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| Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Complete Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival | 
 enlarge | Author: Jack A. Spigarelli
Publisher: Cross-Current Pub.
Category: Book
Buy New: $19.95
New (3) Used (5) from $19.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 2049
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0936348070
EAN: 9780936348070
ASIN: 0936348070
Publication Date: April 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 The One Book You Need! May 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I think I read in an earlier review that if you could only buy one book on crisis preparedness that this was it. Well that is the truth. This book touches every aspect of crisis preparedness with reference to other sources if more in depth information is needed. Before you buy anything that has anything to do with crisis preparedness, buy this book.
Crisis preparedness handbook April 10, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed reading this book. It is helpful for anyone interested in learning how to prepare you and your family from a number of different crises should they occur. It is good for those who are serious about puttng these plans into action or one just interestd in the subject in general.
The One Book to Buy--Be Ready to Work Hard February 17, 2007
51 out of 51 found this review helpful
This is quite an extraordinary book. I read a lot, mostly non-fiction, and I give this author credit for doing an absolutely tremendous job of research, of book construction, and of presentation.
THe bulk of the book is about food and water--stockpiling, production, and preservation are the three largest chapters--but the rest of it is completely useful as well.
The resources section is lengthy, explicit, diverse, and totally helpful.
I put the book down with a comment to my wife that survival is very hard work, and preparing for survival is almost as hard. This book does everything possible to help you get started. It is chock full of gems, for example, plan on 26 rolls of toilet paper per person per year. I had no idea!
I also admire the author for being blunt about not favoring "retreat homes." His common sense view is that you have two choices: move now, or prepare your existing home for survival. His thinking, that it may be impossible to GET to your retreat home (or, I would add, once you get there, take it back from the armed strangers that have broken in and will kill you on sight) makes perfect sense.
This is not the only book you want. I admire the two spotlighted reviews very much, and have kept my own review short because of the excellence of the other reviews. Let there be no doubt: this book is worth every penny, and every minute of your time.
I recommend a four-part approach to preparedness: a below-ground safe room and iodine pills, train the kids to go deep and sit for three days in case of a nuclear event; a 3-4 week supply of water, food, and essentials that assumes NO ELECTRICITY; a one-year rudimentary supply kit; and a neighbohood association to study and prepare for survival as a group.
Food, Shelter, Clothing: this one focuses on Food February 5, 2007
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
In a disaster we're likely to have the clothes on our backs and be able to improvise shelter from the remains of our buildings or have a handy tent if we're prepared. Any fool can manage these basics.
FOOD is NOT something most of us have on hand in large quantities in a form we can store without refridgeration. WATER is not so simple in many areas where streams and ponds aren't readily available. The focus of this book is on storing and preserving food/water for short and long term emergencies. It's too late to figure it out after a disaster. Sigarelli offers extensive imformation on how to prepare in a manner easily incorporated into our every day lives- now. Small adjustments over time allow for easy stockpiling. You decide if you want to prepare for short or long term disaster.
Highly recommended.
Survival Book January 18, 2007
2 out of 23 found this review helpful
I got this book for my cousin and he loved it.
Amazon beat everyone's price.
thanks
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