Recommended reading.

[pioneer461]

I enjoy reading and am a long time fan of Stephen King. Probably his best work is in the extremely long novel about survival and societal breakdown, The Stand. I've read the book 4 times over the years, and own the DVD version of the movie. As usual, the book is much better.

Using Wikipedia a few months ago, I was researching The Stand, and waaaaay at the bottom of the page, learned that King had been inspired by other novels he had read. One was Swan Song by Robert McCammon and Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Swan Song is post nuclear war survival and Lucifer's Hammer is about post comet / earth collision survival. Amazon.com told me that in that same genre, I may enjoy another novel, which I am currently reading, Patriots, Surviving The Coming Collapse by James Wesley, Rawles. That one is about an economics collapse of civilization, which is like reading today's news. It is written as a novel, but is intended to be instructional in survival techniques. The author uses a term similar to SHTF, but in his use, it is the Schumer hitting the fan. Ya gotta love that one. (Because of our current political conditions, we can perhaps modify it further to "OHTF.")

All three of these works are heavily involved in survival involving the use of firearms and defense of the good guys. "Patriots" as an instructive novel, goes into sometimes tedious detail about fortification, defensive perimeters and supplies, and assumes that we are all independently wealthy, but none the less, is stocked with some excellent ideas for us.

I highly recommend the above books for information, education and entertainment. I also highly recommend upgrading your personal armories for the coming Obama gun grab.

[Bard]

I read Lucifers Hammer years ago. I didn't think it was a great book, but a typical paper back, keep me occupied on the throne, sci-fi book. Of course, i think Cartridges of the World is a good "on the pot" reading, so, don't listen to me

[SARDUDE]

Patriots is definitely a good read in my opinion. JW Rawles is pretty much the top internet guru on preparedness and survival issues.
I have not read the others, but may do so now!

[edmondsonpr]

Late addition to an old thread, but it belongs here.
An excellent book, "One Second After" by Forstchen. A small NC community rapidly adjusting after an EMT attack and life is back to the 1800's.
Much non-survival mindset at first, but slowly dawns the epiphany. Excellent!

[Absintheur]

It is my understanding that "Patriots, Surviving The Coming Collapse" by James Wesley, Rawles is a fleshed out version of "TEOTWAWKI". I have read the latter and it is a good read with an amzing amount of info.

Sadly with the way the dollar is being destroyed by those within our own government the basic scenario put forth by that book is not unforeseeable today.