Product Description

In uncertain times, a solid preparedness plan is essential for every individual and family. PREPAREDNESS NOW! navigates the new realities of twenty-first century living: extreme weather, economic instability, terror attacks, and more.

Packed with checklists, resources, and step-by-step instructions, PREPAREDNESS NOW! details everything needed for office, car, and home preparedness. This newly expanded and revised edition includes an extended chapter on food and water storage and urban gardening, techniques in personal defense, and the latest and best preparedness products on the market. This book encourages basic lifestyle changes that lead to a more self-sufficient and satisfying existence, regardless of circumstance.

PREPAREDNESS NOW! is written by one of the most experienced preparedness experts in the field. Aton Edwards is executive director of the International Preparedness Network (IPN) and has worked with the Red Cross, NYPD, Center for Disease Control, and thousands of people domestically and overseas.

This manual delivers practical advice on:

• Building your emergency kits for home, car, and office
• Water quality control and storage
• Emergency shelter, power, lighting, and heating
• Emergency transportation, communications, and evacuation
• Extreme weather preparedness
• Chemical, biowarfare, and nuclear preparedness
• Defense against infectious diseases
• Personal defense and crime prevention for the twenty-first century home

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #78316 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 350 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781934170090
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Aton Edwards is Executive Director of the NYC-based International Preparedness Network. He has trained thousands of New Yorkers and international civilians to help mitigate and respond to disasters and emergencies.

Customer Reviews

Emergency preperations
This book has it all. Anyone who thinks they may every face any disaster should have this book in their library. It covers every thing from man made to natural emergencies. Being an insturctor fromer instructor in emergency preperation this book is a perfect text on the subject. Higly recommend.

Urban disaster survival guide
I wrote a review of the earlier edition of this book, which can be seen here: [...] Relatively little has changed in the new edition, and my earlier review remains valid, so I will not rehash it here.

What's new in this edition:
- better chapter on food storage, with a table of shelf life of various foods
- new chapter on urban gardening (which is interesting although slightly strange)
- updated lists of recommended products and websites
- slightly reordered chapters, and minor edits here and there

After reading quite a few survival books and online resources, I find this to be the best book for preparing for Katrina-style disasters, meaning temporary but very disruptive, especially in urban areas. I live in a disaster-prone urban area and I find this book useful. The author covers various natural and man-made disasters.

The next best alternative to this book is the LDS Preparedness Manual for members of the Mormon Church, which you can find for free online. The Mormon guide is in some ways better than this book. It tends to focus way too much on food storage (although it covers plenty of other topics) - and it is not as convenient to read as this book. If you are interested in this topic, check out the LDS Preparedness Manual since it is free.

Bottom line: Highly recommended to city dwellers. It will help you get prepared for potential disasters.