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How To Survive Y2k Chaos In The City - A Preparedness and Self-Reliance Handbook

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Finally, a book written specifically for those of us who live in the city (that's 70% of us)! We have amassed quite a survival library, but we find the information in this book to be the simplest, most accurate and the most helpful. I took it with me to a preparedness specialty store and even the owner was surprised by how many questions which he couldn't previously answer were dealt with in this book. It will help you become the most prepared in the shortest time possible.

I'm really impressed. This book, How To Survive Y2k Chaos In The City, is a gold mine of useful, practical, common-sense information. It provides a sane, rational approach to your emergency preparations. This book has exceeded my expectations. I also applaud the authors because they don't use any of the fear tactics that many do, but instead give some very thought provoking reasons why we should be prudent in our approach to Y2k.

I have never camped out or had to deal with lack of anything such as electricity or water. Y2K preparation was scaring me silly. This book covers the basics that most of us probably have never needed to know! How to dispose of waste - quite a few creative ideas on this. How to bake bread in a dutch oven! What a wonderful idea! I was not even going to stock grains until I read how they said it was THE most necessary food item for good nutrition and then they have provided the recipes for both dutch oven and skillet bread! My friends and I that have this book have taken to calling it "the little book" as an endearment. We will say things like "I was reading the little book last night and found...." or "where on earth did you find that?" "In the little book". This is really an essential and invaluable resource for anyone who has no clue on how to take care of themselves without all the nicities we have become used to. I have found enough in here to more than recompense for the price of the book. I am very thankful that they wrote it and if things get bad and I make it through it will be in large part because of advice and practical plans from this book! To me this is the city dwellers version of "Back to the Basics" and the two books together are an unbeatable resource for crisis preparation.

This book is a helpful source of information for those just starting to prepare for the coming of the new millenium. GOOD LUCK!

This book has everything that you will need to know for the worst that can happen. The sections on food storage, water purification and checklists for stocking up on goods for people of all ages (babies through seniors)are EXCELLENT! This book is worth its weight in gold--and much more if the worst really does happen!

This book is the best I've seen anywhere dealing with the Y2K issue. Not only is the reader told what to do, but why and most importantly how to prepare for what could happen when the world transititions into the next millinium. Hats off to the Eirich's for such a concise, yet compact guide.

I gave it 5 stars because i didn't want to tarnish the book's reputation as a good survival guide but I have to say, it's absolutely hilarious to read all these people's comments 12 years after the "brink of Armageddon." Everyone who commented on this book show just another example of being overly paranoid. I absolutely agree that you should be prepared for anything, and actually today more than ever the threat of economic meltdown is reason enough to prepare, but I find it very amusing that so many people bought into the whole Y2K think, and so ferociously! I was 15 and playing video games when the clock struck midnight, and even then I knew damn well that the ivory tower eggheads had it covered. We programmed it long ago, we fixed it when it was necessary. Anyway, I encourage everyone to read through all these reviews. It's sad and funny at the same time.

My wife and I have been researching and preparing for Y2K for quite some time, and have read several books on the topic. This is the best I have seen. They don't waste much time trying to convince you that this is a problem, but are pretty much "preaching to the choir." I thought we were pretty much prepared (and we are), but as I read this book I found myself thinking, "I didn't think of THAT." Anyone serious about Y2K preparation should get this book.

One of the most informative, yet concise books on the basics of survival. A must read for anyone living in the city.

This book, although only 100 pages long, is by far the best book on disaster preparation I have read (and I have read quite a few). Even though the title sounds like surviving in the city, I am a country dweller and I recommend it for anyyone who needs a book that is very, very concise in expalaining what you will need to do and how to do it. It explains everything from water storage, purification and maintanance, to food storage, maintainance, shelf life and preparation, to heating and lighting, to gardening and on and on and on... This is the only booke you will need for your y2k preparations. Thank you Ken and Nancy Eirich!!