Recommended SHTF Books?

[SMiTTY]

I searched and didn't find a thread, so thought I'd start one.

Any recommendations for books to read? I'm getting down to 2 books left and will need to be on the hunt for a few new ones.

I first read Lights Out while it was out in PDF form. I recently bought it via Kindle and have read it once again. All of these books I'd recommend.

Here's my list :

Lights Out by David Crawford
One Second After by William R. Forstchen
Deep Winter by Thomas Sherry
Shatter (Deep Winter 2nd book) by Thomas Sherry
Remnant (Deep Winter 3rd book) by Thomas Sherry
Patriots : Surviving the coming collapse by James Wesley Rawles

[JohnTRourke]

The folk of the Fringe
8.4
Enemies Foreign and Domestic (and the other two in the trilogy, Domestic enemies and Foreign Enemies)
WarDay

One of the best, albeit a bit dated.
Lucifer's Hammer

[Wulf202]

Off the top of my head:

ditch medicine
where there is no doctor
where there is no dentist
merick manual
survive! (les stroud)
98.6 degrees (lundin)
Surgical speed shooting (stanford)
Principals of personal defense (cooper)

[Metalhed]

Some good books here, But if you could add the Author that would help. Some of the titles are generic and many authors come up
thanks

[SA Friday]

I'm currently listening to Patriots for the second time. I'm also taking notes of the info I found interesting the first time through it and also writing down all the books mentioned. I might miss a few, but, "Oh well..." when the list is done, ill type it up and post it.

[Beprepared]

Novels or guides?
Foxfire?
The End Of The World As We Know It
Army Survival Manual
local herb books

[Irving]

Here you go.

http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showth...Survival+books
http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showth...Survival+books
http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showth...Survival+books
http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showth...Survival+books

[RichM]

Hey SMiTTY

That is a most excellent list. Jut finished OSA and Lights Out in that order. I talked my wife into reading OSA and now she wants more! Have not read the second two in the Deep Winter trilogy, how do they compare to the first?

I'm advised by Amazon that the new novel, Survivors; A Novel of the Coming Collapse by James Wesley Rawles is coming out soon.

[Busta Prima]

Novels or guides?
Foxfire?
The End Of The World As We Know It
Army Survival Manual
local herb books

Guides. In fact, if you could only choose up to 3 books (to not freak out your wife), which ones would you choose?

[Beprepared]

Guides. In fact, if you could only choose up to 3 books (to not freak out your wife), which ones would you choose?

So much knowledge can be had on the web, so if I had to narrow it to 3 reference type books...hmmm....
*Definitely a local lore book, plants and such.
The one I have is Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies by Linda Kershaw. There very well could be better but... Good to now what to stay away from and what is safe to wipe your ass with. *Absolutely, a military survival guide. I don't know which branches is the most comprehensive, but i have the Army guide, it has a ton of good information.
James Wesley, Rawles' book How to Survive the End of the World as we Know It is a good read to get your wheels turning and start the process. Most of the information can be retained, not quite reference material. Maybe a good modern primitive medical book, we are a medical family so that is not a priority for us. The Foxfire books are a fun read but not so much guide. They are an old three book series (I think) that chronicle some old hillbilly ways, skinning squirrel, moon shining and such, great stuff. Not to many comprehensive books that cover everything, just have to pick your topics. I also like the old Nuclear War Survival Skills by Cresson h. Kearney
Oh and maybe a Bible
Take Luck