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Title: When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes
ISBN: 142360105X
Author:
Cody Lundin
Publicate Date: 2007-09-20
Publish: 2007-09-20
List Price: $19.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster strikes
I give this book a rating between 3 - 4 stars based on content. I give it a 2 star based on organization and ease of reading. In my opinion, the information "keywords" aren't arranged in an easy-to-find format especially if you are really in a "When All Hell Breaks Loose" situation.
The book "When All Hell Breaks Loose: Staff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes; is informative from the standpoint that any new information to you, is new information. Conversely, any old information to you, is old information. General wisdom then is that this book like many other "survival books" cannot contain everything you would like to know about survival. It is likey some of the information will be old stuff that seem like fillers, and worse; information with too little detail or just a cursory note seems just glazed over statements.
This book has both fillers and glaze over stuff that isn't very helpful. On the other hand some stuff are never-heard-of-before so makes very interesting reading.
Since I particularly seek out novel and improvished survival techniques using common, easily obtained materials from urban life or if it were in the rough, materials from nature. Learning how to open a can of tuna by grinding it into a brick wall using a hand-pressed circular motion is fabulous, or reassuring that your simple two-burner Coleman propane stove can really be a great substitute when you don't have a electric stove. Burying your dead relative or lover can be applied to your pet dog too, and methods of making # 2 without toilet paper are in my bin of interesting stuff to know.
Overall, you're not in Hell you probably will enjoy this book to curl up with on a dark, and stormy night. However if you're in the moment of HELL breaking loose, this wouldn't be the ideal quick-reference book. Don't misunderstand, I think this book is good reference to have in your library. It's just not arranged for quick-reference. Probably the idea is to read and learn all you can while times are good so by the time the real HELL breaks loose, all the information is in your mind instead of in the book tucked inside your backpack. Since we can't have it all, I consider the overall content vs. lack of ease of reading attributes of this book in deciding.
And your level of exposure and knowledge to survival techniques.
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2: When all hell breaks loose
Lots of repetition but does have a nice list of things to have in a disaster and which disaster to plan what products for.
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3: The first page in the book of self reliance.
While nothing is definitive these days and nothing really can prepare you for what you may go through in a crisis, at least you will have a head start. If you are looking for a list of what you need or an excuse to stockpile ammo in the next two years this is not the book for you. I think the first chapters are essential for realizing that the most important thing you can remember from this book is to keep a positive attitude and that going it alone might be hell on your nerves and body. The way the information was presented at times to me seemed a little preachy or even self righteous but it was clear and entertaining to follow. I have become more interested in some specific topics this book covers. You may find yourself missing information but I think the point of this book was to jump start your quest to find the rest and be self reliant. It is not a tell all on how to survive the Apocalypse, to which I am relieved. Even in the first few chapters the vibe is geared toward understanding, community and self reliance, if everyone portrayed such traits there may be no need for the title. But every segment covers some neat info that might save your ass should something happen.
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4: This book isn't worth paper written on.
The only reason I gave it a 1 is because I couldn't give it a zero. Poorly written with basic information your average 13 year old knows. Do not waist time buying this book. I've read over 50 books of this type and this is by far the worst.
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5: This book rocks!
Cody Lundin's 98.6 degrees takes every other survival book I've ever read and blows it right out of the water. The concepts are so simple, yet amazingly important. His writing style is very accessible too. This is the first survival book I've ever read that's actually fun to read! The book has a good flow, has awesome art and photography, and is quite humorous while still telling you exactly what you need to know. Highly recommended.
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