priv8ter
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So, being seperated from my family for a month and working the back-shift has given me a chance to catch up on my reading. Lately, I have been in a disaster type kick, and working my way through the books I can find off the TEOTWAWKI thread that someone else started on here a while ago. In the past 2 weeks, I have read three books that stand out, and heartily reccomend them for others.
The first is called The Rift, by Walter J. Williams, and is a fairly recent book. Deals with a major earthquake along the New Madrid Fault system in Missouri, which I didn't even know exited until I read the book. The earthquake pretty much wipes out the US from New Orleans to Chicago.
It's not really TEOTWAWKI, but, it does show how stuff can break down locally during emergencies. It's a long one to, at around 900 pages. My favorite gun moment is when the author refers to glocks as 'a gun favored by gangsters'
I had to read back to make sure he didn't mean Raven's.
This book is especially creapy as how just a few days ago, there was a 4.0 earthquake in St. Louis due to the New Madrid fault.
The second book was The Postman, by David Brin. All I'm going to say here is Man it chaps my hide how Hollywood can ruin a good book.
A fairly short read, I found it much more enjoyable then another David Brin book, Earth Earth just kind of plodded(and I can't really reccomend it)...but the Postman...read it in about a day. As for firearms...there is one scene that confused me...the main charecter carries a revolver...but he keeps two chambers empty for safety reasons. Must say I've never heard of that, but then again, I've never lived through a nuclear war either.
The final book that I just finished today was Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Awesome book. It's about a comet that is found, and of course it is heading towards earth. It's enjoyable to watch the scients change their tune, as they admit that the chance of it actually hittng the Earth is 'Billions to one' then 'thousands to one' and then hundred to one, not sure up to the day of impact if it's actually going to hit.
Another thing I like about the book is that it let's you think about what you would do. Some of the charecters go the survival route, heading for the hills with their guns. Other's refuse to believe it will hit, and do nothing. Most people, as in all things, stradle the fence, buying supplies, but stating at home.
Plenty of gunplay in this one, as well as other weapons systems. Definetatly a must read. The movie Deep Impact comes close, but, it's no Lucifer's hammer.
Perhaps my favorite quotes from the book is this: Our society is only three meals from a revolution.
Sobering thought, and proved out in this book.
The first is called The Rift, by Walter J. Williams, and is a fairly recent book. Deals with a major earthquake along the New Madrid Fault system in Missouri, which I didn't even know exited until I read the book. The earthquake pretty much wipes out the US from New Orleans to Chicago.
It's not really TEOTWAWKI, but, it does show how stuff can break down locally during emergencies. It's a long one to, at around 900 pages. My favorite gun moment is when the author refers to glocks as 'a gun favored by gangsters'
I had to read back to make sure he didn't mean Raven's. This book is especially creapy as how just a few days ago, there was a 4.0 earthquake in St. Louis due to the New Madrid fault.
The second book was The Postman, by David Brin. All I'm going to say here is Man it chaps my hide how Hollywood can ruin a good book.
A fairly short read, I found it much more enjoyable then another David Brin book, Earth Earth just kind of plodded(and I can't really reccomend it)...but the Postman...read it in about a day. As for firearms...there is one scene that confused me...the main charecter carries a revolver...but he keeps two chambers empty for safety reasons. Must say I've never heard of that, but then again, I've never lived through a nuclear war either.
The final book that I just finished today was Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Awesome book. It's about a comet that is found, and of course it is heading towards earth. It's enjoyable to watch the scients change their tune, as they admit that the chance of it actually hittng the Earth is 'Billions to one' then 'thousands to one' and then hundred to one, not sure up to the day of impact if it's actually going to hit.
Another thing I like about the book is that it let's you think about what you would do. Some of the charecters go the survival route, heading for the hills with their guns. Other's refuse to believe it will hit, and do nothing. Most people, as in all things, stradle the fence, buying supplies, but stating at home.
Plenty of gunplay in this one, as well as other weapons systems. Definetatly a must read. The movie Deep Impact comes close, but, it's no Lucifer's hammer.
Perhaps my favorite quotes from the book is this: Our society is only three meals from a revolution.
Sobering thought, and proved out in this book.
