The Preparedness Bookshelf

As much as more and more of our reading, research and education is conducted online, it is still a good idea to have a basic set of actual *books* to refer to in times of emergency (or boredom). Here is a basic list of books that should reside on your preparedness bookshelf:

• The Encyclopedia of County Living by Carla Emery
• Back to Basics by Readers Digest Editors
• Where There is No Doctor by David Werner
• Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid by William Fogery
• Where There is No Dentist by Murray Dickson
• Medicine for the Outdoors by Paul Auerbach
• SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman
• Putting Food By by Janet Greene
• Preparedness Now by Civilian
• Organize for Disaster by Judith Kolberg
• Edible and Medicinal Plants (look up this title on Amazon and order the version suited to your location)
• Primitive Wilderness Living and Survival Skills by John and Geri McPherson
• Primitive Technology by David Wescott
• US Army Survival Manual by Department of Defense
• New Fix It Yourself Manual by Readers Digest
• How to Be Invisible by JJ Luna
• Privacy Crisis by Grant Hall
• SAS Urban Survival Handbook by John Wiseman
• How to Survive Anything, Anywhere by Chris McNab
• Wilderness Survival by Mark Elbroch and Michael Pewtherer