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Part history, part economics, this book isn‘t exactly a “pick me up”, but it does have a lot of interesting, international information. It spans geography, finances, transportation, energy, population, manufacturing and agriculture to give some background knowledge, current status and future projections. The basic theme is that everything is basically collapsing- which was quite interesting to read.

This one is tough to rate. The story line is highly probable: a group of people who banded together and were prepared for the economic collapse of the US. This book details how and what they did. It sometimes reads as a field manual rather than fiction. As a practical how-to source, it is very good including an index to various topics covered. He overdid the gun talk for sure. Informative and sobering in light of our current situation. #bookspin

Just started this. Already see our current economic situation and where it could possibly go addressed in the first few pages. It's disconcerting. Let's hope this book is more fiction than prophecy.

Came across this book recommendation on the Patriot Nurse website. I'm not the "prepper" or "survivalist" type per se, but I'm concerned enough about the future to know preparing is a good idea. This book shows survival techniques in a fictional setting. Should be interesting

This entire spread highlighted the collective fear and concern of the world. Emotions are meant to help protect us and give impetus for preparation and change. So even a dark spread reminds us we have agency and opportunity. Thank you @ErinSueMreads for sharing this activity on litsy during this Season of renewal and rebirth. We are always growing. 💚💛💚#tarottakeover

Well, this was one of the most terrifying books I‘ve ever read. I think we‘re still not fully realizing or acknowledging how bad climate change has already become, and this book sure is a wake up call. I could‘ve used less of the author‘s personal feelings and proselytization because the statistics and input from the scientists and folks on the ground are enough on their own. This is not an easy read, but we need to be aware of what‘s at stake.

Tainter‘s thesis is a classic of the genre. He argues that a main factor responsible for collapse is declining marginal returns on investment in complexity whether it be economic, social, scientific research, infrastructure or military expansion and collapse may be a positive, rational response to this decline. His case studies are the Roman Empire, the southern lowland Maya and the Chaco Canyon civilization. This is very much an academic text.

This book is technically fiction, with a hefty dose of nonfiction. It's a book about people in the future, looking back and saying, “wow, were you all stupid about climate change!“ I totally agree with the message and the conclusions, but this book is hard to read. There are three chapters, all quite dense. It's really for those wonks out there, not for the lay person. That's unfortunate as it has a crucial message that I think will get lost.

This is a hard book to rate. It's not a pleasant read, and it's not meant to be. The bad news and the horror are unrelenting. And yet it's important to bear witness, as the author says, to look at what we are losing before it's gone.

#ReadHarder2020: a book about climate change #ReadHarder

Earlier in this book we read that there may be no more coral reefs on Earth by 2050, which is horrifying but hard for me to understand, except for the realization that I will never see a healthy coral reef.

Aspen forests, though? That's a punch in the gut for this child of the Rockies. 😱😭