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Process' Self-Reliance Series guidebooks provide tools for self-sufficiency and personal protection at a time when extreme weather, terrorist attacks, and economic uncertainty have become the new realities of twenty-first-century life.
Volume 1 in the series is PREPAREDNESS NOW! by Aton Edwards, Executive Director of the NYC-based non-profit organization, International Preparedness Network (IPN). IPN has worked with the Red Cross, Center for Disease Control, New York City Police Department, and other organizations to train thousands domestically and overseas to prevent and respond to emergencies and disasters.
PREPAREDNESS NOW! provides information and techniques that can help mitigate the destructive effects of disasters, whatever the cause. With illustrations, photographs and step-by-step instructions, this manual delivers practical advice on:
The 72-hour emergency kit
Water quality control and storage
Emergency shelter, power, lighting, and heating
Emergency transportation, communications, and evacuation
Chemical, biowarfare, and nuclear preparedness
Defense against infectious diseases
Personal defense and crime prevention
Aton Edwards is the resident disaster preparedness expert on the popular NYC radio program The Open Line(WRKS-FM). Edwards has also been featured on many other major domestic and international television and radio programs.
Customer Reviews:
Good Information, Crazy Author.......2007-10-11
The information found in this book is very useful, exact, correct and spot on. I can find no flaw in the INFORMATION of this book what-so-ever. I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in the subject matter. That said, there is one fatal flaw. Overt Liberalism from the author (which, I guess for Liberals make this a great book!). From claiming to know something bad (i.e. 9-11) was going to happen to the World Trade Centers and warning all his family and friends to stay away as early as Feb. 01, to commenting on Weapons of Mass destruction--saying something along the lines of "real WMD's, not imaginary ones that weren't found in Iraq" the author proves again and again that he's always right and that everyone else (i.e. the government) is always wrong. But, again, the Author's writing style is my only complaint.
One of the Best Survival Books Ever.......2007-07-20
As an M.D. involved in disaster planning, and who lives in a hurricane zone in Florida I have read extensively in the field and this is one of the best survival books I have found. It is not an "arm yourself to the teeth and build a bomb shelter" book. It is a book all Americans should own and read. Practical, sensible advice, and excellent list of quality equipment sources.
Sometimes a bit over the top... but useful........2007-03-14
I have scanned thru most of the book by Edwards and have enjoyed reading it. This is perfect reading for the toilet-I don't mean to sound crass but this is a perfect book to read in sections as opposed to from page one.
It makes sense to me to read this book and modify what Mr .Edwards says in order that it may fit a specific scenario. Not all of us can carry a huge Bug Out Bag( I do) but his suggestion of multiple bags is a bit over the top. I got several very useful tidbits from this book and will continue to gleen more as I read more. Most of his book delves into prepardness(hence the title) and there are aspects that everybody should have some grasp of. The threat of future terrorist attacks is inevitable so it makes perfect sense to have knowledge of what will happen in various situations ie nuclear,chem/bio etc. It would also seem that in order to survive most of these attacks one needs fairly deep pockets in order to afford the quality protective gear needed to withstand such an attack. I think a basic preparedness is a must in todays world-having some essentials close at hand is simply common sense and I think that is where most people should be. If you have unlimited resources then by all means fully suit you and your family and pets up and have 3 plus BOBs, water, food and games etc ready for any impending emergency.
Another thing I like about this book is that Mr.Edwards uses real companies and their products-some of which are useful and most can accessed via the internet. It's important that in this modern world websites and product names be given and even recommended. This makes it easier for the reader to draw their own conclusions on products and even formulate their own recommendations and what may work better for them.
I like what Mr. Edwards has to say but as with anything in life use the info as it applies to you and your situation.
Buy it now.......2007-01-10
I got this book for a Christmas present from my kids,...now I am going to buy them a copy for their families. It is worth every penny and will open your eyes to a lot of things you have never thought of. It even recommends products and brands of really good survival items that you will need. Get this book now!
Disaster Preparedness Books.......2006-10-05
If you're like I was, you're looking through the various disaster preparedness books wondering which one is best. I have worked my way through 7 of the most popular books and offer a shared review of all of them here. I hope this comparison helps you make a decision.
Book 1: Crisis Preparedness by Jack A. Spigarelli
Like many of the disaster preparedness books, this one begins by answering the question, "Why bother being prepared?" It also outlines a framework for being prepared that includes accumulating supplies, getting mentally and physically prepared, and having your finances in order. One thing I particularly liked was the emphasis on the importance of knowledge. It wasn't just about what items you need, but also what skills and knowledge you should develop. But this book is mostly about food preparation for a major disaster, with emphasis on having a year's food storage, milling your own grain, growing sprouts, home canning, dehydrating, freeze-drying, etc. There are detailed tables showing the calories of various foods including their protein, fat, and carbs. The final third of the book offers advice on other topics, including weapons, hand tools, clothing, energy, medical, sanitation, transportation, communications, and home preparation. The book concludes with a list of recommended books and a brief listing of companies that sell disaster preparation items. Overall, this is a very good preparedness book. I probably should have given it 5 stars, but I thought it went a bit overboard on the food plan. That said, it is the most comprehensive of the preparedness books.
Book 2: Preparedness Now! By Aton Edwards
This is another thorough disaster preparedness book, one that focuses more on emergency situations (fire, chemical attack, etc.). It is organized into brief chapters (some only a few pages) on a variety of important topics, including: water, food, shelter, sanitation, communication, transportation, and protection. It is also filled with many packing lists detailing what you should get in preparation. It introduces the e-kit (a very lightweight kit to keep with you) and grab-n-go bag with more extensive items. Final chapters of the book discuss various possible disasters, including earthquakes, tsunami, infectious diseases, chemical and bio warfare, crime, fire, and extreme weather. Some of the commentary is a bit questionable, but the technical content is good. Note the deficiency with this book is that it does not offer any detail on food storage.
Book 3: Disaster Preparedness for Dummies
First of all, this isn't a book. It's a DVD video. I wasn't paying attention when I bought it, and was a bit surprised when it arrived. I generally like the Dummies series. They are well researched and serve as a good summary. This DVD offers a lengthy video discussing many disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, etc.), briefly outlining how you might prepare for them. It also has an overview of how you should react in case of a terrorist attack (nuclear, chemical, and biological). But the advice is all very general, and is more like what you'd expect to hear from your local weather station. For example, the video repeatedly advises you to "stay calm" and "evaucate in an orderly fashion." The videos are high quality, but don't expect detailed outdoor survival tips or food storage suggestions. Everything presented is relevant and useful, but it feels more like a FEMA public service announcement.
Book 4: Emergency Food Storage and Survival Handbook by Peggy Layton
This book is broken into six main sections. The first section offers decent but very incomplete summaries on preparing for short-term emergencies. The second section discusses how to store and purify water. The third part talks about the logistics of setting up a food-storage program, and has some suggestions on how to store food. The fourth section details what types of foods you should store. The fifth section has blank inventory planning pages. And finally the last section has some recipes. About half of the 285 page book is either blank planning pages or simple recipes. The first half of the book is pretty good stuff, but I found this book to be incomplete. It does however offer some good advice on food storage.
Book 5: Organize for Disaster by Judith Kolberg
This book goes an entirely different direction than the other preparedness books. Emphasis is on understanding the federal resources (i.e. FEMA, Red Cross, etc.) available, creating a personal intelligence network, organizing essential documents, maintaining insurance coverage, listing a home inventory, preparing your house for disaster, basic first aid, and having a good family communication plan. There is also a good list of necessary items to have on hand that would suit many common disaster. I recommend this book for its common-sense look at disaster preparedness. However, it is not the only book you would need, because it doesn't detail food storage, water purification, heating, etc.. That said, it covers some topics that the other books overlook.
Book 6: Making the Best of Basics, Family Preparedness Handbook by James Talmage Stevens
This book is almost completely about in-home food storage and preparation. There is little discussion outside that (except for basic water issues). Many chapters discuss food in significant detail, to include things like grains, recipes, preparing sourdough breads/biscuits, dairy products, honey, sprouting, drying of fruits/vegetables. At the end of this book is a huge compendium of preparedness resources, telling where things can be purchased in every US state.
Book 7: No Such Thing as Doomsday, by Philip L. Hoag, revised in 2001
This book offers well-researched insights into disaster preparedness. Topics include water, food, heating/cooking, light, power, communications, medical, sanitation, and security. Those subjects are well done. However, much of the book reads like a bit of doomsday prediction, with many pages devoted to scaring the heck out of the reader... focusing on missile attacks, chemical dangers, nuclear war, radiation, decontamination, communist threat, etc. For me personally, I would have like to see more pages devoted to likely threats (e.g. hurricanes, floods, earthquake, blackout, fire, etc.). Also note that Amazon may not carry the latest version (updated in 2001), so you may want to buy directly from the author.
Overall, if you can only purchase three books, I would recommend Book 5, Book 6, and either Book 1, 2 or 7. With those three, you should have a balanced look at common sense organizing, food storage, and emergency items to have on hand. If you can buy only one book, I recommend Book 1.
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"So the Regulars fought there, too?".......2007-04-10
Worth a look: Mark W. Johnson's "That Body of Brave Men". That rarity of rarities, a well written, interesting Doctoral Thesis. Major Johnson follows the fortunes of the Regular Army regiments in the Western Theatre, specifically the 15th, 16th, 18th and 19th US, who spent much of the later war as the "Regular Brigade" of the Army of the Cumberland. The Regulars provided perhaps 3% of the total Union Army field strength, a majority of which was concentrated in the two brigades of Sykes Regular Division in the Army of the Potomac. The four regiments that served in the West are much less well known, even though their combat record was excellent.
These "new regiments", designed to have two field and one depot battalion each, found it difficult to recruit to strength because of the more attractive enlistment contracts and large bounties of the Volunteer Regiments, and because so many of their lieutenants, captains and field officers were serving the Republic as Colonels of Volunteer Regiments, Brigadiers and Major Generals, while simultaneously filling a slot in the Regular regiments - a slot which couldn't be filled by promotion or recruitment, but which left the Regulars short of officers in the field.
In spite of these difficulties, and because of the recruiting skills and local connections of Colonel Henry Carrington of the 18th US, it was possible to raise and maintain a brigade of Regulars for most of the war. And, because of the frontier army experience embodied in their pre-war noncommissioned officer ranks, the regulars were trained to a standard that matched their brand new Springfield rifles and gleaming brass shoulder scales.
As Mark Johnson tells it, the regulars did their share of the work, more than their share of the fighting, and spent the rest of the time drilling. Certainly their battle record was impressive. At Shiloh, Perryville, Stones' River and Chickamauga the Regulars were thrown into the thick of combat where their courage and stamina made them a byword for skill and determination - at a fearful cost in lives. The excellent accompanying maps show where and how they fought with enough detail to allow the interested student to see why what they did was important and how it fits into the larger picture. The historian will appreciate Major Johnson's careful, complete footnoting, taking advantage of the wealth of scholarship developed in the last decade or so.
Near the end of the war, worn out and attenuated, the Regulars were withdrawn to garrison Lookout Mountain, and begin transition to post-war Army life. By this time in the narrative, the reader is familiar with all the personal and beaurocratic issues, the combat performance and some of the personality quirks of "That Body of Brave Men" who made up the US Regular Army in the West. An extensive biographical survey reveals what became of the major characters, and throws light on some of the minor ones (like Captain Fetterman, of Fetterman's Massacre fame). An excellent read for Civil War historians and a useful primer for students of the Indian Fighting Army and the Old West.
The Regular Brigade Lives On!.......2007-03-11
As a student of the Civil War for more than 13 years, I can say I've read my share of Civil War regimental and brigade histories. Mark W. Johnson's book "That Body Of Brave Men" has introduced a group of "professional" soldiers lost to the history books. From the introduction of key junior officers leaving their posts to assume commands in the North to the brigade's sad days on Lookout Mountain, this book thoroughly attempts to create a visual of what these soldiers experienced. A excellent example of what a history of a unit should be.
For me, my relatives did not serve in a regular unit, but one served from 63' till 64' attached to the 11th Michigan Infantry, probably till the regiment's muster out when he returned to his own regiment, the 9th Michigan Infantry. I am positive, being in King's Brigade with the 11th, that he whole heartedly experienced what the regular's did, though he did not have to attain the rigid discipline of the regulars being a volunteer. Very informative. I am very happy I have added this book to my collect.
Definitive Account of the Western Regulars & a GREAT Book!.......2007-01-04
When the United States found itself at war in 1861, the Regular Army was ill prepared and lacked the manpower to subdue the seceding states. To make matters worse, existing regiments were scattered across the country, mostly in the west, and would not be available quickly. As a result, eleven new United States infantry regiments were formed. Four of these new regiments, the 15th, 16th, 18th, and 19th U.S., eventually comprised the Regular Brigade in the Army of the Cumberland. Author Mark W. Johnson chronicles the Civil War journey of these four units from initial formation to their final garrison duty at Lookout Mountain. Though the Regulars might not have been the best unit in the Army of the Cumberland, given the difficulties they were forced to work through they provided much solid work, especially at Stones River.
The birth of what would become the four regiments attached to the Regular Brigade came in 1861. The antebellum United States Army was expanding with eleven new infantry regiments designed on a new model. Rather than ten companies to a regiment, the new units would have three battalions of eight companies each for a total of 24 total companies. These new regiments had difficulty recruiting members, especially given the advantages a prospective soldier gained by joining a volunteer regiment instead. Better pay, higher enlistment bounties, and less discipline were only some of the items in favor of the volunteers. Despite these shortages, recruiters slowly managed to bring in manpower, some based on the prospect of earning commisions in the Regular Army. Noteworthy in the recruting aspect were Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Shepherd of the 15th U.S. and Colonel Henry Carrington of the 18th U.S.
Once the Regular regiments formed permanent training camps, they found other difficulties to contend with. Chief among these was a lack of suitable officers. Many of these men were used in staff positions in Union brigades, divisions, corps, and armies. Others resigned to lead volunteer regiments. Still others were given the necessary duty of recruiting. Throughout the war, common themes for the Regular Army regiments would be lack of manpower and lack of officers to lead what manpower there was. As companies were trained and deemed ready, they were shipped off to the front. This led to some companies becoming stranded from their parent battalions while performing garrison and provost duty. Given the lack of Regular regiments, these units were coveted even in small portions by district and department commanders. Once at the front, the regiments usually did not have enough strength to field the regulation three battalions. Early in the war, the 15th, 16th, and 19th regiments each had one battalion in the field, usually composed of various companies from the three component battalions. Due mainly to the efforts of Colonel Henry Carrington, the 18th United States was able to field two battalions.
During their time in the Army of the Ohio under Don Carlos Buell, the 18th United States was in a separate brigade (and even a separate division) from the other three units. This resulted in several incidents which started when members of the volunteer regiments, especially the 9th Ohio, interfered with what they considered to be overly harsh discipline in the 18th. The regulars fought under this arrangement at Shiloh, their baptism of fire, and also later in 1862 at Perryville.
When William Rosecrans took command of what he would rename the Amry of the Cumberland in the fall of 1862, he brigaded all four of the Regular regiments into what he naturally called the "Regular Brigade", and he used this force as his army reserve. The Regulars would be used in this fashion at Stones River, where their stand in some woods in all likelihood saved the Union army from a disaster. This stand, though it cost the Regular Brigade dearly, allowed Rosecrans to form a final defensive line which ultimately blunted the Confederate attack. This brigade continued its solid if unspectacular service through the Atlanta Campaign, participating in battles from Chickamauga (where the Regulars were routed on the first day) and Chattanooga all the way to Jonesboro in early September 1864.
As the war wore on, the government realized that a fully manned army would be essential for the proper garrisoning of the South during Reconstruction. To make matters worse, the replacements the Regulars were receiving grew steadily worse. As a result, all Regulars in the east and west were taken off of the firing line starting in 1863 and extending into late 1864 in order to build up strength and train those new to the regiments. The Regular Brigade found itself on garrison duty at Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee for the end of the war. The end of the war found these units garrisoning portions of the South, just as the government had anticipated.
Author Mark Johnson has produced a masterful and definitive account of the western United States Regulars during the Civil War. Their tale is told comprehensively through their own and others' words. The author moves seamlessly from times of drill and training to campaign and then battle narrative with ease. The story of these men is told in an engaging and interesting way, with the author showing excellent writing skills in weaving together his various sources into a finished product. Many of these are primary sources, allowing the Regulars to speak for themselves concerning their exploits and failures during the war. The tacit admission by the author that these were not supermen is another strong point in his favor. The Regulars were crushed on September 19, 1863 in a devastating flank attack, and Johnson pulls no punches when describing the scene. Johnson's effort stands up well when compared with Timothy Reese's book Sykes' Regular Infantry Division, 1861-1864: A History of Regular United States Infantry Operations in the Civil War's Eastern Theater, by all accounts an excellent book in its own right. I would have liked to have seen the experiences of the 13th U.S. of the Army of the Tennessee covered as well, though this may have been unwieldy giving the need to discuss numerous other battles. The maps in this volume are excellent and deserve to be discussed in a new paragraph.
The thirty-one maps in That Body of Brave Men stand out to such an extent that they merit further discussion. Theater and campaign maps for various periods of the war detail the major battles fought in that time frame and the participation and location of the western Regulars. The battle maps really stand out. With few exceptions, the positions of every single brigade in each army are listed, and insets show the regimental alignment of the Regular Brigade and both friends and foes in the general vicinity. Multiple battle maps exist for many of the battles, including Shiloh, Stones River, and Chickamauga. The presence of these maps made it very easy to follow the action of the Regulars as they participated in these engagements. The maps in That Body of Brave Men exceed the industry standard to such an extent that I have not seen superior examples in any of the unit histories I own.
The four appendices also merit additional comment. Appendix A covers "Regimental Strength and Battle Casualties" for all of the Regular Brigade's fights. This section is ideal for wargamers, though it is limited in scope to only the Regular Brigade. Appendix B shows the reader "Orders of Battle" for the organizations containing regular battalions and regiments for each battle of the Army of the Ohio and the Army of the Cumberland, going down to company level in all cases. The unpublished (in the Official Records or Broadfoot's Supplement to the Official Records) reports of the Regular Brigade are listed in Appendix C. Johnson was able to find four such reports in existence. Appendix D lists the "Colonels of Regiments" for the regular infantry regiments that existed during the Civil War.
That Body of Brave Men is an exceptional unit history in all respects. Author Mark Johnson has in this reader's judgment produced a definitive history of the Western Regulars during the Civil War. The books follows the Regulars of the Army of the Cumberland from their formation in 1861, through numerous major battles, to their use as garrison troops at Lookout Mountain. Men integral to the development of these regiments are profiled throughout the book. This effort is able to hold up to scrutiny when compared to some of the best unit histories available, including Mother May You Never See the Sights I Have Seen. The book will appeal to multiple groups. In addition to holding the interest of students of the Civil War's Western Theater, this book can also be enjoyed and appreciated by those with an interest in the history of the United States Army, especially since this is literally the only book covering this subject. I cannot recommend That Body of Brave Men highly enough. It is an excellent example of a Civil War unit history which prospective authors should aspire to.
From a descendant of one of "The Regular Brigade".......2006-02-14
I bought Mark's book as soon as it came out. I had been searching over 20 years for a detailed account like this. My great-great grandfather spent 3 yrs. serving in the Regular Brig. with Co. E, 2nd Bat. of the 18th U.S. Inf. I had walked the battlefields of Stones River, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge almost 20 years ago. Until Mark's book came out I could not fully understand what my relative must have experienced. Being from Pennsylvania all you read about here is Gettysburg. Marks book gave me much needed detailed accounts of the campaigns and day to day life of what my great-great grandfather went through. I suggest anyone who is interested in "The war in the west" read this book. A copy of the picture of my great-great grandfather in his uniform has been attached to the title page of the book, and will remain with me forever. Thank you Mark Johnson for writing a great book, and if he could I am sure Priv. John B. Armstrong would also.
My People.......2005-04-28
Several of my relatives from Ohio fought for the Union during the years 1861-1865 with 4 from my mother's side dying. Other relatives in our family were from Indiana, and I have two Civil War discharges from Indiana units on the wall, plus one G.A.R. medal from 1886.
The 4 that perished were with the Army of the Potomac, Eastern Theatre, but the two extant discharges come from the Western Theatre. I've found it very difficult to find much in print other than regimental histories concerning the Western Theatre. With this admirable book, THAT BODY OF BRAVE MEN I now have a large amount of material at my disposal.
The other reviews here have given synopsis of content, so I will spare you that. I will only say in way of recommendation for this volume that I can count on one hand the number of books in print on the U.S. Regular Infantry in the West. And probably have a finger or two left over.
Though the cost of this book is not small, I still will recommend it.
Semper Fi.
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The richness of African American culture during the early years of the century emerges from Robert Gregg's wide-reaching study of African Methodist Churches, southern migrants, and expanding ghettos in Philadelphia. Contending that isolating these powerful forces distorts social history, Gregg examines their interconnected developments to reveal a new and less monolithic picture of African American communities.
While some histories have charged black religious institutions with failure to help southern migrants adjust to urban life, Sparks from the Anvil of Oppression cites the work of African American Methodist intellectuals and ministers to illustrate the philosophy of "uplift" preached and practiced in A.M.E. churches. The church and many of its established members attempted to create community and respond to the migrants' depressed living and work environments.
Class and regional differences, diversity among migrant populations, and the consolidation of the ghetto undermined attempts to create a unified black community, Gregg argues. African Methodist churches became sites of struggle for the status and power that could not be attained outside the black community.
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This digital document is an article from Church History, published by American Society of Church History on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1501 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Sparks from the Anvil of Oppression: Philadelphia's African Methodists and Southern Migrants, 1890-1940.
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Date: March 1, 2000
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The Songbirds Bible is an essential guide for the birdwatchers of North America. Every bird appears on its own two-page, full-color spread. The wire-O binding allows the book to open completely and easily, and each spread includes the following features: the common name and the Latin name of the genus and species a finely detailed illustration of the bird s shape and markings a map showing distribution throughout North America a verbal and graphic description of the song a concise list describing behavior, nest shape, food advice on attracting the birds to the reader s garden. The Songbirds Bible is not only rich in visual detail: the accompanying CD features a sample of every bird s song! Locating each sample is easy: every song appears on its own track, and each spread in the book is clearly marked with the track number. No one who is passionate about birds will want to be without this guide!
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An easy-to-use guide especially meant to be used and enjoyed by bird lovers.......2006-08-07
Hardcover for durability and spiral-bound to lay flat for easy reference, The Songbirds Bible is a straightforward, visual directory of 100 of the most common and beloved songbirds in North America. Ornithology professor Dr. Noble S. Proctor applies his 40 years of field experience to create detailed entries for each species, including descriptions of distinctive plumage colors, origin, behavior, distribution in North America, feeding and migration habits, how to attract a given species to one's garden, and much more. Highly detailed color illustrations of each species aid in visual identification, and an accompanying music CD of birdsongs will help both novice and seasoned birdwatchers recognize different species by song. An easy-to-use guide especially meant to be used and enjoyed by bird lovers.
Well done!.......2006-05-07
No matter how many bird identification books you own, this one is a new treasure to add to your collection. It is well presented - especially for the beginner birder - and makes it easy to learn how to match the call/song with the bird. Simplistic, yet very specific in it's information, The Songbird's Bible is much more user friendly than any of the Peterson CD's on Birding By Ear. Illustrations are wonderful.
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