The Modern Survival Manual
by Fernando "Ferfal" Aguirre · first published 2009
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…for a few years. Always nice to know a little bit. I liked the first lesson: If you can walk away out of a situation, do it and screw your "honor". Book: (no affiliate links) http://www.amazon.com/The-Modern-Survival-Manual-Surviving/d...
on “The Economics of Doomsday Survival” ↗…would start with that foundation, and for best reading quality, track down the original hardback, I think the publisher reproduced the paperback edition from it. For modern works, I'll only note The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Survival-Manual-Surviving-Econo... since it's written from the author's experience of a less than total collapse in Argentina. See also…
on “How the Apocalypse Will Bring Out the Best in People” ↗Those are excellent, and presumably are included in his book: http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Survival-Manual-Surviving-Econo... (which I've bought but not yet read).
on “How the Apocalypse Will Bring Out the Best in People” ↗Thanks for mentioning this. A quick search turned up this book, is it the right one? https://archive.org/details/modernsurvivalma0000agui. Fernando Aguirre, 2009. The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse. It would be really interesting to compare/contrast his account from others from Ukraine, Syria, the Balkans. What I hear in your comment is that the advice you heard…
on “The Great Aboveground Empire” ↗