Y2K - It's Not Too Late: Complete Preparedness Guide [Paperback]

Scott Marks (Author), Karl Kaufman (Author), Patrice Kaufman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1999

"Y2K - It's Not Too Late" is the most comprehensive Y2K personal preparedness guide on the market, covering all steps of Y2K preparation in detail. The book explores options for short, mid, and long-term disruptions to power, water, telecommunications, the food supply, transportation, medical services, banking and finances, and more. If you're ready to make serious Y2K preparations, this book tells you exactly how to do it.

The authors' 12+ years of preparedness experience is condensed in this one- stop shopping guide to Y2K readiness. They detail what supplies you need, how to use them, and where to get them most inexpensively. Toll-free numbers and websites for 180 suppliers are included, for quick and easy Y2K preparedness.

Editorial Reviews

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Y2K - It's Not Too Late is a comprehensive resource guide for planning Y2K preparations. -- Ed Yourdon, author, Time Bomb 2000

Anyone with the Y2K jitters will enjoy - or at least benefit from - their preparation advice. They give detailed descriptions of various heating devices....generators, lamps and lanterns, water storage and treatment, sanitation, fire safety, stored food and self-defense....They offer particularly excellent advice on water storage....If you're really worried about Y2K...Y2K-It's Not Too Late is worth the money. -- Taking Y2K Seriously by Solveig Singleton, book review on the y2kculture website, 3-23-99

Complete resource for planning Year 2000 preparations. Includes chapters on all of the basic areas of contingencies including water, power, finance, etc. Also contains informative chapter on planning itself, as well as a large list of supplier contacts. -- Westergaard Year 2000 online book review, 3-23-99

I am very impressed with the content and the style. Y2K - It's Not Too Late is a winner and I will recommend it with vigor. Keep up the good work. -- Chuck Lanza, Director, Miami-Dade County Emergency Management

I've purposely set aside the time to read from your book each day. I not only handle many Y2K-related online marketing clients at Grizzard and manage the Y2K-Links website; I'm also working on my own family's Y2K preparations, and your book has turned into a tremendous resource! -- William Greene, Director of Internet Marketing, Grizzard Communications Group

This is a very good book which covers in very simple details what you should do and how to get ready for the "big day." -- Mr. Solar's Newsletter, Vol. IV #8, April 1999

Well written and quite thorough....it is a good thing to have all that [information] in one place. -- Howard Belasco, columnist, Westergaard Year 2000

From the Publisher

"Y2K - It's Not Too Late: Complete Preparedness Guide" is a comprehensive guide to Y2K preparedness. This 12-step manual provides detailed preparedness information on the following topics:

* Planning
* Shelter
* Water
* Food
* Safety
* Finances
* Power
* Communications
* Medical
* Transportation
* Community
* Records

The book emphasizes what you need to know and do to prepare for Y2K. It contains a concise overview of the Year 2000 problem and its potential consequences. It is the first book to cover in detail every step you need to take to prepare for these consequences. Without it, you may spend months, as the authors did, searching for information on the worldwide web and in various books on the subject. "Y2K - It's Not Too Late: Complete Preparedness Guide" covers Y2K preparedness in total.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 369 pages
• Publisher: Mercury Pubns (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966903919
• ISBN-13: 978-0966903911
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,028,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Next book: 1001 ways to cook Y2K rations., November 12, 2000

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This review is from: Y2K - It's Not Too Late: Complete Preparedness Guide (Paperback)

The book was well written, but the premise of the book was flaky.

5.0 out of 5 stars Total eye-opener for Y2K-- A must-read!, July 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Y2K - It's Not Too Late: Complete Preparedness Guide (Paperback)

We are already seeing signs of the Y2K bug invading our business and personal lives. Now is the time for families and individuals to prepare for what difficulties and setbacks the Y2K crisis might bring. Y2K-It's Not Too Late: Complete Preparedness Guide is the ultimate step-by-step manual on how to plan for the unknown catastrophes which might accompany the Y2K bug.

Pooling their unique experiences, skills, interests and concerns for the future, the authors create a concise guide as a result of their months of research on Y2K preparedness. A thorough, yet concise, overview of Y2K planning.

Topics covered by the authors of Y2K-It's Not Too Late range from basic needs-food, water and shelter-to more specific topics such as AC vs. DC power supplies. The rollover to double zero is nearing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely well researched and well written., April 29, 1999

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This review is from: Y2K - It's Not Too Late: Complete Preparedness Guide (Paperback)

I have read a number of Y2K-related books. "Y2K: It's Not Too Late" is by far the most accessible and well written book on Y2K preparations that I have seen. It helped our family put together a practical program for what may lie ahead at the turn of the century.