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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Ozark Pr Llc; Reissue edition (June 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0818400048
  • ISBN-13: 978-0818400049
  • ASIN: 0974458902
  • Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.2 x 10.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (470 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 starsGarbage Re-Print
By Brutus Maximus on November 3, 2010
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I am an avid collector of controversial books both for their historical and entertainment value. Don't waste your money on The Anarchist Cookbooks sold here on Amazon. While the picture(s) may show an original one, these are actually re-prints from 2002 and a lot of the original content has been removed or edited. I am very disappointed in the misleading sales tactic.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHello Old Friend!
By BearMaster on August 25, 2001
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My first exposure to this counter-culture classic was in the most unexpected of settings, my college ROTC classroom. The book written in protest of the Viet-Nam War was being used by a Green Beret veterain of that same war to train us who might be leading troops in, yes, that same war. The irony speaks for itself. I understand that William Powell no longer agrees with what he wrote as a young man, and symphathise with the plight of an artist who has lost control of his work. However, I am glad (and somewhat suprised) that this is still available. Not only is it an important sociological piece of the period, but it is filled with information that could be useful if (god forbid) things ever hit the fan. That same ROTC instructor told me time and again, "Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it," so this book gets a space on my shelf just in case. It's the best book I hope you'll never need.
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3.0 out of 5 starsInteresting, but unsafe
By Jerald R Lovell on December 12, 2003
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First published in the turbulent '60's, this book has attained a sort of cult status for that time. It reflects many of the mores and problems of that generation of young people, and is worth it for a read for that, if for no other reason.
So far as bomb-making and all of that, the book is technically good, but the methodology involving use of nitrogen compounds, particularly red, fuming nitric acid and cotton, to make guncotton, is fundamentally ununsound and unsafe. You could blow a hand off or worse very easily, following Powell's directions. I think "The Monkeywrench Gang" and others of its genre are more in tune with today's eco-warrior desires. Also, the book never mentions the superiority of Oxydol and its green beads, as a binding agent for homemade napalm. For shame.
Even with these quibbles, the book is entertaining, and offers a clear glimpse into the mentality of a now-settled generation.
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2.0 out of 5 starsDangerous and not for the reasons you thought
By Merritt Bumpas on September 28, 2011
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I first read "The Anarchist's Cookbook" when I was a teen back in the late 70's. I was actually interested in the writing tho not the philosophy and my friends and I made several of the compounds listed in the book. Only one worked and if I remember correctly at least 2 almost killed us while we were preparing them!
I joined the marines soon after high-school and it was during my third year and taking numerous survival classes that I was introduced to the book again. By my Staff Sargent nonetheless! He almost smiled a number of times as he showed our unit the various ways the reader could kill themselves and (often) first responders by simply following the instructions THE AUTHOR wrote! Just about every explosive recipe is wrong one way or the other, usually in the way a particular ingredient is introduced into the mix. Talking about psychodelics, he raves about nutmeg without discussing the extremely thin line between a dose and an overdose! (approx .25 - .30 gram). He also ignores other, more easily obtained and safer alternatives. Now I have heard that later editions started this. Well, if by later editions you mean ones printed in 1975 -1976 then you might be right.
I would avoid this book at all costs. There are MUCH better titles out there which DO have correct information in them such as "The Poor Man's James Bond Vols 1 & 2.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI'm not quite sure how this book can be safely ...
By Juan Leg on April 3, 2015
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I'm not quite sure how this book can be safely distributed. I am %100 against censorship, but the material in this book leaves one in such a fk'd state of mind, I don't know what to really say or write...
Responsibility. Overrated or underrated ? This is something YOU MUST DECIDE FOR YOURSELF...
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3.0 out of 5 starsHa Ha What a funny look back at my past
By M. Spitzer on March 4, 2009
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I used to own a copy of this book back in the 70s and I remembered it as being some dark, secret handbook of recipes and anarchy.

Somewhere over the years I lost my copy and had totally forgotten about it.

But at a recent gun show I saw copies for sale and being at the age where I am starting to get nostalgic for what I consider a "better time" (meaning the 70s and 80s), I picked up a copy to recapture some lost youth I suppose.

Oh my... how 30 years can change ones perception.

This book is interesting to read for its historical snapshot of late 60's drug induced hippy era idealism and anti-establishment rebellion, but otherwise THIS IS PRETTY DARNED FUNNY !!!!

As a degreed Chemist myself, I will say that maybe 30% of the formulas will actually work IF (and I stress IF) you don't kill yourself first because of the inherent dangers and lack of safety instructions. The other 70% of the formulas are pretty much rubbish.

As for the drawings and schematics for booby trap devices they are less detailed and about as useful as the pictures you see Wiley Coyote reading on a Road Runner cartoon.

Finally the forward by Peter Bergmann is so off the mark and now proven wrong by history that it dates the book horribly -- but as I said earlier also makes it a fun "snapshot of late 60s- early 70s" mentality among the youth culture.

It's a cute little relic and piece of "dark literature" from a simpler more innocent time in America --- but for those of you truly seeking to form your own world order, overthrow the government and let Anarchy run wild, you may want to look elsewhere for your motivation and education.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsDon't buy it.

This book is not what I thought. It is dangerous and should not be sold to the public. Don't buy it.

Published 2 months ago by Curtis Dickson
5.0 out of 5 starsbut excellent for survival tips in the right hands

Dangerous book in the wrong hands, but excellent for survival tips in the right hands.

Published 2 months ago by Melodee Lee
3.0 out of 5 starsIt's actually good but the metods are just way too much brutal

It's actually good but the metods are just way too much brutal. I know the word "brutal" seems really cool for an anarchist recipe book but ive expected more of smoke... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat read. Good knowledge contained inside. Buy one.

When I heard some fools were trying to ban this book, I went right out and bought one. Keep your no good filthy rotten scumbag hands off of the free speech. Scared little humans.

Published 2 months ago by Aaron Wagner

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