When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes
Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes
Author: Cody Lundin and Russ Miller Series: Gibbs Smith Publishers
Ever stay awake at night running through "what if" scenarios? Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, famine, tornadoes, and terror . . . .Well, hold onto your gas masks, folks, survival guru and acclaimed author Cody Lundin is back with a no-holds-barred guide for surviving the next urban and suburban disaster! This isn't your father's boy scout manual or a FEMA handout. In his latest book, "When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes," Lundin, founder and director of the internationally recognized Aboriginal Living Skills School, takes you on a wild ride into "self-reliant land" with an honest, blunt account of what every family needs in the home, office, or car to prepare for possible emergencies. From the basics such as shelter, water, food, survival kits, and first-aid, to survival exotics such as building a makeshift toilet, catching rodents for food, and safely disposing of a corpse, "When All Hell Breaks Loose" is the first book to concisely and humorously outline a simple survival system using everyday household items to survive catastrophes from Los Angeles to Paris and everywhere in between. Lundin also delves into the little understood realm of "cause and effect" and the creation of a self-reliant mind-set, unleashing essential psychological secrets vital for survival to keep you from falling into full-blown fear and panic. Lundin's presentation style is fresh, entertaining, and a bit irreverent. Spirited characters such as Vinny the (Uptown) Cockroach, Holy Cow, Robbie Rubbish, and others climb aboard to graphically show you how to prepare for the unexpected and help you remember important survival strategies while under great stress andanxiety. "When All Hell Breaks Loose" delivers home-tested techniques, tips, and tricks that will help anyone become more self-reliant in any situation. So ditch the fearmongering and paranoia, lower the shotgun, and immerse yourself in the most common-sense, in-your-face book on preparedness yet! Buy a copy for yourself and several for your friends and family too! Cody Lundin and his Aboriginal Living Skills School have been featured in dozens of national and international media sources, including The Today Show, Dateline NBC, CBS News, Fox News, USA Today, CNN, The Donny and Marie Show, The Discovery Channel, Good Morning Arizona, Field and Stream magazine, The Los Angeles Daily News, Esquire magazine, CBC Radio One in Canada, and 702 Talk Radio in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as on the cover of Backpacker magazine. He has consulted for several organizations including National Geographic Television, the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS), The History Channel, The Travel Channel, and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). When not teaching for his own school, Cody is an adjunct faculty member at Yavapai College and a faculty member at the Ecosa Institute. His expertise in practical self-reliant skills comes from a lifetime of personal experience, including designing his own off-the-grid, passive solar earth home in which he catches rain, composts wastes, and pays nothing for heating or cooling. Cody lives in Arizona and is the author of the best-selling book on wilderness survival, 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive! Russ Miller is an internationally syndicated artist and writer of Russ Miller's Oddly Enough. He also writes and illustrates aweekly editorial newspaper column called "Miller's Musings." He has worked as a writer and artist for Disney, Marvel, Another Rainbow/Gladstone and Harrison, as well as a host of magazines and newspapers. Miller lives with his wife, Janice, and their two children in Chino Valley, Arizona. Christopher Marchetti has operated his studio from the Old Masonic Temple in downtown Prescott, Arizona, for over twenty years.
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Ever stay awake at night running through "what if" scenarios? Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, famine, tornadoes, and terror . . . .Well, hold onto your gas masks, folks, survival guru and acclaimed author Cody Lundin is back with a no-holds-barred guide for surviving the next urban and suburban disaster! This isn't your father's boy scout manual or a FEMA handout. In his latest book, "When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes," Lundin, founder and director of the internationally recognized Aboriginal Living Skills School, takes you on a wild ride into "self-reliant land" with an honest, blunt account of what every family needs in the home, office, or car to prepare for possible emergencies. From the basics such as shelter, water, food, survival kits, and first-aid, to survival exotics such as building a makeshift toilet, catching rodents for food, and safely disposing of a corpse, "When All Hell Breaks Loose" is the first book to concisely and humorously outline a simple survival system using everyday household items to survive catastrophes from Los Angeles to Paris and everywhere in between. Lundin also delves into the little understood realm of "cause and effect" and the creation of a self-reliant mind-set, unleashing essential psychological secrets vital for survival to keep you from falling into full-blown fear and panic. Lundin's presentation style is fresh, entertaining, and a bit irreverent. Spirited characters such as Vinny the (Uptown) Cockroach, Holy Cow, Robbie Rubbish, and others climb aboard to graphically show you how to prepare for the unexpected and help you remember important survival strategies while under great stress andanxiety. "When All Hell Breaks Loose" delivers home-tested techniques, tips, and tricks that will help anyone become more self-reliant in any situation. So ditch the fearmongering and paranoia, lower the shotgun, and immerse yourself in the most common-sense, in-your-face book on preparedness yet! Buy a copy for yourself and several for your friends and family too! Cody Lundin and his Aboriginal Living Skills School have been featured in dozens of national and international media sources, including The Today Show, Dateline NBC, CBS News, Fox News, USA Today, CNN, The Donny and Marie Show, The Discovery Channel, Good Morning Arizona, Field and Stream magazine, The Los Angeles Daily News, Esquire magazine, CBC Radio One in Canada, and 702 Talk Radio in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as on the cover of Backpacker magazine. He has consulted for several organizations including National Geographic Television, the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS), The History Channel, The Travel Channel, and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). When not teaching for his own school, Cody is an adjunct faculty member at Yavapai College and a faculty member at the Ecosa Institute. His expertise in practical self-reliant skills comes from a lifetime of personal experience, including designing his own off-the-grid, passive solar earth home in which he catches rain, composts wastes, and pays nothing for heating or cooling. Cody lives in Arizona and is the author of the best-selling book on wilderness survival, 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive! Russ Miller is an internationally syndicated artist and writer of Russ Miller's Oddly Enough. He also writes and illustrates aweekly editorial newspaper column called "Miller's Musings." He has worked as a writer and artist for Disney, Marvel, Another Rainbow/Gladstone and Harrison, as well as a host of magazines and newspapers. Miller lives with his wife, Janice, and their two children in Chino Valley, Arizona. Christopher Marchetti has operated his studio from the Old Masonic Temple in downtown Prescott, Arizona, for over twenty years.
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Survival expert Cody Lundin's new book, When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes is what every family needs to prepare and educate themselves about survival psychology and the skills necessary to negotiate a disaster whether you are at home, in the office, or in your car. Lundin addresses basic first aid, hygiene skills, and makes recommendations for survival kit items.
Critic Reviews
“"When All Hell Breaks Loose provides insight into common-sense solutions that can keep you and yours . . . alive."”
''When All Hell Breaks Loose by Cody Lundin instructs readers how to dispose of bodies and dine on rats and dogs in the event of disaster.-- "New York Times" (6/5/2008 12:00:00 AM) [The] book's key message-that advance preparation and personal responsibility are crucial in mitigating the effects of a disaster-is an important one.--Elizabeth Gary, Acting Executive Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate "U.S. Department of Homeland Security" (6/5/2008 12:00:00 AM) Cody Lundin has written a book that eloquently makes the strongest possible case for robust, profound, and holistic emergency preparedness.--Kay C. Goss "SRA International" (6/4/2008 12:00:00 AM) Cody Lundin's When All Hell Breaks Loose is not your grandpa's survival manual-this book is just damn entertaining.--Elizabeth Gary, Acting Executive Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate "Read It Here Magazine" (6/5/2008 12:00:00 AM) Lundin's suggestions and encouragements are clear and kind, offering readers a new-found confidence regarding survival before crises occur.--Elizabeth Gary, Acting Executive Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate "Tucson Weekly" (6/5/2008 12:00:00 AM) When All Hell Breaks Loose breaks survival preparedness down into a common sense approach, although Cody's style is still in your face.--Elizabeth Gary, Acting Executive Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate "Wilderness Way Magazine" (6/5/2008 12:00:00 AM) When All Hell Breaks Loose is aimed at empowering an urban and suburban audience to deal with survival situations BEFORE they happen.--Elizabeth Gary, Acting Executive Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate "SuperConsciousness Magazine" (6/5/2008 12:00:00 AM) When All Hell Breaks Loose is the essential survival guide for the twenty-first century.--Jim Mulvaney, Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist "Tactical intelligence Services, Inc." (6/4/2008 12:00:00 AM) When All Hell Breaks Loose provides insight into common-sense solutions that can keep you and yours . . . alive.--Bob Nelson "National Disaster Communication Response Team" (6/5/2008 12:00:00 AM) When All Hell Breaks Loose-all 450 pages of it-is aimed toward educating and preparing you and your family for change and the unknown.-- "BackHome Magazine" (6/4/2008 12:00:00 AM) This is the urban/suburban thinking person's guide to survival. Focusing on self-reliance, Cody Lundin leads you playfully through a variety of domestic survival scenarios with pep-talks, practicality and plenty of pizzazz.
--Elizabeth Gary, Acting Executive Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate "National Geographic Magazine" (10/12/2009 12:00:00 AM) Lundin explains how to treat wounds, dispose of dead bodies, and - of course - how to cook mice and rats over a campfire.
--Elizabeth Gary, Acting Executive Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate "NPR All Things Considered" (10/12/2009 12:00:00 AM) ...in the event that the economy crumbles, and civilization with it, I would appoint Cody Lundin my financial adviser. He is my favorite survivalist...
--Elizabeth Gary, Acting Executive Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate "The Atlantic Magazine" (10/12/2009 12:00:00 AM)
About the Author
Cody Lundin and his Aboriginal Living Skills School have been featured in dozens of national and international media sources, including Dateline NBC, CBS News, USA Today, The Donny and Marie Show, and CBC Radio One in Canada, as well as on the cover of Backpacker magazine. When not teaching for his own school, he is an adjunct faculty member at Yavapai College and a faculty member at the Ecosa Institute. Cody is the only person in Arizona licensed to catch fish with his hands, and lives in a passive solar earth home sixty miles from Prescott, Arizona
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"BE PREPARED, NOT SCARED." --Cody Lundin
Survival expert Cody Lundin is back with a no-holds-barred guide for city slickers on how to survive the next disaster, whether natural or man-made. Lundin offers a blunt and honest account of what every family needs to prepare for possible emergencies, from shelter, water, food, cooking, survival kits, and sanitation, to the emotional and mental capabilities that keep us from falling into full panic mode. Lundin delves into the making of the self-reliant mind, and helps people to understand not only what physical resources are necessary, but which mental and emotional resources are vital for survival as well. This book uses commonsense techniques and knowledge that will help anyone who wants to explore the idea of becoming more self-reliant.
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