Practical Doomsday: A User's Guide to the End of the World

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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 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 ’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. Review "As an experienced emergency responder, I found the book filled with practical advice that had me nodding my head in enthusiastic agreement throughout - and it was thorough and broad enough that there were still chapters that had me taking notes on topics I’d not considered, or am now seeing with another perspective. I’ve definitely adjusted my own preparations after reading it and highly recommend it to anyone - both those who consider themselves already prepared, and especially those who would like to be prepared without committing their life to an expensive hobby."—Matt Linton, @0xMatt"Definitely the best no-nonsense guide to adult life out there."—Martín Obiols, @olemoudi"For years, Michal has been thinking about mitigation of catastrophe. You should put his pragmatic book on your shopping list as a guide to exploring for yourself. Be Prepared."—Eric Grosse, former VP of Security & Privacy at Google"Practical Doomsday is very thoroughly researched. Mr. Zalewski does an excellent job of providing simple, practical advice to prepare for life's more common disruptions, such as job losses and day-long power outages. The best part? His advice, when applied toward more humdrum but fairly likely events, will also help readers prepare for less common, more catastrophic events."—The Organic Prepper"Zalewski's book begins by examining risks in a very sane, voice-of-reason, manner. The end-of-the-world scenarios get downplayed immediately in favor of the actual things that kill or injure most people in first world countries--things like ladders and backyard swimming pools. He does consider larger scale risks but always in a thoughtful manner . . . I plan on keeping this book around as a reference, all-be-it an unusual one."—Rik Farrow, USENIX"To some degree, I am student of risk. I ascribe to Elroy Dimson's bon mot: 'Risk means more things can happen than will.' In my own work, I define a Payment All payments are accepted through PayPal. 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