Books / Mindset / Knowledge

[Meat Target]

I think the most important thing to have when it comes to self sufficiency/defense/TEOTWAKI/whatever is having your head in the right place. Without that, all the shit you buy and build will become someone else's really quickly.

One book I highly recommend is Varg Freeborn's Violence of Mind. The first chapter is all about defining your mission.

The very first step in any training is to identify the mission you will train for.

What is a wrong answer? It is wrong when it contradicts your OWN goals. For example, someone who trains to protect themselves and their family, but intends to run head first into a fight for a stranger when neither that person or his or her family is endangered. Noble or not, if your mission is to protect yourself and make it home with your family every night, running into any random deadly situation you see is not in line with that mission. You could lose your life, and it would not have been in the defense of you or your family. Your family is left without protection.

In any situation, your first objective is to avoid violent confrontation if it is at all possible. Avoidance is a guaranteed way to accomplish your mission of making it home physically, unscathed and legally whole.

Violence, win or lose, is a very expensive event. It is very expensive physically, psychologically, socially and financially. The risk is always high. You can die. You can be maimed or rendered mentally incompetent. You can go to prison. It is important to make avoiding all that risk the desired option. In other words, unless violence is unavoidable, my primary objective is to avoid problems and conflict, so I can accomplish my mission with low-cost effort.

Pride and ego put more souls in the ground and behind bars than any other factors.

The four parts of "The Fight":

The physical fight. You must have the skills, orientation and conditioning to win the physical fight

The legal fight. You must be cleared of any criminal and civil charges.

The social fight. You must remain socially whole and not lose friends, family, jobs and careers over the aftermath.

The psychological fight. You must survive psychologically and not be destroyed by PTSD, fear, anger and other depreciating mental conditions that may overtake you after a life-changing event of violence.

Seriously, read this book if you haven't. It's brilliant and sobering.

Not being a Dunning-Kruger retard and knowing your objectives and limitations will keep you alive more reliably than any of the best gear.

 

[LatinasAreTheFuture]

I have written about the importance of one’s own interpretation. I really think it would be important, as a matter of self reliance and survival, to have people not only recording and archiving but also reading interpreting and writing. Somebody really seriously needs to write a history of the kiwi farms before it is forgotten.

 

[Meat Target]

If you want 'em, you can find some PDFs of military manuals here. (Archive). Don't worry, this stuff's declassified and a lot of it was published decades ago.

I own a few hardcopies of these. The biggest problem with them IMHO is that they're written for the military, and has their organization and logistics in mind. Much of it doesn't apply to civilians.

 

[P. Barnes’ THOT 2.0]

If you're feeling brave, there's mushroom foraging. The cover alone is worth it.

Edit to add, I've been told it's a great resource by people that regularly do it (and have for years)

 

[Col]

Wehrmacht Fitness Manuel.
Fitness
Also Evola's Metaphysics of War
Philosophy

 

[Dire Dire Cocks]

Read War of the Flea by Robert Taber, and Mao Tse-tung on Guerrilla Warfare.

 

[Autistic Gunspergings]

I remember some Bosnian dude (selco i think?) writing stories about his experience during the Bosnian war, The premise sounds interesting but I've never read them.
Has anyone read those books? Are they worth a read?

 

[888Flux]

I remember some Bosnian dude (selco i think?) writing stories about his experience during the Bosnian war, The premise sounds interesting but I've never read them.
Has anyone read those books? Are they worth a read?

It is definitely worth a read, not sure on the validity / authenticity of it but it offers a very interesting perspective nonetheless. Attached is the PDF

 

[Xenu]

If you live in a house with basic plumbing and electricity, I recommend 'How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding and Maintaining Your House' by Charlie Wing, each chapter gives you a overview of each component within your home and often summarized into one page so it doesn't get confusing.

I treat the book as a reference and use it when it is necessary like that time I had to fix my sink pipes, I recommend you ""archive"" the book digitally before buying a hardcover because usually some of the house components is something you don't own or have and it would be a waste if you don't own the majority that is covered in the book.

Although speaking of educational text, what is everyone's thoughts on the For Dummies brand? I feel like they dipped down on quality after recently releasing books about the common trends.

 

[Broadside]

Guys will literally do anything except go to therapy

 

[Justa Grata Honoria]

https://www.amazon.com/Henleys-Formulas-Workshop-Gardner-Hiscox/dp/0517293072

Old book of chemical recipes for various compounds and stuff you might use

Keep in mind its century old some of these recipes ask for asbestos to be used to make something

https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Country-Living-50th-Anniversary/dp/1632172895/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=3852LPBD31YAM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2HRqo4uH4itJMMBuG43U-E5_fUieloGS-2qWTNkoiyY_yQZgNw9CTFntZYNHosQIAdYf-prk4JQgG36NdCtSZkqKvNIzakn70n1Og476V2fJ4D6eIR48PGdATRsgPy3lLx4tQkS1QGYVDQm5Y_aKjv5SjGO92XNpVpT6VU2vtzsLZgju3cvBiwqG8T9aX-SieR5r26Uv-5DMWQLTeecz0g._qmW13efy9TrNX8YJSksNaAKqxCc7PhDldccH8kBlhA&dib_tag=se&keywords=homesteading+books&qid=1720031691&sprefix=homestea%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-3

Carla Emery
The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 50th Anniversary Edition: The Original Manual for Living off the Land & Doing It Yourself

Have this I can't recommend it more has general overview of various recipes and shit you can make at home to growing various herbs and recommendations for further reading if something peaks your interest like this book is massive and comprehensive its the size of a phone book. I have the paperback one is shitty phonebook quality thin paper get the spiral . Its comprehensive about living off the land and making most shit at home

https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Herbalism-Principles-Practices-Medicine/dp/0892817496/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=35QB3DN0L8K9N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FRNtB6tMYVzyPfb7kL-VV89OQ4LfV4R2o_1NJxWrxlJmgQMRYFCbSLcveAECDg6_Qw41U0gvYioSW-RJRMS4QJW3k5TWuMy42FPRAMMUDheW0diaokR9K-3D8lHJXwTYhwiTQ6NIGdRJ5QzOsNDcabROIcChJ1-qEDrn81koD4NE0Fa2Knhba3ytfYPquqv4zKndsiS6mv_HzAWIM1IU8Q.Htpi747XylOBQr-CFTeGBJhzU-kNq9jaCLfBrC05T7M&dib_tag=se&keywords=medical+herbalism+by+david+hoffman&qid=1720031912&sprefix=medical+herb%2Caps%2C224&sr=8-1

David Hoffmann
Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine

This one medical herbalism for making remedies and shit but it gives you deep overview of each plant and how to use it.

https://www.amazon.com/Foxfire-Book-Collection-Books-Brand/dp/B01HUQY2TQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=8S9MGGSS6RFV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RwmEf_eJKQ7KCwVkfhQLKgUj8kmhImig7LpCF2aIb38XdILrHrAa8CntFg7qQf8PZG8oJilNn-wpt5Qbo1eD6Un_HfSPmS-lKyuDmA3BDy4KVQkZtEDjnpgUxMpHE85PNLcZvSC9l_Le8dMiIZseotNzk3_LtcOLJBS0b55ExaBZy2TADzVFHg-LfKJvKitzB4qYQB-mtxtXPqXpPVFLhg.vkYiXW2Bya2VGhvocDeezo-befBnmbLEk1evM3fjHhU&dib_tag=se&keywords=foxfire+books+complete+set+1-12&qid=1720032117&sprefix=foxfi%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1

Inc. Staff Foxfire Fund
Foxfire Series Book Collection Set Books 1-12 Brand New

This ones are recommended by every homesteader and off the grid person

Never read it though plan to order it.

https://www.amazon.com/Putting-Food-Fifth-Ruth-Hertzberg/dp/0452296226/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=27I54P28OXV6E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gfA9WxKPCrTO5Wa-qTimGpblJxCaBIgtH58BojKd-BBruZNenpQZoxP3cX78xzu4eUqA2tGCP5MkOpQY-GhtKtRFXk_yo06uHxWWIODBMB_oUmxADfN6Gl3kJuNoNqNRFhqKCJjLQ2toPRm_pgXM60LZZH61egjBpHmhjUn-S2HfY-GXxEW3bGaRxPNx-GEbjaXfIBh1ZbS4fVXQhsQFPg.oSH0lVt7gWKXIoi4-mtunPyp1IywpUAuT8cx6D0qGS4&dib_tag=se&keywords=putting+food+by&qid=1720032490&sprefix=puttin+food%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-1

Putting food by


very old but very comprehensive about food preservation book. How to store, wheither or not to can, salt, pickle, ferment , dry , smoke complete with recipes .

 

[Estate]

Fuck it.
Here's the entire section of "survival" from my own personal vault.

 

[Less Nasty Old Person]

Libgen in its many aliases is a good source for ebooks on every subject. Not posting links because mirrors are a whackamole kinda thing. Learn teh googles to find a link page for current mirrors.

Good old Piratebay has a ton of ebooks but not quite the selection of libgen.

Use a fucking VPN if you're gonna pirate anything.

 

[Topsoil]

Cover	Title	Author	Subjects	Links	Description
	The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience	Rob Hopkins	Permaculture, community building	(Thriftbooks) (Archive)	Spoiler: Description Move from feeling anxious about the oil crisis to developing a positive visions and taking traction action to create a more self-reliant existence with this ground-breaking book. We live in an oil-dependent world, and have become reliant in a very short space of time, using vast reserves of oil in the process – and without planning for when the supply is not so plentiful. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when the oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but the reality may not be as bad as we think. The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead could have a positive effect. Written by permaculture expert Rob Hopkins, he discusses the possibility of a rebirth of local communities, which will generate their own fuel, food and housing. These will encourage the development of local currencies, to keep money in the local area, and unleash a local 'skilling-up', so that people have more control over their lives. The growth in interest in the Transition model continues to be exponential. There are now more than 35 formal Transition Initiatives in the UK, including towns, cities, islands, villages and peninsulas, with more joining as the idea takes off. With little proactivity at government level, communities are taking matters into their own hands and acting locally. If your community has not yet become a Transition Initiative, this upbeat guide, filled with beautiful black and white photographs, offers you the tools to get started. The Transition Handbook is the perfect manual to guide communities, as they begin this 'energy descent' journey.
	The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-To-Basics Guide	John Seymour	A basic introduction to a HUGE variety of homesteading skills	(Thriftbooks) (Archive)	Spoiler: Description Embrace off-grid green living with a new edition of the bestselling classic guide to a more sustainable way of life from the father of self-sufficiency. For over 40 years, John Seymour has inspired thousands to make more responsible, enriching, and eco-friendly choices with his advice on living sustainably. The Self-Sufficienct Life and How to Live It offers step-by-step instructions on everything from chopping trees to harnessing solar power; from growing fruit and vegetables, and preserving and pickling your harvest, to baking bread, brewing beer, and making cheese. Seymour shows you how to live off the land, running your own smallholding or homestead, keeping chickens, and raising (and butchering) livestock. In a world of mass production, intensive farming, and food miles, Seymour's words offer an alternative: a celebration of the joy of investing time, labor, and love into the things we need. While we can't all move to the countryside, we can appreciate the need to eat food that has been grown ethically or create things we can cherish, using skills that have been handed down through generations. With refreshed, retro-style illustrations and a brand-new foreword by Alice Waters, this new edition of Seymour's classic title is a balm for anyone who has ever sought solace away from the madness of modern life.
	The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes	Amanda Ripley	Good information for surviving disasters	(Thriftbooks) (Archive)	Spoiler: Description Discover how human beings react to danger–and what makes the difference between life and death Today, nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we be heroes or victims? In her quest to answer these questions, award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley traces human responses to some of recent history’s epic disasters, from the explosion of the Mont Blanc munitions ship in 1917–one of the biggest explosions before the invention of the atomic bomb–to the journeys of the 15,000 people who found their way out of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. To understand the science behind the stories, Ripley turns to leading brain scientists, trauma psychologists, and other disaster experts. She even has her own brain examined by military researchers and experiences, through realistic simulations, what it might be like to survive a plane crash into the ocean or to escape a raging fire. Ripley comes back with precious wisdom about the surprising humanity of crowds, the elegance of the brain’s fear circuits, and the stunning inadequacy of many of our evolutionary responses. Most unexpectedly, she discovers the brain’s ability to do much, much better–with just a little help.
	The Survival Group Handbook: How to Plan, Organize and Lead People For a Short or Long Term Survival Situation	Charley Hogwood	Helps plan for the human part of survival.	(Thriftbooks) (Torrent)	Spoiler: Description The Survival Group Handbook (formerly known as MAGS: The People Part of Prepping, see here for additional book reviews: http://bit.ly/magsreviews) is the first and most comprehensive book ever written on the subject of survival with others.It is designed to walk you through all the steps required to safely and securely find, and work with other people just like you who realize that going it alone in a dark world is not an option.This guide is the instruction manual and reference textbook for the solo survivor, family or national organization regardless of size or mission. By employing the hard learned lessons carefully researched in cooperation with many active groups, and applying sociology, history, law and threat analysis, the survivor will understand what makes a group work, how to build one from scratch, how to fix one that has become dysfunctional and where to put your group in a hurry. If you want to put a razor’s edge on your team, understand how to effectively lead people, increase participation, correct poor group dynamics, and be able to successfully operate under a multitude of conditions, this book holds all the keys to your success.
	Prepping and Homesteading	Dion Rosser	Exactly what you'd expect	(Thriftbooks)	Spoiler: Description The world is changing rapidly. What is true today, can be history the next. To handle these situations Prepping and Homesteading get more and more popular. Two manuscripts in one book: Prepping: An Essential Survival Guide for DIY Preppers Who Want to Be Self-Reliant When SHTF, Including Tips for Living Off the Grid, Homesteading, and Stockpiling Properly Homesteading: A Comprehensive Homestead Guide to Self-Sufficiency, Raising Backyard Chickens, and Mini Farming, Including Gardening Tips and Best Practices for Growing Your Own Food The world is falling apart, bit by bit. Be it a human-made or natural disasters, things are getting worse, and everyone needs to be prepared for the day when the SHTF (Shit Hits The Fan). It isn’t just weather and wars; with one financial crash after another, there is every chance that disaster could strike at any time. Discover how you can be prepared for any scenario, by learning basic prepper skills. Another important qualification you need, it to be able to fix your own food without going to the store, i.e. the life of a Homesteader. A lot of famous and successful people are embracing the life of a homesteader. Homesteading has become a catharsis for people who finally want to live the life of a producer rather than a mere consumer. Thousands of people all over the globe have decided to say “yes” to gardening and domesticating animals. This book will give you the necessary information and tools. In part 1 you will discover: What being a prepper is all about Everything you need to know before becoming a prepper Essential prepping skills Rookie prepper mistakes and how to avoid them How to live off-grid All about homesteading How to use natural resources What to expect when the SHTF What to put in your bug-out bag What food, medical, and other supplies you should be stockpiling In part 2 you will learn: The powerful techniques to do homesteading. The 11 essential homesteading skills. Why expanding your homestead too soon is hurting your progress – and what you need to do instead. How to get the perfect piece of land without breaking the bank. The lies that GMO companies tell you about your food. How to save money with just one simple change in your routine. A piece of advice provided by Brett McLeod from the Antioch University New England, which helps you find an alternative means to mainstream consumerism. The biggest mistake people make in homesteading Take a second to imagine how you’ll feel once you finally learn the fundamentals of prepping and homesteading and how your family and friends will react when you can finally provide food for your family (and even your neighbors). So, if you have decided that you will manage on your own even when the SHTF, make sure to be prepared by acquiring the necessary information found in this book!
	Raising Meat Rabbits in a Colony: How to raise happy, healthy and sustainable meat rabbits	Dana Thompson	Meat rabbits	(Thriftbooks) (Google)	Spoiler: Description Raising rabbits in a colony is the best way to ensure happy, healthy, natural rabbits. Our animals live a stress free life, with plenty of healthy, natural food, fresh water and sunshine. I have put together a comprehensive guide to raising meat rabbits in a colony to get you started on your way to raising your own colony of rabbits. Discover today how you can supply your family with a sustainable meat source in your own backyard. Rabbits are naturally social, so allowing them to socialize is not only easier to care for, the rabbits enjoy life more too.This is an amazing practical resource and reference book that every rabbit owner should have on their bookshelf. Everything you need to know about starting a successful rabbit colony.Topics include:+ Colony vs Cage raising+ How to set up a colony + Choosing rabbits for your colony+ Naturally feeding rabbits - raising meat rabbits without pellets+ Breeding - a beginners guide and a troubleshooting section+ Raising healthy kits+ Preventing illness+ Common illnesses and management / treatment including herbal treatments for rabbits

 

[TerminalTryHard]

I'll recommend Fry the Brain by John West. A God read about sniping in urban insurgency, spends a lot of time on the IRA, the Serbs & Bosnians, and Iraq.

 

[smile.jpg]

1. The Turner Diaries, from Wikipedia: The Anti-Defamation League identified The Turner Diaries as "probably the most widely-read book among far-right extremists, so it's no doubt a very based book, it's about a group of white supremacist radicals who work to overthrow the US federal government as it turns against its own people. Although the book is fiction, it loosely outlines organizational structures and engineering details, it also provides a lot of useful little tips on how to do such things as hide guns from the police or avoid detection while traveling, it's a great source of inspiration if you want to be a right wing insurgent.

2. The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception. This declassified cold war era CIA manual was once used to teach CIA niggers how to deceive and how to apply the tricks of a magician for malicious purposes, to do things like steal small objects in plain sight or slip rohypnol into girls' drinks without being sus, skills like these are often overlooked and will be useful during non-violent interactions with hostiles

3. Simple Sabotage Field Manual. Another declassified government manual, although it is very outdated (from the days of WWII) most of it is still applicable today. It instructs the reader briefly on how to organize sabotage operations and suggests a lot of specific sabotage techniques, to accomplish anything from destroying enemy supply lines to being a spiteful annoying little thorn in the enemy's side, and at only 31 pages it can't hurt to read.

 

[Lord of the Large Pants]

Guys will literally do anything except go to therapy

My therapist told me that the industrial society and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

 

[analrapist]

My therapist told me that the industrial society and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

RIP Dr. Kaczynski.

 

[tehpope]

Pocket Ref. by Thomas J. Glover. has a little bit of everything in it. In a small package.
Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook- First Aid tips
Lessons from the Great Depression For Dummies

I remember some Bosnian dude (selco i think?) writing stories about his experience during the Bosnian war, The premise sounds interesting but I've never read them.

This? Idk if its all that accurate.

 

[Meat Target]

Although the book is fiction, it loosely outlines organizational structures and engineering details, it also provides a lot of useful little tips on how to do such things as hide guns from the police or avoid detection while traveling,

It also assumes your enemies are cartoonishly undisciplined buffoons, and that you can just casually get your hands on nukes (try that in a post-9/11 world and lemme know how that works out for ya).

Just because Pierce had a point about gun grabbing anarcho-tyrants doesn't mean he was some brilliant tactician. If he were, someone would've used his advice by now and overthrown our masters.

Some people inspired by that book tried to form The Order back in the early 80's. How'd it go for them? They all got arrested.

The Turner Diaries is a wish-fulfillment fanfic written by a grifting, perverted piece of shit who abused his kids. I prefer to get my knowledge from people who have actually seen and experienced real shit, not Cyraxx-level wannabe tough guys who expect other people to do their violence for them.

Wignats are all-bark, no-bite morons who do more harm than good for white people.