内容简介
ThiscustomcompaniontotheblockbusterNationalGeographicChannel seriesDoomsdayPreppersisfilledwithhow-toillustrations,"PrepperProfiles"of peopleintheshow,andsurvivaltipsfrompreppersthemselves.Handyand comprehensive,themanualoffersvaluablelife-savinginformationtohelpprepare forthemostdevastatingcalamities.Episodesofthishighlyoriginalshow,which debutedinFebruary2012,explorethelivesofotherwiseordinaryAmericanswho arepreparingfortheendoftheworldasweknowit.Preppersgotoextraordinary lengthstoplanforanyoflife'suncertainties,fromconstructingahomeoutof shippingcontainersandstockpiling50,000lbs.offoodtopracticingevacuation drillsandhand-to-handcombat.Thisbookisanessentialcomponent.
作者简介
Dr.MICHAELS.SWEENEYisaprofessoratOhioUniversity’sE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalism,whereheservesasdirectorofthegraduateprogramandteachesprintjournalismcourses.HehaswrittenavarietyofbooksforNationalGeographicBooks,includingGodGrewTiredofUs,Brain:TheCompleteMind,andBrainWorks.Healsohaspublishedacademicallyonthehistoryofwartimejournalism,andparticularlyonthemethodsandeffectivenessofcensorshipinwartime.Hisfirstbook,SecretsofVictory,abouttheAmericanOfficeofCensorshipinWorldWarII,wasnamedbookoftheyearfor2001bytheAmericanJournalismHistoriansAssociation.HeisassociateeditorofJournalismHistory,aquarterlyacademicjournalpublishedattheScrippsSchool.Dr.Sweeneyreceivedhisbachelor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofNebraska,hismaster’sfromtheUniversityofNorthTexas,andhisPh.D.fromOhioUniversity.HelivesinAthens,Ohio,withhiswife,Carolyn.