Monday, December 21, 2009

The 2010 Simple Living Book Club

Link: http://simplemom.net/

book club
classic books by ali edwards

In late 2008, when we created the book club, I had no idea that I would sign a book writing contract with a publisher in early 2009, and in that contract would be a tight writing deadline with my manuscript due at the year’s end.....

Monday, November 16, 2009

Free eBooks

I found a good source of ebooks (pdf's), these are all out of print books, about homesteading, check it out, oh and they are free to download. I snagged a few myself. :)

http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0302hsted/0302homested.html


Wretha

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

SOME THOUGHTS

Good post over at Staying Alive, mentions one of my favorite books by John Seymour.

Yes, I admit, that was a lead in statement to get you to read that blog, what can I say, I like to encourage Preppers/Survivalist to write about books.

Wolfe

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Letter Re: Old Boy Scout and Girl Scout Handbooks are Available Online

SurvivalBlog.com 2009-08-31:

Link: Letter Re: Old Boy Scout and Girl Scout Handbooks are Available Online

Sir, For those who don't have an "old" copy of the Boy Scout Handbook, the 1911 edition is available from Project Gutenberg in a variety of electronic formats. Also, they have the Girl Scout Handbook, 1920 edition. There is some overlap with the Boy Scouts handbook, but also much...

Monday, August 24, 2009

Recomended Survival Fiction

From: The Survivalist blog 2009-08-24:

Link: Recomended Survival Fiction
I would like to thank Wolverine for sending this list - looks like I have a lot of reading to catch up on. If you have other suggestions please let us know in the comments below.The Gray Nineties, by James W. Rawles, the first shareware survival novel. Economic collapse scenario. Lots of useful information on tactics, food storage, fuel storage, retreat security, survival medicine, et cetera.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Great Survival Books from Beserker

Link: Great Survival Books from Beserker
This post was written by an excellent blogger by the handle "Beserker". His blog is full of great reviews on outdoor/survival gear such as the Maratac bug out bag review (one of my favorite every...

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Your Favorite Books on Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, and Practical Skills

PostDateIcon Thursday, 09 July 2009 18:46 |
SurvivalBlog.com 2009-07-09:

Link: Survey Results: Your Favorite Books on Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, and Practical Skills
In descending order of frequency, the 78 readers that responded to my latest survey recommended the following non-fiction books on preparedness, self-sufficiency, and practical skills: The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery (Far and away the most often-mentioned book. This book is an absolute "must" for every well-prepared...

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Good discussion on offshore banking

Thursday, 09 July 2009 09:49 |
The Real Deal 2009-07-09:

Link: Good discussion on offshore banking
There is a discussion on the "Lifeboat Strategy" book. I have bought this book and it is pretty good. The discussion is around 35 minutes and touches on the generalities of offshoring yourself. The site "International Man" is worth reading everyday if you are interested in this type of stuff.

Here is the link

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Monday, 29 June 2009 21:08 |
SurvivalBlog.com 2009-06-29:

Link: France in 1940 as a Parallel to a Modern-Day Golden Horde on the Highways
Dear James: I recently purchased a book that may be of interest to my fellow SurvivalBlog readers: Hanna Diamond's book Fleeing Hitler: France 1940. This book is currently being remaindered at the Canadian Internet bookseller Chapters.ca. The jacket copy states: "In June 1940, as Hitler's armies advanced on Paris,...

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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Nomad's Bookshelf

Survive The Worst 2009-06-06:

Link: Nomad's Bookshelf
Expecting that someday soon the Internet as we know it will cease to exist, I have been slowly but surely amassing my own survival library. Once they finally pull the plug we will only have the personal knowledge gained and our reference materials to guide us through the coming "dark ages." Today, I can go online, conduct a google search and get nearly any question I have answered. Tomorrow, I may have to consult those dusty tomes on my book shelf or improvise.