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[2018]., Adults, Random House Call No: BIO 270.092 Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryClick here to view Summary Note: Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when an older brother became violent. When another brother got himself into college and came back with news of the world beyond the mountain, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. She taught herself enough mathematics, grammar, and science to take the ACT and was admitted to Brigham Young University. There, she studied psychology, politics, philosophy, and history, learning for the first time about pivotal world events like the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
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c2009., Adult, Plume Call No: SCI 613.6 9 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: James Wesley Rawles offers advice on how to survive during times of uncertainty, covering ways to filter, transport, and store water; food storage; home power; gardening basics; medical supplies and training; home security; vehicle selection; fire arms; and more.
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2022., Adults, White Feather Press Call No: SELF 613.6 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: I've been teaching concealed carry self-defense for over 20 years with almost 20,000 students under my belt. One weakness that my students struggle with is not knowing what to do when they are attacked. Either they haven't thought it out in advance or they don't believe that it could ever happen to them. This book solves that problem by telling 8 stories of very common self-defense scenarios. In every chapter of this book, I use my novel-writing skills to vividly create a self-defense scenario, to paint a story so clear and compelling that it entertains you. In the Tactical Analysis, I use my 20-plus years of self-defense training and experience to break it down for you and answer the questions: What did the person do right? What did they do wrong? What should you do in a similar situation? There’s also a special page at the end of each chapter where you can record your own thoughts and ideas on what you should do if you’re ever in that scenario. All of self defense is scenario based, and all scenarios are fluid and dynamic, changing from moment to moment. If you're going to survive in a dangerous world, then you have to know what to do and when to do it. This book arms you with that knowledge.
