Richard Elliott
The Colony Mary Vigliante
The Coming World Earthquake Joe Musser
The Crash of '79 Paul E Erdman
The Day New York Went Dry Charles Einstein
The Day Of The Animals Donald Porter
The Day The Oceans Overflowed Charles L Fontenay
The Day They Invaded New York Irwin Lewis
The Deadly Frost Terrence Moan
The Divide William C Overgard
The Drowned World J. G. Ballard
The End of the Dream Philip Wylie
The Endless Tunnel Howard H Hilton
The Freeman Jerry Ahern & Sharon Ahern
The Green Rain Paul Tabori
The Hab Theory Allan W Eckert
The Hermes Fall John Baxter
The Hot Zone Richard Preston
The Iron Rain Donald Malcolm
The Last Centurion John Ringo
The Last Days Of America Paul E Erdman
The Long Tomorrow Leigh Brackett
The Long Winter John Christopher
The Movement Norman Garbo
The Night Of The Toy Dragons Barney Cohen
The One That Got Away Chris Ryan
The Outrider Series Richard Harding
The Rift
The Road Cormac McCarthy
The Silver Bears Paul E Erdman
The Spike Arnaud de Borchgrave & Robert Moss
The Spook Who Sat By The Door Sam Greenlee
The Steel, The Mist, And The Blazing Sun Christopher Anvil
The Survivalist Series Jerry Ahern
The Sword Of Allah Richard Elliott
The Third World War Sir John Hacket
The Third World War: The Untold Story Sir John Hacket
The Traveler Series D. B. Drumm
The Wanderer Fritz Leiber
The Warlord Series Jason Frost
The Wave Christopher Hyde
The Wind From Nowhere J. G. Ballard
Thirst! Charles Eric Maine
This Crowded Earth Robert Bloch
Three Amazons Versus The Last Eligible Male  Ollie Elliott
Through Darkest America Neal Barrett, Jr
Tidal Wave Martin Wallace Tyler
To Renew The Ages Robert Coulson
Train Wreck Jeremiah Jack
Traveler series  D. B. Drumm
Triumph Philip Wylie
Tsunami Crawford Kilian
Warday Whitley Strieber & James Kunetka
Warlord series  Jason Frost
Weather War Leonard Leokum & Paul Posnick
World War III Force of Arms Ian Slater
Wrath Of God Robert Gleason

Just my opinion.
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Prepare for the worst and hope for the best, and always remember TANSTAAFL

(TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch - Robert A. Heinlein)

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Re: What Is Your Favorite Prepper Book Or Movie?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2015, 06:57:42 PM »
Wow Jerry, you've given me a serious addition to  my reading list for the summer-fall-winter-spring...
I totally agree with Heinlein, I grew up on his works; "Farnam's Freehold" and "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" comes to mind.
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Re: What Is Your Favorite Prepper Book Or Movie?
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2015, 08:11:16 AM »
Quite the impressive list there, Jerry !
Thanks so much.


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Re: What Is Your Favorite Prepper Book Or Movie?
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2015, 01:05:26 PM »
Wow Jerry!  That is an impressive list!  I'm going to save that on my computer for future reference.

When I was a kid about the age of 10 or 11, there was a TV movie that came out around 1983.  It was called "The Day After".  It was about the aftermath of a nuclear war.  I never forgot about that movie.  Over the years, the images from that movie would occasionally come back.  It left that much of an impression on me.  I recently watched it again and it still hit me the same way it did when I was a kid.  You can see the entire movie on youtube. 

Here's a link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUEINQCKLHc

I have just discovered the TV series Jericho.  I did not have TV when this show originally aired.  I am totally sucked into it now.  Too bad it was cancelled!  I'm on the 5th episode now and don't want to stop watching it!
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Re: What Is Your Favorite Prepper Book Or Movie?
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2015, 01:53:12 PM »
Thanks!

I hated The Day After. It was/is anti nuke, anti war, and anti survivalist.

Pretty much every lesson a prepper can get from that movie is a negative lesson. How not to do things. How not to approach the prepping process. How not to deal with people in the aftermath. Not as bad as On The Beach, in which everyone in the world dies, but still a very unrealistic view of what the aftermath of nuclear war would be for the majority of humanity that would survive.

Just my ranting opinion on a very sore subject with me.
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Prepare for the worst and hope for the best, and always remember TANSTAAFL

(TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch - Robert A. Heinlein)

Re: What Is Your Favorite Prepper Book Or Movie?
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2015, 02:35:52 PM »
I think that show was definitely written for the times.

I am really enjoying this Jericho show.
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Re: What Is Your Favorite Prepper Book Or Movie?
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2015, 01:34:45 PM »
I am really enjoying this Jericho show.

A friend let me borrow his DVD set and I sat on it for a couple months before I finally started watching, then I couldn't stop

Fiction:
299 Days – Book 1 – The Preparation  Glen Tate
299 Days – Book 2 – The Collapse  Glen Tate
299 Days – Book 3 – The Community  Glen Tate
299 Days – Book 4 – The Stronghold  Glen Tate

I got as far as Book 2 and decided I wasn't going to pay for anymore books. I could see it possibly being a 2 book series but 10 was a stretch. 
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