10 Books I'll keep during an apocalypse
Dec. 14th, 2023 08:40 pmAssuming the apocalypse has come. Which ten books will I keep/try to get during my bookshop raid?
General Knowledge
Survival
I live in a city and know nothing about the wilderness. I need every knowledge to survive.
Literature, Humanities and Art
I want to remember that life is beyond survival.
Self Care
What'll be your choices?
General Knowledge
Britannica All New Kids' Encyclopedia: What We Know & what We Don't: in a world without the internet and library system, knowledge is important. I choose this one because it's single volume.
Survival
I live in a city and know nothing about the wilderness. I need every knowledge to survive.
- First Aid Manual: First aid is important now. It'll only be more important what I don't have access to medicine. Besides, it'll be helpful to others too
- Sarajevo: Survival Guide by Miroslav Prstojevic, Zeljko Puljic, Maja Razovic & Aleksandra Wagner : I need every tip to survive in a city that everything breaks apart before I escape, and a reminder about people's resilience.
- SAS Survival Handbook by John 'Lofty' Wiseman: For wilderness survival.
- Field Guide to local flora: to know what to eat and not.
- The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs by Tristan Gooley: For finding water and navigation.
Literature, Humanities and Art
I want to remember that life is beyond survival.
- The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh
Book by A. A. Milne: It's charming and let me escape from the reality for awhile. It'll also reminds me of the post-Apocalypse Winnie the Pooh AU fic. I would like to recall fandom and people's creativity - Little Mushroom by Yi Shi Si Zhou: As a post apocalyptic novel with heavy themes, I think reading it'll be catharsis and give me insight about potential pitfalls of rebuilding the society, how the path of hell is paved with good intentions.
- The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-modern Art by Carol Strickland and John Boswell Even in the Apocalypse, people can still appreciate beauty and hobbies
Self Care
- The CBT Journal for Mental Health: Evidence-Based Prompts to Improve Your Well-Being by Jordan A. Madison
Mental health is important, especially during an Apocalypse. I find the CBT approach useful for my self care
What'll be your choices?