Preparedness Now! - (Process Self-Reliance) by Aton Edwards (Paperback)

About the Book

The essential emergency preparedness guide for savvy civilians--now revised and expanded.

Book Synopsis

In uncertain times, a solid preparedness plan is essential for every individual and family. PREPAREDNESS NOW! navigates the new realities of twenty-first century living: extreme weather, economic instability, terror attacks, and more.

Packed with checklists, resources, and step-by-step instructions, PREPAREDNESS NOW! details everything needed for office, car, and home preparedness. This newly expanded and revised edition includes an extended chapter on food and water storage and urban gardening, techniques in personal defense, and the latest and best preparedness products on the market. This book encourages basic lifestyle changes that lead to a more self-sufficient and satisfying existence, regardless of circumstance.

PREPAREDNESS NOW! is written by one of the most experienced preparedness experts in the field. Aton Edwards is executive director of the International Preparedness Network (IPN) and has worked with the Red Cross, NYPD, Center for Disease Control, and thousands of people domestically and overseas.

This manual delivers practical advice on:

• Building your emergency kits for home, car, and office
• Water quality control and storage
• Emergency shelter, power, lighting, and heating
• Emergency transportation, communications, and evacuation
• Extreme weather preparedness
• Chemical, biowarfare, and nuclear preparedness
• Defense against infectious diseases
• Personal defense and crime prevention for the twenty-first century home

Review Quotes

"The people must begin to prepare themselves. This book can help them do it." -- Dr. Ken Alibek, author of Biohazard and former director of Biopreparat, the Soviet Union biological weapons program

"It's a great thing that we have Aton Edwards to help inform and prepare the public." -- Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone

"Aton's work is tremendously important. What we need to do for the next round is to get ourselves prepared.--Chuck D.

"Mr. Edwards is often called the city's foremost expert in personal disaster preparation -- he has appeared on the "Today" show, has taught his "Ready Up!" seminars to hundreds of participants with partners like the Red Cross and has set up, as part of the National Urban Self-Reliance and Preparedness Program, "incident command centers" across New York, like the one he recently created for the hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa in the Bronx." -New York Times

About the Author

Aton Edwards is Executive Director of the NYC-based International Preparedness Network. He has trained thousands of New Yorkers and international civilians to help mitigate and respond to disasters and emergencies.