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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Book About Life Skills, June 12, 2002
This review is from: Aboman's Guide to Survival & Self-Reliance: Practical Skills for Interesting Times (Paperback)
Through unfortunate overuse the word "survival" has been diluted into a cliche. You can get divorce, tax audit, and college "survival" guides, as well as a lot of untried and fantasy information from armchair survivalists. Joe Bigley (known to his associates as "Aboman") has placed the term back in it's rightful niche -- the means of preserving your life. While the book does contain much information on emergency and wilderness survival, it is also a guide on how to assume responsibility for your own life. We are a society that has turned our fate over to the police, fire department, ambulance, and when all else fails, the lawyers. There is an increasingly widespead attitude that you should be saved from your own mistakes and bad decisions. Bigley not only shows you how to take back responsibility for your own actions, but how to live as independently as possible. For instance, he covers how to understand electricity and how to use it wisely. He offers ideas on economical diets that are nutritious and tasty to avoid the doubts and expense of over processed food. Most importantly, he gives good solid advice on disaster preparedness, which considering the times, is a subject every American (and many other nationalities) should be skilled in. Aboman's Guide to Survival and Self-Reliance is designed to help you take back control of your life. It's not just a survival guide to get you out of a tight spot, but a text on how to manage your life for the long-term. Don't expect a lot of 80s doomsday stuff, but a simple outline on how to save money, eat well, be healthy, and live long and free. Should you think I am just doing a friend a favor here, think again. I also have a survival book out and run a survival school. In other trades we would be considered competitors, but during these uncertain times the more good information that is available to the public the better. I recommend the book highly for all who want the best for themselves and their family.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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You Need this book!, May 29, 2002
This review is from: Aboman's Guide to Survival & Self-Reliance: Practical Skills for Interesting Times (Paperback)
When Joe (AKA ABOMAN) picked up his chisel to write this book it was after many years of experience as a teacher and practitioner of the survival arts. I call survival skills "arts" as survival is an art that requires finesse and practice and imagination and innovation. Joe shows his art in every page of this book. I have a lot of "Survival books". Some are just tired rewrites of military survival skills books but others, like this one, are real discourses on the topic of survival. In this book Joe covers everything from escaping a burning building to surviving natural disasters to trouble-shooting problems with your home and vehicle. He even covers some of the alternative and herbal remedies that are giving "modern" medicine heartburn... because it works. One essential part of any book is readability. I keep a few survival books near my bed just in case I have a problem falling asleep. Joe's book on the other hand is like a cup of really good, rich coffee. It wakes you up and sets you to thinking.... and gives the answers. Do I recommend this book? YOU BET! Ron Hood
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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An Important Addition To Any Survival Library - Waugh!, May 8, 2002
This review is from: Aboman's Guide to Survival & Self-Reliance: Practical Skills for Interesting Times (Paperback)
As a long time advocate of survival and self-reliance skills, and an author myself, it was with great interest that I read Aboman's Guide to Survival and Self-Reliance. This is much more than a >> "build-a-shelter, "light-a-fire" << wilderness survival book, although those topics are certainly covered. In this book, Aboman, a noted survival instructor in his own right, gives practical advice on everything from maintaining your automobile, to herbal medicine, to understanding basic electricity, to preparing a 72-hour emergency kit. In addition to detailed survival and preparedness instruction, Aboman provides and extensive list of resources and suppliers of survival and self-reliance material and information. Whether you are just developing an interest in survival and self-reliance or have practiced these skills for years - Aboman's Guide to Survival and Self-Reliance is an outstanding resource and a great addition to any "survival library".
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