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Into the Forest
by Jean Hegland
Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home. Over 30 miles from the nearest town, and several miles away from their nearest neighbor, Nell and Eva struggle to survive as society begins to decay and collapse around them. No single event precedes society's fall. There is... (more)
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Wolf And Iron
by Gordon R. Dickson
The U. S. has been devastated by worldwide financial collapse. Civilization as readers know it has disappeared. Marauding bands are terrorizing the countryside, killing and looting. Jeremy Bellamy Walthers' goal is to cross 2,000 miles of ravaged countryside to reach the security of his brother's Montana ranch. En route he befriends a wolf who becomes a partner and companion via verbal and nonverbal communication.... (more)
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Drowning Towers
by George Turner
In the year 2041, young Francis Conway learns about an impending water disaster that has been spawned by government corruption and is threatening life on the overcrowded planet, and he desperately seeks a way to escape.
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The Coming Economic Armageddon
What Bible Prophecy Warns About the New Global Economy
by David Jeremiah
Never before have we read such jarring headlines, distressing news analyses, or dire predictions concerning the world's financial future. The American housing market -- or, more sentimentally, the American dream -- began to collapse in 2006, taking with it large chunks of the global financial system. Millions of jobs worldwide have vanished forever. Did Bible prophecy predict this catastrophe? Are there biblical... (more)
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False Economy
A Surprising Economic History of the World
by Alan Beattie
An important book for turbulent times-an accessible and engaging economic history of the world, by a leading economic writer. Alan Beattie has long been intrigued by the fates of different countries, economies, and societies-why some fail and some succeed. Here, he weaves together elements of economics, history, politics, and human stories, revealing that societies, economies, and countries usually make... (more)
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End the Fed
by Ron Paul
In the post-meltdown world, it is irresponsible, ineffective, and ultimately useless to have a serious economic debate without considering and challenging the role of the Federal Reserve. Most people think of the Fed as an indispensable institution without which the country's economy could not properly function. But in END THE FED, Ron Paul draws on American history, economics, and fascinating stories from his... (more)
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Hocus Pocus
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
There is this little college for learning-disabled rich kids in upstate New York, across a lake from an enormous prison run for profit by the Japanese who, along with other prosperous foreigners, have bought the United States of America.There is a prison break!The lake is frozen as hard as a parking lot!Habitual criminals overwhelm the college, taking hostage the Board of... (more)
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Decision Points
by George W. Bush
President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings readers inside the Texas... (more)
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Liberty Defined
The 50 Urgent Issues That Affect Our Freedom
by Ron Paul
Dr. Ron Paul's newest book, LIBERTY DEFINED, returns to the format and scope of his #1 New York Times bestseller The Revolution. It is a brand new, comprehensive, A-Z guide to his position on 50 of the most important issues of our times, both foreign and domestic. His devoted supporters will be able to use it as a guide book for 2012 and beyond, for all of their political and educational efforts. With... (more)
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I Am John Galt: Today's Heroic Innovators Building the World and the Villainous Parasites Destroying It
by Donald L. Luskin
Inspired by Ayn Rand's characters in Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, penetrating profiles of both the innovators who move our world forward and those who seek to destroy the achievement of others John Galt, the fictional character from Ayn Rand's bestselling novel, Atlas Shrugged , has come to embody the individualist capitalist who acts in his own enlightened self interest, and in doing so lifts the world... (more)
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A Novel of the Coming Collapse: Book 1
Patriots
Surviving the Coming Collapse
by James Wesley Rawles
Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse is novel set in the near future that describes a full scale socioeconomic collapse. More than just an exciting read, it is packed with useful survival and preparedness tips. It was described by one reviewer
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Destiny Makers (Hc)
by George Turner
With the population out of control and medical treatment of terminal illness a crime, a dying old man is illegally treated, and it is the job of Detective Sergeant Harry Ostrov to protect the patient. Reprint.