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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Back when I was a teenager in the 80's this was a book that was often heard about but very rarely owned - almost urban legend. I had often seen PDF version's for sale online but owning an electronic version never really appealled.
I was quite surprised when I saw this title on Amazon for sale as I was convinced it was still either banned or withdrawn. So curiousity got the better of me and i ordered it.
There is a lot of information and detail in the book - a lot of which Kurt Saxon obviously copied and used from a variety of sources and as a result the content reads like a 'scrapbook' with some badly photocopied pictures and a variety of fonts and layouts.
The information of making bombs, poisons and explosives is very detailed and in the wrong hands could be very dangerous. Though realistically you would need to be experienced in chemistry to do any of the 'experiments' safely and without the risk of maiming or killing yourself in the process!
With the current terrorist threat in the western world I was surprised to see this book available, but I guess that if you are a bad person with evil intentions then you will get hold of information one way of another. And a lot of the information in the book was written in the 50's and 60's.
I would recommend this book for those, like me, have a nostalgic curiousity. I suppose I was a little let down by the content, but it was nontheless interesting.
I will keep it ready for when the communist hoardes invade or the living dead rise up against us all. At least I'll know how to make a home made grenade !
Also - I was slightly nervous of buying it in case MI5 start snooping on me for suspected terrorist activites! (I'd like to point out that I am not one).
Enjoy reading - if you dare....
I was quite surprised when I saw this title on Amazon for sale as I was convinced it was still either banned or withdrawn. So curiousity got the better of me and i ordered it.
There is a lot of information and detail in the book - a lot of which Kurt Saxon obviously copied and used from a variety of sources and as a result the content reads like a 'scrapbook' with some badly photocopied pictures and a variety of fonts and layouts.
The information of making bombs, poisons and explosives is very detailed and in the wrong hands could be very dangerous. Though realistically you would need to be experienced in chemistry to do any of the 'experiments' safely and without the risk of maiming or killing yourself in the process!
With the current terrorist threat in the western world I was surprised to see this book available, but I guess that if you are a bad person with evil intentions then you will get hold of information one way of another. And a lot of the information in the book was written in the 50's and 60's.
I would recommend this book for those, like me, have a nostalgic curiousity. I suppose I was a little let down by the content, but it was nontheless interesting.
I will keep it ready for when the communist hoardes invade or the living dead rise up against us all. At least I'll know how to make a home made grenade !
Also - I was slightly nervous of buying it in case MI5 start snooping on me for suspected terrorist activites! (I'd like to point out that I am not one).
Enjoy reading - if you dare....
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107 of 113 people found the following review helpful
The Real Thing
14 Mar 2007
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As a USDI-National Park Ranger I completed a 13-week POST Basic (Police) Academy in the late 1970s. Kurt Saxon was an instructor (sans a few fingers) who showed up one day with a high-powered German pellet gun and proceeded to show us how to kill humans by firing into a very large roast beef. He then cut open the roast to show the depth of penetration (simulating a human skull and brain). He had our undivided attention!
Another demonstration was how to clear a room or bar in 30 seconds with common household materials and so forth. His missing fingers only added to his credibility. The result was as if we had been allowed to peer into Pandora's box for a few minutes and then allowed to close the lid without long-term consequences.
For those with maturity, responsibility and long-term ethics, this is a guide on how to be aware of those around you. Just as Mentos and soft drinks are a current curiosity, Saxon tells you what to do and what to be aware of. Saxon speaks from first-hand experience in civil rights demonstrations. Read and enjoy, but be aware, not everyone is well intentioned . . .
Another demonstration was how to clear a room or bar in 30 seconds with common household materials and so forth. His missing fingers only added to his credibility. The result was as if we had been allowed to peer into Pandora's box for a few minutes and then allowed to close the lid without long-term consequences.
For those with maturity, responsibility and long-term ethics, this is a guide on how to be aware of those around you. Just as Mentos and soft drinks are a current curiosity, Saxon tells you what to do and what to be aware of. Saxon speaks from first-hand experience in civil rights demonstrations. Read and enjoy, but be aware, not everyone is well intentioned . . .
88 of 102 people found the following review helpful
knowledge is power and this is powerful knowledge!
25 July 1999
Format:Paperback
This is the most information packed book I have ever read! After reading this book, I understood the value of knowledge. This book teaches chemistry in a way that you can use and is easy to Understand. If a small percent of any nation's people knew this material, their government would never become a tyrant and other nations would be afraid to invade. This is powerful knoledge that can save your life (or get you killed)! Be sure to read all of it before begining any mixing of chemicals. He gives must know safety information with each chemical or project.
Now the bad news: After reading this book, TV and movies will never be the same! All the BS they use becomes easy to spot and it ruins the movie! It becomes obvious that the script writer is woefully ignorant and you are not! Their movie will quickly become childish or seem stupid to you. Want to realy know something of value? Then study this book!
44 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Surivial Handbook or Mainstream Anarchist Cookbook
19 Mar 1998
Format:Paperback
There is a storm of contraversity reagarding this book. Kurt Saxon is well known survivalist whose work is sometimes misunderstood as guide to terrorism, but in fact the book deals with broader subjects of how to survive if civilization collapse. The majority of the work should be required reading for people is high risk weather areas. Very few people would know how to survive for prolonged period without electricity or how to perserve food. With El Nino, Asteroids, and earthquake, this book may be the most valuable book you'll ever own.
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