Book Reviews

close up of wall made of wooden planks

Book Review: Expatriates, by James Wesley Rawles

If you’re looking for a survival novel with a lot of technical and tactical information, as well as some moral lessons, check out Expatriates: A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse. It’s a work of fiction, but it’s loaded with solid information that many will be able to apply to their own preparedness endeavours.

multiple websites list as public domain from the European Space Agency

Seven Essential Books for Rebuilding Civilization

Eventually, we’d have to move beyond survival, and start trying to build a new future for our children. We’d have to start rebuilding civilization.

honeycomb

Find Food Freedom with Beekeeping

Author, Trevor Darby shares how keeping bees has helped his family find freedom through self reliant living. His book, The Beekeeper’s Guide can help the novice start their own hives to achieve their own food freedom.

self reliance

Doing the Stuff Book Review: Practical Self-Reliance by John D. McCann

Anyone Doing the Stuff of self-reliance will appreciate John McCann’s new book, Practical Self-Reliance: Reducing Your Dependency On Others.

paskett book

Book Review: Food Storage for Self-Sufficiency and Survival

Angela Paskett, author of Food Storage for Self-Sufficiency and Survival: The Essential Guide for Family Prepared, takes you step-by-step through the establishment of a pantry and creates the building blocks you need to add to it and maintain it. This is a must-have book for those putting together or using a food pantry in their home.

250x250-PreppersBluePrint

The Prepper’s Blueprint: Book Review and Interview

The Liberty Brothers interview author Tess Pennington about her new book, The Prepper’s Blueprint, pandemic preparedness in the face of the Ebola outbreak, and how to get started with prepping.

poverty jelly

Book Review: Poverty Jelly: Delicious Jellies For the Home From the Home

We are all looking for a way to save a buck here and there. Going out into your own backyard to find wild growing foods can be used to make homemade preserves. Shane Floyd’s book, Poverty Jelly: Delicious Jellies For the Home From the Home uses common ingredients found around homesteads and backyards and can help you make use with the food you have available.

Jake & Miller's Big Adventure

Book Review: Jake & Miller’s Big Adventure: A Prepper Book For Kids

As a parent who advocates preparedness, it is difficult to find non-threatening ways to get my kids on the preparedness wagon. This book is a great place to start and a great tool to help young children begin understanding the dynamics of preparedness.

250x250-PreppersBluePrint

The Prepper’s Blueprint: The Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Through Any Disaster

Introducing my newly published book, “The Prepper’s Blueprint: The Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Through Any Disaster.” Learn more about this all-encompassing preparedness resource that will help you prepare for any type of disaster – both big and small.

pantry-primer-thumb

Book Review: The Pantry Primer: How To Build A One Year Food Supply In Three Months

Very rarely does a book cross my path and jolts me into action. Read more on how the book strikes at the heart of unveiling the corrupt foods in our food sources, how to eat healthier, more simply and saving money at the same time.

simply canning

Simply Canning is Simply a Must Have Resource

Sharon Peterson’s book, Simply Canning is one of the best canning books I have read. Read about why I give this book glowing reviews. Simply Canning is simply a must have!

survivalmom

5 Reasons to Read The Survival Mom Book

Not only is Survival Mom a good resource, but it also provides some great tips and checklists to turn to in order to keep your provisions organized, well stocked and ready. Need more reasons? Click here.

Scroll to Top