{"id":399904,"date":"2019-03-17T06:14:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T05:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/5-book-recommendations-lewrockwell\/"},"modified":"2019-03-17T06:14:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T05:14:27","slug":"5-book-recommendations-lewrockwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/5-book-recommendations-lewrockwell\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Book Recommendations &#8211; LewRockwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            \t<!-- S3 Cache --><!-- S3:S3:Non-Original -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Abraham Lincoln read books by the light of a wood burning fire. Thomas Jefferson had a massive library of books that later became the heart of the Library of Congress. It isn\u2019t a stretch to say that the United States has been driven by both highly literate leaders, and a drive to extend literacy to the entire population. Today, we are blessed with incredibly cheap and attainable books, libraries, and a wealth of free books in digital format. Access to humanity\u2019s collected knowledge has never been easier to get.<\/p>\n<p>But not all books are created equal, and they, of course, cover a wide range of topics, and what one person finds valuable in a book, another might not. Sitting on your off-grid homestead, or even on your comfy urban couch, you probably still are wondering if there are good books for the prepper, ones that fortify the mind, and transmit knowledge that is important to somebody seeking self-sufficiency today. \u00a0Well, good reader, there are, and here are my five favorites.<span class=\"amazon-element-wrapper-custom align-right\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-med-image\"><span class=\"amazon-image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Walden-Civil-Disobedience-Henry-Thoreau\/dp\/1451520360?SubscriptionId=AKIAI63WS3YGA3Y5U2QA&amp;tag=lrc18-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=1451520360\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41P86U1UmDL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"amazon-image amazon-image-medium\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-title\"><span class=\"appip-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Walden-Civil-Disobedience-Henry-Thoreau\/dp\/1451520360?SubscriptionId=AKIAI63WS3YGA3Y5U2QA&amp;tag=lrc18-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=1451520360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Walden and Civil Disob&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-author\">Henry David Thoreau<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-lowest-used\"><span class=\"appip-lowest-used\"><span class=\"appip-label label-lowest-used\">Best Price: <\/span>$8.88<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-formatted-price\"><span class=\"appip-formatted-price\"><span class=\"appip-label label-formatted-price\">Buy New <\/span>$8.00<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-disclaimer-new\"><span style=\"display:block;color:#888;font-size: .80em; padding: 0 0 3px 0;\">(as of 01:40 EDT &#8211; <span style=\"cursor:pointer;\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon.com at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-button\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/aws\/cart\/add.html?AssociateTag=lrc18-20&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAI63WS3YGA3Y5U2QA&amp;ASIN.1=1451520360&amp;Quantity.1=1\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/amazon-ad-link-lr\/img\/buy-from-tan.gif\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"1_Walden_And_Civil_Disobedience\"><b>1. Walden And Civil Disobedience<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=bdsamazonlb-20&amp;l=alb&amp;o=1&amp;a=1451520360\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Walden-Civil-Disobedience-Henry-Thoreau\/dp\/1451520360?imprToken=F7jkeYhjipFkynpdLoyjCg&amp;slotNum=0&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAI63WS3YGA3Y5U2QA&amp;tag=lrc18-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=1451520360\">This is a two for one package deal<\/a>\u00a0by famed early American philosopher Henry David Thoreau. Now you are probably sitting here going \u201cWhat does this have to do with prepping?\u201d and the answer is very simple, this book preps your mind.<\/p>\n<p>The most important tool any prepper has is their mind, and that mind must be constantly exercised and developed to grow and expand. A strong mind counts for more than all the tools and cans of beans in the world, and Thoreau helps with that.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_8FUPrd5ra0\" width=\"600\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Any prepper or off gridder should appreciate Thoreau\u2019s account of living off-grid on Walden Pond. In fact, Thoreau went off-grid before&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2019\/03\/no_author\/5-book-recommendations-for-survival-preppers\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abraham Lincoln read books by the light of a wood burning fire. Thomas Jefferson had a massive library of books that later became the heart of the Library of Congress. 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