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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 613.69 EAN: 9780873642750 ISBN: 0873642759 Label: Paladin Press Manufacturer: Paladin Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 136 Publication Date: 1983-09 Publisher: Paladin Press Studio: Paladin Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Win the battles of defending your retreat by avoiding them! Learn how to harden your city or rural refuge by locating it well and disguising it. "The best defense is obscurity, unobtrusiveness and silence," Benson writes. Chapters are Who Is the Enemy?, What If It Comes to a Fight?, Beyond Firepower and more. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Useful and entertainingSmall, easy to read book covering everything you need to know to set up a retreat. At the time it was written, the danger of nuclear war was considered a significant risk which strongly influenced the author's presentation. Many of his points are discussed with entertaining anecdotes, supposedly from his experience. The most important advice in the book are four points he gives in the introduction and repeats at appropriate times throughout the book. First, don't make a target ... Read More Rating:  - Good, but showing its ageThis book is an excellent, although brief, exploration of the topic. Unfortunately the book is showing its age. Some of the concepts have proven dated to the point they are non-serviceable. For the pricing, however, the book is an excellent primer, an easy read, and quite useful when complimented by its sequel, "The Modern Survival Retreat". Rating:  - Bibliography? NonsenseOne of the great things about books on this subject is the related material that allows you to go more indepth and make your own decisions after an author has raised the issue. This is a slim book -- light weight in more way than one -- and constantly refers to the apparently deep and provocative bibliography "for further reference." Alas, this book has no bibliography which demonstrates a degree of carelessness which makes me question the author's general approach to the subject matter. Read More Rating:  - A must read for anyone interested in self suficiant liveingThis is probebly one of the best books you will find on self sufficiant liveing.All youre answers are here where,when,why How,Whoo and WHAT!.Look for other Ragner Benson book's they are all full of valuable information. Rating: - slim crib notes versionThere are many types of books on survival, this one purports to help you make a safe place to live in an emergency. NEGATIVE POINTS: I read the 125 pages of "The Survival Retreat" in less than half an hour. It says "Total Plan" on the cover, but it is mostly outdated material and far from being total. It is more like a crib notes version. The author constantly referred to other books for information he only lightly skims on, and I like hearing about other books but he relies on this too much ... Read More 
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