Practical Doomsday: A User’s Guide to the End of the World
- Length: 250 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: No Starch Press
- Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- ISBN-10: 1718502125
- ISBN-13: 9781718502123
- Sales Rank: #700786 (See Top 100 Books)
Disasters happen. Be prepared. Here’s how.
As a leading security engineer, Michal Zalewksi has spent his career methodically anticipating and planning for cyberattacks. In Practical Doomsday, Zalewski applies the same thoughtful, rational approach to preparing for disasters of all kinds. By sharing his research, advice, and a healthy dose of common sense, he’ll help you rest easy knowing you have a plan for the worst—even if the worst never comes.
The book outlines a level-headed model for evaluating risks, one that weighs the probability of scenarios against the cost of preparing for them. You’ll learn to apply that model to the whole spectrum of potential crises, from personal hardships like job loss or a kitchen fire, to large-scale natural disasters and industrial accidents, to recurring pop-culture fears like all-out nuclear war. You’ll then explore how basic lifestyle adjustments, such as maintaining a robust rainy-day fund, protecting yourself online, and fostering good relationships with your neighbors, can boost your readiness for a wide range of situations. You’ll also take a no-nonsense look at the supplies and equipment essential to surviving sudden catastrophes, like prolonged power outages or devastating storms, and examine the merits and legal implications of different self-defense strategies.
You’ll learn:
- How to identify and meaningfully assess risks in your life, then develop strategies for managing them
- Ways to build up and diversify a robust financial safety net—a key component of nearly all effective preparedness strategies
- How to adapt your prep plans to a variety of situations, from shelter-in-place scenarios to evacuations by car or on foot
- Sensible approaches to stockpiling food, water, and other essentials, along with recommendations on what supplies are actually worth having
Disasters happen, but they don’t have to dominate your life. Practical Doomsday will help you plan ahead, so you can stop worrying about what tomorrow may bring and start enjoying your life today.
Title Page Copyright Dedication About the Author Preface Part I: Thinking About Risk Chapter 1: A Method to the Madness A Method for Reducing Complexity A Model for Quantifying Risk The Challenge of Crony Beliefs Chapter 2: The Specter of Humdrum Calamities Unemployment and Insolvency Loss of Shelter Loss of Basic Utilities or Transportation Unintentional Injury Theft, Harassment, and Intentional Harm Illness and Death But Wait, There’s More! Chapter 3: Exploring Large-Scale Risks Natural Disasters Industrial Accidents Social Unrest and War Economic Crises Pandemics Terrorism Chapter 4: Oh No, Zombies! Uniquely Virulent and Deadly Diseases Runaway Climate Change Other Planetary-Scale Natural Disasters Exotic Physics and Miscellaneous Space Phenomena Unimpeded Rise of Totalitarian Regimes Global Thermonuclear War Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Ghosts, Bigfoot, and the Coming Robot Apocalypse The Scourge of Extraterrestrials Looking Beyond Doomsday Part II: The Prepared Lifestyle Chapter 5: Mind Over Matter Chapter 6: Building a Rainy-Day Fund Finding Ways to Save Compartmentalizing the Funds Dealing with Debt Knowing Where to Stop Chapter 7: Safeguarding Your Savings The History of Currencies Debt as a Currency The Age of Coin Fractional Reserve Banking and Fiat Money Cryptocurrencies Revisiting Dangers to Liquidity and Capital Loss of Access to Bank Accounts Adverse Judgments Gradual Inflation Hyperinflation Confiscation of Wealth The (Monetary) Zombie Apocalypse Methods for Mitigating Risk Physical Cash Diversified Bank Deposits Bonds Simple Currency Hedges Equities Stock Options and Commodity Futures Options Precious Metals Real Estate Physical Collectibles Cryptocurrencies and NFTs Insurance Policies and Separation of Assets Portfolio Design Strategies Chapter 8: Engineering a Doomsday-Proof Career Chapter 9: Staying Alive Defensive Driving Working at Heights The Enemy in the Medicine Cabinet Alcohol and Recreational Drugs Workshop and Power Tool Safety Fireproofing the Homestead Other Dangers in and Around the Home Chapter 10: Protecting Oneself in the Digital and Physical Realm Dealing with Online Fraud Maintaining Privacy on the Internet Minimizing the Impact of Burglaries Responding to Muggings and Home Invasions Fending Off Pickpockets A Word on Kindness Chapter 11: Getting in Shape The Folly of Miracle Cures Establishing a “No Diet” Diet Calorie Restriction vs. Exercise The Importance of the Long Haul Chapter 12: Building a Community Chapter 13: Hatching a Plan Jotting Down Scenarios of Concern Modeling Sequences of Events Defining Basic Strategies Identifying Indicators and Decision Points Planning to Fail Facing the Final Contingency From Plans to Supplies Part III: The Essentials Chapter 14: The Discreet Charm of the Bulletproof Vest Chapter 15: Water Estimating Water Needs Household Storage Options Hydration on the Road Long-Term Storage Tips Chapter 16: Nourishment Estimating Bulk Calorie Needs Nutrition in the Long Haul Picking a Storage Strategy Keeping Stockpiled Foods Fresh Stocking the Doomsday Pantry Specialty Survival Foods Backyard Gardens as a Source of Food Chapter 17: Sanitation, Hygiene, and Health Waste Disposal Containment of Flooding and Leaks Dishwashing, Laundry, and Other Chores Personal Hygiene Medication and Medical Supplies Medical Skills Chapter 18: Fuel and Electricity Keeping the Lights On Powering Small Electronics Staying Warm Staying Cool Cooking Getting Around Looking Beyond Short-Term Outages Chapter 19: Household and Vehicle Tools Storm Cleanup Equipment Dealing with Car Malfunctions Other Household Gear Chapter 20: Evacuation Gear General Preparations Setting Up a Camp Bad Weather Preps Food and Water in the Wild Knives and Other Camping Tools Wildlife Management and Physical Security Chapter 21: Protection Against Pollutants and Disease Human-to-Human Transmission of Diseases Zoonotic Disease Vector Control Smoke and Industrial Accidents Nuclear Disaster Preps Chapter 22: Emergency Communications The Lost Art of Pen and Paper Satellite Communications Two-Way Radios Understanding the Range of Handhelds Radio Bands and Types of Service Digital Radios and Data Transmission Licensing Requirements Looking Beyond Handhelds Chapter 23: Entertainment and More Part IV: Active Self-Defense Chapter 24: The Politics of Putting Up a Fight Chapter 25: Standing Up for Your Belongings What You Aren’t Allowed to Do Buying Some Peace of Mind Buying Time Chapter 26: Fighting for Your Life The Legalities of Self-Defense The Right to Arm Yourself The Merits of Unarmed Combat Less-Lethal Defense Tools Weapons That Kill Chapter 27: Understanding Firearms Handguns Semiautomatic Pistols Revolvers Other Concealable Firearms Deciding on Handgun Caliber and Size Long Guns Rifles Shotguns Ammunition Firearm Safety Rules Firearm Storage Getting Good Epilogue Endnotes Index
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