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Nuclear Attacks and Natural Disasters

January 24, 2017 Mary Kelly Health and Safety 8 comments

In time of Emergency a citizen’s handbook on Nuclear Attack Natural Disasters Department of Defense 1968 Straight from the 1960s, here is your comprehensive guide to surviving a nuclear attack and/or a natural disaster. This book has all the pertinent

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How to Survive an Atomic Bomb

You Can Survive the Atomic Bomb!

November 3, 2016 Mary Kelly But it's Historical!, Health and Safety 20 comments

How to Survive an Atomic Bomb Gerstell 1950 My generation was taught to hide under our school desk in order to dodge “the Bomb”.  Every school kid practiced civil defense drills, just like a fire drill. Evidently your average school

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Your Friday Funny: Nuclear War Fun Book

August 15, 2014 Mary Kelly Ha Ha Ha?, Librarian's Choice 17 comments

The Nuclear War Fun Book Langer and Thomas 1982 Didn’t have any cool fiction to share this week, but I did find this in my pile of weird books. I really didn’t expect to find this book still hanging around

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Nuclear Emergency! Are you ready?

September 12, 2013 Mary Kelly Bleeding Edge 6 comments

Nuclear Emergency How to Protect Your Family From Radiation Larson 1997 This book looks older than it is. I keep thinking that this isn’t terribly different from our posts from the Cold War era.  Most of the advice is like

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End of the World–for Kids!

August 26, 2013 Holly For the Kids 11 comments

Nobody Wants a Nuclear War Vigna 1986 Indeed, no one does want a nuclear war! That is still true today. There’s no perfect way to talk to children about scary subjects. Maybe a book will help them wrap their little brains

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No Place to Hide

Better Red Than Dead

June 12, 2013 Mary Kelly But it's Historical! 4 comments

No Place to Hide Fallout Shelters-Fact and Fiction Melman, Ed. 1962 Here is another Cold War Gem! This paperback is more a compilation of the current political and military consequences of nuclear annihilation. This book is more about the feasibility

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You Can Survive Atomic Bombing!

March 5, 2013 Mary Kelly But it's Historical! 14 comments

Atomic Bombing How to Protect Yourself Davis, Ed Science Service 1950 My generation was told that we could hide from nuclear holocaust from underneath our school desk. Fortunately, I never had the opportunity to see this safety tip in action.

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The Upside of Nuclear War?

February 7, 2013 Mary Kelly But it's Historical! 9 comments

Nuclear War What’s in it for you? Ground Zero 1982 Ready to do some library shaming today and our first candidate is this little paperback from 1982. Aside from the dust that would induce a sneezing fit that would split

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