Jerry Marzinski wrote a book about how he was fascinated with the people who were schizophrenic and spoke to themselves. He went to prisons all over the world and all of the prisoners were being told the exact same thing “ kill yourself, hate yourself, do violence, kill other others”
He found that he could talk to the demons and found ways for the victims to protect themselves.
Also books by the Rogue Hypnotist, a psychiatrist from London, who started noticing all the corruption and predicted the end of the United States empire. Anything he wrote is great.
When I was in college, I read a lot of books about the wars between the Indians and colonists. Both sides were extremely brutal. Before anyone else stepped on this continent, the Indians were capturing those of other tribes and torturing them on a stage in front of everyone in the village.
One of the books I read was “Crazy Horse” (Ta-Shunka-witco) they did a lot of bad things to him, but he also admitted that before the colonist came, he was really into killing women and children who were washing clothes in the lakes. He said it wasn’t his fault, but it was the fault of the men of the other tribe, who could not protect them. He said they should’ve protected them better, it was their own fault that he had to kill them.
A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization by Perlin
Forget 'history' books about personalities and kings and customs and religions and politics and all the other nonsense. Only one thing really matters, and that is trees. If you have trees, you can make swords and spears and ships and sail off to ruin the day of some rock throwing barbarians and take all their stuff. If you don't have trees, someone who does will come and ruin your day. It's that simple.
The Fall of Rome And the End of Civilization by Brian Ward-Perkins
Brian Perkins shows with incontrovertible archeological evidence that life for the barbarians who entered and lived in the former empire in the centuries immediately following its collapse basically sucked.
They didnt use money, though millions of coins still existed. Their farm animals were smaller. They fired their crude pottery in bonfires rather than baking it for many hours in a proper kiln. They had little in the way of consumer goods. There were no more imports of olive oil or wine or other nice things from Spain or North Africa. There was no centralised manufacturing. Production of items like roof tiles had ceased and thatched shacks became standard housing. Literacy levels were pretty much zero and only villages existed.
None of this is any surprise when you realise the Roman empire collapsed and depopulated itself due to overshoot of resources before they arrived. The whole reason they came to places like Britain was because these were now essentially empty lands. Empty and depleted lands, with silted up harbours and malarial swamps, all caused by deforestation and the exhaustion of farmland. Archeologists fantasised that there must have been huge massacres of the productive Romano-British people to explain how all our DNA now is from the barbarians. Nope. They just died.
Brian Perkins doesn't quite get why it happened, but he does present the evidence that the empire really did fall and civilisation did end.
Like your post Eddy; reading is a pleasure, giving insight, humour, knowledge and guidance at multiple levels. I’m a ‘book a holic’, collecting them wherever I go, second hand bookshops being one of my favourite places. Sadly though, I find that reading an actual book is in decline, people preferring the inane crap served up on social media all pushed by the billionaire parasites to dumb down the populace. I also find a dramatic decline in people, youngsters in particular with interest in hand crafting and using actual hand tools to make or repair something, all a symptom of the corporate globalist marketing ploy for the sheep……
Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown. Narrated by Edward Herrmann. Much better than the movie. The narrator really makes this book come alive. The Luckiest Man by Jonathan Eig also narrated by Herrmann was fantastic as well.
“Into Thin Air” - Jon Krakauer. “Hypnotic, rattling, firsthand account of a commercial expedition up Mt. Everest that went way wrong.” Possibly every valuable life and market lesson in one stunning, unforgettable account.
The best description based on facts, what happened when nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan. Today's nuclear warheads make the two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki look like weak ass firecrackers.
When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation by A.J. Friedemann
A book to help anyone understand how domesticated the owners of this world have made each and everyone of us. It shows the fragility of the "Just In Time" food delivery system. It doesn't take long before you and everyone else turns into Food Zombies because you either find food or you starve to death. Dumpster diving will become an art form.
Feel free to post your favourite books...
Jerry Marzinski wrote a book about how he was fascinated with the people who were schizophrenic and spoke to themselves. He went to prisons all over the world and all of the prisoners were being told the exact same thing “ kill yourself, hate yourself, do violence, kill other others”
He found that he could talk to the demons and found ways for the victims to protect themselves.
Also books by the Rogue Hypnotist, a psychiatrist from London, who started noticing all the corruption and predicted the end of the United States empire. Anything he wrote is great.
When I was in college, I read a lot of books about the wars between the Indians and colonists. Both sides were extremely brutal. Before anyone else stepped on this continent, the Indians were capturing those of other tribes and torturing them on a stage in front of everyone in the village.
One of the books I read was “Crazy Horse” (Ta-Shunka-witco) they did a lot of bad things to him, but he also admitted that before the colonist came, he was really into killing women and children who were washing clothes in the lakes. He said it wasn’t his fault, but it was the fault of the men of the other tribe, who could not protect them. He said they should’ve protected them better, it was their own fault that he had to kill them.
A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization by Perlin
Forget 'history' books about personalities and kings and customs and religions and politics and all the other nonsense. Only one thing really matters, and that is trees. If you have trees, you can make swords and spears and ships and sail off to ruin the day of some rock throwing barbarians and take all their stuff. If you don't have trees, someone who does will come and ruin your day. It's that simple.
Thanks - that is next in line on my reading list https://www.audible.com/pd/A-Forest-Journey-Audiobook/B0BMGTXW56
A few hours into this .. it's excellent
Oh I have another one actually.
The Fall of Rome And the End of Civilization by Brian Ward-Perkins
Brian Perkins shows with incontrovertible archeological evidence that life for the barbarians who entered and lived in the former empire in the centuries immediately following its collapse basically sucked.
They didnt use money, though millions of coins still existed. Their farm animals were smaller. They fired their crude pottery in bonfires rather than baking it for many hours in a proper kiln. They had little in the way of consumer goods. There were no more imports of olive oil or wine or other nice things from Spain or North Africa. There was no centralised manufacturing. Production of items like roof tiles had ceased and thatched shacks became standard housing. Literacy levels were pretty much zero and only villages existed.
None of this is any surprise when you realise the Roman empire collapsed and depopulated itself due to overshoot of resources before they arrived. The whole reason they came to places like Britain was because these were now essentially empty lands. Empty and depleted lands, with silted up harbours and malarial swamps, all caused by deforestation and the exhaustion of farmland. Archeologists fantasised that there must have been huge massacres of the productive Romano-British people to explain how all our DNA now is from the barbarians. Nope. They just died.
Brian Perkins doesn't quite get why it happened, but he does present the evidence that the empire really did fall and civilisation did end.
Now I’ve got Rush’s “The Trees” in my head. “There is unrest in the forest, there is trouble with the trees…” Thanks!
Like your post Eddy; reading is a pleasure, giving insight, humour, knowledge and guidance at multiple levels. I’m a ‘book a holic’, collecting them wherever I go, second hand bookshops being one of my favourite places. Sadly though, I find that reading an actual book is in decline, people preferring the inane crap served up on social media all pushed by the billionaire parasites to dumb down the populace. I also find a dramatic decline in people, youngsters in particular with interest in hand crafting and using actual hand tools to make or repair something, all a symptom of the corporate globalist marketing ploy for the sheep……
I was recently told by a friend -- 'what's the point of reading ... I have better things to do'....
I've just loaded 2.0 to 14.0 ... and will drop one edition per week (10 books on each)
I am partial to Audible... I like being able to exchange a book if I don't like it.... also very useful when driving ....
Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown. Narrated by Edward Herrmann. Much better than the movie. The narrator really makes this book come alive. The Luckiest Man by Jonathan Eig also narrated by Herrmann was fantastic as well.
Because of your love of hand tools, you might appreciate this fascinating book:
The Same Ax, Twice: Restoration and Renewal in a Throwaway Age
by Howard Mansfield
“Into Thin Air” - Jon Krakauer. “Hypnotic, rattling, firsthand account of a commercial expedition up Mt. Everest that went way wrong.” Possibly every valuable life and market lesson in one stunning, unforgettable account.
Thanks for your list. Appreciated & saved.
Fascinating list, Eddy. Thank you. You are very catholic in your taste. Nice. A fave book of mine?
Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto
by Anneli Rufus
Thanks - adding to my reading list https://www.audible.com/pd/Party-of-One-Audiobook/154917312X
Oil, Power, and War: A Dark History by Matthieu Auzanneau
Sadly not on audible ...
Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen.
The best description based on facts, what happened when nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan. Today's nuclear warheads make the two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki look like weak ass firecrackers.
When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation by A.J. Friedemann
A book to help anyone understand how domesticated the owners of this world have made each and everyone of us. It shows the fragility of the "Just In Time" food delivery system. It doesn't take long before you and everyone else turns into Food Zombies because you either find food or you starve to death. Dumpster diving will become an art form.
An inspiring list , thanks