Having This Book On My Shelf Helps Me Feel Safer

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	• When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance and Planetary Survival Matthew Stein Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 - 405 pages average customer review:based on 28 reviews view larger image
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The best book I've read on preparedness

As a globetrotting President of a non profit Foundation working in rural India and Thailand, I have found When Technology Fails the most comprehensive and useful reference manual of all. I also intentionally built our Company's retreat center off-grid over 20 years ago and thought I knew most everything important about self sufficient living but this book dispelled that illusion.

I now have a copy of the book in my car, my home and in my suitcase when I travel to Asia and have given copies to my kids as well - a better investment than insurance or AAA.

James Mathewson, President and Executive Director Tanager Foundation

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Awsome manual for disaster preparedness

This book was recommended by a friend and initially wouldn't have picked up a book in this catagory. It was eye opening. I live in earthquake country and found this be an invaluable guide for disaster preparedness. As global warming takes place we see unexpected weather events happening more and more and the affects these events have on the population. I don't want to be the one on the news who lived without suppies and in darkness waiting for help to arrive.

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Just the Facts, not the Fear

What I love about Stein's book, "When Technology Fails" besides the incredible in-depth information on alternative health remedies, is he simplifies the job of disaster preparedness for those of us who don't buy into the media-based fear, are not survivalists, or retired boy scouts but want to take prudent action to protect our families - just in case. As Stein commented on a recent appearance on "The View from The Bay" ABC news Channel 7 in San Francisco, preparedness is like auto insurance, we hope we never have to use it and it's a good thing to have around when we need it.

As a mother of four children living in San Francisco, the book leaves me feeling empowered with the basic facts along with plenty of options to consider without outfitting a nuclear safe compartment for a family of six in my backyard. Living in California, my husband and I had wondered for example, if we could store an adequate supply of water in our city garage for our family in case of earthquake. One of the helpful hints we got from Stein was to buy a water filter and treatment tablets used by hikers and climbers because they are both effective and compact.

While it isn't easy to consider the unthinkable, especially when you are responsible for young children, knowledge is power and "When Technology Fails" put that knowledge right in the reader's hands. We can't and don't control disasters and/or world events but we do very much have choice about our own abilities to respond if necessary. We don't need to buy into the fear but the facts are certainly helpful.

Don't read it cover to cover. Read it like an encyclopedia. Check out the topics that are of interest and use the information that is helpful in your own circumstances. And don't miss the information on the "grab and run" kits.

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Having This Book On My Shelf Helps Me Feel Safer

This is not the kind of book that I want to read. I don't want my world of ease and comfort to fall apart. To avoid this, I Light The Earth daily as outlined in my book [ASIN:0965989100 Odyssey of the Soul, A Trilogy: Book I, Apocatastasis (Odyssey of the Soul)]]

That said, I realize all too well what can happen. So I have read this book - or skimmed it enough to know exactly where to turn to should the need arise. I have many books but only a few make my list of what to grab and take with me if we must abandon the house to fire or earthquake.

My mate, Hugh Harmon, Ph.D., is a whiz at the kind of information the author has put into this book and HE gives it a five star rating too. That is impressive enough for me to know the information in the book works. If I can't have him with me should technology fails, I definitely want this book with me.

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Peak-Oil Preparedness at its Best

I was initially concerned before I read the book that it would be solely for survivalists, but Stein really emphasizes the power of community in a crisis. Also the scope of the book is great--everything's here, but if you want more information, the author gives detailed, current citations.

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