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      A knowledge of explosives and their improvisation can be
      invaluable in farming, homesteading, construction/demolition, and
      in survival situations.  The following books and manuals are
      intended for information purposes only.


"The Do-It Yourself Gunpowder Cookbook"

      For information purposes only!!!

      Do you want to know how to make your own gunpowder from such
      easily accessible items as dead cats, whiskey, "fools gold", your
      living room ceiling, manure, and maple syrup?  This practical and
      safe approach shows you how to do it with simple hand tools and
      techniques that have been used for centuries.  Gunpowder has many
      uses, and is practically essential in a long-term survival
      situation.  This book covers everything from old U.S. government
      recipes for use by its espionage agents to the author's own
      tried-and-true methods using common tools and equipment.  If
      available technology is unavailable or breaks down, only your
      stock of knowledge will get you through tough times.

      5 1/2" x 8 1/2" softcover, illustrated, 80 pages
      $16.95 or approximately $11.90 US


"Improvised Explosives - How to Make Your Own"

      For information purposes only.

      From a former top explosives expert with the Israeli Army come ten
      simple but powerful formulas for explosives and incendiaries.
      Learn how to obtain or make all the necessary chemicals or
      acceptable substitutes. Various fuses, detonators, and chemical
      and electrical timers are also covered.

      5 1/2" x 8 1/2" softcover, illustrated, 80 pages
      $15.00 or approximately $10.50 US


"Improvised Munitions Black Book, Volumes 1 & 2"

      For information purposes only.

      Originally developed by the Frankford Arsenal for the CIA and
      Special Forces, these books are the most comprehensive works ever
      on improvised weapons.  For years they have been the most
      sought-after and secret books ever published by the American
      military - now they are available to you.

      5 1/2" x 8 1/2" softcover, illustrated
      Vol. 1, 160 pages
      Vol. 2, 142 pages
      $17.95 each or approximately $12.60


"Improvised Munitions Black Book, Volume 3"

      Until recently, the information in this volume was known only to
      a handful of people in the intelligence community.  This
      encyclopedia on improvised explosives, weapons, incendiaries and
      detonators is for information purposes only.

      8 1/2" x 11" softcover, illustrated, 162 pages
      $26.95 or approximately 18.90 US


"EOD Improvised Explosives Manual"

      For information purposes only.

      This authoritative insider's manual is used by a U.S. Federal
      law-enforcement agency to train its agents in the recognition,
      composition, and handling of improvised explosive devices and the
      various fuses used to set them off.  It also provides examples of
      actual explosive devices that have been discovered and disarmed by
      EOD personnel, together with schematic drawings.

      8 1/2" x 11" softcover, illustrated, 88 pages
      $19.95 or approximately $14.00 US


"Explosives and Demolitions"

      For information purposes only.

      This is FM 5-25, the standard text used by the U.S. Army, which
      covers firing systems, placement of charges and types of
      demolition projects.

      8 1/2" x 11", softcover, illustrated, 188 pages
      $19.95 or approximately $14.00 US



SELF-RELIANCE

"Backwoods Home Magazine: The Best of the First Two Years"

      "Backwoods Home Magazine" publishes articles on every area of
      self-sufficiency, independent living and homesteading.  Every
      article tells you everything you need to know to master the topic
      or project, from start to finish; every contributor has practical,
      hands-on experience, and can thus point out valuable cost-cutting
      ideas, shortcuts, pitfalls to avoid, etc. as you follow their
      directions.  Whether it's "Achieving total self-sufficiency in
      five years or less", "A little knowledge and sweat can build a
      home for under $10,000", "Canning meat", "How to can peaches and
      tomatoes", "The instant greenhouse" or "Backwoods computers -
      vehicles to independence", you'll find an astonishing array of
      expertly-written, practical and money-saving articles on a host of
      diverse and useful topics.  If you want to be prepared for the
      uncertain economic future, cut your expenses, start one or more
      home businesses or just increase your independence, you'll find
      this volume fascinating reading!

      Paperback, 480 pages
      $23.95 or approximately $16.80 US


"Backwoods Home Magazine: The Third Year"

      More of the same great "how to" information, from "How to homebrew
      beer" and "Hydroponics - growing plants indoors without soil" to
      "Some tips on drying foods at home". Practical, informative and
      money-saving!

      Paperback, 384 pages
      $22.95 or approximately $16.10 US


"Five Acres and Independence"
by M.G Kains

      Dover Publications
      ISBN 048-620-9741

      Anyone who has ever dreamed of getting back to the soil will get
      from Maurice Grenville Kains' practical and easy-to-understand
      discussions a more complete view of what small-scale farming
      means.  Most likely, you, like thousands of others who have read
      "Five Acres and Independence, will come away with specific
      projects that you can  begin, specific plans that you can start to
      materialize.  The farmer in you will begin to appear, bringing you
      closer to the fulfillment of that dream of on dependence on a
      small farm of your own.

      Whether you already own a suitable place or whether you are still
      looking, "Five Acres and Independence" will help you learn to
      evaluate land for both its total economic and its specific
      agricultural possibilities.  There are methods of calculating
      costs of permanent improvements - draining the land, improving
      soil, planting wind breaks, putting in septic tanks, cellars,
      irrigation systems, greenhouses, etc. - and methods of carrying
      out those improvements.

      There are suggestions for specific crops - strawberries, grapes,
      vegetables, orchards, spring, summer and fall crops,
      transplanting, timing, repairing what already exists - with
      methods of deciding what is best for your land and purposes, and
      methods of making each of them pay.  There are suggestions of
      animals for the small-scale farmer; goats, chickens, hens - and
      means of working them into your overall farm design.  And finally
      there are suggestions for keeping your small farm in top
      production condition, methods of continually increasing the value
      of your farm, methods of marketing your produce, methods of
      accurately investing in improvements, virtually  everything a
      small-scale farmer needs to know to make his venture economically
      sound.

      Some things, of course, have changed since 1940 when M.G. Kains
      revised "Five Acres and Independence".  But the basic
      down-to-earth advice of one of the most prominent men in recent
      American agriculture, and the  methods of farming the small-scale,
      pre-DDT farm, are still pretty much the same.  Much of the
      information in this book was built on USDA and state farm bureau
      reports; almost all of it was personally tested by M.G. Kains
      either on his own farms or on farms of the people who trusted him
      as an experienced consultant.  His book went through more than 30
      editions in the first ten years after it was first printed and
      helped countless small farmers attain their dream; it continues
      today as an exceptional source for those who want to make their
      first farming attempt.

      Unabridged re-publication of the second (1940) edition.  New
      introduction by J. E. Oldfield
      95 figures, Appendices, Index, 397 pages
      5 3/8" x 8 1/2" Paperback
      $6.96 or approximately $4.90 US


"Grandad's Wonderful Book of Chemistry"
by Kurt Saxon

      The original 19th century methods of home manufacturing for
      everyone - make herbal extracts, essential oils, acids, gasses,
      alkaloids, etc from easy to get raw materials; a complete course
      in laboratory glass-blowing; Dick's Encyclopedia of Practical
      Recipes and processes, 1872; The Medical Student's Manual of
      Chemistry, 1889; Chemical Magic, 1929; How to Make and Use a small
      Chemical Laboratory, 1926.

      8 1/2" x 11" Paperback, 435 pages
      $25.95 or approximately $18.20 US


"Henley's Formulas For Home and Workshop"

      For information purposes only.

      Contains 10,000 Scientific Formulas, Trade Secrets, Food and
      Chemical Recipes, Processes and Money Saving Ideas.  First
      published in 1927, this invaluable and comprehensive volume is a
      unique source of alphabetically-arranged information.  Learn how
      to make adhesives, perfumes and cosmetics, wines, spirits and
      liquors, beverages, cider, dyes, alloys, veterinary formulas,
      soaps, fireworks, rust preventives, cheese, cement, ceramics,
      glazes, glass, explosives, paper, paints and 100's of other useful
      and essential items; discover useful workshop and laboratory
      methods, dozens of cleaning preparations and methods, formulas for
      fertilizer, etc. An irreplaceable and money-saving reference work
      for the farmer, housewife, mechanic, handyman and survivalist. It
      can increase your independence and provide information that can be
      used to establish dozens of profitable home businesses!

      Hardback, 809 pages
      $24.95 or approximately $17.50 US


"Live Off The Land In The City and The Country"
by Ragnar Benson

      A gold mine of native American lore about curing hides, preserving
      meats and vegetables, foraging, and trapping the Indian way, LIVE
      OFF THE LAND provides hands-on advice about survival medicine,
      firearms, reloading, fuel storage, diesel generators, retreating,
      and raising livestock and vegetables/grains.  Benson also provides
      plans for building your own A-frame cabin, just like his, from
      local timber in one summer - 3,000 sq. ft. of living space for
      under $10,000!  This complete guide to surviving in style is
      written in a lively,  down-home manner and illustrated with more
      than 100 photos.

      8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Hardcover, 272 pages
      $34.95 or approximately $24.50 US


"Trapper's Bible, The: Traps, Snares and Pathguards"
by Dale Martin

      These traps, snares and pathguards can be constructed out of the
      most basic materials.  Includes pest snares, large animal snares
      and transplant traps for moving animals, plus camp alarms that
      alert you to intruders and deadly pathguards that could save your
      life.

      Softcover, illustrated, 72 pages
      $12 or approximately $8.40 US


"Survival: A Manual That Could Save Your Life"
by Chris and Gretchen Janowski

      This is one of the best survival publications available!
      Life-saving first-aid and wilderness medical care, water
      procurement, improvised survival tools and weapons - having this
      book in ANY emergency could mean the difference between life and
      death!  Every year people die needlessly because of panic, lack of
      knowledge or lack of confidence.  Anyone who runs a snowmobile,
      flies an airplane, drives a car or simply ventures outside the
      cities needs to know how to survive on their own if necessary.
      SURVIVAL details the L.I.F.E. system, your secret formula in an
      emergency to turn what could be a tragedy into a triumph of living
      -- becoming one with nature, instead of fighting it.  The authors
      operate a well-known Alaskan wilderness and survival school.

      8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Paperback, 208 pages
      $22.95 or approximately $16.10 US


"Survivor, The, Volume 1"
by Kurt Saxon

      The "Survivor" series are all 8 1/2" x 11" books intended to equip
      every reader with the skills and knowledge to save money, learn
      trade techniques and secrets, start profitable low-cost home
      businesses and achieve maximum independence.  Perfect resource
      material for today's troubled economic and social situation!

      VOLUME 1 covers money-making and money-saving; 100's of ideas for
      cottage industries; trades; hobbies; cut food bills; never hunger;
      burglar-proof your home; surviving a nuclear winter; make soy
      milk; sprouts; tofu; toy-making for fun and profit; making
      imitation gold and silver; make a 1 or 2 horsepower windmill from
      scrap; foot-powered lathe; make see-through mirrors; black powder;
      set up a home foundry; build concrete furniture.

      8 1/2" x 11" Paperback, 480 pages
      $25.95 or approximately $18.20 US


"Survivor, The, Volume 2"
by Kurt Saxon

      More trades, hobbies, crafts; 19th-century science; completion of
      reprint of Dick's 1872 Encyclopedia of Formulas and Processes;
      complete course in soilless growing, inside or out; guide to radio
      control.

      8 1/2" by 11" Paperback, 464 pages
      $25.95 or approximately $18.20 US


"Survivor, The, Volume 3"
by Kurt Saxon

      Two sensitive lie-detectors; generating current for
      electro-plating; making gunpowder in 1861; 1933 steam-driven
      airplane; solar power of the past; wind-driven battery charger;
      homemade labware; small electric power plant; knife throwing;
      homemade stroboscope; welder's bench from scrap; wire drawing;
      making the American flat bow; profitable doll-houses and toys from
      the 1920's; raising rabbits for wool; science entries from
      Chamber's Encyclopedia, 1891, and much more!

      8 1/2" x 11" Paperback, 464 pages
      $25.95 or approximately $18.20 US


"Survivor, The, Volume 4"
by Kurt Saxon

      Complete text of MACKENZIE'S TEN THOUSAND RECIPES, 1865
      [tremendous collection of 19th century formulas and processes];
      homemade fallout meter; wind-driven generator; arc welding;
      keeping pigs; making a spectroscope; making small metal castings;
      making high-frequency Oudin and Tesla coils; an all-purpose
      workbench; raising rabbits; making a ventriloquist's dummy; making
      a deluxe dolls-house; sail-rigged wind motor; overhauling shop
      motors; insect electrocutors; casting in plaster and cement;
      raising goats; raising squabs; toy-making for profit.

      8 1/2" x 11" Paperback
      $25.95 or approximately $18.20 US


"Survival Poaching"
by Ragnar Benson

      Gives practical information on collecting large or small numbers


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