If you thought you were going to be a survivor of some sort of apocalyptic event and would be one of only a small number of humans left alive on an otherwise survivable planet, what ten-- and only ten-- books would you pack to refer to in the post-apocalyptic period? Answer carefully... the future of the human race may depend on it.
2006-10-20 08:08:34 · 7 answers · asked by Eric R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I'd like to be able to go out and actually buy 10 books and store them away-- so the best answers will include specific titles and authors and actually be useful (in addition to enjoyable) for survival in a post-apocalyptic period. So what version of the bible? What medical text book? Etc.
2006-10-20 18:38:09 · update #1
You only need one. 'The Way Things Work' which when you get done reading vols I & II will help you rebuild civilization as you want it to be, because it tells you how to build a forge, windmills to convert electricity a simple lathe and many other things. So, you wouldn't need 10 books only the one. Although you might want a book by Dr. Richard Schulze the number one herbalist in the world to show you what plants to pick to use to keep you healthy too.
2006-10-20 12:08:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Crime and Punishment(Dostoievski)
2. The Magus (John Fowles)
3. The Lord Of the Flies (William Golding)
4. Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
5. Poems by Sylvia Plath
6. The Tunnel by Ernesto Sabato
7. The US Constitution
8. The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudlaire)
9. Lady Chatterley's Lover ( DH Lawrence)
10. Book of quotes by Oscar Wilde
*the list is NOT a top. the preferences ar not necessarily in that order.
2006-10-20 15:20:48 · answer #2 · answered by Lo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible
The Bridges of Madison Country
The Evolution according to Darwin
A Tale of two Cities
The Clan of the Cavebaer
The Valley of the horses
Farming and Agriculture
The World Atlas
Survival Book
The Human Body and Anatomy
2006-10-20 15:16:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the bible (catholic, not protestant)
the illiad
the odyssey
the aneid
communist manifesto
the magna carta
the prince
any post renaissance book on human anatomy and medicine
any comprehensive history of english speaking people
any comprehensive guide to agriculture
2006-10-20 16:14:55 · answer #4 · answered by Paul S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any recipe books
how-to guide book(s)
an atlas
a nautical survival book
health remedies
medical book(s)(how to perform surgery, etc)
boy scout manual (for survival strategies)
navy seal manual (for survival and killing stategies)
the catcher in the rye
Bible
2006-10-20 15:16:48 · answer #5 · answered by caseyhott82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know about Ten books, but I know of one that SHOULDNT be packed away to survive the apocalypse...The Bible.
2006-10-20 15:16:18 · answer #6 · answered by James I 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'll just bring along the bookcase then shall I ????
2006-10-21 02:25:20 · answer #7 · answered by renclrk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋