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Troubled Times: Books on Disaster Preparedness
Books on Disaster Preparedness
American Survival Guide
This informative magazine that covers blacksmithing; making your own disaster shelter (May 95); rigging
emergency antennas (May 96); primitive fishing techniques, building your own straw bale home, and lightning:
avoiding/surviving the strike (April 97); non lethal self-defense options, security with Shiloh Shepherds,
improvised rappelling, and curing headaches: try G-Jo Accupressure (May 97); land navigation, rice: feeding the
world, best available gas masks, and dangerous American snakes (July 97); basic three survival tools, and dome
homes (Aug. 97); indigestion first aid, Amazon jungle survival (Sept. 97); aquatic wild edibles, search and
rescue guard dogs (Oct. 97). The magazine sells for $3.95 U.S. & $4.95 in Canada. It is insightful and
informative and covers a broad range of topics some including weapons, first-aid shelters Survival over all.
Earthquake
An excellent booklet on earthquake preparedness. Write for a copy to. Newcastle City Council, P.O. Box 489,
Newcastle, N.S.W.2300, Australia.
Elementary Seismology
Published by W.H. Freeman, New York City, 1958, by Charles Richter. Covers earthquake dynamics, animal
and weather relationship. Published before the theory of plate tectonics.
Emergency Planning for Family, Home, Workplace and School
By Fryar Calhoun . Cost is $2.95 32 pages, 8.5 x 11, ISBN 0-9625335-1-3. Much of what is written applies not
only to earthquakes, but afterwards. Describes what to do when you're at home after a major incident. Addresses
the basic issues of sanitation, water, food, etc. Recommended by decastro@netcom.com (Richard A. De Castro),
on misc.survivalism.
FEMA
To find out more about disasters and steps you can take to prepare, FEMA has information on natural disasters,
technological disasters, earthquake preparedness, fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and winter storms.
Making the Best of the Basics
By James Talmage Stevens. A family preparedness handbook.
No Such Thing As Doomsday
By Phillip Hoag, includes in-depth coverage of underground shelter options, long-term food storage, remote
power systems, air filtration, and psychological and medical considerations. Based on the author's personal
experience in building and operating a large group shelter.
Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country
By Peter Yanev. Detailed descriptions with drawing of what happens during earthquakes, and how to brace for
them. For a California audience but applicable everywhere. ISBN O-87701-216-4. Chronical Books, 275 Fifth
Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Perils of a Restless Planet
By Ernest Zebrowski, published by Cambridge University Press, $24.95. Draws upon actual events from ancient
to present times. Focusing on basic scientific inquiry, technological innovation, and public policy about natural
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