Books for rebuilding society: What books go in the box?
Bruce Cattons Army of the Potomac trilogy. 3 separate books covering the Civil War. Something a new society would want to avoid.
End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
February 13, 2020, 10:48 PM
RAMIUS
These two massive books my dad gave me when I was a young teen.
The Chronicle of the World And The Chronicle of America
These books are about 7 inches thick and consist of early historical accounts and news paper articles of just about everything starting from the beginning until the early 90s.
Amazing books that I spent late nights in my room reading and learning about history,
February 13, 2020, 11:08 PM
Nuclear
Medical texts, basic physics, algebra and geometry, books on edible plants and animal husbandry.
February 13, 2020, 11:24 PM
kkina
The Art of Peace by Morihei Ueshiba (founder of Aikido)
quote:
"Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity and love."
The service manuals for the Ford F150 and the Honda Civic.
Physicians desk reference.
February 14, 2020, 01:17 AM
BBMW
I would be thinking more in terms of books on how to grow stuff and make stuff, especially in primitive conditions. Politics and even economics beyond the barter level will be way out in the future. Planting, growing and harvesting enough food to stay alive will be the survivors main concern
February 14, 2020, 04:01 AM
Kuisis
The Oxford English dictionary.
February 14, 2020, 05:04 AM
kramden
Bible (NIV)
February 14, 2020, 05:31 AM
Blume9mm
Anarchist Cookbook & The Poor Man's James Bond
My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors"
February 14, 2020, 06:29 AM
erj_pilot
There are bound to be kids present, so how about the collected works of Dr. Seuss and Mark Twain?
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
February 14, 2020, 01:16 PM
gw3971
Forget the books. Bring extra glasses...
February 14, 2020, 02:20 PM
mark123
Machinery's Handbook
February 14, 2020, 02:35 PM
hambony
At least 1 The Far Side cartoon book, with things probably pretty grim and rough going, there needs to be some laughter!
Houston Texas, if the heat don't kill ya, the skeeters will.
February 14, 2020, 03:27 PM
Tinyman
Swiss Family Robinson
Robinson Cruso
Tinyman
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Stupid people are like glo-sticks. I want to shake the shit out of them till the light comes on
February 14, 2020, 04:23 PM
46and2
At a minimum, some medical school and related academic/scientific texts:
Anatomy and Physiology. Internal Medicine. Nutrition Viruses Etc. Algebra Geometry Trigonometry Physics Astronomy Biology Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
February 14, 2020, 04:32 PM
46and2
1984 Brave New World The Handmaid's Tale Animal Farm Things Fall Apart Heart of Darkness Catch-22 All of Kafka's works All of Douglas Adam's works All of Asimov's works All of Tolkien's works
"And gentlemen in England now abed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day"
February 14, 2020, 05:54 PM
airsoft guy
The Quran and Dianetics ought to be in there too.
quote:
Originally posted by Will938: If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
February 14, 2020, 06:02 PM
Fenris
It's a little spendy, but I would suggest McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Volumes 1-20 11th Edition (2012). I suspect it will be the last hard copy ever published. A good overview of everything.
Specific subject areas that deserve a deep dive are books on: Agriculture (large and small scale), animal husbandry, structural & civil engineering, mathematics, a book of log tables, water treatment, food preservation, medicine, all the construction trades (carpentry, electrical, plumbing (including well, sewer, septic), small unit tactics, engine maintenance & repair, etc.
The Book "It's not a book. It's a weapon."
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People again must learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. ~ Cicero 55 BC
The Dhimocrats love America like ticks love a hound.
