Day: August 17, 2011

Don’t Buy This Book (Yet!)

Please don’t order any copies of my upcoming novel “Survivors: A Novel of the Coming Collapse” until its release day, October 4th, 2011. The cover art was masterfully rendered by mixed media artist Tony Mauro, Jr. of New York. He took my vague one-minute verbal concept description, and he nailed it. I am very happy with his design and his choice of color palette. It really captures the essence of the novel. (The lead character, Andy Laine, is depicted on horseback in Texas, in the midst of The Crunch. You’ll see how closely Tony matched the storyline when you read …


Finding Prepper-Friendly Churches in The American Redoubt–Expanding The List

Based on some suggestions from SurvivalBlog readers, the following are several new entries to supplement the list of prepper-friendly churches in the American Redoubt that I already posted. (I’ve just updated the original list.) Parenthetically, I’m often asked why I place an emphasis on Reformed churches. First and foremost, I believe this is a doctrinally-correct stance. (Your mileage may vary, but the Five Point Calvinist view matches my interpretation of the Bible.) Secondarily, those who hold to a mid-tribulation or post-tribulation eschatological view (as many people in Reformed circles do) tend to be more prone to prepping than those who …


Letter Re: Prepping for Missionaries and Other Long-Term Foreign Workers

Jim: The NGO Security Page Safety & Security Resources for Humanitarian Organizations page is a great site with lots of free NGO Security Manuals in PDF. These may be relevant to both Aid Workers overseas and civilians without military experience. The International Committee for the Red Cross Manual Staying alive: safety and security guidelines for humanitarian volunteers in conflict areas is particularly good at explaining the effects of military weapons to laymen who’s ideas about their effects come from watching too many B movies. In my experience what gets foreigners in trouble overseas is cultural arrogance and doing reckless things …


Economics and Investing:

Swiss Ponder Battle Over Runaway Franc. K.A.F. suggested this at Zero Hedge: If the Market Crashes, Who Owns Enough Stock to Even Care? Items from The Economatrix: US Homebuilders Remain Pessimistic in August How 2011 is a Repeat Of 2008, Only Bigger, Longer, and Uncut By Bailouts World Economic System Ready to Crash US Downgrade:  World is Calling Even Louder For a New Global Currency


Odds ‘n Sods:

Corey from the excellent new Survival Logic blog wrote me to mention that for a limited time Amazon is offering David Black’s primer Living off the Grid free of charge. (It is normally $10.28.) Corey notes: “If you don’t already have the Kindle software on your computer, it’ll prompt you to download a free copy and install to your PC. If you already have a Kindle reader, then it is even easier.”    o o o Yet another documentary jumps on the bandwagon: Livin’ for the Apocalypse. Judging by the title that they chose, I suspect that they might have …