James Wesley Rawles details all the tools needed to survive. Anything from a short disruption to a long scenario. He also covers every tool needed for self sufficient living.

Field-tested and comprehensive, Tools for Survival is a must-have reference for the any prepper.

Macgyver may not come to mind when you think of preparing for disasters. However this book has some great tips that every prepper should know.

Some of the handbook shouldn't be taken at face value. A few of the chapters explain why what macgyver did in the show wouldn't work.

Even so some of the information is good such as escaping a pack of hunting dogs or creating a pine cone landmine.

The SAS Survival Handbook written by John "Lofty" Wiseman. Tells of the Special Air Service (SAS) survival secrets. Secrets that allow a man to survive in the wild.

The SAS survival handbook aims to be able to make you survive in the wilds armed with just this book and a knife.

While some of the information in this book is old, or common sense. It's still very helpful for any prepper that should find themselves trapped in a cold weather survival situation.

This Nuclear Survival Manual written by James R. Fairlamb will tell you everything you need to know about how to prepare for and survive a nuclear blast.

It also explains how to build a BOSDEC (Bomb Shelter in Depth Concept)