Unchained Preppers
General Category => Library => Topic started by: JoJo on November 04, 2014, 12:28:51 PM
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Somewhere back in the 50's or 60's I read a book about life after a nuclear war. Most of it was taken place in Florida where a family caught up with othere to start a new world. It was about how they surived until they met up and a little while after.
This is the book that always had me thinking about prepping.
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With the secret code: 'Alas Babylon'?
give this a look.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alas,_Babylon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alas,_Babylon)
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Thats the one KBOP. I bought a new copy a few days ago and find it hard to put down. Its about the people in the 1950s not being ready when the nuclear war came. Its scary and makes you think about things I haven't read on this or other fourms.
ALAS BABYLON
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That Kbop knows his shit! :thumbsUp:
Once you read it JoJo, would you write a review and post the review in the Library Board...Thx
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Here is a review. I read it about 30-35 years ago. It is a really good book and will get you thinking about becoming a prepper.
Nemo
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Wow Nemo. Your very descriptive and insightful review was not posted in the Library where all book reviews go. Bummer. :sarcasm:
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Sorry but I thought it appropriate to put it where the other gentleman was searching the title and information on it. You know, once you find something its in the lasts place you look because you no longer search for it.
Nemo
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Alas Babylon is one of my favorite books! I read it first in high school. I still remember reading while walking from one classroom to another. There's also an excellent audio version narrated by Will Patton.
I've read this book (and listened to it) several times. I think the reason I love it so much is not the subject matter so much, though it had a huge influence on my becoming a prepper. I love how it shows that society can rewrite itself - how race was such a big deal pre-The Day and utterly unimportant after it. Same with gender. Now... this was written in 1959, so while it's extraordinarily progressive for its time there are still some holdovers when compared to how far we've come.
I also love the relationships of the characters, how they morph after The Day. This is one of those books that, if I ever win the mega-super-gicantor lottery, I would love to turn into a movie tweaked for today (Metropolis the musical is another, but that's a long story).
Anywho, if you're a prepper and haven't read this book you've missed one of THE defining books of the movement. It does go down the Eisenhower timeline from his Doomsday Book nearly in lock step. It also has a lot of good ideas and presents things you may not even have considered, such as sewing needles or shoes for kids or how diets become far less varied in subsistence situations. Five stars.
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Great review Wellie!
Next time at the library I will get/order it. :thumbsUp: