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Tom Brown's Guide to City and Suburban Survival (Field Guide)
written by Tom Brown
Studio : Berkley Trade
by Berkley Trade
Publisher : Berkley Trade
Released : 1986-03-15
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780425091722
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 8 reviews)
List Price : $14.00
Our Price : $6.99
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A great read. |
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This book is a great guide to being prepared for natural disasters in any city or suburb. Much of the content is techniques for wilderness survival that have been adapted for what you find in the city. One thing that you don't find in a wilderness survival guide is crime prevention, which is approached well in this book. |
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Excellent field guide |
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Tom Brown Jr. is brilliant. This is an excellent must read, there is so much great information in these pages, amazing reference book, a must have for any personal library. |
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Poorly organized, not very useful |
This book rambles quite a bit and provides a wealth not very targeted information. Do I really need to know how the rain cycle works to survive in the suburbs? Or how a generator works (without instructions on how to build my own out of scraps)?
In all, the useful information in this book would fill a smallish pamphlet. The rest is filler.
A great disappointment. |
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Good ideas on how to survive in the Big City |
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Where to get food, water, shelter in the city? What happens when there's a disaster? This book is a decent start. Lots of helpful chapters on how to get the essentials, as well as what common edible plants grow in the city. Another food-for-thought thing you can read is the chapter in Way of the Scout (also by Brown) on his first solo trip to New York City. |
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As a city dweller, I find this book very informative. |
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This book is a valuable resource of information for city and suburban dwellers, considering the impending Y2K situation at hand. Although the information in this book is important to know in any situation, I purchased it with the intention that it would help my family and I to cope with any Y2K related problems. The book helps to remove a fear of the unknown by explaining how household systems work, as well as how we are all connected to our ecological systems. When you realize that your basic needs for survival are: shelter, water, fire and food, in that order, you can live without all the other "wants". After reading Tom Brown's book, I feel better prepared to handle any emergency. |
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